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This talk will reflect some of the themes in his book, due to be published next year, entitled “Inside the Political Mind: Politics, behaviour and getting change in complex places”. The book draws on his experiences over the last fifteen years, and brings together ideas from behavioural economics, change management and political science to highlight the importance of understanding the human dimension when trying to reform the institutions of government.
 

 A history of significant zoonoses in humans.
 What is a coronavirus and what does it do?
 The current global pandemic in multiple stages.
 COVID 19’s description and treatment.
 The near future of the pandemic
 Discussion: Q&A
 

Nudge is a transformative innovation that has been rising exponentially around the world with its various application into the public and private sectors, even more with the award of Richard H. Thaler, co-author of the Nudge Book, the Nobel Prize in Economics for his contributions to behavioral economics in 2017. The lecture will shed the light on examples and lessons learned from the application of behavioral science to a variety of public policy settings, in particular, steering people and organizations towards making the most optimal choices, for themselves and their communities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated in all aspects of our lives, governments are particularly interested in AI development and leverage as it could help boost growth and develop human capital. This lecture will focus on AI opportunities and challenges, particularly in the region and its links with the Sustainable Development Agenda.

Dr. Barbara Fasolo is an Associate Professor of Behavioural Science in the Department of Management and Head of the Behavioural Research Lab at the London School of Economics (LSE). She is an expert on choice processes and choice architecture.
 

The lecture explores the future trends in the eld of policy experimentation. As a case example, it focuses on the Finnish public-sector experimentation framework, which has been highlighted by the OECD as one of the world's key examples of systemic level innovation.

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