Harnessing Rapid Technological Change for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
Although technological change is ultimately essential for economic growth and sustainable development, it can initially widen inequalities. Disparities in education, health and income opportunities still run deep along the lines of gender, location (urban versus rural) and country of birth. In addition, new disparities are emerging in access to enhanced development outcomes such as life expectancy at an older age, and tertiary education. In UNCTAD report, staff members Clovis Freire and Laura Cyron discuss how to make frontier technologies work for all. They highlight some of the concerns about inequalities that technological change might exacerbate, and how science, technology, and innovation (STI) policies can address these.
https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/dtlstict2020d13_en_1.pdf
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