{"id":15102,"date":"2025-11-11T23:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wise.staginglinks.com\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=15102"},"modified":"2025-11-11T23:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:48:32","slug":"robert-hawkins","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/wise.staging-dev.com\/ar\/biography\/robert-hawkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Hawkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"speaker-intro\">\n<div class=\"social social-share\">Robert Hawkins is the World Bank\u2019s <i>Senior Education &amp; Technology Policy Specialis<\/i>t and\u00a0<i>Global Lead for Technology and Innovation in Education<\/i>, working on issues at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/topic\/edutech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the intersection of technology use and education<\/a>\u00a0in middle- and low-income countries and emerging markets around the world. 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