by Claire Woffenden October 20, 2022
Two years ago, the government of Mongolia set out a five-year plan to build a ‘digital nation’, harnessing data and technology to facilitate innovation, streamline public services and diversify the country’s mining-reliant economy.
The world’s most sparsely populated country, with more than three million people spread out across 1.6 million square kilometers, wants to deliver digital transformation up to 90 percent by 2024.
It established the Mongolian Ministry of Digital Development and Communications, appointing Bolor-Erdene Battsengel as Vice Minister. The ICT leader, who was also recently named a next-generation leader by TIME Magazine, is the country’s youngest cabinet member and a face of women empowerment.
The Fintech Times chatted to Battsengel to learn more about the mission to turn Mongolia into an economic and tech hub as well as her coding program for girls from disadvantaged regions and remote locations.
For more: https://thefintechtimes.com/digital-transformation-in-mongolia-insight-from-bolor-erdene-battsengel/
