What challenges – and benefits – do individuals and governments face when they adopt new technologies?
- Tech leaders at Hong Kong’s Internet Economy Summit, which ends today, also predict future of e-commerce and reveal importance of collaboration in digital age
The challenges – and benefits – that individuals and governments face when adopting new technologies was among the topics of discussion at the Internet Economy Summit (IES) in Hong Kong, which concluded on 16 April.
“Digital Economy – Redefines Our Future” was the theme of the fourth edition of the technology flagship event – organised jointly by the Hong Kong government and Cyberport, the city’s business park formed by about 1,000 digital technology companies – which was being held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Wan Chai.
More than 2,000 entrepreneurs, industry icons and top-level executives from across region attended the two-day event.
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We spoke to three technology leaders – all of whom are speakers at this year’s IES – about the problems posed by the introduction of new technology, the roll-out of e-governance and the importance of collaboration.
Sandra Särav is the global affairs director of the Estonian government’s Chief Information Office.
“I like to challenge governments to think differently,” Särav, who spoke at the IES opening day on the first of the summit, says.
Her role sees her collaborating with government officials around the world on the adoption of new technologies in communication and governance.
She is also responsible for helping the Estonian government roll out new technologies and manage the resulting evolution.