United Nations
Developing countries must embrace ground-breaking technologies that have been a critical tool in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, or else face even greater inequalities than before, said the UN economic development experts at UNCTAD.
“Very few countries create the technologies that drive this revolution – most of them are created in China and the US – but all countries will be affected by it”, said UNCTAD’s Shamika Sirimanne, head of Division on Technology and Logistics, on Thursday.
“Almost none of the developing countries we studied is prepared for the consequences.”
The appeal, which is highlighted in a new UNCTAD report, relates to all things digital and connective, so-called “Industry 4.0” or “frontier technologies”, that include artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, 5G, 3D printing.—TLTP
