Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance - Power Session


ITU

Session 394

Thursday, 16 March 2023 17:00–17:45 (UTC+01:00) Room 11+12, CICG, 2nd Floor Thematic Workshop

Closing the Digital Innovation Gap

Countries can benefit from cutting-edge approaches to digital innovation, which entail developing locally appropriate capabilities through experimentation and flagship initiatives to nurture an enabling digital environment.

The new Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development initiated  will build critical local enablers to lead in the changing digital environment. The Alliance will fast-track five strategic objectives to accelerate countries’ journey towards an innovation-driven digital economy.

The Alliance will help strengthen countries’ capabilities to integrate ICT innovation into national development
agendas and build human and institutional capabilities at the country level where it is most relevant and sustainable.

This session will introduce the Innovation and Entrepreneurship and will serve as an inspirational session to discuss the what, why and how of the Alliance.  This will be followed by a Q&A from the audience about the Alliance.

 


Mr. Ahmed Riad
Mr. Ahmed Riad Senior Director, Strategy and Industry Development Huawei

Ms. Bikmurzina
Ms. Bikmurzina Senior Project Evangelist Innovation and Digital Development Agency, Azerbaijan

Mr. Mohamed Ba
Mr. Mohamed Ba Innovation Programme Lead ITU Moderator

Ms. Youlia Lozanova,
Ms. Youlia Lozanova, Senior Policy Coordinator ITU

Dr. Abdulkarim Oloyede
Dr. Abdulkarim Oloyede Academic University of Ilorin, Nigeria

Mr. José Ricardo Díaz Ardila
Mr. José Ricardo Díaz Ardila Tourism Specialist UNWTO

Topics
Digital Economy Digital Inclusion Digital Transformation
WSIS Action Lines
  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C2 logo C2. Information and communication infrastructure
  • AL C3 logo C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4 logo C4. Capacity building
  • AL C6 logo C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 8 logo Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
  • Goal 9 logo Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
  • Goal 17 logo Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development