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CDP member participates at UNGA side-event 'Curse or Cure? Leaving No One Behind in an Age of Technological Revolution'

On 27 September Committee for Development Policy (CDP) member Sakiko Fukuda-Parr participated as speaker in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) side event ‘Curse or Cure? Leaving No One Behind in an Age of Technological Revolution’ organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The discussion took stock of the challenges and opportunities posed by the fourth industrial revolution, considering policy innovations occurring around the world and how they aim to ensure that technological transformations are leveraged in ways that leave no one behind.

Event information at: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/events/2018/Curse-or-Cure.html

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