Francesca Bria
Italian informatician (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francesca Bria (born 11 November 1977) is the President of the Italian National Innovation Fund. She is an Italian innovation economist and information technologist who lectures at various universities and is a consultant to the United Nations and the European Commission.
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Born | (1977-11-11) 11 November 1977 (age 46)[1] |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | Imperial College London[2] |
Website | francescabria |
Bria is Honorary Professor in the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose at University College London (UCL). She is part of the Management Board of the Italian public broadcast company RAI, and a member of the EC President Ursula von der Leyen's High level Roundtable for The New European Bauhaus. She is a senior adviser and Ambassador to the United Nation (UN-Habitat) on digital cities and digital rights. She is the former Chief Digital Technology and Innovation Officer for the City of Barcelona and founder of the Decode Project, an EU-wide effort to reclaim citizen's data sovereignty.[3] She is an Honorary Professor on Technology and Innovation Policy at UCL, where she teaches about the platform economy, digital sovereignty and people-centered smart cities.[4]