This is the second Web Dialogue of the Partner2Connect Digital Development Series. This Web Dialogue on Focus Area 2 will be part of the WSIS public program. On this Web Dialogue, the P2C Focus Areas Action Framework, the P2C online pledging form and initial pledges made under the umbrella of the Coalition will be announced. The session will also include a specific “dive in” into the key pillars and issues driving change for Focus Area 2.

This is the third Web Dialogue of the Partner2Connect Digital Development Series. This Web Dialogue on Focus Area 3 will consist of two segments: The first segment will be dedicated to the presentation of the white paper: Achieving universal and meaningful digital connectivity, co-produced between ITU and the UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology. The second segment of the session will include a exciting “dive in” into the key pillars and issues driving change for Focus Area 3, as well as initial pledges made under the umbrella of the Coalition.

This is the fourth and last Web Dialogue of the Partner2Connect Digital Development Series. This Web Dialogue on Focus Area 4 will explore innovative approaches to leverage existing and new forms of investment for financing meaningful access and affordable connectivity. The conversation will evolve around the key pillars of Focus Area 4: Innovative financing, Project viability and Investor constellation, and will feature the announcement of initial pledges made towards this Focus Area of the Coalition. 

The Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Development Roundtable will be an open global event spanning over three days from 7 to 9 June 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. The Roundtable is an integral part of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) and will be held in a hybrid format.

Following a very successful year marked with very important Milestones including over 500 pledges and the mobilization of over US$28 billion for connectivity projects around the world, the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition is ready to present its achievements and report on progress at its very first Partner2Connect Annual Meeting. This in-person event will be held on 8 December from 09:30-18:30 CET at ITU’s Headquarters in Geneva (Popov Room – Place des Nations 1211, Geneva, Switzerland), and will engage high-level representatives and pledge makers from government, private sector, civil society, and other sectors.