RTEN is the World’s number 1 interdisciplinary network of established industry professionals, businesses, economy advisors, academic researchers, and real-time technology companies. Our mission is to promote real-time economy dialogue best practices and foster ecosystem partnerships to enable interoperable digital economy transformation for the public interest.
Provide agnostic and interactive platform for discuss and dialogue among diverse professionals, economic advisors, academic researchers and technology practitioners on Real-Time Economy projects. Facilitate thought provoking engagements and position statements on enablers of smart city and interoperable digital economy being discussed in silos across countries. Provide a Real-Time Knowledge Box for members of the network.
RTEN is a member-driven network of interdisciplinary stakeholders, academics, and established real-time technology companies. RTEN also promotes and recognises achievements in interoperable digital economy innovations for the public good. The Network welcomes interested individuals and organisations in the realisation of its mission and objectives. Learn more on how to join the network.
Interoperable Digital Economy partnerships are critical to ensure continuous decline in borders between internal and external elements of digital economy projects. RTEN provide convergence between real-time technology practitioners and digital economy champions to using a widely acceptable Interoperable Digital Economy Playbook which includes: Common standards for real-time economy index Unified taxonomy for reporting Derivation of a Real-Time Economy Index – Impact and efficiency of cross-country digital economy initiatives Expression of Interest to submit Real-Time Economy Index data? We are consulting with industry practitioners to refine metrics and criteria for data collection. Kindly complete our contact form and one of our community engagement team would reach out to you.
DPI serves as a fundamental framework for implementing a country's inclusive and interoperable digital economy blueprint. The components that underpin a DPI stack are digital identity systems, payment systems, and data registers. These components offer functionalities to guarantee data security, privacy, and institutional responsibility for digitalising public services. The success of a country’s DPI stack relies on the extent to which end-users embrace it, regulatory readiness, and the level of digital skills that the populace has access to. According to the G20 working group standards on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) implementation and interoperability advocacy, RTEN provides training and advisory to public and private sector players to unlock the benefits of critical systems and applications that underpin DPI implementation for the public interest. These include a digital identity for KYC (Know Your Citizen), standardization of data exchange, and interoperability framework governance to drive innovation and cooperation among various actors.
The results of real-time technologies powering digital economy initiatives continue to promote international cooperation using a data-service-information approach. To successfully navigate the ever-evolving real-time economy landscape, RTEN helps business leaders and economic advisors decipher the complexities of digital public infrastructure implementation and comprehend the inherent opportunities and challenges posed by digital technology advancements. Key drivers include: Key drivers would include: Digitalisation of Government-to-Citizen-to-Government services such as digital ID, e-signature, real-time payments, e-procurement and real-time forecasting Automation of business practices RTEN seeks to redefine how today's entrepreneurs, state and citizens can benefit from digitized business transactions, data driven business decisions, management of economy activities and execution of financial transactions in real-time.
RTEN fosters partnerships and knowledge sharing among members by forming focus groups that comprise experts devoted to accelerating adoption and enhancing the value around real-time economies. Join Communities of Real-Time Economy Practitioners (CoREPs) and benefit from industry-focused discussions and dialogues to enable a Rea-Time Economy. CoREPs opportunity exists in any of the below: Real-Time Payments & SMART Technologies, Web3 (IoTs + AI + Blockchain) Real-Time Society: Digitalisation of Public Services, Digital Identity, Digital Public Infrastructure and Interoperability Governance.
Real-Time Economy Network (RTEN) Institute seeks tobuild the capacity of future leaders in real-time technology innovations, research outcomes, and position statements to enable an industry-led knowledge base essential to drive U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. RTEN Institute operates through 3 activities
Real-Time Economy Awards promote excellence, innovation, and continuous dedication of technology companies and organisations towards attaining a global real-time economy. It recognises the most creative, innovative, and effective high-tech projects and initiatives to power real-time digital economies. Real-Time Economy Awards will be hosted alongside the Real-Time Economy Summit. Real-Time Economy Awards generic information. Click more or learn more to see eligibility criteria, nomination and selection process. Eligibility The RTE- Innovation Awards is open to individuals, organizations, and initiatives that are actively contributing to the development and advancement of the Real-Time Economy (RTE). Nominations are accepted from individuals, organizations, and self-nominations. Evaluation Criteria • Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria: • Impact: The degree to which the nominee's contributions have positively impacted the development and advancement of Real-Time Economy Initiatives. • Innovation: The originality, creativity, and transformative nature of the nominee's work or initiative. • Scalability: The potential for the nominee's contributions to be replicated, scaled up, and adopted on a wider scale. • Sustainability: The long-term viability and sustainability of the nominee's work or initiative. • Collaboration: The nominee's ability to foster collaboration, partnerships, and knowledge sharing within the RTE ecosystem. Submission Guidelines • Nominations must be submitted through the official RTEA online portal • Nominations must include a comprehensive description of the nominee's contributions, highlighting their impact, innovation, scalability, sustainability, and collaborative efforts. • Supporting materials, such as case studies, testimonials, and media coverage, may be provided to strengthen the nomination. • Entries will open on 04.05.24, and the deadline for nominations will be announced thereafter. We look forward to many exciting projects. Good luck to all participants! Selection Process • A distinguished panel of experts, comprising RTE leaders, industry professionals, and policymakers, will review and evaluate all nominations. • Members of the Judging Committees – Chairs of the Communities of Real-Time Economy Practitioners (CoREPs) and Advisory Board members shall be members of the judging committee • The panel will assess each nomination based on the evaluation criteria and select the winners in each award category. • The winners will be announced at the annual RTE- Innovation Awards ceremony Benefits of Participation • Recognition and validation of outstanding contributions to the Real-Time Economy • Increased visibility and exposure on a global platform • Networking opportunities with RTE leaders, industry experts, and policymakers • Potential for collaboration and partnership opportunities • Access to exclusive resources and knowledge-sharing initiatives Award Categories: ‘ ’To be announced early 2024’’, Watch out for all the information you need to know by Q1, 2024