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Towards Digital Transformation in 2020
Theory of Change to Communicate Results

In the quest to build a work programme for 2020 that places great importance on ensuring that
our activities, projects and regional initiatives around the world are implemented in the most
efficient way possible and with tangible, measurable results that make impact, we have developed
a theory of change for each of BDT’s thematic priorities. The theories will guide BDT’s work to
advance meaningful connectivity and define the operational plan in 2020.

With a people-centric, participatory approach, impact pathways have been developed in
conjunction with each theory of change. The impact pathways identify operational risks and
assumptions and includes a description of target populations, intended outcomes, outputs,
indicators and results. The theories and the impact pathways will provide a complete framework to
understand impact, how it creates value and how it can use data to improve the services we deliver to
improve people’s lives around the world.

Partnerships for Impact: Digital Skills for Youth
Globally, 1 in every 3 unemployed people are aged between 15 and 24 years and 1 in every 5 youth are
neither employed or in education or training. In support of the Global Initiative on Decent jobs for youth,
ITU, as the UN leading agency in the ICT thematic area, jointly with ILO, launched the Digital Skills for Jobs
Campaign aiming at incentivising stakeholders and training providers to equip 5 million young people with
job-ready transferable digital skills by 2030. As a result of our strong engagement and awareness raised, in
2019 the Digital Skills for Jobs Campaign exceeded its target achieving commitments for over 15 million
young people, to be trained with job-ready, transferable digital skills by 2030. These commitments are done
from various stakeholders, from private and public including governments from Bangladesh, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Pakistan and Thailand.

Willing to provide concrete guidelines and support to this global effort, ITU also developed a Digital Skills
Toolkit, a knowledge resource that provides policymakers and interested stakeholders with practical
information, examples, and step-by-step guidance to develop national digital skills policies and strategies
and thus ensure that young people, regardless their gender or ability are equipped with the necessary
digital skills to be part of the digital economy.

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