BDT Director's Corner: Activities

​On the sidelines of the sixth EU-AU summit, the African Union, European Union and United Nations held a side event on ''The Open Internet for Inclusive and Resilient Human-Centered Digital Partnerships.'' While delivering remarks to the event, BDT Director Doreen Bogdan-Martin noted that summit comes at a time when the importance of connectivity has never been so evident.

She observed that Africa and Europe both have much to gain from nurturing each other's growth and prosperity, and added that ''digital development is not merely the foundation on which that prosperity will be built– it will serve as an engine that powers rapid and ongoing social and economic transformation.''

Ms Bogdan-Martin conveyed to delegates that ITU and the broader UN family ''look forward to working even more proactively and productively alongside all of you, to build the digital bridges that will, at long last, put opportunity in the hands of all.''​

Read the Director's full remarks here.