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CO MMISSIO N SESSION Eco no mic a nd Soc i a l Co mmission
f o r A sia a nd t he Pacific
Bangkok, 15 -19 May 2016
Digital Transformation
for Sustainable Development
Jonathan Wong
Adviser on Science, Technology and Innovation
Twitter: @UN_JonathanWong
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Digital is disrupting markets
• World’s largest taxi company owns no taxis (Uber)
• Largest accommodation provider owns no real estate (Airbnb)
• World’s most valuable retailer has no inventory (Alibaba)
• Most popular media owner creates no content (Facebook)
• World’s largest movie house owns no cinemas (Netflix)
• Largest software vendors don’t write apps (Apple and Google)
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However, innovation policy for the
Sustainable Development Goals must
incorporate social and inclusive innovation
principles.
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A social innovation is a novel solution to a
social problem that is more effective,
efficient and sustainable than current
solutions. The value created accrues
primarily to society.
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Government of Kazakhstan has adopted the concept of “Green Economy” providing social innovation, economic diversification and environmental sustainability
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Inclusive innovation is the means by which
new goods and services are developed for
and/or by those who have been excluded
from the development mainstream and/or
engaging them in the process of
innovation.
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Opportunities for EEU Member States to harness
digital technology for sustainable development
• Open innovation to tackle common social
challenges
• Digital trade for shared economic prosperity
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Open innovation
describes the process of harnessing
the distributed and collective intelligence of
the “crowd”.
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Percentage of online sales of total retail sales: • China 8% • ASEAN 0.2% • E-Commerce accounted for around
2% of total retail sales in Kazakhstan last year, but online retail is predicted to maintain high double-digit growth rates.
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Share of total fixed-broadband subscriptions in
the ESCAP region (2014)
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Share of total fixed-broadband subscriptions in
the ESCAP region (2014)
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UNESCAP Support
UNESCAP can support the EEU through the sharing of best practices of other countries and sub-regional
cooperation mechanisms:
• Sharing regional best practice innovation policies that integrate the economic, social and
environmental dimensions of sustainable development.
• Sharing experiences of other sub-regional innovation work – APEC, ASEAN, SAARC, SPC.
• Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway – a multilateral initiative aiming to increase the availability and
affordability of broadband Internet across Asia and the Pacific, by strengthening the underlying Internet
infrastructure in the region.
• Digital Trade Facilitation - to simplify, standardize and harmonize trade regulations and procedures to
make trade accessible for all. This includes a regional cooperation Treaty to enable cross-border
paperless trade and e-commerce.
And the regional as a whole has much to learn from EEU digital experiences!
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Thank You
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @UN_JonathanWong
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