D1-3: Development & Learning in a Connected World
Moderator: John Mattison, Deepak Mishra, Lead Economist - World Bank (WB), and Nagy Hanna, Author of National Strategies to Harness Information Technology.
So that more people and organizations, cities and nations may thrive, what frameworks, policies, capabilities, actions, or insights related to the Internet are needed at a regional or global level ? [2]
While the digital revolution has forged ahead - its analog complements have failed to keep pace.
The interaction between technology and complements should guide policy priorities.
Digital strategy therefore needs to be broader than ICT strategy.
While the internet is no shortcut to development - it can accelerate the improvement of complements.
Let's celebrate the digital revolution - but not be complacent about it.
- Commit to holistic - long term strategy
- Integrate ICT into development
- Attend to soft & complementary factors
- Engage stakeholders - pursue partnerships
- Emphasize diffusion & inclusion
- Balance strategic direction with local initiative
- Enable innovation & learning
- Empowering and engaging local indigenous engineers - innovators - educators .