{"id":23,"date":"2026-05-18T09:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:57:51","slug":"digital-unga-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital@UNGA 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"ituBanner bg smallheight\">\n        <div class=\"bgContainer \">\n            <img src=http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/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\">Digital@UNGA<\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"addInfo\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <p>\n        Now in its fourth year, <strong>Digital@UNGA <\/strong>has evolved into a leading multistakeholder platform at the United Nations General Assembly, bringing together governments, international organizations, industry leaders, investors, innovators, civil society, academia, youth, and the technical community to advance dialogue, partnerships and action for an inclusive digital future.<br><br>Digital@UNGA 2026 will take place on <strong>21 September from 5:00 \u2013 8:00 PM US EST <\/strong>at the <strong>Delegates Dining Room <\/strong>of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on the eve of the General Debate of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The program will be highly dynamic and engaging, bringing together world leaders, innovators, technology pioneers, youth voices, investors, and changemakers for an evening of high-level dialogue, commitments, partnerships, digital innovation showcases, major announcements, awards, and celebrations \u2014 complemented by extensive networking opportunities.<br><br><strong>This year\u2019s edition aims to be bigger, bolder, and more action-oriented than ever before, with a strong focus on:<\/strong>    <\/p>\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Digital solutions<\/strong> advancing inclusive and sustainable development<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Artificial Intelligence<\/strong>, <strong>quantum computing<\/strong>, <strong>space technologies<\/strong>, and other <strong>frontier innovations <\/strong>for good&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Partnerships<\/strong> accelerating inclusive digital transformation;<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Youth <\/strong>leadership and innovation<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>The <strong>Digital@UNGA Awards<\/strong>, recognizing outstanding leadership, partnerships, and innovation driving inclusive digital futures<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                        <p>\n        Complementing the anchor event, the <strong>Digital@UNGA Affiliate Programme<\/strong> will once again convene partner-led events and engagements physically across New York and virtually throughout UNGA week, amplifying global dialogue, visibility, collaboration, and action around digital cooperation and innovation.<br><br><br><strong>Stay tuned as preparations advance!<\/strong><br>More information coming soon.    <\/p>\n                        <p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/about\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" >\n            About Digital@UNGA        <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/digital-unga-2026-homepage-flags-adobe.jpeg\" alt=\"digital-unga-2026-homepage-flags-adobe\" class=\"wp-image-81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/digital-unga-2026-homepage-flags-adobe.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/digital-unga-2026-homepage-flags-adobe-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">@Adobe Stock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":45,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-heading-template.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}