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Bridging the digital divide

Bridging the digital divide

FromRadio Davos


Bridging the digital divide

FromRadio Davos

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Despite the pandemic forcing a rapid digitalization of the economy, 3.7 billion people in the world still do not have internet access. Business and government leaders from around the world meet to discuss how to change this.  Panellists: Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information and communications technology and Innovation of Rwanda Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Application of the United Arab Emirates Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tan Hooi Ling, Co-Founder, GrabRobert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vista Equity Partners Adrian Lovett, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Wide Web Foundation Chaired by: Børge Brende, President, World Economic ForumModerated by: Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

How do we solve the world’s biggest challenges? From climate change to inequality; the rise of big tech and rapid changes in how we live and work. Radio Davos talks to the people who have the ideas, the passion and the power to make change happen in a way that benefits all of us.