{"id":650,"date":"2023-07-05T05:28:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T05:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/?page_id=650"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:03:57","slug":"2023-edition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/all-stories\/2023-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Impact Unlocked &#8211; 2023 series<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore Digital Impact Unlocked stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/all-stories\/2024-edition\/\">2024<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/all-stories\/2025-edition\/\">2025 <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/all-stories\/2026-edition\/\">2026 <\/a>here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                <a class=\"ituCard anim bg hor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/transforming-futures-with-digital-skills-through-the-itu-eif-joint-programme-in-ethiopia\/\" data-span=\"6\" target=\"\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"square\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/01\/EIF-Ethiopia-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Transforming Futures with Digital Skills through the ITU\/EIF joint programme in Ethiopia<\/p>\n                <p>Discover more<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n                                                <a class=\"ituCard anim bg hor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/partner2connect-regional-matchmaking-roundtables\/\" data-span=\"6\" target=\"\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"square\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/01\/P2C-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Partner2Connect regional matchmaking roundtables<\/p>\n                <p>Discover more<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n                                                <a class=\"ituCard anim bg hor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/launch-of-national-regulation-for-the-integrated-management-of-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-in-dominican-republic\/\" data-span=\"6\" target=\"\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"square\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/01\/WEE-Dominican-republic.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Launch of National Regulation for the Integrated Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in Dominican Republic<\/p>\n                <p>Discover more<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n                                                <a class=\"ituCard anim bg hor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/smart-seas-project-for-caribbean-small-scale-fishers\/\" data-span=\"6\" target=\"\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"square\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/01\/Smart-seas-mini.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Smart Seas project for Caribbean Small-Scale Fishers (Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago)<\/p>\n                <p>Discover more<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n                                                <a class=\"ituCard anim bg hor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/implementing-child-online-protection-in-uzbekistan\/\" data-span=\"6\" target=\"\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"square\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/01\/COP-Uzbekistan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Implementing Child Online Protection in Uzbekistan<\/p>\n                <p>Discover more<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n                                                <a class=\"ituCard anim bg hor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/opening-of-the-ipv6-laboratory-in-montenegro\/\" data-span=\"6\" target=\"\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"square\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/01\/IPV6_Montenegro-mini.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Opening of the IPv6 Laboratory in Montenegro<\/p>\n                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href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/itu-deploys-satellite-telecommunications-equipment-to-papua-new-guinea\/\" data-span=\"6\" target=\"\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"square\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/ITU-deploys-satellite-telecommunications-equipment-to-Papua-New-Guinea-Mini-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">The ITU\u2019s Telecommunication Development Bureau deploys satellite telecommunications equipment to Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n                <p>Discover more<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n                                                <a class=\"ituCard anim bg hor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/launching-child-online-protection-in-malta\/\" data-span=\"6\" target=\"\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"square\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/Launching-Child-Online-Protection-in-Malta-Mini-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Launching Child Online Protection in Malta<\/p>\n                <p>Discover more<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n                                                <a class=\"ituCard anim bg hor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/empowering-children-online-in-zimbabwe\/\" data-span=\"6\" target=\"\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"square\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Zimbabwe.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Empowering children online 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