Technology can solve our problems – but only if we get the funding right

We are currently past the point of no return in a second wave of technological transformation. Crowdsource Innovation Digital technologies will offer benefits to billions, but getting the right investment into technology is essential. The pandemic resulted in years of unplanned reinvention; we now need to make intentional change. There are more technologies available than there is money to fund them, so the strategic development of technology is key. We are living through the most rapid period of intense technological innovation in human history, which in turn is providing us with the tools to help business and government navigate the uncertain times ahead. Digital technologies enable efficiency, helping heavy industries reduce emissions by up to 20% of their net-zero goals. The same technologies will ultimately provide billions of people with access to health, education or financial services for the first time . In another incarnation, these technologies can help SMEs connect with markets worldwide, unleashing entrepreneurialism anywhere that someone can use a smartphone. But in the face of economic headwinds, how do we ensure that we are making the right private and public investment in technology itself? Have you read? In an era where cheap credit has dried up, […]

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