I have reached the conclusion that, now that the country is at last aggressively addressing the problem, the most important single element in our successfully navigating through the challenges presented by the ‘millennium bug’ is how the public responds to it.
A clear example is on cloud computing, that could entail business continuity and systemic risks. I conclude stressing that developing an open payment and financial ecosystem safeguarding public interest should be at the top of the local and international agenda: 1) Adequately regulated, Bigtechs and large customer networks could help promote financial inclusion in three key dimensions, payments, investing and financing.