Rapid advances in technology, including mobile communication, artificial intelligence, robotics, big data, psychographics, and biotech, are fundamentally changing economic, political, social, and security conditions in the Indo Pacific region. This panel discussed the impact all this is having on developing countries, and adjustments needed in development policy and practice.

Panellists:
Sakuntala Akmeemana, DFAT (Chair)
William Cole, The Asia Foundation
Yixiao Zhou, ANU
John Karr, The Asia Foundation
Klee Aiken, Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre

The 2019 Australasian Aid Conference was held at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, on 19-20 February, and was organised by the Development Policy Centre in partnership with The Asia Foundation.

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