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The World Economic Forum is launching two regional networks in Latin America and South Asia to connect ‘pioneer cities’ to smaller cities
Based in Medellín, Colombia, and Mumbai, India, the regional networks of cities launch as part of the Forum’s G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance and are designed to help small cities implement new technology policies
The roll out follows the successful establishment of this model in a number of Japanese cities, led by the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan
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Tokyo, Japan, 8 April 2021 – The World Economic Forum is launching two regional networks of cities in Latin America and South Asia to share knowledge on smart city development while protecting public interests related to privacy, security and sustainability. Under the umbrella of the Forum’s G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance the two city networks will connect lead
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The need for tech governance only comes in when you have a problem or when you anticip
ate a problem, he said. You do it too soon you stifle it (innovation). You re doing it too late, you allow the misuse to happen.
His comments come as U.S. tech giants like Google and Facebook face increasing scrutiny from regulators in the United States, as well as in Europe and the rest of the world.
While tech regulation is necessary at this stage globally, Gurnani argued that ethical governance is the better way forward. He explained it means educating people on what is right and what is wrong.