Presentation Read more about Presentation The speakers present the application of Earth Observation technology in water resources management, agriculture, and aquaculture in Indonesia. They highlight the importance of Earth Observation in improving project design and implementation, gathering field data, investments planning, and transfer of knowledge to counterpart agencies.
Phabphada Dakbouathong Keywords digital divide data innovations ICT Social development and protection Read more about Phabphada Dakbouathong habphada for Digital Divide Data Asia. She manages hundreds of workforce onsite in Laos and provides management oversight for operations in Cambodia. She has almost 15 years of experience in project management, and people and operations management.
Sopheap Im Keywords digital divide data innovations ICT Social development and protection Read more about Sopheap Im Sopheap Im serves as an innovative social enterprise that enables talent from underserved populations to access sustainable training and professional opportunities and earn lasting higher income, including youth from low-income families in developing countries. She supports a workforce of over 1000 people in Asia and East Africa. As Executive Director of Impact Programs, Sopheap also drives the creation and management of new and innovative impact initiatives across DDD such as the DDD Career Connect, Training Center.
Financing Agripreneurs and Rural Small and Medium-size Enterprise Read more about Financing Agripreneurs and Rural Small and Medium-size Enterprise Discussion in this session focuses on innovative financing mechanisms, including emerging ICT platforms and fintech, to extend credit and banking services to small and dispersed borrowers, i.e., agripreneurs and SMEs for farm and nonfarm operations in rural areas. The panelists explore how they see the future and what is required from the public sector in terms of enabling policies and creating a level playing field to foster and expand pro-farmer smart financing options and opportunities.
Padmavathi Viswanathan Keywords engineering information ICT Read more about Padmavathi Viswanathan Padmavathi leads the New Delhi office of NIC as Deputy Director-General. She also served as Senior Technical Director. She graduated from PSG College of Technology with a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Srinivasa Raghavan Keywords ICT e-gp india Read more about Srinivasa Raghavan Srinivasa currently heads the National Informatics Centre, Tamil Nadu State Centre.
Technology Innovation Challenge Read more about Technology Innovation Challenge Download this presentation to learn more about the ongoing Technology Innovation Challenge.
Accelerating Digital Financial Services and Infrastructure amid COVID 19 and Beyond Read more about Accelerating Digital Financial Services and Infrastructure amid COVID 19 and Beyond Presentation on policies and measures that can better harness the potential and accelerate the growth of digital financial services anchored on strong digital infrastructure amid COVID-19 and beyond. Country-level, regional and global experience and lessons and global good-practice examples highlighted.
Hae-Rok Ko Keywords COVID-19 response digital financial services ICT Read more about Hae-Rok Ko As General Manager of the Center for International Cooperation at the Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute (KFTC), Hae-Rok Ko is currently overseeing KFTC’s international cooperation business with other countries and international organizations such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank Group (WBG), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
David Lee Kuo Chuen Keywords COVID-19 response digital financial services ICT digital technology information communication and technology digitalxadb infrastructure Read more about David Lee Kuo Chuen David Lee Kuo Chuen is a Professor at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. He is also the Vice President of the Economic Society of Singapore and council member of British Blockchain Association. He is the founder of several entities including Libai Academy, the external advisor to Stanford University’s Distributed Trust Initiative, a Fulbright Scholar, and an Independent Director of listed and technology companies. He graduated with BSc, MSc, and PhD from the LSE in Econometrics.