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Priorities for Youth in the Digital World: Jobs and Education. May 16 and 17, 2024. Santiago, Chile

Watch the event's recording here

May 16: 09:00-18:00
May 17: 10:00-12:00
(local time in Santiago, Chile )

ABOUT

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Descubreme Foundation and the World Bank, held the Subregional Seminar "Priorities for Youth in the Digital World: Employment and Education" on 16 and 17 May, 2024, in Santiago, Chile. The event took place in person and in Spanish at Dag Hammarskjold 3177, Vitacura.

On the second day of the event, a celebration was held for the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD), under the theme "Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development". The goal was to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices in innovation, entrepreneurship, and skills development as tools for meaningful youth participation in the digital economy.

PURPOSE

The main objective of this Seminar was to strengthen dialogue and cooperation on digital inclusion, digital jobs, and the development of digital skills for youth. Within the context of meaningful universal connectivity, the seminar explored challenges and opportunities for the educational and socio-economic integration of all young people and their empowerment through information and communication technologies (ICTs). Likewise, this event sought to create a space for intergenerational dialogue on closing digital gaps for vulnerable youth, with particular emphasis on young women, youth with disabilities, and youth from indigenous, rural, and remote communities, in efforts to leave no one behind in the digital world.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The event was aimed at youth from Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as well as leaders, policy-makers, and decision-makers in the ICT, Education, and Labor sectors. Academia, as well as other educational institutions and digital training programs, national and regional youth organizations, particularly those focusing on vulnerable youth, funding agencies and donors for development projects and initiatives (SDGs), and other stakeholders, including the private sector and the third sector, are invited to participate and contribute.