<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;Melvin’s career in social and economic policy has taken him from the Dominican Republic to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;East Timor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;, China and now New York City where he is a Policy Specialist at UNICEF. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW111023629 BCX8" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;Melvin is a self-described ‘technology enthusiast’ and tech is a theme&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;we return to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;throughout this episode. Melvin discusses the implications of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;new technology&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;for policy work and how students and graduates can&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;harness tech to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;prepare themselves for a rapidly changing workplace. He has some great advice on how to make the most of new tools and apps and how AI can function as a thinking partner, freeing up&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;your&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;time for generating&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;new ideas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW111023629 BCX8" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;Melvin has some top tips on how to prepare yourself for landing that international role you had always dreamed of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;. H&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;e shares his experience of arriving in China, with no Mandarin, and turning to technology to survive – learning very quickly how to order food&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;on&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt;delivery apps. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW111023629 BCX8" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW111023629 BCX8"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

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5.8 Melvin Breton on his global career with UNICEF and harnessing the power of tech

JUN 17, 202350 MIN
UofG Sound Tracks

5.8 Melvin Breton on his global career with UNICEF and harnessing the power of tech

JUN 17, 202350 MIN

Description

Melvin’s career in social and economic policy has taken him from the Dominican Republic to East Timor, China and now New York City where he is a Policy Specialist at UNICEF.  

Melvin is a self-described ‘technology enthusiast’ and tech is a theme we return to throughout this episode. Melvin discusses the implications of new technology for policy work and how students and graduates can harness tech to prepare themselves for a rapidly changing workplace. He has some great advice on how to make the most of new tools and apps and how AI can function as a thinking partner, freeing up your time for generating new ideas.  

Melvin has some top tips on how to prepare yourself for landing that international role you had always dreamed of. He shares his experience of arriving in China, with no Mandarin, and turning to technology to survive – learning very quickly how to order food on delivery apps.