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  • 11-June-2020

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    UN High-level Thematic Debate on the Impact of Rapid Technological Change on the SDGs and Targets

    The format of today’s discussion bears witness to the rapid changes imposed upon us by the global coronavirus pandemic. In fact, Mr President: it was only six months ago that I had the privilege of welcoming you to Paris in person for a meeting of the OECD Council.

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  • 25-October-2019

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    Harnessing the Digital Transformation to Boost Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Productivity is a key ingredient for the inclusive and sustainable development of Latin American and Caribbean countries. Productivity emanates from the efficient organisation of our economies: the dynamism of our enterprises, the quality of our education and research systems, investment in innovative technologies, the dissemination of knowledge to stakeholders, and the availability of an adequate transport infrastructure.

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  • 25-October-2019

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    Launch of “Going Digital in Colombia” Review

    In recent years, Colombia has been growing fast and converging to higher living standards. Average annual growth rates have been among the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in fact much higher than the OECD average.

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  • 15-October-2019

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    APEC - Boosting Integration on Financial Markets through Digital Economy

    In finance, the ongoing digitalization process holds many promises to enhance access and improve services, including for the most vulnerable groups in society.

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  • 9-September-2019

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    Keynote Address to the London Business School: “AI for Sustainable Development”

    Fifty years ago, the world watched in awe as the first humans landed on the moon. This remains one of the greatest feats of science, technology and innovation, and is a testament to the incredible power of human ingenuity, intelligence and courage.

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  • 26-August-2019

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    G7 Leaders Summit: Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence

    The OECD stands ready to support the G7 and its partners to make the AI Partnership a reality, and to adapt to the modalities which they will define.

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  • 22-May-2019

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    Launch Ceremony for the Adoption of the OECD Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence

    AI is dynamising economies, helping people make better predictions and decisions, be they a shop-floor manager or a doctor in the operating room. It is facilitating our everyday lives – your smartphone can use AI to detect your fatigue levels while driving or provide you with personal health data.

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  • 16-April-2019

    English

    Adapting to the Digital Transformation

    This global slowdown is taking place amidst growing concerns that digitalisation is creating disruption and imposing a huge transformation upon our economies and societies. This transformation, however, also brings important improvements in well-being. Let me provide some context.

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  • 4-April-2019

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    CSTP High-level Roundtable on “Innovating Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Society”

    Today, digital technologies are transforming science and innovation, but budgets remain under pressure and trust in governments has declined. This is making it more difficult for policymakers to harness the benefits of the digital transformation.

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  • 11-March-2019

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    OECD Going Digital Summit: “The Promises of Digital Transformation”

    The digital transformation is not new, but the pace of change has quickened, with our hyperconnected societies generating huge volumes of data of all kinds. This flood of data is transforming value generation, decision-making and production, similarly to how new materials or the advent of combustion engines transformed economies and societies in past eras.

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