Enhancing Digital Capabilities in a Post-COVID World

Why are digital capabilities critical at a national and global level? The ongoing pandemic has demonstrated the critical importance of digital capabilities. These amount to digital infrastructure (high-speed broadband connectivity, cybersecurity), digital content, services, and skills for business continuity and online service delivery, as well as robust, coordinated leadership of the digital agenda by government, operators, regulators, and private sector. Digital capability is an essential pre-requisite to the transformation of nations and economies in the digital era. Investments in digital capabilities (leadership, institutions, infrastructure, content, services, skills, media, culture, safety) is a must. The panelists discuss their experience, from the public, private, state government, and WBG perspective. Why are digital capabilities critical at a national and global level?

Affordable, available digital/broadband connectivity for all to sustain socio-economic activities
Service delivery (health, education, commerce) in a virtual mode
Digital skills to manage/sustain/innovate/operate safely
Leadership dedicated to investing in, and sustaining a nation’s digital assets and enabling environment
Online Content, Culture, and Processes to enable online service delivery

About Open Learning Campus

All registered users of OLC can experience its impact of new features. If you are already registered with OLC you can directly sign in to the new system. If you are a new user then do register to avail of the dynamic learning opportunities from WBG to deepen your knowledge and skills on a variety of development related topics. For example, you will have access to timely resources such as:

Ted like video talks
Podcasts
Formal learnings (i.e., Self-paced courses/Facilitated Courses/MOOCs)
Live events and Knowledge Exchanges
Communities of Practice

You will have access to an extensive catalog of resources through which you can search and discover relevant learning materials.

How to Access the Course Content

To access the course content, please follow the below registration steps:

Open https://wbg.edcast.com/
Navigate to “No account?” and select “Create one!”. Select “Next” to continue with the next step.
Enter the code that you received via email at the “Enter Code” field. Select “Sign in” to continue with the next step.
Fill in your First and Last Names and select a preferred communication language. Select “Next” to continue with the next step.
Select up to five learning goals. Select “Next” to continue with the next step.
Select up to five skills. Select “Next” to continue with the next step.
Congratulations and welcome to the OLC! You’ll find additional tips and suggestions inside the “Welcome to the Open Learning Campus” channel at the top of the home page.

Course Details

Language: English
Mode: Journey