09:00 - 09:15 (CST)
16:00 - 16:15 (CET)
| Opening Remarks
- H.E. Teodoro Willink, Vice Minister of Telecommunications, Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT), Costa Rica
- Bilel Jamoussi, Chief of Study Groups, TSB, ITU
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09:15 - 10:30 (CST)
16:15 - 17:30 (CET)
| Session 1: Shaping a sustainable future with digital transformation
COP26 has reminded the world that every country and sector need to raise their climate ambitions in order to reach the climate targets set in the Paris Agreement. With the right approach, digital transformation can significantly boost sustainability across sectors and enhance climate mitigation and adaptation actions. This Session will look at the importance of adopting digital transformation and how it may help setting the region on a clear path to reach the Paris targets.
Moderator: Andrés Sastre, Director, Instituto de Desarrollo Digital de América Latina y el Caribe (IDD LAC)
- Mauricio Agudelo, Coordinator of the Digital CAF Agenda [Presentation: Spanish]
- Raúl Echeberría, Executive Director, Latin American Internet Association (ALAI)
- Niccolò Comini, Digital Development Specialist, Digital Development Global Practice, World Bank Group: "Scaling up digital innovations for Climate Action" [Presentation: English]
Questions & Answers
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10:30 - 10:45 (CST)
17:30 - 17:45 (CET)
| Short Break
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10:45 - 11:55 (CST)
17:45 - 18:55 (CET)
| Session 2: Maximizing the benefits of digital transformation through achieving net-zero
While the accelerated digital transformation has brought on new opportunity for development, their environmental impacts are often neglected in the discussion. This session will shed light on how the ICT sector can play a key role in advancing sustainability in digital transformation by improving efficiency of ICTs and reaching net-zero within the sector.
Moderator: Barbara Kolm, Director, Austrian Economics Center & Vice President, Austrian National Bank
- George Kamiya, Energy Policy Analyst, IEA: "Digitalisation and clean energy transitions" [Presentation: English]
- Agata Krause, Head of 2030 Agenda and International Relations, Centre for Sustainable Development of Trondheim Kommune: "Towards the Net-Zero City Transition Framework" [Presentation: English]
- Pernilla Bergmark, Principal Researcher ICT Sustainability Impacts, Ericsson: "The collaborative path to a Net Zero ICT sector" [Presentation: English]
- Marina Williams, Sustainable Reporting Specialist, Millicom, Tigo: "Building partnerships for a net-zero future in Latin America" [Presentation: English]
- Romanas Savickas, Senior Advisor, UNEP: "Maximizing the benefits of digital transformation through Data Centres. Integrated Energy Systems and Energy from Data Centres utilization" [Presentation: English]
Questions & Answers
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11:55 - 12:00 (CST)
18:55 - 19:00 (CET)
| Closing Remarks
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