Knowledge session: Building back better – Opportunities for a green and digital recovery

Apr 28, 2022 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Main room

Description

Vast efforts are underway to support the recovery from the current pandemic and to “build back better”. The ambition is to leverage the green and digital transitions for better economies rather than a return to the “old normal”. ICT firms are often concentrated in a few leading cities and more broadly the uptake of digital technologies is less the smaller a firm. What lessons can policy makers learn from the growth of Nairobi’s “Silicon Savannah”? The green and in particular the circular economy can provide opportunities for new and existing SMEs but in public discourse the focus is often on the disruptions that necessary changes will bring to people’s lives and jobs. How can cities help firms leverage those opportunities? Are there links between the green and the digital transitions that can be exploited?