The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) are hosting SDG Digital, a high-level event at UN Headquarters on Sunday, 17 September, showcasing the role of digital to accelerate achievement of the 17 UN Sustainable Goals by 2030.
SDG Digital is part of the UN's SDG Action Weekend, a series of events focused on bringing solutions for the SDGs to scale – including through the UN's High Impact Initiatives such as digital public infrastructure.
As part of SDG Digital, partners will launch the SDG Digital Acceleration Agenda, a global analysis of the connections between digital technologies and sustainable development. The agenda highlights how safe, inclusive and scalable digital solutions can serve the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It also provides guidance to governments and prompts joint action and diverse financing for their digital transformation journey.
What: SDG Digital
When: 17 September at 10:00-16:30 EDT
Link to join SDG Digital on UN Web TV: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nbt7z4ed
Related SDG Digital activities include:
- Release of the SDG Digital Acceleration Agenda.
- Announcement of new pledges and commitments for universal meaningful connectivity under the umbrella of the
Partner2Connect Digital Coalition.
- Launch of 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.
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About ITU
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), driving innovation in ICTs together with 193 Member States and a membership of over 900 companies, universities, and international and regional organizations. Established over 150 years ago, ITU is the intergovernmental body responsible for coordinating the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoting international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, improving communication infrastructure in the developing world, and establishing the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems. From broadband networks to cutting-edge wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation, radio astronomy, oceanographic and satellite-based earth monitoring as well as converging fixed-mobile phone, Internet and broadcasting technologies, ITU is committed to connecting the world. For more information, visit:
www.itu.int
