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Watch some of the highlights from our recent tech-policy hackathon here! In December 2018, 30 inspirational young civil servants hacked real policy problems faced in Southern Africa with innovative tech solutions.

Toby Philips, our head of research, attended the global sustainable technology & innovation conferences (G-STIC) held in Brussels, in late November. 

In October the Commission held a forum entitled: Digital lives, digital voices. This session reflected on the ways in which people living in poverty and marginalised men and women are digitally excluded, and the steps needed to address these growing gaps.

The Pathways for Prosperity Commission hosted an interactive workshop at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford, to examine how to turn the potential risks of technological change into opportunities for inclusive development.

Watch our panel discussion with the World Bank at the 2018 Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia, and hear what governments, businesses and citizens can do to become 'digital ready' and shape how technology impacts societies.

Read about the Pathways Commission's breakfast roundtable event at the Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia.

Pathway for Prosperity have partnered with U-Report - a social platform to give young people in developing nations the opportunity to influence change and impact the Commission’s reports

Globally, an estimated one billion people have a disability, of which 800 million live in developing countries. In these countries, disability is both a cause and consequence of poverty and people often face significant barriers that prevent them from participating fully in society, including getting a quality education and employment.

The 2018 STI Forum was held at the United Nations' headquarters in New York. Both Pathways commissioner Kamal Bhattacharya and the commission's Head of Secretariat, Rafat Al-Akhali, spoke at the sessions.