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UNGIS Task Force on
Financing Mechanisms
for Digital Development

Established under A/RES/80/173 Paragraph 67 — reporting to CSTD, 2027.

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Paragraph 67

Financing mechanisms

“We invite the International Telecommunication Union, as the secretariat of the United Nations Group on the Information Society, working with the World Summit action line facilitators and other members of the Group, within existing resources, to establish an internal task force to conduct an assessment of gaps and challenges and to submit concrete recommendations on strengthening financial mechanisms for digital development for developing countries, building on and complementing existing best practices, including those of multilateral financial institutions, development partners and other relevant stakeholders, such as the private sector. We further request that the work be completed and the outcomes of the work be reported to the Commission on Science and Technology for Development at its thirtieth session, in 2027, for consideration by Member States. We also invite the internal task force to monitor financial commitments for the implementation of these outcomes.”
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Task Force Members

Appointed focal points representing UNGIS member organizations in the assessment of digital development financing.

ITU
Alex Wong

Alex Wong

​Chief, Special Initiatives, Office of the Director, BDT

International Telecommunication Union

Expertise: digital economy

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Alex Wong

International Telecommunication Union
Alex has over 30 years professional experience in a series of leadership roles that has consistently focused on building partnerships to address the world's biggest development challenges. Since February 2019, Alex has been serving as Senior Strategy Advisor to the Director of the Telecommunications Development Bureau at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication techno...
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ODET
Dr. Mehdi Snene

Dr. Mehdi Snene

Senior Advisor to the UN SG's Special Envoy for DET

United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies

Expertise: digtal economy

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Dr. Mehdi Snene

United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies
Dr. Mehdi Snene led the research into the SG’s 2025 report on innovative financing options for AI capacity-building. As part of ODET’s consultations on the report, Dr. Snene engaged closely with IFIs, development organizations, UN system and also the private sector on how to finance the various components of AI – data, chips, capacity-building, and more – from the vantage point of different degrees of ICT development in Member States.
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UN DESA
Deniz Susar

Deniz Susar

Governance and Public Administration Officer

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Expertise: digital governance

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Deniz Susar

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Deniz Susar is a Governance and Public Administration Officer, Digital Government Branch, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government is a Governance and Public Administration Officer at the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government of UNDESA. Deniz’s main work areas include digital government and preparation of the biannual UNDESA flagship publication ‘United Nations E-Government Survey'. As part of his current role, he...
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UNCTAD
Guoyong LIANG

Guoyong LIANG

Senior economist, Ph.D.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Expertise: international investment • digital economy

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Guoyong LIANG

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Dr. Guoyong Liang is a senior economist at United Nations Trade and Development. As a major contributor to the World Investment Report for over two decades, he has extensive experience in economic research and international cooperation. Dr. Liang has published widely on international economics and development, authoring numerous books and scholarly articles. In recent years, his work has focused on the digital economy, artificial intelligence, an...
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UNDP
Yuping Chan

Yuping Chan

Head, Digital Partnerships & Engagement

United Nations Development Programme

Expertise: digital governance

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Yuping Chan

United Nations Development Programme
Yu Ping Chan is a senior digital policy expert and diplomat currently serving as the Head of Digital Partnerships and Engagement at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Centre in Singapore. With extensive experience in multilateral diplomacy, she previously led the team in the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology, where she focused on international cooperation and digital governance. Throughout her career, sh...
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UNESCO
Davide Storti

Davide Storti

Programme Specialist

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Expertise: digital economy

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Davide Storti

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Davide is a UNESCO Programme Specialist, within the Communication and Information Sector. His work is informed by the vision to promote universal access to information and building inclusive knowledge societies. He is the focal point of the UNESCO Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) programme, which aims at spreading and supporting FOSS worldwide. He is also UNESCO YouthMobile focal point and initiator. Through UNESCO YouthMobile, he oversaw the...
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UPU
Kevin Hernandez

Kevin Hernandez

Digital Inclusion Expert

Universal Postal Union

Expertise: digital inclusion • digital governance • inclusive e-government • the future of work

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Kevin Hernandez

Universal Postal Union
Kevin Hernandez is a Digital Inclusion Expert at the Universal Postal Union, where he works on leveraging postal infrastructure to advance inclusive digital transformation. He holds a Master’s degree in Business, Globalisation and Development from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. With over ten years of experience in digital development, he has worked as a researcher and advisor supporting governments, intern...
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UPU
Radka SIBILLE

Radka SIBILLE

Digital Policies and Trade Coordinator

Universal Postal Union

Expertise: digital development • inclusive digital transformation • e-commerce

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Radka SIBILLE

Universal Postal Union
Mrs. Radka Sibille works as the Universal Postal Union’s Digital Policies and Trade Coordinator, focusing on the advancement of the postal-enabled digital transformation and trade inclusion with a view to bridging the digital divides and enhancing MSMEs’ access to trade in member countries. She holds Master Degrees in International Relations and Public Administration from the Prague University of Economics and Business, and Ecole Nati...
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World Bank
World Bank Representative

World Bank Representative

Expert

World Bank Group

Expertise: finance

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World Bank Representative

World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and best-known development bank in the world and an observer at the United Nations Development Group. The bank is headquartered in Washington, D.C., in the United States.
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Working Modality & Timeline

The roadmap toward the CSTD submission.

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April/May 2026

Task Force established & ToR adopted

August 2026

Scoping Report

November 2026

Interim Assessment (internal)

December 2026

Draft Recommendations

March 2027

Final Recommendations

May 2027

Submission to CSTD

Documents & Outputs

Documents will be posted here as they become available.

Meetings

No upcoming meetings scheduled.

Contact the Secretariat

The task force is serviced by the ITU Secretariat (UNGIS Permanent Secretariat). For official enquiries, please reach out to us.

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