Road-testing Governance models with the Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation
Secretariat for the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation
Session 149
The High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation was convened by the Secretary General of the UN with a mandate to advance recommendations for strengthening cooperation in the digital age. Join the Panel in this workshop to road-test the draft proposals for cooperation mechanisms -- or governance models -- which can assist actors to amplify the benefits and reduce the risks of digitization.
Moderator
Ms. Isabel de Sola, Senior Advisor, Secretariat for the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation
Speakers/Panellists
Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, Co-lead of the Secretariat for the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation
Session's link to WSIS Action Lines
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C1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
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C11. International and regional cooperation
This session considers HOW stakeholders can work more effectively together and organize themselves in order to amplify the benefits and reduce the risks of digitization.
Session's link to Sustainable Development Process
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Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
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Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
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Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Digital cooperation will be at the heart of how ICTs deliver on their promise for the SDGs. It is also urgent to consider how cooperation can reign in or reduce the risks of some of the unintended consequences of digitization.