{"id":1612,"date":"2023-08-09T12:57:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T12:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=1612"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:58:29","slug":"james-thurston","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/standards4dt\/james-thurston\/","title":{"rendered":"James Thurston"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James Thurston
<\/strong>Vice President, Global Strategy and Development, G3ict
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James Thurston is an international technology policy leader. As G3ict\u2019s Vice President for Global Strategy and Development, he leads the design and implementation of new worldwide advocacy strategies and programs to scale up G3ict\u2019s global impact. He has experience applying both technology and public policy to important social and economic challenges, ranging from promoting the inclusion and human rights of people with disabilities worldwide to using technology to increase the competitiveness of aging U.S. industrial centers. He has broad policy and management experience in both the private and public sectors and at the federal, state, and international levels of government. \u200b<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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