{"id":2,"date":"2025-08-06T14:23:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:34:22","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"ituBanner bg smallheight\">\n        <div class=\"bgContainer \">\n            <img src=http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Digital@unga-homepage-banner.jpg alt=\"Background decorative image\" \/>\n            <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                <div class=\"content\" data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"main\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h1 white\">About<\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"addInfo\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                                <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h3\">\n        What is Digital@UNGA?    <\/h2>\n                        <p>\n        <strong>Digital@UNGA is a United Nations General Assembly-anchored platform convened by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to explore how digital technologies can drive progress for people and prosperity everywhere.<\/strong><br><br>The platform brings together innovators and world leaders from government, the private sector, civil society, international organizations and youth to spotlight how digital technologies can be a force for good through inclusion, purpose, and collaboration.<br><br>Building on the SDG Digital events of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital\/\">2023<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/\">2024<\/a>, and anchored in the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society and the Global Digital Compact (2024), Digital@UNGA responds to the global call for action to ensure that digital transformation delivers for everyone, everywhere. <br><br>Launched in September 2025 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Digital@UNGA has become a focal point during the General Assembly for dialogue and action-oriented collaboration on digital technologies.<br><br>Its inaugural edition featured:    <\/p>\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>A flagship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/programme\/anchor-event\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"29\"><strong>Anchor Event<\/strong>, titled &#8221; Digital for good: For people and prosperity<\/a>,&#8221; at UN Headquarters, New York<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>A series of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/programme\/affiliate-sessions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"31\">Affiliate Sessions<\/a><\/strong> organized by partners across UN High Level Week.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/digitall-voices\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"88\"><strong>Digit\u2019all Voices<\/strong> <\/a>campaign, inviting global citizens to share questions with leaders.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                        <h3 class=\"h5\">\n        WSIS+20 Edition    <\/h3>\n                        <p>\n        The next edition of Digital@UNGA will feature WSIS+20, marking 20 years since the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This milestone event reflects on two decades of digital progress and renews the collective vision for a people-centred, inclusive, and development-oriented Information Society. Multistakeholder collaboration and partnerships are at the heart of WSIS+20 and drive the implementation of its Action Lines. In this spirit, the special edition of Digital@UNGA will also host the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/\">Partner2Connect<\/a>\u00a0Digital Coalition Annual Meeting, underscoring the importance of collective action for digital transformation.    <\/p>\n                        <p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/wsis20-edition\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" >\n            Learn more about this special session        <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <h3 class=\"h5\">\n        Objectives    <\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Reaffirm digital technologies as a unifying force, capable of advancing inclusion and opportunity for all<br><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Showcase impactful use cases where digital tools have directly improved lives<br><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Announce new multistakeholder pledges through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/\">Partner2Connect Digital Coalition<\/a>, accelerating universal and meaningful connectivity<br><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Inspire future action through dialogue, expert insights and audience engagement, shaping what must be done today to ensure tomorrow\u2019s digital landscape is equitable and empowering<br><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Celebrate changemakers advancing bold digital solutions<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":133,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-heading-template.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}