S3 - Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief of Digital Government at United Nations - DESA speaks about Public & Private Partnerships

Mr. Aquaro has more than 25 years of experience on ICT in public affairs, has been working for private sector and for international organizations. He holds a Master Degree (Laurea Magistrale) in Electronic Engineering from the University of Bari, Italy. In 2010 he was appointed as Chief of E-Government Branch DPADM, UN-DESA.

Before joining the United Nations, for 10 years he was appointed as CEO of Formit Servizi SpA, an Italian corporate specialized in consulting for PAs, project management, monitoring and evaluation of national and international e-government programmes. As CEO of Formit Servizi, and in partnership with the Department of Informatics and Automation of the Faculty of Engineering of the Roma Tre University, and with IBM Italia SpA, Mr. Aquaro established and co-chaired, the first and the second Edition of the "Second Level Master's Degree in IT Governance: Development, Management and Monitoring". In that period, he also served as executive officer of the Formit Foundation for Technology Migration and Research, an international NGO in consultative status with ECOSOC.

In 2007 Mr. Aquaro founded and chaired for 3 years, CARMA - a multistakeholder Scientific Research Consortium on Basel II Bank Risk Management e-Services, in supporting SMEs in agriculture and agroindustry. The Consortium was co-financed by European Commission and was run in partnership with academia, private sector and local government.

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Dr. Jonathan Reichental is the founder of Human Future, a global business and technology advisory, investment, and education firm. Previous roles have included senior software engineering manager, director of technology innovation, and he has served as chief information officer at both O’Reilly Media and the City of Palo Alto, California.

In 2013 he was recognized as one of the 25 doers, dreamers, and drivers in government in America. In 2016, he was named a top influential CIO in the United States and in 2017, he was named one of the top 100 CIOs in the world. He has also won a best CIO in Silicon Valley award and a national IT leadership prize.

Reichental is a recognized global thought leader on a number of emerging trends including urban innovation, smart cities, sustainability, blockchain technology, data governance, the fourth industrial revolution, and digital transformation.

He holds several degrees including a Ph.D. in Information Systems. He is an adjunct professor in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco and instructs at several other universities. Reichental regularly creates online video courses for LinkedIn Learning.

He is a popular global keynote speaker and writer. He has written three books on the future of cities: Smart Cities for Dummies, Exploring Smart Cities Activity Book for Kids, and Exploring Cities Bedtime Rhymes. His latest books include Data Governance for Dummies and a Cryptocurrency QuickStart Guide.

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A veteran advisor to executive leadership in government and private sector across the globe, Mohammad is an Associate Partner at Ernst & Young - United Arab Emirates for the EY Consulting services in the AIM region.

He is actively engaged in crafting and facilitating meaningful, impactful and socially conscious results for the Government & Public Sector. Prior to joining EY in 2014, he held senior executive roles in both public and private sector organizations including UK Government, a telecommunications company and a business consultancy.

Mohammad holds an MBA from the University of Leicester.

How Mohammad is building a better working world

“I am on a mission, and the purpose of my mission is to make governments truly citizen-centric so that every citizen can reach a state of full contentment. Governments must know the needs of citizens even before citizens themselves have figured this out. Every day, I help government entities take a step towards this by blending conventional wisdom with leading-edge insights and disruptive forces such as digitalization, advanced analytics, robotics and artificial intelligence to design transformational programs that are groundbreaking, citizen-centric and enduring. This means not only that citizens receive better public services, but also that there is increased capacity for governments to deliver citizen promises in a more cost-effective way.” 

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The GX Podcast is produced with the support of the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program (EGSEP). Hosted by Futurist Ian Khan, the podcast and video series is only such series covering the government experience domain.

About Ian Khan
Ian Khan, host of the GX Podcast & Video series, is a world renowned technology futurist, author of Metaverse for Dummies, Technology Filmmaker and creator of the Future Readiness Score. More at www.iankhan.com

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Hemang Jani is an experienced professional in public policy, governance and innovation systems. For the past two decades, he has worked towards improving public service delivery through technology, designing national innovation frameworks, applying technology and innovation in governance, and enabling private sector development at state, federal and international levels.

Before joining as the Secretary of the Capacity Building Commission, he worked as a Senior Private Sector Specialist at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC, USA.

He has also worked with the Government of India, as an Officer on Special Duty (Knowledge and Innovation) in the Prime Minister’s office. He designed and nurtured the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) during this time.

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The GX Podcast is produced with the support of the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program (EGSEP). Hosted by Futurist Ian Khan, the podcast and video series is only such series covering the government experience domain.

About Ian Khan
Ian Khan, host of the GX Podcast & Video series, is a world renowned technology futurist, author of Metaverse for Dummies, Technology Filmmaker and creator of the Future Readiness Score. More at www.iankhan.com

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Barbara Ubaldi is the Acting Head of the Division on Open and Innovative Governments within the OECD Public Governance Directorate.   

Barbara leads the work on digital technologies and data to enhance openness, efficiency and innovation in governments. She is responsible for country reviews, for monitoring the implementation of the OECD Recommendation on Digital Government Strategies and the Recommendation on Enhanced Access and Sharing of Data and for the OECD OURdata Index and Digital Government Index.

Barbara served for eight years as Programme Officer within the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. She gathered extensive experience working on digital government, ICT and knowledge management for development. A Fulbright Scholar, Barbara holds a M.S. on Public Administration from Northeastern University in Boston. Apolitical listed Barbara among the 2018 and 2019 TOP 20 most influential figures on Digital Government worldwide.

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The GX Podcast is produced with the support of the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program (EGSEP). Hosted by Futurist Ian Khan, the podcast and video series is only such series covering the government experience domain.

About Ian Khan
Ian Khan, host of the GX Podcast & Video series, is a world renowned technology futurist, author of Metaverse for Dummies, Technology Filmmaker and creator of the Future Readiness Score. More at www.iankhan.com

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Abdallah Abu-Sheikh founder of Barq And Rizek talks about Government Services.

In 2019 Abdallah founded Rizek which is a service request application where user can request services across categories.

In 2021 Abdallah founded Barq EV, electric vehicles manufacturer in UAE.

Barq EV is the UAE's 1st drone delivery service provider which gained two Guiness records. 

Abdallah was on cover page of Entrepreneur magazine Middle East in May 2022.

In 2022, Abdallah founded Astra Tech, a digital platform to integrating business-consumer, and Rizek was acquired by 'Astra Tech'. The company received $500 mn funding in 2022.The company also acquired Middle East internet calling platform BOTIM in January 2023

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The GX Podcast is produced with the support of the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program (EGSEP). Hosted by Futurist Ian Khan, the podcast and video series is only such series covering the government experience domain.

About Ian Khan
Ian Khan, host of the GX Podcast & Video series, is a world renowned technology futurist, author of Metaverse for Dummies, Technology Filmmaker and creator of the Future Readiness Score. More at www.iankhan.com

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professor Lee won the Innovative Applications of AI(IAAI) Awards in 1995, 1997, and 2020 from AAAI (American Association for AI).  He also received 2018 Presidential Award for the contribution to e-government of Korea. 

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The GX Podcast is produced with the support of the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program (EGSEP). Hosted by Futurist Ian Khan, the podcast and video series is only such series covering the government experience domain.

About Ian Khan
Ian Khan, host of the GX Podcast & Video series, is a world renowned technology futurist, author of Metaverse for Dummies, Technology Filmmaker and creator of the Future Readiness Score. More at www.iankhan.com

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Ryan North's recent work includes the non-fiction books How To Take Over The World and How To Invent Everything, the semi-fictional graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, and the so-far-fictional Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series for Marvel. He's a multiple New York Times bestseller whose work has been translated into 16 different languages so far, and as a linguist, he's very happy about that. He lives in Toronto, where he once messed up walking his dog so badly it made the news.

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The GX Podcast is produced with the support of the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program (EGSEP). Hosted by Futurist Ian Khan, the podcast and video series is only such series covering the government experience domain.

About Ian Khan
Ian Khan, host of the GX Podcast & Video series, is a world renowned technology futurist, author of Metaverse for Dummies, Technology Filmmaker and creator of the Future Readiness Score. More at www.iankhan.com

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As a Physicist, Data Scientist, and TV host, Deborah gets hired to explain complex ideas in lay and entertaining ways. She deliver innovative keynotes and workshops in English and Spanish for industry, educational institutions and women leadership meetings around the world. Her award-winning media work includes hosting hit science TV shows on  Discovery, NatGeo, the Travel Channel and PBS NOVA, and she is a frequent guest on leading channels including CNN, MSNBC, FOX and Univision. Deborah's work has been recognized by WSJ, Oprah, TED, DLD and WIRED.  She was elected as ambassador for the IF/THEN initiative by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). 

Deborah is the first Mexican woman to graduate with a physics Ph.D. from Stanford University. She finished my PhD in physics with Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin. For her doctoral dissertation, she invented a highly effective technique in the field of wireless communications whereby a cell phone user can communicate with a desired target user in a location far away.  

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Praveen Rai is the Chief Operating Officer at the National Payments Corporation of India. 

With over 20 years of extensive experience, Ms. Rai has built expertise in various facets of payments, cards, retail, transaction, wholesale and commercial banking.

Prior to joining NPCI, she was leading the cash management portfolio at Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited. Earlier, Ms. Rai has managed payments for Asia Pacific and has been the Head of sales at HSBC, where she provided solutions to global banking corporations and SME’s in Asia and India respectively. Ms. Rai holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication and has a post-graduate degree from IIM Ahmedabad.

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The GX Podcast is produced with the support of the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program (EGSEP). Hosted by Futurist Ian Khan, the podcast and video series is only such series covering the government experience domain.

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Ian Khan, host of the GX Podcast & Video series, is a world renowned technology futurist, author of Metaverse for Dummies, Technology Filmmaker and creator of the Future Readiness Score. More at www.iankhan.com

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