Overview

Based on the principles of inclusion, partnership, and SDG-focused digital development, the Coalition recognizes that progress can only be achieved through multistakeholder collaboration and a holistic approach to pledging and the mobilization of resources for connecting those who are still offline.

In March 2022, the Coalition officially launched its online pledging platform, a virtual space where all pledgers and members of the P2C community can register their commitments towards universal meaningful connectivity and sustainable digital transformation.

In addition to the online platform, a framework for pledging was set out which detailed:

• the criteria for a strong pledge submission
• the types of pledges that can be submitted
• the types of entities that can submit a pledge.

In parallel, the Partner2Connect Secretariat established a thorough validation process under which the legitimacy of each pledge and its adherence to the above-mentioned conditions could be verified.

Further to submitting or editing a pledge, the platform provides everyone with the possibility to explore all pledges in an open and easily accessible way. With the use of interactive dashboards, anyone can get immediate and real-time access to aggregated (or disaggregated) information about the pledges submitted and use different criteria for searching and analysing the pledges.

By 18 November 2022, a total of 552 pledges worth USD 29.74 billion coming from 263 entities representing 115 countries had been submitted to the P2C platform. The estimated cumulative number of people benefiting from these pledges is 10.2 billion.