Building Vibrant ICT Centric Innovation Ecosystems- Session 2: Good Practices for Accelerating Digital Transformation

Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), Poland and International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

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Session 211

11:00–13:00, Monday, 19 March 2018 Room C1, ITU Tower Thematic Workshop Speakers/Panellists  Link to WSIS Action Lines  Link to SDGs  Summary Document  Related Links 

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Accelerating Digital Transformation

The vital role of ICTs as a catalyst for development is acknowledged in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, stating “the spread of information and communications technology and global interconnectedness has great potential to accelerate human progress, to bridge the digital divide and develop knowledge societies.”

Innovation has been recognized as a powerful engine for development to address social and economic challenges and steer global concerns for policy makers and citizens alike. Innovation is also essential to accelerating digital transformation and fosters the sustainable growth for the digital economy.

This session will focus on the successful actions taken by stakeholders including universities, major industry players and international entities to leverage ICTs in all socio-economic sphere through innovation. The practices behind each successful case will be discussed in a guided exercise format.

 

All presentations of the Innovation Track now accessible via our dedicate Innovation@WSIS site.

Moderator

Mr Mohamed Ba, Head of BDT Innovation, ITU


Speakers/Panellists

Opening remarks by

  • Mr. Houlin Zhao, Secretary General, ITU
  • Mr. Marcin Cichy, President of the Office of Electronic Communications, Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), Poland
     

Pecakucha style presentations [20 slides in 20 seconds each ] 

  •  Dr. Lidia Stępińska-Ustasiak, UKE
  •  Mr. Pedro Matos, Senior Expert at Foundation for Science and. Technology (FCT), Portugal  
  • Mr. Carlos da Fonseca, Minister, Information Society Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs BRAZIL
  • Dr. Damian Derlukiewicz, Wrocław University of Technology
  • Students from Wrocław University of Technology will present:
    ScanΠ Integrated scanner and 3D printer
    Robotic Chessboard
    Erly. Powerbank rental and return from any location in IoT technology
  • Mr. Anthony Giannoumis, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science,  Oslo Metropolitan University
  • Ms. Taïssa Thierry Chaves, Digital Transformation Specialist/Founder and President of Women in Digital Switzerland

     

     

Session's link to WSIS Action Lines

  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C2 logo C2. Information and communication infrastructure
  • AL C3 logo C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4 logo C4. Capacity building
  • AL C5 logo C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
  • AL C6 logo C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C7 e-Gov logo C7. ICT Applications: E-government
  • AL C7 e-Bus logo C7. ICT Applications: E-business
  • AL C7 e-Lea logo C7. ICT Applications: E-learning
  • AL C7 e-Emp logo C7. ICT Applications: E-employment
  • AL C7 e-Env logo C7. ICT Applications: E-environment
  • AL C7 e-Agr logo C7. ICT Applications: E-agriculture
  • AL C7 e-Sci logo C7. ICT Applications: E-science
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation

Innovation is cross-cutting and impact all above WSIS  Action Lines


Session's link to Sustainable Development Process

  • Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure logo Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals logo Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Innovation, Partnership and global collaboration

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