Technologies and Big Data in Shaping African Public Services: Towards Efficient Digital Solutions for Africa Social Good

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The Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), is organising a webinar under the theme “Technologies and Big Data in Shaping African Public Services: Towards Efficient Digital Solutions for Africa Social Good”, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 13^th, 2021 at 2pm (GMT).

Can technology and digitalization improve and enhance the value we get from public services?

Data can change the experience that individuals get from a public service across all its characteristics (e.g., policy design, implementation, customization and so on). The Covid-19 pandemic has proven that technology has the potential to solve some of the most pressing challenges that impact Africa and drive growth and development in core sectors (health, agriculture, education and financial services).

The purpose of this joint panel is to shed the light on the opportunities and the challenges of using technology and data in shaping public services. To this end, the discussion will be structured around following points:

How governments are delivering better public services to citizens using cloud-based technology?
Digital technology is now an integrated part of government modernization strategies to create public value.
The potential and the challenges of digital transformation in Africa and its impact on governance
Does digital transformation represent a leapfrog opportunity for Africa?

This webinar will take place in English and will be broadcasted live via our YouTube channel and Facebook page, with live coverage via Twitter.
For more information, please send us an email at: events@policycenter.ma

14:00 – 14:05

Introduction to the panel

Akram Zaoui, International Relations Specialist, Policy Center for the New South

14:10 – 14:45

Debate:

Digital Transformation from a Northern Perspective

Alex Holmes, Senior Manager Government Transformation, Amazon Web Services

Digital Transformation from a Southern Perspective

Amir Abdul Reda, Assistant Professor in Computational Political Science, Mohammed 6 Polytechnic University

14:00 – 15:10

Q&A

Speakers

Akram Zaoui

Chargé de Mission to the Executive President

Akram Zaoui is a Senior International Relations Specialist and Chargé de Mission to the Executive President at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS). Prior to this, he was Manager of Research Support and the Public Policy Lab at the PCNS. His main area of interest is the geopolitical economy of the Extended Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. From 2018 to 2020, Zaoui was the coordinator of a network of 70+ civil society organizations (CSOs) across France, working with foundations, government, local communities, and the private sector. Zaoui holds a dual degree in corporate and public management from HEC Paris and Sciences Po, as well as a bachelor's degree (licence) in history from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He audited courses in Iranian and Shia Stud ...