Cross-Cutting Session on Digitalization:
Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development Goals in the Wake of COVID-19
15 March 2021 | Virtual Meeting
[10:00-10:20]
| Welcome and opening remarks - Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of the International telecommunication Union (ITU) Office for Europe
- Ms. Elisabeth Tuerk, Director of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- Mr. Francisco André, Co-Chair of the RFSD 2021, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Portugal
- Ms. Gwi Yeop Son, Regional Director of Development Coordination Office
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[10:20 – 10:25]
| Keynote
Speech
- Ms. Valeryia Ionan, Deputy Minister in European
integration of Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
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[10:25-10:30]
| Youth Speech
- Mr. Daniel Kalemi
(Albania), Youth Envoy – Generation Connect - Europe Youth Group (CG-EUR): Presentation
of the project / Declaration to Member States
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[10:30 – 11:10]
| Topic 1: Ensuring universal digital inclusion
Setting the context: Bridging digital divides in the times of COVID-19, ensuring universal meaningful connectivity. - Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of ITU Office for Europe
Ensuring the participation of girls and women in digital sector and its dynamics, and the women's participation in the digital world; with a special focus on the repercussion of COVID-19 for women and girls in digital space. (UNIDO, UN Women) - Ms. Oxana Kukharchuk, Board member of “Element", Private Sector, Russia [Policy Action]
- Ms. Nino Enukidze, Rector of Business and Technology University, Georgia. [Policy Action]
Creating a safe and empowering cyberspace for children and the youth through capacity building, skills development and the adoption of a multi-stakeholder approach to address the new challenges related to the current global pandemic.
- Ms. Vilma Tomco, Director General of the National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security Council of Ministers of Albania [Policy Action]
Questions and answers
Moderator: Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of ITU Office for Europe
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[11:10 – 11:50]
| Topic 2: Accelerating the digitalization of services Highlighting the emerging role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as an engine for agriculture development in Europe and Central Asia. - Ms. Eszter Varga, Senior Researcher at Institute of Agricultural Economics of Hungary [Policy Action]
- Ms. Sophie Treinen, Information and Knowledge Management for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia [Policy Action]
Open data policy towards the benefit of the society: Ensuring a climate resilient recovery from COVID-19 - Mr. Milan Dacic, Representative for Europe at World Meteorological Organization (WMO) [Policy Action]
Strengthening the national capacities in implementing mobile health in the European region and developing solutions to manage the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Prof. Isaac Túnez, General Secretary for Research, Development and Innovation of the Regional Ministry of Health and Families of Andalusia [Policy Action]
- Mr. Stefano Quintarelli, Chair of the Adivsory Group for Advanced Technologies in Trade and Logistics of the UN-CEFACT [Policy Action]
Questions and answers
Co-moderators:
- Ms. Sophie Treinen, Information and Knowledge Management for the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia [Policy Action]
- Mr. Clayton Hamilton, Coordinator, Digital Health Flagship Division of Country Health Policies and Systems World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe
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[11:50– 12:25]
| Topic 3: Creating an enabling environment for digital trade
Strengthening sustainable trade through ICTs to promote inclusive, transparent and traceable value chains.
Underscoring the importance of ICTs in pursuing trade-related environmental objectives following. - Ms. Haruko Okusu: Chief of Section – CITES Programme Management [Policy Action]
- Ms. Maria Cardenas Fischer, Senior Programme Management Officer at the Basel Convention [Policy Action]
Spotlighting the importance of new technologies to support trade and trade facilitation for more resilient and responsive economies in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Ambassador Vuk Zugic – Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities [Policy Action]
Questions and answers
Moderator: Ms. Elisabeth Tuerk, Director of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Division of the UNECE
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[12:25 – 12:30]
| Closing remarks:
- Ms. Natalia Mochu, Head of ITU Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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