Watch the Recording
Wednesday, February 21 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM | MC 7-500
Chair
Hyoung Gun Wang, Senior Economist, GSU12
Speaker
Dr. Nagy K. Hanna, Global Expert on National innovation and Digital Transformation Strategies
Discussants
Ellen Hamilton, Lead Urban Specialist, GSU11
Arturo Ardila Gomez, Lead Transport Economist, GTD10
Victor Mulas, Senior Operations Officer, GFCFC
Krishna Matturi, Consultant, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Advisory Department, IFC
Dear colleagues:
You are cordially invited to the BBL on “Smart City White Paper - How Can the WBG Help Cities Make the Most of Digital Technologies?”
The White Paper, led by the Smart Cities KSB with support from TTLs across various GPs, focuses on how the World Bank Group can help cities leverage digital technologies and resources. One of the primary objectives of this White Paper is to identify the opportunities and gaps to improve city management, innovation, inclusion, resilience, and service delivery through digital technologies. We would like to seek valuable feedback on the draft White Paper from dedicated discussants and broader Bank staff and address any questions raised by audience.
Professor Nagy K. Hanna, a global expert on digital transformation strategies and former senior advisor at the Bank, will share the findings of the White Paper, which builds on stocktaking of best practices around the world and interviews with TTLs from concerned GPs in addressing the following questions:
- What and why a smart city?
- What are the needs for smart city solutions?
- What is the IBRD/IDA working on? What are IFC and other IFIs working on?
- What are the challenges and gaps in current development assistance?
- What are the risks of adopting smart city approach?
- What are the key success factors for clients? And,
This is an interactive BBL, through which we hope to stimulate discussion about the findings, the challenges and gaps, and what might be recommended to strengthen the Bank's response to clients’ need to build smart cities.
We look forward to your active participation.
About speaker:
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Dr. Nagy K. Hanna is author, educator, public speaker, and global expert on digital transformation and innovation strategies. He has over 40 years experience advising countries and aid agencies on digital economy, e-transformation policies and strategies, knowledge services industry, and innovation-driven development strategies. Visiting professor, Wits University, South Africa. Advisor to governments, World Bank, ICT multinationals, and major consulting firms on cutting-edge ICT policies and strategies. Senior Fellow and Board Member of the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies; and member of editorial boards of several journals and Springer’s book series on Knowledge Economy. Taught at University of Maryland, George Washington, and Duke. Published over 100 articles, papers and book chapters, and authored/co-authored 24 books. Over 30 years, he held many positions at the World Bank, including senior advisor on national ICT strategies, lead evaluator of development effectiveness, lead corporate strategist, lead economist, and senior operations officer. He holds PhD from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Completed Executive Development Program at Harvard. nagyhanna@comcast.net. |
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[Slides and video posted] BBL Smart City White Paper How Can the WBG Help Cities Make the Most of Digital Technologies?
Watch the Recording
Wednesday, February 21 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM | MC 7-500
Chair
Hyoung Gun Wang, Senior Economist, GSU12
Speaker
Dr. Nagy K. Hanna, Global Expert on National innovation and Digital Transformation Strategies
Discussants
Ellen Hamilton, Lead Urban Specialist, GSU11
Arturo Ardila Gomez, Lead Transport Economist, GTD10
Victor Mulas, Senior Operations Officer, GFCFC
Krishna Matturi, Consultant, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Advisory Department, IFC
Dear colleagues:
You are cordially invited to the BBL on “Smart City White Paper - How Can the WBG Help Cities Make the Most of Digital Technologies?”
The White Paper, led by the Smart Cities KSB with support from TTLs across various GPs, focuses on how the World Bank Group can help cities leverage digital technologies and resources. One of the primary objectives of this White Paper is to identify the opportunities and gaps to improve city management, innovation, inclusion, resilience, and service delivery through digital technologies. We would like to seek valuable feedback on the draft White Paper from dedicated discussants and broader Bank staff and address any questions raised by audience.
Professor Nagy K. Hanna, a global expert on digital transformation strategies and former senior advisor at the Bank, will share the findings of the White Paper, which builds on stocktaking of best practices around the world and interviews with TTLs from concerned GPs in addressing the following questions:
This is an interactive BBL, through which we hope to stimulate discussion about the findings, the challenges and gaps, and what might be recommended to strengthen the Bank's response to clients’ need to build smart cities.
We look forward to your active participation.
About speaker: