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Scaling up Digital Innovations through South-South and Triangular Cooperation

Project No 9GLO21113
Title Scaling up Digital Innovations through South-South and Triangular Cooperation
Description

The Digital Innovation Challenge in Response to COVID-19, supported by UNOSSC and ITU, will help identify innovative digital solutions which can offer countries, societies, communities and institutions from the Global South to deal with the cascading effects of the pandemic – across governance, economy, social sectors and well-being – and contribute to the organizations respective focus on South-South Cooperation and digital technologies. The project will leverage ITU innovation challenges, global innovation forum and sustainable ecosystem development and trainings and UNOSSC’s Global South-South Development Centre (GSSDC) Network institutions, expertise and capacity development opportunities, to deliver on the desired outcome.

Area of Action Digital Inclusion
Innovation
Status Implemented
Time Frame From 1/2/2021 To 31/12/2022
Implementing Agency International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Cooperation Agency United Nations Development Programme through United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (
Financial Scale (CHF) 100'000 - 500'000
Achievements This part is under preparation.