Economic Development in the Digital Age

Nagy K. Hanna advises countries and aid agencies on development economics and digital transformation programs. For more than three decades, he held senior positions in operations and strategic functions at the World Bank. Hanna was the World Bank's first senior advisor focused on digital economy. He was Visiting Professor at University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa as well as Senior Fellow and Board Member at the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies. He is Cofounder of People-Centered Internet, a global forum for inclusive digital transformation. Hanna has published extensively on digital leadership and national digital strategies.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The global, technological and institutional contexts.- Chapter 3: Motivation.- Chapter 4: Early engagements.- Chapter 5: Responding to the digital revolutions.- Chapter 6: Examining World Bank digital strategies.- Chapter 7: Advocacy for digital transformation.- Chapter 8: Digital strategy for aid agencies.