Dmitry Plekhanov Email & Phone Number

Geneva, Switzerland

Digital Economy Capacity-building Policy Section, E-Commerce and Digital Economy Branch of the Division on Technology and Logistics of the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Geneva, Switzerland

Technology, Innovation and Knowledge Development Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics- Data for Development project for the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD): the role of data-driven innovations in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda;- a focal point for the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development project (jointly with UN agencies, World Bank, and International Finance Corporation (IFC));- a focal point for the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), jointly with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO);- Author of the chapter on Benefiting from AI Transformation in the UNCTAD flagship publication, Technology and Innovation Report 2025- Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Parks for Sustainable Development: Building expertise in policy and practice in selected Asian and African countries.I am also deeply involved in intergovernmental support, preparing inputs for reports to the intergovernmental bodies of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), engaging a multistakeholder community of experts, programming and design of high-level meetings and ministerial-level consultations on the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) and the United Nations Global Digital Compact (GDC). Furthermore, I lead technical cooperation projects on the development of Science, Technology, and Innovation parks in Ghana, Mongolia, Mozambique, and Uzbekistan, and monitored and assessed the implementation of technical cooperation programmes and projects in the field of technology and innovation.

Geneva, Switzerland

The UN European Transformative Innovation Network (ETIN) brings together policy makers, experts, and entrepreneurs to discuss, cooperate on, and develop tools and publications around the role of government to enable and promote different kinds of radical innovation in support of sustainable development.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Department Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC)Chair of Production and Operations Management (POM), Prof Torbjørn H. NetlandMy doctoral dissertation titled "Digital transformation: a firm-level empirical investigation of organizational and economic effects" examines (1) productivity-​enhancing effects of investments in novel technologies (2) new forms of organizing in the digital economy, and (3) the interplay between digital transformation policies and government corruption.

London, England, United Kingdom

Imperial College Business School - Centre for Digital Transformationjoint work on digital platform ecosystems with Prof Christopher Tucci and Dr Gianluigi Viscusi

Moscow

Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge: Centre for S&T, Innovation and Information Policies & Centre for Industry and Corporate Projects - Preparation of analytical reports for the Ministry of Science and the Higher Education on the topics of Industry 4.0, digital skills, data-driven innovations and evaluations of publicly funded research and innovation; - Preparation of analytical reports on the best international practices in governance of R&D performing organisations and Higher Education Institutions (HEI)

Paris Area, France

Directorate for Science, Technology and InnovationProject Manager- A leading role in the development of the OECD project "Digital Science and Innovation Policy and Governance" (DSIP); - The design of the project questionnaire and organisation of fact-finding interviews in the OECD member-countries and partner economies;- Author of OECD policy papers and chapters in OECD publications;- Preparation of project materials for the meetings of the OECD Committee for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP) and the OECD Working Party of National Experts on Science and Technology Indicators (​NESTI);- Preparation and participation in the OECD fact-finding mission to Norway;- Design and management of the project webpage at the OECD/World Bank Innovation Policy PlatformConsultant - Analytical support for the STIP compass, the OECD-EC joint project on monitoring and analysis of STI policy; - Coordination of the OECD expert advisory group on digital transformations;- Curation of data in STIP database, the largest international database of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy initiatives.

Moscow, Moscow City, Russia

Translation of technical documentation and user manuals for the aerospace industry (from Russian into Chinese)

In collaboration with U.S. delegates, conducted a joint research project on U.S.-Russia cooperation in nuclear energy production. Research results were published in the Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum (SURF) Journal and presented at Stanford University. Participated in conferences in Moscow and Stanford

Doctor Of Science, Department Of Management, Technology And Economics (D-Mtec)

In his doctoral dissertation, Dmitry examined the key mechanisms behind technology-​led organizational transformation and productivity.

Master'S Degree, Governance Of Science, Technology And Innovation, Cum Laude

Visiting Student, Guanghua School Of Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Asian And African Studies, Cum Laude

Visiting Student, Turkish Language And Literature

Visiting Student, Chinese Language