{"id":15,"date":"2024-10-25T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T11:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:05:29","slug":"about-p2c","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/about\/about-p2c\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Bridging the digital divide by 2030: Harnessing technology for a more inclusive future<\/strong> <\/h2>\n

\n Advancements in digital technologies have opened global markets, creating unprecedented opportunities and driving innovation worldwide. Digital transformation has become a powerful catalyst for human progress enabling breakthroughs in education, healthcare, climate action, and economic empowerment. Yet, 2.2 billion people remain offline, missing out on the life-changing benefits of universal, meaningful connectivity.
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As the world races toward a more inclusive, sustainable, and connected future, it is urgent to empower everyone, everywhere to shape their own digital journey.
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Partner2Connect (P2C), ITU\u2019s multistakeholder Digital Coalition, is a global force for digital inclusion. By championing universal, meaningful connectivity and accelerating digital transformation, P2C serves as a high-level platform to mobilize and announce new resources, partnerships, and commitments from a global community of leaders united in putting digital technologies at the service of humanity. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\u201cI believe in the transformative power of technology and a shared digital future for all. Universal, meaningful connectivity and sustainable digital transformation can only be achieved with the right partnerships, policies, and programmes. Partner2Connect provides a unique multistakeholder platform where action oriented collaboration can be enacted to leave no one behind and no one offline.\u201c <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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    \n September 2021 : P2C Launch at UNGA<\/strong> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n March 2022: Launch of P2C Action Framework and Pledging Platform<\/strong> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n June 2022: P2C Resolution at WTDC<\/strong> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n December 2022: First P2C Annual Meeting<\/strong> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n September 2023: P2C featured for the first time at SDG Digital at UNGA<\/strong> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n May 2024: P2C reaches USD 51 billion in pledges<\/strong> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n September 2024: Adoption of the Global Digital Compact reinforces the importance of partnerships<\/strong> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n February 2025: P2C marks the milestone of 1,000 pledges and the launch of the P2C Flash<\/strong> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n September 2025: P2C reaches USD 80 billion in pledges<\/strong> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":622,"parent":74,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"obsolete-templates\/page-submenu.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}