Young people in Cambodia are increasingly using smart phones and social media. (Image courtesy: allPhoto Bangkok via Unsplash).

ezgif-3-06e63756d75f — Young people in Cambodia are increasingly using smart phones and social media. (Image courtesy: allPhoto Bangkok via Unsplash).

Public sector in Cambodia to be linked digitally with other countries

February 3, 2020

Cambodia’s public sector is to be digitally linked with other countries in a new initiative launched by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

The Cambodian programme is the latest of a number of UNDP Accelerator Labs schemes being rolled out in Africa, South America, Asia and Eastern Europe. The aim is to bring together grassroots ideas with technology and real-time data in order to meet complex global challenges such as climate change, youth unemployment and inequality.

Speaking at the launch last week, Nick Beresford, UNDP resident representative, said the new programme in Cambodia will focus on innovations in the public sector.

In full: https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/public-sector-in-cambodia-to-be-linked-digitally-with-other-countries/

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