ITU Newsletter - 20 September 2023

SDG Digital: New commitments to accelerate progress for all

Safe and inclusive digital solutions can drive faster progress towards all 17?of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. During the UN’s SDG Action Weekend, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) brought partners together to present?how.

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17?Goals. 17?Solutions. 2.6?billion reasons.

In the ECOSOC Chamber at UN Headquarters, ITU Secretary-General Doreen?Bogdan?Martin and UNDP Administrator Achim?Steiner called for game-changing investments to expand connectivity and achieve the 17?Global Goals.

And check out ITU’s 17?September press release .

SDG Digital Acceleration Agenda

Digital technologies can accelerate progress on 70?per?cent of the 169?targets under the SDGs.

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#SDGdigital

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Digital takes the stage

Digital Public Infrastructure

The new UN High-Impact Initiative seeks to minimize digital risks and maximize opportunities to accelerate SDG?progress.

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Changing the game

SDG Digital: Real-world solutions

Exemplary digital projects highlight proven ways to step?up?progress.

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Why SDG Digital matters

Thanks to all our supporters who made it?possible.

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Upcoming

20 September

• Climate Ambition Summit , UN Headquarters, New?York

• Early Warnings for All panel discussion co-hosted by ITU and DLA Piper (New?York)

25-29 September

• Subregional Cyberdrill for Americas (Santiago,?Chile)

• 3rd Inter-regional Workshop for WRC?23 Preparation (Geneva,?Switzerland)

28 September

• World Maritime Day – celebrating "MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes?on "

3-5 October

• ITU Regional Development Forum for Africa (Addis?Ababa,?Ethiopia)