Fostering ICT-Centric Innovation Culture to Accelerate Achievement of SDGs
International Telecommunication Union
Session 169
Innovation Track
Innovation has been recognized as an essential development instrument underlining the social and economic challenges and steering global concerns for policy makers, change makers and citizens. Innovation is also a crucial accelerator of digital transformation building an equality-based society and generating economic growth. However, innovation is a mindset where stakeholders, innovators and the people supporting, need to explore new approaches that are evidence informed, collaborative and sustainable. To accelerate achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, identifying best practices in nurturing ICT centric innovations is essential to help organizations and innovators address opportunities in the digital economy. This session will highlight the challenging as well as successful measures taken by stakeholders including international entities and UN family to successfully drive innovation and organizational transformation to accelerate achievement of socio-economic needs through ICTs. This session will answer the following questions:
- How UN system fosters culture of innovation internally and externally in context of SDGs?
- What are the mechanisms fostering implementation of innovative solutions for SDGs?
- Are there good practices that should be amplified or some practices that should be avoided?
Moderator
Mr. Mohamed Ba, Head, Innovation Division, BDT, ITU
Speakers/Panellists
Ms. Amy Rhoades, Community Engagement Programme Manager, Media & Communications Division, International Organization for Migration, Switzerland
Mr. N M Zeaul Alam, Honorable Secretary, Secretary of Information & Communication Technology Division, a2i
Dr. Suddha Chakravartti, Head of Research, EU Business School, Switzerland
Mr. Pradeep Kakkattil, Director of Office of Innovation, UNAIDS
Mr. G. Anthony Giannoumis, Professor, Researcher in Oslomet
Session's link to WSIS Action Lines
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C4. Capacity building
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C7. ICT Applications: E-environment
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C11. International and regional cooperation
Session's link to Sustainable Development Process
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Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
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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
