On the occasion of the launch of the SGO Group this week, Richard Quest, journalist and host of “Quest Means Business” on CNN, interviewed Lord Mark Malloch-Brown in London. He is the chairman of this new corporation that gathers diverse initiatives and enterprises, one of which being Smartmatic.
SGO’s mission is to provide societies and governments with the necessary tools to face some of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century, through the development of an impressive array of technological tools aimed to help governments better serve their citizens in areas such as elections, government efficiency, pollution control, identity management and privacy.
The SGO Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Mark Malloch-Brown was head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for six years. During that time he established his Democracy and Good Governance practice and made it the UNDP’s leading global specialization.
Antonio Mugica, Smartmatic’s founder and CEO, will continue at his current function in this new undertaking.
You can watch the interview here (English).