On 26 April 2023, GD Today published an article highlighting the need for international cooperation on data and digital technology. The article, , features expert comments from Tshilidzi Marwala (²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Rector), Akio Takemoto (Programme Head, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS), and other experts. It focuses on a of the 2023 World Data Forum, which was organised by the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Institute in Macao on 25 April 2023.
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Akio Takemoto, programme head of the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS), told GDToday that data technologies can help developing countries enhance information awareness when facing natural disasters such as climate hazards, but ¡°huge investment is required¡±. ¡°The investment needed for decarbonizing the energy system in developing countries will reach about 4 trillion USD every year by 2030, but the multilateral development banks, such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, can only provide less than 4 percent of the needs. This implies that we need to encourage and leverage the private sector investment,¡± Akio noted.
The full article is available on the .
