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