In this ninth interview of the “17 Rooms” podcast, Lucy Harris, Sanjay Jain, and Liv Marte Kristiansen Nordhaug discuss how digital public goods can enable digital cooperation, sustainable development, and innovation. Harris, co-lead of the Digital Public Goods Alliance, Jain, partner at the Bharat Innovation Fund, and Nordhaug, co-lead of the Digital Public Goods Alliance, moderated Room 9 focused on Sustainable Development Goal number 9—on industry, innovation, and infrastructure—during the 2021 17 Rooms flagship process.
“17 Rooms” is a podcast about actions, insights, and community for the Sustainable Development Goals and the people driving them. The podcast is co-hosted by John McArthur—senior fellow and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at The Brookings Institution, and Zia Khan—senior vice president for innovation at The Rockefeller Foundation.
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PodcastDigital public goods for SDG attainment
Zia Khan,
Zia Khan
Senior Vice President for Innovation
- The Rockefeller Foundation
@ziakhannyc
John W. McArthur,
John W. McArthur
Director
- Center for Sustainable Development,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
@mcarthur
Lucy Harris,
Lucy Harris
Co-Lead, Digital Public Goods Alliance
- UNICEF
@lucyeharris
Sanjay Jain, and
Sanjay Jain
Partner
- Bharat Innovation Fund
@snjyjn
Liv Marte Kristiansen Nordhaug
Liv Marte Kristiansen Nordhaug
Co-Lead, Digital Public Goods Alliance
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
@livmarte
December 30, 2021