{"id":1578,"date":"2023-08-08T12:56:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T12:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=1578"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:23:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T08:23:55","slug":"cathy-mulligan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/standards4dt\/cathy-mulligan\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathy Mulligan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cathy Mulligan<\/strong>
Professor, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico and Director, DCentral Lab
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Cathy Mulligan is BIG ERA Chair (Professor) & Director of DCentral \u2013 the associated lab that investigates Blockchain and associated digital technologies for social good and sustainability at Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, University of Lisbon. Cathy is a cross-disciplinary researcher who has worked at the boundaries of economics, sustainable development and emerging technologies since 2006. She has led multiple research projects across the UK, EU, Australia, India and Malaysia. She is a member of the World Economic Forum\u2019s Data for Common Purpose Initiative, was a panel member of the United Nation Secretary General\u2019s High Level Panel on Digital Co-Operation, and has consulted at senior levels for various governments and corporations across the world. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Imperial College, London and Honorary Senior Research Associate in the computer science department at UCL. Cathy has over 25 years\u2019 experience in senior corporate and research roles and has written 7 books on telecommunications technologies. She holds an MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development and a PhD from the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Professor & Director of DCentral Lab<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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