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SUMMARY:Webinar - Nepal’s Digitalization Journey | Nepal Competitiveness 
 Index (NCI)
DESCRIPTION:Nepal has seen tremendous growth in the number of internet user
 s in the past decade. The country currently has 95.8 percent (mobile broadb
 and) and 35.5 percent (fixed broadband) internet penetration rate. As virtu
 al connectivity across the country grows\, a few key challenges related to 
 cyber security and data privacy lie ahead of the policymakers and stakehold
 ers. It has become critical to address these challenges to reap the economi
 c benefits accrued by the technology.\nDr Swarnim Waglé will share how dig
 ital technologies have transformed Nepal's economy and what it means for th
 e country's future economic priorities in his keynote speech. Hon'ble Suman
 a Shrestha will share how she\, as a policymaker\, has been taking on evolv
 ing digital disruptions and how she plans to make use of these technologies
  in supporting the overall growth of the country. Siddhartha Raja will disc
 uss how the World Bank has been supporting the key policy stakeholders in t
 he country to further boost digital competitiveness. Finally\, Jaya Jung Ma
 hat will shed some light on the roles of think tanks in supporting the key 
 policy stakeholders in Nepal and other Asian countries to make themselves d
 igitally competitive.
LOCATION:Online
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