Digital Innovation Ecosystems

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The Expert Network of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development was launched to support the implementation of Digital Innovation Board decisions through collaboration, brainstorming, and knowledge exchange.

The Digital Innovation Board convened its third meeting in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to review the Alliance’s progress, assess achievements, and align on priorities.

The third meeting of the ITU Network of Acceleration Centres was held in Dubai, hosted by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates. It focused on equipping members with tools for agile policy design through stakeholder co-creation, regulatory sandboxes, and hands-on experimentation.

A new approach to accelerate the development of the new Regional Initiatives into bankable projects was piloted through three Regional Initiative Accelerator workshops: on emergencies, enabling environments for artificial intelligence, and project design.

The ITU Regional Acceleration Centre in Baku was launched with the Government of Azerbaijan and Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan. As part of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development, the Centre will help nurture talent, strengthen innovation and expand opportunities for digital growth across the CIS region and beyond, working in a constellation of 16 other centres in other regions.

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