Technology to Accelerate Progress on UN Sustainable Development Goals
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General. Photo: ITU
Technology to Accelerate Progress on UN Sustainable Development Goals
Announcement of new pledges and commitments for universal meaningful connectivity under the umbrella of the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition will be made.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and partners will convene for SDG Digital on 17 September at United Nations Headquarters in New York, with the support of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as knowledge partner.
SDG Digital will take stock of the global achievements, gaps and opportunities on how digital is supporting the 2030 Agenda and catalyze greater action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by bringing data and digital technologies front and center.
SDG Digital will be hosted by Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of ITU and Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP. H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, will serve as a chair of the event. Leaders from government, civil society, industry, academia and the UN system, as well as special guests will also participate.
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The activities include the release of the SDG Digital Acceleration Plan outlining steps, safeguards and collaborative efforts to bridge the gaps needed to deliver the 2030 Agenda.
Announcement of new pledges and commitments for universal meaningful connectivity under the umbrella of the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition will be made.
The event will also include the launch of the UN Secretary-General’s High Impact Initiative on Digital Public Infrastructure, one of 12 High Impact Initiatives that the UN system is mobilizing in advance of the SDG Summit.
