Session 2 | Technology Transforming Lives: Accelerating Towards an Inclusive Digital Ecosystem
The digital revolution has created opportunities to significantly accelerate inclusive development, especially in the Global South. Leveraging new technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers considerable potential to address language barriers, enhance access to quality education, improve healthcare, strengthen governance and broaden access to sustainable livelihoods. However, digital technologies can also widen existing inequalities, making it critical for countries to design inclusive programmes and policies. Countries like India demonstrate the vast potential for how innovations such as Digital Public Infrastructure (DPIs) and financial technology (FinTech) innovations can drive economic empowerment and better governance, especially for marginalised communities. Lessons from other countries in the Global South, such as Kenya's Mobile Money and Bangladesh's microfinance, also highlight innovative solutions that can integrate underserved populations into the digital ecosystem. By leveraging these strategies and through cross learning across geographies, the Global South can harness digital technologies for sustainable development and economic growth to benefit the most vulnerable communities. This session will explore the following questions:
Digital technology has transformed the development landscape. In India, for example, the pace of change has been considerable, especially given the availability of affordable data. What lessons can be drawn from the Indian experience with tech-led transformation and digital innovation to help other countries in the Global South, especially to benefit marginalised communities?
What are some of the tactics that have proved to be successful in addressing the gender digital divide in India and other countries in the Global South, and what impact can this have to strengthen education and livelihood outcomes for women and girls?
Given the progress that India and other Global South countries have made towards digital financial inclusion, how do we ensure this progress is accelerated and universalised? How can we foster the development of these capabilities in different country contexts, including leveraging the potential of digital to strengthen public services for the most vulnerable communities?
As we look ahead, to continue to drive innovation, how do we ensure that we are equipping youth with the necessary skills and knowledge for the future, especially in areas such as AI and cyber security, to ensure there is home grown talent to build inclusive technology.
Speakers:
Richard Hawkes, Chief Executive, The British Asian Trust
Michael Wiegand, Director, Inclusive Financial Systems, Global Growth & Opportunity, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Claire Sibthorpe, Head of Digital Inclusion, M4D at GSMA
Keyzom Ngodup Massally, Head of Digital & AI Programmes, United Nations Development Programme
Christopher Burns, Agency Chief Digital Development Officer and Director, Technology Division
Moderator: Vanita Sharma, Advisor on Strategic Initiatives, Reliance Foundation
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