UN Digital Transformation Group for Europe and Central Asia
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) form the backbone of today's digital economy and have enormous potential to fast forward progress on the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to improve people's lives in fundamental ways. Emerging technologies like 5G, Big Data, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, together with high-speed broadband connectivity, create new avenues for addressing global challenges in the fields of education, employment, health, agriculture, inequalities, climate change, governance and many more.
Taking into account the reach of initiatives related to ICTs for achieving the SDGs, and the great potential of synergies that might result from joint actions, strengthened regional cooperation of the UN system in the field of digital transformation is of great value. The UN Digital Transformation Group for Europe and Central Asia (UNDTG4ECA) seeks to deliver a one “UN response” to the cross-cutting priority of fostering digital transformation and ICTs development in the Europe and Asia regions, through the adoption of a multi-agency and multi-stakeholder approach and the implementation of initiatives and projects to achieve remarkable advancements in the digital sector.
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PARTICIPATING UN ORGANIZATIONS
CO-CHAIRS:
ITU and UNECE
FAO, IFAD, ILO, IOM, ITU, UNDP, UNECE, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UN Habitat, UNICEF, UNIDO, UN Women, UN WTO, WHO, WIPO, WMO.
ITU
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Cooperation and collaboration
Facilitate cooperation and collaboration between different UN agencies in the field of digital transformation, realizing synergies among related areas of work and contributing to relevant platforms, processes, conferences, etc.
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Support to the UN Country Teams
Promote coordinated UN support to member States in their implementation of the 2030 Agenda through ICTs, while providing support to the UN Country Teams (UNCTs) on digital transformation issues.
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Information sharing on activities of the UN System
Strengthen information sharing on activities of the UN System in Europe and Central Asia in the field of digital transformation and their impact on advancing the SDGs.
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Issue-based Coalitions
Provide support to the work of the Issue-based Coalitions of the UN System for Europe and Central Asia, with focus on digital transformation, while keeping track and providing regular updates on the information of new technologies and trends which may be utilized as SDG enablers and accelerators.
SERVICES
Facilitate cooperation and collaboration between different UN agencies in the field of digital transformation, realizing synergies among related areas of work and contributing to the relevant platforms, processes, conferences, etc.
Promote and provide coordinated UN support to the Member States in their implementation of the 2030 Agenda through ICTs, while providing support to the UN Country Teams (UNCTs) on digital transformation issues, with support including the provision of regional policy guidance; organization of training and webinars covering digital-related topics; as well as fostering achievement of ICT related objectives.
Strengthening the promotion and sharing of information on activities of the UN System in Europe and Central Asia in the field of digital transformation; participation in - and organization of - UN System events; elaboration and dissemination of a joint stocktaking report on ICT related initiatives at the regional and national levels; creation of a repository to collect relevant knowledge products; as well as all of their impacts on advancing achievement of the SDGs.
Provide support to the work of the Issue-Based Coalitions and Regional Knowledge Hubs of the UN System for Europe and Central Asia, with a focus on digital transformation, while keeping track and sharing updates on the information of new technologies and trends which may be utilized as SDG enablers and accelerators.
ITU Office for Europe: eurregion(@)itu.int
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Africa
Opportunities-/Issue-based Coalition on Leveraging new technologies and enabling digital transitions for inclusive growth and development