Barriers Byte: The Politics and Economics of Access | | ORF Kigali Global Dialogue 2019 | |

ORF Kigali Global Dialogue 2019 || Inclusion and access are the only ways to fill the transformative potential of technology. While in theory, the virtual world offers unlimited opportunity, social and political barriers limit the ability of individuals to leverage technology. This panel will discuss the range of current solutions available to tackle these constraints. It will examine global policies and initiatives that have been successful in providing access to communities for both economic and political engagement. It will also examine the implications of dominant models on the issue of access to devices, capabilities, products and prosperity. Speakers include:- Ritika Passi, Associate Fellow and Project Editor, Observer Research Foundation Koketso Tlhabanelo, Senior Manager, AT Kearney, South Africa Benjamin Nortey, CEO and Founder, Mint Innovations, Ghana Amandeep Singh Gill, India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, India Mariam Wardak, Founder, Her Afghanistan, Afghanistan Rufino Ovono Ondo Engonga, Minister of Transport Posts and Telecommunications, Equatorial Guinea #KigaliGlobalDialogue2019 #KigaliGlobalDialogue #KigaliDialogue #Kigali #KigaliORF #ORFKigali #ORFRwanda #ORFAfrica #KigaliGlobalDialogue2019 #MohamedNasheed #SamirSaran #ORF Watch the Full Playlist of Kigali Global Dialogue 2019: /watch/NcRK8BZvpSW4rCpSd6iqC08l_A5mc-uHLP=tsil&YGgz3DA0oye0K Subscribe, follow and engage with us: YouTube: /orfdelhi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ORFOnline� �� ORF Twitter: https://twitter.com/orfonline Raisina Dialogue Twitter: https://twitter.com/raisinadialogue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orfonline ORF Podcast: https://www.orfonline.org/podcasts/

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