The Straits Times
World needs better tech governance, say WEF MD
Mr Jeremy Jurgens, the World Economic Forum’s managing director and head of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, says change must happen if tech gains brought about by the acceleration of digitalisation are to benefit the many.
PublishedApr 5, 2021, 6:30 pm SGT
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