Webinar on Technology and Inclusion in Cities
Date: March 24, 2022
Location: Online; India
Overview:Cities across India and worldwide are undergoing a rapid and significant digital transformation. But today’s Smart Cities are not fully accessible. The result is a growing digital divide for persons with disabilities and older persons.
This 90-minute webinar, a collaboration of G3ict and India’s National Institute of Urban Affairs, will demonstrate how Smart Cities worldwide are uniquely positioned to use their considerable purchasing power, including of information and communications technologies (ICT), to advance the rights and digital inclusion of persons with disabilities and older persons.
G3ict, through its Smart Cities for All global initiative, is partnering with the World Economic Forum, Secretariat for the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance, to help cities worldwide adopt technology procurement policies that support greater inclusion. The Microsoft Corporation is providing funding and expertise to support this global Inclusive Procurement Launchpad project.
Important information & resources:
- View the webinar recording on YouTube
- Download webinar transcript
- Download speaker presentations:
- Technology and Inclusion in Cities by Rushi Ramachandrappa