4th Growth and Resilience Dialogue with Social Partners Presentation

EC: opportunity for greater coordination on infra resilience The importance of mitigating the risks

Ecosystem-wide impact of disruptions in connectivity

➢ Connectivity and digital tools are crucial in predicting weather events, broadcasting early warning, responding and recovering from such climatic events.

Climate Monitoring

Early Warning First Response

Recovery

Drones Sensors

GIS Maps Satellites “Air Fiber” BTS onWheels

➢ Strengthening the resilience of connectivity infrastructure takes an even higher significance.

➢ Resilience of the public sector is critical for economy- wide resilience in small island state contexts – A digital government is a more resilient government.

➢ The project has resilience at its core – enabling governments, citizens, and businesses to protect against and recover from climate and other external shocks.

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