Events

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Events

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Nov

7

11:30—1:00 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L St, NW

- Fifth Floor

Digital Revolutions in Public Finance

The IMF Fiscal Affairs Department is launching a new book entitled Digital Revolutions in Public Finance. Offering the first detailed assessment of the impact of digital technology on fiscal policy, this publication is a landmark of a collaboration b...

Oct

24

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L St, NW

- Fifth Floor

Saving for (No) Sex: The Effects of Precautionary Savings on Transactional Sex

Transactional sex (sex for money) is a common risk-coping behavior in sub-Saharan Africa and is believed to be a leading driver of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In her upcoming paper, Kelly Jones and her coauthors examine whether access to precautionary sav...

Oct

23

4:00—5:30 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L St, NW

- Fifth Floor

Can Digital Currencies Improve Financial Access?

As the evidence of mobile money’s ability to improve financial access continues to grow, some in the development community are exploring whether a new wave of digital innovation, including digital currencies and blockchain technology, can play ...

Oct

13

9:30—11:00 AM

Center for Global Development

2055 L St, NW

- Fifth Floor

Societal Platforms: Building beyond Aadhaar for Sustainable Development

CGD, in partnership with the World Bank Group, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Omidyar Network, is delighted to host Nandan Nilekani, the founding chairman of UIDAI (Aadhaar), the unique identification system of India, which has enrolled more ...

Aug

8

12:00—1:30 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street NW

- Fifth Floor

Transforming Society through Digital Identification: A Comprehensive Review of India’s ID System

More than a billion Indian residents now have a biometric digital identity: Aadhaar. Its use across various sectors is increasing rapidly. The State of Aadhaar Report 2016-17 aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Aadhaar’s technological a...

Jun

13

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street NW

- Fifth Floor

Understanding Digital Governance in Developing Countries: Lessons from the Field

Many developing countries are using digital technology to reform public service delivery. The convergence of financial inclusion, mobile networks and digital ID is transforming the way governments deliver public services and citizens access entitl...

Apr

18

9:30—11:00 AM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street NW

- Fifth Floor

Demonetization, Digital Identity and Universal Basic Income – How Big Ideas Are Changing India and What It Means for the World

According to The Economist, India's proposal to give every citizen a cash transfer using the digital platform Aadhar could reduce absolute poverty from 22 percent to 0.5 percent. For a country that is home to a third of the world's poor, coul...

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