The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) are hosting SDG Digital, a high-level event at UN Headquarters on Sunday, 17 September, showcasing the role of digital to accelerate achievement of the 17 UN Sustainable Goals by 2030.
SDG Digital is part of the UN's SDG Action Weekend, a series of events focused on bringing solutions for the SDGs to scale - including through the UN's High Impact Initiatives such as digital public infrastructure.
As part of SDG Digital, partners will launch the SDG Digital Acceleration Agenda, a global analysis of the connections between digital technologies and sustainable development. The agenda highlights how safe, inclusive and scalable digital solutions can serve the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It also provides guidance to governments and prompts joint action and diverse financing for their digital transformation journey.
What: SDG Digital
When: 17 September at 10:00-16:30 EDT
Link to join SDG Digital on UN Web TV: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nbt7z4ed
Related SDG Digital activities include:
- Release of the SDG Digital Acceleration Agenda.
- Announcement of new pledges and commitments for universal meaningful connectivity under the umbrella of the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition.
- Launch of UN Secretary-General's High Impact Initiative on Digital Public Infrastructure, one of 12 High Impact Initiatives that the UN system is mobilizing in advance of the SDG Summit.
Media resources:
- SDG Digital website: www.itu.int/SDGdigital
- SDG Digital assets/digital media kit: https://trello.com/b/HLAq6Cd5/sdg-digital
- UNGA78 media info: https://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/unga.shtml
