World Economic and Social Survey 2018 looks at whether frontier technologies will help or harm
Monday, 8 October 2018
Room S-237,? 11 a.m.
The 2018 World Economic and Social Survey looks at how frontier technologies are impacting economic, social and environmental progress in countries around the world. The Survey identifies the benefits and risks of a range of frontier technologies? and recommends specific policy measures to maximize their potential dividends.
Who??????
Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Mr. Hamid Rashid, Chief, Development Research Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Economic and Social Affairs (EAPD/DESA)
What
Press briefing on the launch of the World Economic and Social Survey 2018
When
Monday, 8 October 2018, 11:00 a.m. EST
Where
S-237, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Headquarters, New York or live through
Available for interviews
In ENGLISH:
Hamid Rashid, Chief, Development Research Branch (DRB), EAPD/DESA, rashid12@un.org, 212.963.1806
Nazrul Islam, Economic Affairs Officer, DRB/EAPD/DESA, islamn@un.org, 212.963.8785
In SPANISH:
Mariangela Parra-Lancourt, Economic Affairs Officer, DRB/EAPD/DESA, parra@un.org, 212.963.4690
Alex Julca, Economic Affairs Officer, DRB/EAPD/DESA, julca@un.org, 212.963.3218
?In PORTUGUESE:
Marcelo LaFleur, Economic Affairs Officer, DRB/EAPD/DESA, lafleurm@un.org, 212.963.3744
Sergio P. Vieira, Economic Affairs Officer, DRB/EAPD/DESA, vieiras@un.org, 917.367.9724
In CHINESE:
Hoi Wai Cheng, Economic Affairs Officer, DRB/EAPD/DESA, cheng3@un.org, 212.963.4707
For more information, please visit website: bit.ly/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDESASurvey
Media contact:
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Public Information
Dan Shepard T: +1 (212) 963-9495 | E: shepard@un.org