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Weekly Update: #WBGMeetings recap
➡️ Jobs, Capital, Technology: The Plenary Playbook
➡️ Local Jobs, Smarter Tools: Small AI in Action
➡️ Ajay Banga Takes Civil Society's Questions
➡️ Data Is the New Collateral
➡️ $112 Billion Mobilized. What Comes Next?
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More than 300 events. 13,000+ attendees. One big challenge: creating jobs.
From electricity and financing to AI and new partnerships, explore the key takeaways from the #WBGMeetings and what comes next: bit.ly/3TQ3IkW
AI can be an engine for jobs and productivity.
Ajay explains why, for developing countries, the AI conversation isn't only about jobs being disrupted, but the jobs that could be created by embracing its potential. bit.ly/47IF34U
How can AI create opportunities in developing economies?
At the #GlobalAIDigitalSummit in Seoul, leaders explored how practical, locally adapted AI can help health workers, farmers, and educators improve lives and create new opportunities.
🎥 Watch the replay: bit.ly/4876oxS
Digital access. Better services. More jobs.
The World Bank Group’s Digital Strategy aims to expand digital opportunity and help create jobs in developing countries.
Watch and learn more: bit.ly/4dQNsXx
What is the estimated global number of people who were still offline in 2024?
30%2.2 billion
20%2.6 billion
18%3.0 billion
32%3.5 billion
125 votes • 1 daysWant to learn more about how AI can create jobs and expand opportunities in developing countries? Join the "Closing the Gap: The Promise of AI in Developing Economies " event. live.worldbank.org/en/event/…
Digital access. Better services. More jobs.
The World Bank Group’s first Digital Strategy aims to expand digital opportunity and help create jobs in developing countries.
The @WorldBankGroup launched its first Digital Strategy, bringing together public and private sector capabilities to help countries expand affordable digital access, improve services, and create jobs.
Announced at the Global AI & Digital Summit in Seoul.
worldbank.org/en/news/press-…
The Global AI & Digital Summit 2026 is underway in Seoul!
Leaders and innovators are exploring how AI and digital technology can boost productivity, expand opportunity, and create better jobs in developing countries.
Follow along and watch live: bit.ly/47IF34U
🔴 LIVE NOW | Join Ajay, @bosuntijani, Hoshik Shin, @KateKallot for a conversation on the impact of small AI on job creation at the #GlobalAIDigitalSummit. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1dGYlaQoP…
Happening today | Join the Global AI and Digital Summit to explore how practical AI solutions can create jobs, expand opportunities, and drive inclusive development. bit.ly/47IF34U
At the #WBGMeetings, we explored a common myth: AI will take more jobs than it creates in developing countries.
With 1.2 billion young people expected to enter the workforce in the next 10–15 years, small AI and stronger businesses can help create better jobs and expand opportunities.
Over the next 10–15 years, 1.2 billion young people in developing countries will reach working age, but only about 400 million jobs are projected.
At #WBGMeetings in Bangkok, leaders explored how private investment, AI, and support for small businesses can help create more and better jobs.
Explore the highlights from the 2026 Annual Meetings: bit.ly/3TQ3IkW
World Bank Group retweeted
Development that once took centuries could now happen within decades. That’s the promise of small AI: tools that run on a phone, w/ low connectivity, in local languages.
Ahead of @WorldBankGroup AI and Digital Summit, my chat w/ @guardian Heather Stewart
theguardian.com/technology/2…
Making development capital go further means freeing it for investment and expanding the scale of development finance. bit.ly/3TRdenL #WBGMeetings
That’s a wrap on the #WBGMeetings! From October 12–18, global leaders, civil society, private sector, and academia came together in Bangkok to tackle the toughest development challenges.
📸 Catch up on key moments, expert insights, and exclusive interviews: bit.ly/3Wa7qGE
Emerging markets hold enormous potential for investment and job creation.
At the #WBGMeetings, voices from around the world shared why mobilizing private capital is key to unlocking these opportunities.
🎥 Watch their takeaways.
Mobilizing more private capital can expand financing for development. Putting that capital to work in productive sectors helps strengthen economies and create jobs. bit.ly/3TRdenL #WBGMeetings
AI can help people do more, earn more, and unlock new opportunities.
At the #WBGMeetings "Small AI, More and Better Jobs" event, leaders discussed how AI can boost productivity, support entrepreneurs, and help create jobs across economies.
Watch: bit.ly/4iOAvkp
Do want to learn more about small AI? Join the upcoming Global AI & Digital Summit. bit.ly/47IF34U