{"id":5130,"date":"2026-04-23T07:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=5130"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:35:11","slug":"joanne-olushola-martins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/standards4dt\/joanne-olushola-martins\/","title":{"rendered":"Joanne Olushola Martins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joanne Olushola Martins<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
Technology Innovation Office, The World Bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n
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Joanne Martins\u00a0is a Digital Innovation and Transformation Lead at the World Bank Group with over 18 years of global experience designing and delivering technology-enabled solutions across sectors. She leads end-to-end innovation\u2014from idea to scalable deployment\u2014focusing on\u00a0business model innovation, digital transformation, and leveraging frontier technologies\u00a0such as AI, blockchain, and spatial computing to build\u00a0AI-ready digital public infrastructure\u00a0that delivers real-world outcomes. Her work spans\u00a0cross-sector innovation, with notable use cases in digital public infrastructure and GovTech, financial inclusion, education and job creation, climate and emissions trading solutions, and sustainable, transparent supply chains\u2014designed for\u00a0multi-country scale, interoperability, and practical implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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She is known for turning bold ideas into practical, scalable solutions and for helping governments and institutions move from\u00a0pilot to national-scale deployment. Joanne co-built the Technology & Innovation Lab at the World Bank Group, driving collaborative innovation across teams and partners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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She holds a BSc in Computer Studies and an MSc in Systems Engineering with Management.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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The World Bank<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Officer, Technology Innovation Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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