Technology can solve our problems – but only if we get the funding right
Funding technological transformation needs to be a key element of public and private sector strategy. If we get it right billions will benefit, but how do we do achieve this?
MPA in International Finance and Economic Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; MA (Hons) in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh; graduate, Global Leadership Fellows Programme, World Economic Forum. Formerly, worked within the IT industry in a number of business roles across the Far East, the United States and Europe, serving both private and public sector clients. Currently, Head of the System Initiative on the Future of Digital Economy and Society and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum. Co-Author of Beyond Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Digital Enterprise (2015).
Funding technological transformation needs to be a key element of public and private sector strategy. If we get it right billions will benefit, but how do we do achieve this?
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新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大は、今世紀最大のグローバルヘルスへの打撃と経済ショックをもたらしました。これらの二重の危機とともに訪れたのは、二つの重大な分岐点です。ひとつは、学校、仕事、健康、そして、家族や友人との連絡といったあらゆる場面で、私たちがデジタル技術の深い価値を実感したこと。二つ目は、おそらく達成が極めて困難と考えられている変化に対する意欲が、大幅に高まったことです。
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グローバリゼーションとテクノロジーは密接な関係にあります。ヒト、モノ、そしてアイデアの移動は、新しい輸送と通信技術によって加速的に拡大します。一方、多様なアイデアを享受し、グローバルな引き合いを受けることで規模が拡大。技術はますます発展します。グローバリゼーションの様々な局面において、テクノロジーは機会とリスクの両方を形成する決定的な役割を担ってきました。
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