This section contains examples of P2C pledges, and has been developed based on existing language in ITU documents such as the Global Symposium for Regulators Best Practice Guidelines, inputs of actions to the ITU Global Network Resiliency Platform (REG4COVID), and the ITU-D Study Group Reports and Guidelines. The examples are intended to serve as an illustration of how pledges could be framed under the different focus areas and pillars.

We encourage organizations interested in making a pledge to contact the P2C Secretariat for support on specific questions and advice on pledge formulation.

Financial

  • [Insert pledger(s)] partner to fund [insert number] USD for Research and Development in countries X, Y, Z by [insert date].

Policy

  • [Insert pledger(s), e.g., government] commits to achieve 25% of adults with job-relevant digital skills by [insert date] through the adoption of relevant policies, strategies and regulations.
  • [Insert pledger(s), e.g., government] commits to implement [insert number] incentives for in-cash or in-kind support to entrepreneurship such as internships, coaching, facilities.
  • [Insert pledger(s)] commit to enact a Start-up Act or holistic strategy fostering digital innovation across sectors [insert sectors] by [insert date].
  • [Insert pledger(s)] commit to launch an innovation framework to build collaboration in the digital ecosystem by [insert date].

Advicacy

  • [Insert number] higher educational institutions pledge to mainstream advanced digital skills training in their programs by [insert date] to ensure that all higher education students have developed concrete knowledge of at least one advanced digital skill before entering the job market.

Programmatic

  • [Insert pledger(s)] commit through a public-private partnership to the creation of [insert number] entrepreneurship universities / hubs / seed funds by [insert date] (model given is for the public actor to finance infrastructure and connectivity and for the private actor to operate).
  • [Insert pledger(s) commit to the hosting of [insert number] regional start up events by [insert date].
  • [Insert pledger(s)] partner to develop and innovative, job-oriented, locally relevant curriculum for digital entrepreneurship skills to reach [insert number] people in country X, Y, Z by [insert date].
  • [Insert pledger(s)] partner to develop [insert number] programs on [AI/ML coding, blockchain, design thinking, data literacy, etc.] for [insert number] by [insert date].
  • [Insert pledger(s)] pledge to provide advanced skills training on cloud storage and cloud computing to [insert number of people and location] by [insert dates].
  • [Insert pledger(s)] pledge to create an Innovation Lab in [insert location] by [insert date].