{"id":33,"date":"2026-05-21T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:58:23","slug":"event","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/event\/","title":{"rendered":"Event"},"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\">Event<\/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                        <p>\n        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<\/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        Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Digital-UNGA-2026-Concept-Note.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Digital-UNGA-Awards-Concept-Note.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> to download the Concept Note.    <\/p>\n                        <p>\n        <strong>Stay tuned as preparations advance!<\/strong><br>More information coming soon.<br>    <\/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>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-heading-template.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33","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=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}