I am an economist at The World Bank. I do research and lead studies on education--mostly higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean. I have also worked on primary and secondary education in the US (school choice, accountability, and public school finance).

Massimo Ragnedda (PhD) is Associate Professor in Media and Communication at Sharjah University (UAE) and Northumbria University (UK) and Honorary Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University. He is co-chair of the Digital Divide Working Group (IAMCR), co-editor of the Palgrave Studies in Digital Inequalities book series and ambassador for the Digital Poverty Alliance. He has authored and edited eighteen books with his publications appearing in numerous peer-reviewed journals, and book chapters in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Russian texts.

Senior Lecturer. Registered Social Worker. Journal Editor

1) Senior Policy Advisor for human rights and international affairs for the City of Gwangju since 2015 2) Professor Emeritus of Chonnam National University: I taught linguistics for 31 years. I served the university as the Language Center Director for four years and as the Dean of the International Affairs for four and half years. 3) Director for Gwangju International Center (GIC) since 1999 to serve the local international community with its 20 staff. The GIC began organizing the World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) since 2014.