{"id":627,"date":"2023-02-07T16:16:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=627"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:53:29","slug":"digital-transformation-trends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/dt-resource-hub\/digital-transformation-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Transformation Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Digital technologies provide unique capabilities that allows us to create more livable, inclusive and people-centered cities and countries. Digital transformation and the evolution of technologies will bring about more opportunities that can be harnessed. This page comprises the latest information and literature on new emerging and frontier technologies.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to share your latest report with u\u200bs to be included in the Digital Transformation Resource Hub, please cont\u200bact us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:digitaltransformation@itu.int\" target=\"_blank\">digitaltransformation@itu.int<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=496\">Back to the main page of Digital Transformation Resource Hub&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                <div data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4152 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-Transformation-Trends-main-banner--1024x574.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:81% 54%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"81% 54%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-Transformation-Trends-main-banner--1024x574.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-Transformation-Trends-main-banner--300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-Transformation-Trends-main-banner--768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-Transformation-Trends-main-banner--1536x861.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-Transformation-Trends-main-banner--2048x1148.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#1a4c7d\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trends<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                                                <div data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esma.europa.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-01\/ESMA65-955014868-12887_ESMA_Digital_Strategy_2026_-_2028.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESMA Digital Strategy 2026-2028<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; European Securities and Markets Authority <\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deloitte.com\/content\/dam\/assets-zone3\/us\/en\/docs\/services\/consulting\/2026\/state-of-ai-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State of AI in the Enterprise: The untapped edge<\/a> &#8211; Deloitte <\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/sustainable1\/en\/insights\/2026-sustainability-trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S&amp;P Global\u2019s&nbsp;Top 10 Sustainability Trends to Watch in 2026<\/a> &#8211; S&amp;P Global <\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/17799223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEN TC465 Climate-Neutral Smart Cities and Communities<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 StandICT.eu<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/europe-in-the-intelligent-age-from-ideas-to-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe in the Intelligent Age: From Ideas to Action<\/a> &#8211; WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 <\/a>&#8211; WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px;text-transform:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/climate-adaptation-unlocking-value-chains-with-the-power-of-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Adaptation: Unlocking Value Chains with the Power of Technology<\/a> &#8211; WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px;text-transform:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/global-lighthouse-network-the-mindset-shifts-driving-impact-and-scale-in-digital-transformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Lighthouse Network: The Mindset Shifts Driving Impact and Scale in Digital Transformation<\/a> &#8211; WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px;text-transform:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/unlocking-the-social-economy-towards-equity-in-the-green-and-digital-transitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unlocking the Social Economy: Towards Equity in the Green and Digital Transitions<\/a> -WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px;text-transform:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-025-86208-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The impact of platform leadership on employee deviant innovation in digital transformation enterprises<\/a> &#8211; Nature<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/nature-positive-financing-the-transition-in-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature Positive: Financing the Transition in Cities<\/a> &#8211; WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-031-65381-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Directions in Digitalisation<\/a> &#8211; Springer<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/web-publications\/wipo-technology-trends-future-of-transportation\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WIPO Technology Trends: Future of Transportation<\/a> &#8211; WIPO<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/quantum-technologies-key-strategies-and-opportunities-for-ict-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantum Technologies: Key Strategies and Opportunities for ICT Leaders<\/a> &#8211; WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/travel-and-tourism-at-a-turning-point-principles-for-transformative-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel and Tourism at a Turning Point: Principles for Transformative Growth<\/a> &#8211; WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/the-future-of-global-fintech-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Future of Global Fintech: From Rapid Expansion to Sustainable Growth<\/a> &#8211; WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/quantum-technologies-key-strategies-and-opportunities-for-financial-services-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantum Technologies: Key Strategies and Opportunities for Financial Services Leaders<\/a> &#8211; WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openknowledge.worldbank.org\/entities\/publication\/91ff46ae-b151-438f-95d4-3eb41eee9908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance Note on Public Employment Services Digitalization<\/a> &#8211; World Bank Group<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openknowledge.worldbank.org\/entities\/publication\/982e03f5-79ab-4b81-857a-4820f3c4eef7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thailand Economic Monitor, July 2025: Digital Pathways to Growth<\/a> &#8211; IMF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/Publications\/selected-issues-papers\/Issues\/2025\/04\/14\/Embracing-Digitalization-to-Accelerate-Oman-s-Economic-Transformation-Oman-566172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embracing Digitalization to Accelerate Oman&#8217;s Economic Transformation: Oman<\/a> &#8211; IMF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/Publications\/Departmental-Papers-Policy-Papers\/Issues\/2025\/04\/01\/Digital-Transformation-in-the-Gulf-Cooperation-Council-Economies-557187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Transformation in the Gulf Cooperation Council Economies<\/a> &#8211; IMF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/library\/shaping-european-strategy-quantum-technology-main-orientations-and-recommendations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaping a European Strategy in Quantum Technology \u2013 Main Orientations and Recommendations<\/a> \u2013 European Comission<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/top-10-emerging-technologies-of-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2025<\/a> \u2013 WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/rethinking-media-literacy-a-new-ecosystem-model-for-information-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rethinking Media Literacy:&nbsp;A New Ecosystem Model for Information Integrity<\/a> \u2013 WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/op.europa.eu\/en\/web\/eu-law-and-publications\/publication-detail\/-\/publication\/c102236e-66b2-11f0-bf4e-01aa75ed71a1\/language-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Innovation Scoreboard 2025<\/a> \u2013 European Union<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openknowledge.worldbank.org\/entities\/publication\/21bf01bb-fcdf-42cc-b645-f7a438f38a47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disentangling the Key Economic Channels through Which Infrastructure Affects Jobs<\/a> \u2013 World Bank Group<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/tackling-civic-participation-challenges-with-emerging-technologies_ec2ca9a2-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tackling civic participation challenges with emerging technologies<\/a> &#8211; OECD<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/ark:\/48223\/pf0000394338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Teaming artificial intelligence for social good &#8211; The PLAYBOOK<\/a> \u2013 UNESCO<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unctad.org\/publication\/emerging-trends-and-challenges-consumer-product-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emerging trends and challenges in consumer product safety<\/a> \u2013 UNCTAD<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Managing Emerging Critical Risks: Case Studies and Cross-Country Synthesis Report \u2013 OECD<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/how-can-the-digital-transformation-affect-the-net-zero-transition_4ee71f6d-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How can the digital transformation affect the net-zero transition?: A conceptual framework for the &#8220;twin&#8221; transition<\/a> \u2013 OECD<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/policies-for-the-digital-transformation-of-school-education_464dab4d-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Policies for the digital transformation of school education: Evidence from the Policy Survey on School Education in the Digital Age<\/a> &#8211; OECD<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/effectively-managing-investments-in-digital-government_5c324e91-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Effectively Managing Investments in Digital Government: An OECD Policy Framework<\/a> \u2013 OECD<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                <div data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2666449625000805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leverage digital twin for COVID-19 risk assessment in IoT-enhanced hospital pharmacies<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; ScienceDirect <\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/building-urban-resilience-and-climate-adaptation-in-african-small-island-developing-states-after\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Building urban resilience and climate adaptation in African small island developing states after the COVID-19 crisis<\/a> &#8211; UN Habitat<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/assessment-report-of-the-impacts-of-covid-19-and-climate-change-in-vulnerable-urban-communities-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assessment report of the impacts of COVID-19 and climate change in vulnerable urban communities in Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia<\/a> \u2013 UN Habitat<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/learning-from-the-pandemic-recovery-for-a-more-green-and-resilient-future-for-all-cities-and-human\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning from the pandemic recovery for a more green and resilient future for all. Cities and human settlements of Small Island Developing States<\/a>  \u2013 UN Habitat<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/urban-rural-linkages-and-global-pandemic-disruptions-in-africa-impacts-on-mobility-spatial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urban-Rural Linkages and Global Pandemic Disruptions in Africa Impacts on Mobility, Spatial Interaction and Food Systems in Cameroon, Kenya, Niger State (Nigeria), Senegal and Zimbabwe<\/a> \u2013 UN Habitat<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2666660X25000015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable smart city and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A review<\/a> \u2013 Science Direct<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opg.optica.org\/jocn\/fulltext.cfm?uri=jocn-17-3-221&amp;id=568616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optical-access networks for smart sustainable cities: from network architecture to fiber deployment<\/a> \u2013 Optical publishing group<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                                                <div data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4030 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Appication-1024x576.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Appication-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Appication-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Appication-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Appication-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Appication-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#80706c\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Smart sustainable cities&#8217; response to COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                <div data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-large-font-size\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4154 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-health-1024x512.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:70% 69%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"70% 69%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-health-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-health-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-health-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-health-1536x768.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Digital-health-2048x1024.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Digital health\u200b <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                                                <div data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.weforum.org\/docs\/WEF_A_New_Era_for_Digital_Health_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A&nbsp;New Era for Digital Health: Abu Dhabi\u2019s Leap to Health Intelligence<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; World Economic Forum <\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/mhi\/our-insights\/from-potential-to-practical-fueling-performance-with-proven-workplace-health-interventions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From potential to practical: Fueling performance with proven workplace health interventions<\/a> &#8211; McKinsey Health Institute <\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openknowledge.worldbank.org\/entities\/publication\/54d42cb9-ff2c-4a47-b45a-c4d436d28cf9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transforming Health Care in Lesotho: Using Digital Health to Overcome Health System Challenges<\/a> &#8211; World Bank Group<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/prescription-for-change-policy-recommendations-for-women-s-health-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prescription for Change: Policy Recommendations for Women\u2019s Health Research <\/a>\u2013 WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/earning-trust-for-ai-in-health-a-collaborative-path-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earning Trust for AI in Health: A Collaborative Path Forward<\/a> \u2013 WEF<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789290221104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Informing Public Health Decision-Making with Multisource Collaborative Surveillance: A Step-by-Step Approach<\/a> \u2013 WHO<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/library\/digital-decade-2025-ehealth-indicator-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Decade 2025: eHealth Indicator Study<\/a> \u2013 European Commission<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/best-practice-in-institutionalising-health-accounts_cf997130-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Practice in Institutionalising Health Accounts: Learning from Experiences in 13 OECD Countries<\/a> \u2013 OECD<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/institutionalising-health-accounts-in-brazil_b6d405f9-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institutionalising Health Accounts in Brazil: A Review of Methods, Data and Policy Relevance<\/a> \u2013 OECD<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/does-healthcare-deliver_c8af05a5-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Does Healthcare Deliver?: Results from the Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS)<\/a> \u2013 OECD<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/from-playgrounds-to-platforms-childhood-in-the-digital-age_a2c18146-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From playgrounds to platforms &#8211; childhood in the digital age<\/a> \u2013 OECD<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/towards-identifying-good-practices-in-the-assessment-of-digital-medical-devices_b485ee1f-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Towards identifying good practices in the assessment of digital medical devices: Insights from several OECD countries<\/a> &#8211; OECD<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/digital-transformation-trends-more-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u200b\u200bMore res\u200bources from previous years&nbsp;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":496,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-627","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/627\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}