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Digital Transformation Dialogues (DTD)
Road to WTSA-24
The Digital Transformation Dialogues (DTD) provide an avenue for disseminating knowledge and expanding our understanding about the rapidly evolving landscape of emerging technologies and technical standardization across different fields.
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Digital Transformation Webinars cover topics ranging from Internet of Things (IoT), digital twin, metaverse, brain computer interface, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) to data analytics, while delving into how we can harness the power of digital technologies to drive positive change and deliver sustainable value in the digital era to support the next digital wave.
Fireside Chats serve as a platform for industry experts, thought leaders, and professionals to share their expertise on leveraging digital technologies across different verticals including smart cities, transport, health, cybersecurity and sustainability to engage a diverse audience and explore the possibilities and challenges of the ever expanding digital landscape.
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Ask the expert: ITU-T Standard in Focus Sessions will help participants gain valuable insights into the vast ITU-T standardization hemisphere, while putting the spotlight on relevant best practices and emerging trends to facilitate informed decision-making in the quest for digital transformation.
Gateway to digital transformation is now at your fingertips!!
Come and contribute to the multifaceted digital transformation journey by joining us as a sponsor.
Please contact digitaltransformation@itu.int for more information.
Upcoming Sessions
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17 September 2024
Fireside chat
Less Power, Less Cost, More Impact – Tiny Machine Learning and Edge Artificial Intelligence To The Rescue
Organizer: ITU
Time: 17 September 2024, 15:00 – 16:00 CEST
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31 October 2024
Webinar
City Horizons: Celebrating World Cities Day and Shaping Urban Futures
Co-organizers: ITU and Global Cities Hub
Time: 31 October 2024, 14:00 – 15:00 CEST
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05 November 2024
Ask the Expert Session
Smart Submarine Cables: The future of disaster management
Organizer: ITU
Time: 05 November 2024, 14:00-14:40 CEST
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28 November 2024
Fireside chat
Quantum Leaps: Pioneering the Future with Quantum Computing
Organizer: ITU
Time: 28 November 2024, 14:00 – 14:30 CET
Past Sessions
2024 Episodes
Fireside Chats:
- Ethical Horizons: Navigating Responsible AI in the Digital Landscape (16 April 2024)
- Beyond Boundaries: Revolutionizing Banking through Digital Transformation (14 March 2024)
- Prospects for Surgical Advances (18 January 2024)
Ask the Expert Sessions
- Exploring DLT Beyond Cryptocurrency: Applications and Opportunities (23 July 2024)
- Rester connecté: Explorer l’itinérance mobile internationale (27 June 2024)
- Assessing the circularity of ICT goods (22 May 2024)
- Breaking barriers in the metaverse: Improving accessibility (25 April 2024)
- Guardians of Authenticity: Battling Counterfeiting (28 March 2024)
- Urban Intelligence Unveiled: AI Principles for Smart Cities (21 February 2024)
- Digital twin for smart cities (30 January 2024)
Webinars
- Greening the Future: Navigating Digital Transformation for Land Restoration (5 June 2024)
- Connected Communities: Harnessing the Power of Digital Public Infrastructure (21 May 2024)
- UN 2.0 Week Side event on Harnessing the metaverse and virtual worlds for global impact (26 April 2024)
- Metaverso 360°: Explorando la Accesibilidad, la Inclusión y los Derechos Humanos en Dominicana Innova (22 April 2024)
- Immersive Inclusivity: Enhancing Virtual Worlds with Accessibility (2 April 2024)
- Unleashing the Power of Digital Water Solutions: Exploring the flow of emerging technologies (22 March 2024)
- Future of real-love in the virtual world: The Perfect Date (14 February 2024)
2023 Episodes
Read the key highlights of Episode 21-39 of the Webinar Series on Digital Transformation in the Outcome Document Here.
- Episode #39: The Interplay Between Human Rights and Technology
- Episode #38: Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Invest NYC SDG Initiative
- Episode #37: Digital Transformation in the Pharma Industry
- Episode #36: World Cities Day: Digital Transformation for a better urban life
- Episode #35: How to successfully develop People-Centred citiverse?
- Episode #34: What is a citiverse ? And how can it contribute to sustainable city development?
- Episode #33: Disaster risk reduction in the digital transformation age: Leveraging emerging technologies
- Episode #32: “Fashioning” the Metaverse to Accelerate Digital Transformation: What has gone out of style
- Episode #31: Digital Tourism: Bridging the gap between communities and destinations
- Episode #30: ChatGPT: Risks and Rewards of Generative AI in Cities
- Episode #29: Decade of Healthy Aging: Role of Digital Technologies
- Episode #28: Digital transformation and Ethical use of technology for animals
- Episode #27: Digital transformation of testing: federated testbeds as a service
- Episode #26: Digital transformation of mobility: Paving the way for road safety
- Episode #25: STI Forum Side event on Leveraging the metaverse in cities to
achieve the SDGs - Episode #24: STI Forum Side event on Building back smarter and more sustainable cities through the United for Smart Sustainable Cities Initiative
- Episode #23: STI Forum Side event on Building the pathway to sustainable
digital transformation - Episode #22: Digital water in smart sustainable cities
- Episode #21: Digital Agriculture: Driving Digital Transformation for Food Security
2022 Episodes
Read the Key Highlights from the 2022 Webinar Series on Digital Transformation in the Outcome Document Here.
- Episode 20: A one-of-a-kind platform for digital transformation: the U4SSC Austrian Country Hub
- Episode 19: Tourism in smart cities:Reimagining the road to digital tourism
- Episode 18: Cities in the age of artificial intelligence: How to leverage technology for digital transformation
- Episode 17: Emergency responses in smart cities: Driving resilience in the post-pandemic era
- Episode 16: Procurement for Smart and Sustainable Cities: Innovative mechanisms for Digital Transformation
- Episode 15: Smart city platforms for an integrated management in smart sustainable cities
- Episode 14: Accelerating agricultural digital transformation through AI and IoT
- Episode 13: Architecting the Web of Things
2021 Episodes
Read the Key Highlights from the 2021 Webinar Series on Digital Transformation in the Outcome Document Here.
- Episode 12: Interoperability of IoT and satellite data for Earth observation supporting sustainable development
- Episode 11: Blockchain-based data management for supporting Internet of things and smart cities and communities
- Episode 10: The role of digital technologies on aging and health
- Episode 9: Addressing the Security Risks of Digital Transformation on IoT
- Episode 8: Network capabilities and emerging technologies to support IoT-enabled verticals
- Episode 7: Crowdsourced Systems: A people-led paradigm
- Episode 6: Smart City Platforms
- Episode 5: Smart sustainable cities maturity model and impact assessment
- Episode 4: Smart Cities: a step towards digital transformation in Latin America
- Episode 3: Smart sustainable city architectures: challenges and opportunities
- Episode 2: IoT-based automotive emergency response system
- Episode 1: Digital twins in cities
Uninterrupted Insights on digital transformation
Why limit impactful discussions to just one event? Our commitment to digital transformation extends throughout the year, ensuring a continuous dialogue on pressing global challenges and the role of digital transformation in overcoming them. Register for our Digital Transformation Webinars and engage in year-round events dedicated to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Breaking the barriers and connecting the unconnected
Elevate your understanding, broaden your network, and be part of our digital transformation community. Stay connected, and join the movement for a more sustainable and digitally empowered world through our digital transformation webinars, fireside chats and ask the expert sessions.
Join the digital revolution!
Together, lets transform ideas into actions for a better, more sustainable tomorrow through #digitaltransformation.
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Meet the Speakers
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Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations in New York
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Director
Austrian Economics Center
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Deputy Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York
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Chief Executive Officer, Digital Public Goods Alliance Secretariat
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Municipal President of Querétaro
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Secretary General, WeGO
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Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Axis Bank
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Secretaria Ejecutiva
COMTELCA
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Co-Founder and CEO Wildlife SOS
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CEO and Founder
The Metaverse Institute
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Senior Futurist & Head of Innovation and Technology, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
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CEO & Founder, Digital Fashion Week
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Head of the Craniofacial Surgery Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), United Kingdom
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Professor and Director, DCentral Lab
Instituto Superior Técnico
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Senior Vice-President, Intelligent Convergence Research Lab
ETRI
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this Digital Transformation Dialogues are those of the panelists and do not reflect the official policy or position of the ITU.