Data for the People: A PARIS21 Post-Crisis Podcast

Data for the People: A PARIS21 Post-Crisis Podcast
November 25, 2020

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"In the case of digital, it goes two ways. Let's not forget the tremendous potential that the digital world brings to developing countries. But this requires investment in some sort of infrastructure, whether it is a national grid or cellphones for all census takers or something else. National initiatives need to be backstopped by global cooperation. Whether it's norms for content on digital platforms, whether it's taxation, or whether it's the exchange best practice. One of the ideas that we float is what I call a Digital Stability Board."

"After the financial crisis in 2007/08, we created the financial stability board which is something that strengthened financial systems …

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