• Welcome to the session
• Overview of ITU / UNIDO collaboration and the signing of the Joint Declaration
• Plans going forward​

• Benefits of technology for developing countries
• Connecting the unconnected,  "digital divide" and poverty between and within countries
• How connectivity is transforming the developing world:  from e-commerce to technology development for the fourth Industrial Revolution.
• Conditions required for structural transformation and technological change
• Increased income inequalities associated with technological innovations if the appropriate policies are not implemented.
• Broadband Infrastructure
• SMEs and standards

​Timings :  11.00 - 12.00 
Session type - Panel Discussion Moderation:​

  Participants:

Moderator: Frank Van Rompaey, UNIDO Representative in Geneva

• Ms. Ratika Jain, Executive Director of Manufacturing at the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)​
• Prof. Sami Haddadin, Professor and Director of the Institute of Automatic Control at Leibniz University
• Mr. Sebastián Díaz, Mesa CMO of public accelerator of Start-Up Chile

• The importance and role of a coherent strategy leading to preparedness for Industry 4.0;
• Policy challenges related to the adoption of Industry 4.0;
• The impact of Industry 4.0 on employment generation and attendant skills requirements;
• The importance of the knowledge-base and issues related to support infrastructure particularly for firms' innovation and productivity; and
• The role of development agencies in assisting developing countries to prepare and adopt industry 4.0 in an effective manner

​​Timings :  12.00 - 12.40
Session type:  Key note presentation followed by panel discussion by ITU representative, Ministers and private sector

Introduction: Ms. Fatou Haidara, Managing Director of Policy and Programme Support and Director of the Department of Human Resources Management, UNIDO

Participants: ​Moderator: Mr. Filipe Miguel Antunes Batista, Secretary General, ARCTEL-CPLP

• ​ITU representative
• ​Mr. Mohamed Ba,  Head of Innovation Service, ITU
• Government representatives
• Prof. Irini Reljin, Deputy Minister for Telecommunications and Post, Republic of Serbia
• Private sector
• Ms. Joy Tan President of Global Media and Communications, Huawei

Themes:

• Presentation of three UNIDO and ITU case studies in the context of industrial and digital policies working together.
• ​Guiding innovation activities is a key activity in many ecosystems, and often a major gap. Because every ecosystem is unique, each requires a different structure for this guidance, such as an innovation agency and specific nurturing laws for the various needs of the digital ecosystem. ​
• ​​​​Unlocking opportunity in terms of talent and the spaces they need for experimentation, technology transfer and other key activities is also key as curricula and institutions are not adapting quickly enough to address 21st century skills requirements and innovation needs to move from research to commercialization. ​
• Adapting and developing specific programs to support the growth of ICT entrepreneurship and the ICT industry is necessary to remove barriers to market access and small firm growth.
• Preparedness & adaptation for the implementation of Industry 4.0.