SDG Digital unlocks commitments for a brighter future

Leading global voices gathered at United Nations Headquarters to showcase digital solutions, announce new commitments, and take on the challenges of building a digital future for all. SDG Digital 2024 – organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) – underscored the promise of digital technologies to accelerate progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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“A momentous day for digital”

ITU congratulates UN Member States on the adoption of the package of outcome documents for the Summit of the Future: The Pact for the Future, the Declaration on Future Generations and the Global Digital Compact.

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Digital solutions for everyone, everywhere

SDG Digital GameChangers

An expert jury selected outstanding innovators from around the world for strengthening people, planet, prosperity and peace.

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Expanding the family

Palau welcomed as 194th Member State

ITU’s newest member adds to the voices of small islands, the Pacific, and developing countries on the global digital future.

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Digital development priorities

Greater global digital cooperation needed

The Broadband Commission urged governments, industry, academia and civil society to collaborate to support the implementation of the UN Global Digital Compact.

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ITU Digital Skills Forum

Technology leaders addressed the need for increased action to ensure that individuals everywhere can fully unlock the benefits of today's technologies.

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More SDG Digital 2024 highlights

Exemplifying innovation

UN agencies and others in the SDG Digital Advisory Group put forward innovative solutions to step up sustainable development. Check out their posts on our news blog:

• The UN Financial Gateway, a platform developed by UNHCR, facilitates financial transactions for refugees and could enable potential efficiency gains of up to USD?60?million per year.
• WIPO’s Technology and Innovation Support Centers help local entrepreneurs obtain patent protection and assist them with searching over 100?million patent applications from around the world.
• DCO’s new Digital Economy Navigator launched at SDG Digital on 21?September enables countries to better navigate their paths to digital economy maturity.
• A UN Women project, Buy from Women, focuses on enhancing digital inclusion for rural women in Liberia.
• The AI-driven UNODC-INEGI Saving Life 911 platform flags violence against women in emergency calls in Mexico.
• WHO’s Global Digital Health Certification Network eases border crossings, protects privacy, and facilitates health monitoring.
• Women in Digital Business, an initiative by Microsoft Philanthropies with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and ICTILO (the International Training Centre of the ILO), supports women as digital entrepreneurs.

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ITU Journal explores intelligent tech ?

The latest issue shares research on innovations for future networking and distributed systems, from bandwidth-efficient data transmission to analysing air quality.

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Global Standards Symposium 2024

The ITU standardization community encourages you to participate in New Delhi or online on 14 October – also known as World Standards Day.

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Symposium sessions will set the scene for ITU’s World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-24) between 15 and 26 October.

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Upcoming

26 September

• World Maritime Day promotes safety and sustainability at sea. This year’s theme is: Navigating the Future: Safety First!

27 September

• Final day to register for How to build and implement an inclusive data governance framework, a two-week blended course by UNDP with support from Global Gateway

29 September

• Final day to register for Fundamentals on e-waste policy and the role of producers, a one-week face-to-face course by ITU with support from Global Gateway

1 October

• Final day to register for Causes and consequences of the digital divide, a six-week online instructor-led course by UNU-Merit, and ITU Academy Training Centre, with support from Global Gateway

7 October

Final day to register for Information society principles: towards e-governance, a one-week face-to-face course by TalTech, an ITU Academy Training Centre, with supportfrom Global Gateway