The Converging Technology Revolution and Human Capital : Potential and Implications for South Asia /

South Asia is heavily impacted by the devastating loss of lives and human capital from the COVID-19 pandemic and the converging technology revolution sweeping the globe. The Converging Technology Revolution and Human Capital: Potential and Implications for South Asia looks at how the region could ca...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Bashir, Sajitha, Dahlman, Carl (Autor), Kanehira, Naoto (Autor), Tilmes, Klaus (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank Publications, [2021]
Colección:South Asia development forum.
Temas:
Technological innovations > South Asia.
Innovations > Asie méridionale.
Technological innovations
South Asia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Executive Summary
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Introduction
  • The Priorities for South Asia
  • This Study
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 2 The Converging Technology Revolution and Human Capital
  • Introduction
  • Converging Technologies
  • Framing the Relationship between Human Capital and Technology
  • From Metatrends to Classification of Technologies
  • Priorities for Human Capital in South Asia
  • Perspectives from the Region: Country Expert Interviews
  • Summary
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Building and Protecting Human Capital: The Technology Landscape for Service Delivery in South Asia
  • Introduction
  • Opportunities for Improving Service Delivery in Health, Education, and Social Protection
  • Unequal Digital Access in South Asia: Barriers to Equitable Deployment of Technology
  • Technology Landscape in Health, Education, and Social Protection in South Asia
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making in the Human Development Sectors
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Deploying and Utilizing Human Capital: Implications of the Converging Technology Revolution for Employment and Innovation
  • Introduction
  • Impact of New Technologies on Labor Demand in South Asian Countries
  • The Digitization of Innovation and the Role of Advanced Human Capital
  • Technology for Local Resilience and Community Innovation
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Human Capital Empowerment: The Importance of Trust, Data Safeguards, and Protection of Vulnerable Groups
  • Introduction
  • The Role of Trust in the Use of Technology
  • Data Governance
  • Governance of Converging and Dual-Use Technologies
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 6 Technology in the World Bank's Portfolio of Human Capital Projects in South Asia
  • Introduction
  • Breakdown of Technology Components of the World Bank's Human Capital-Related Portfolio in South Asia
  • Assessment of Technology Maturity in World Bank Projects
  • Implications for Future Engagement
  • Notes
  • Chapter 7 Scenario Planning: Imagining Alternative Futures for Human Development in South Asia
  • Introduction
  • Technology Metatrends
  • Critical Uncertainties
  • Four Alternative Futures
  • Recommendations
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 8 Accelerating Human Capital Outcomes in South Asia: The Technology Agenda
  • Synthesis
  • Nine Action Areas for Leveraging the Converging Technology Revolution to Improve Human Capital Outcomes
  • Rising to the Challenge
  • Note
  • Reference
  • Appendix A Technology Metatrends
  • Boxes
  • Box 4.1 Timeline from Scientific Discoveries to Adoption of Technologies at Scale: The Green Revolution and Treatment of HIV/AIDS
  • Box 5.1 National Artificial Intelligence Strategies in the South Asia Region

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