{"id":213,"date":"2024-11-24T20:40:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T20:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:58:35","slug":"p2c-at-the-wsis20-forum-high-level-event","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/p2c-at-the-wsis20-forum-high-level-event\/","title":{"rendered":"P2C at the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n 27 May 2024, 17:00 \u2013 18:00 (CEST)<\/strong>
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\n The\u00a0WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>marked a significant milestone of twenty years of progress made in the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society.\u00a0Partner2Connect<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was front and center in the agenda shaping the conversation with the\u00a0Partner2Connect High-Level Panel<\/strong>. This High-Level Panel celebrated commitments that accelerate universal and meaningful connectivity, and leveraged opportunities for collaboration between P2C pledgers and members of the WSIS community. Download the Concept Note\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and visit the site for further information on the speakers and programme.
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\n P2C High-Level Panel <\/h2>\n

\n Advancing knowledge societies through universal and meaningful connectivity <\/h3>\n

\n The P2C High-Level Panel at the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event celebrated commitments that are helping accelerate universal and meaningful connectivity globally. The session explored the challenges and opportunities for developing knowledge societies and how digital transformation contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals. During the session new pledges related to the\u00a0P2C Action Framework<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0WSIS Action Lines<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0were announced.
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\n Panellists (listed in alphabetical order) <\/h2>\n

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Sulyna Abdullah<\/strong>, Chief Strategic Planning and Membership Department, International Telecommunication Union, ITU Moderator<\/em><\/strong>

Doreen Bogdan-Martin<\/strong>, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union, ITU
Christopher Burns,<\/strong> Chief Digital Development Officer and Director, Technology Division, USAID
Ashutosh Chadha<\/strong>, Senior Director, Microsoft, P2C Champion
Lina Maria Duque Del Vecchio<\/strong>, Executive Director, Comisi\u00f3n de Regulaci\u00f3n de Comunicaciones de Colombia (CRC), Colombia
Chelsea Hornby<\/strong>, Founder and Executive Director, Elle International
Brian Huseman<\/strong>, Vice President, Amazon, P2C Champion
H.E. Tatenda Annastacia Mavetera<\/strong>, Minister, Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe
Mary Mungai<\/strong>, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Communications Authority of Kenya, Kenya
Robert Opp<\/strong>, Chief Digital Officer, United Nations Development Programme, UNDP
Claudia Selli<\/strong>, VP, International External & Regulatory Affairs, AT&T
Xinhui Wang<\/strong>, Vice President and General Manager of Standards and Industrial Relations, ZTE, P2C Champion <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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\n About P2C <\/h2>\n

\n Digital connectivity and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have an enormous potential to accelerate human progress. However, 2.6 billion people remain offline and excluded from the transformative power of the Internet. ITU\u2018s Partner2Connect Digital Coalition (P2C) seeks to accelerate connectivity through an action-oriented approach that is critical to the development agendas for LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS. To date, more than\u00a0890 pledges<\/a>\u00a0valued at over USD 46 Billion have been submitted through the P2C platform by over 430 entities. About 30% of those pledges are to be specifically implemented in LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS.

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\n About WSIS <\/h2>\n

\n Organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a global multi-stakeholder platform that aims to create a people-centered, inclusive, and development-oriented Information Society. It provides an opportunity for information exchange, knowledge creation, and the sharing of best practices, emerging trends and partnerships. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":274,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-213","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/213","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=213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}