The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), together with other organizations and UN agencies, is organizing a series of webinars on “Digital Transformation” running from September 2021.
This Webinar Series forms an ideal vehicle for investigating the expanding role of digital transformation in driving innovation, sustainable growth and inclusion as well as responding to crisis situations. With the pandemic accelerating the adoption of digital technologies in both public and private sectors, it is pertinent that the world at large revaluates its smart strategies in order to connect to the new priorities while limiting their exposure to recurring global challenges.
These webinars discuss topics related to cross-sectoral digital transformation and related standardization activities. The goal of this webinar series is to increase the collaboration with global stakeholders and it also aims to bring new knowledge which may contribute to ITU-T standardization activities in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.
This Webinar Series will also be a channel to present to the community, the outcomes of the various ITU-T Study Groups including ITU-T Study Group 20, among others.
Certificates of participation will be provided on request to attendees after each Webinar.
In case you would like to host a Webinar or request information on our upcoming Episodes, kindly contact digitaltransformation@itu.int.
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Upcoming Episodes

8 December 2023
Episode #39: The Interplay Between Human Rights and Technology
Co-organizer: ITU; OHCRC
Time: 14:00 – 15:30 CET
Past Episodes (2023)
The recordings of the sessions are available within each specfic event page below.
Read the key highlights of Episode 21-33 of the Webinar Series on Digital Transformation in the Outcome Document Here.
16 November 2023
Episode #38: Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Invest NYC SDG Initiative
Co-organizers: ITU and NYU
Time: 15:00 – 16:30 CET
14 November 2023
Episode #37: Digital Transformation in the Pharma Industry
Co-organizers: ITU and the Metaverse Council
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 CET
31 October 2023
Episode #36: World Cities Day: Digital Transformation for a better urban life
Co-organizers: ITU, the Metaverse Council and UN-Habitat
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 CET
30 October 2023
Episode #35: How to successfully develop People-Centred citiverse?
Co-organizers: ITU, FG-MV and The Metaverse Institute
Time: 15:00 – 17:00 CET
24 October 2023
Episode #34: What is a citiverse ? And how can it contribute to sustainable city development?
Co-organizers: ITU and Global Cities Hub
Time: 15:30 – 17:00 CEST
13 October 2023
Episode #33: Disaster risk reduction in the digital transformation age: Leveraging emerging technologies
Co-organizers: ITU,WMO, UNCCD and FG-AI4NDM
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 CEST
2 October 2023
Episode #32: “Fashioning” the Metaverse to Accelerate Digital Transformation: What has gone out of style
Co-organizers: ITU, the Metaverse Council
Time: 14:00 – 15:30 CEST
27 September 2023
Episode #31: Digital Tourism: Bridging the gap between communities and destinations
Organizer: ITU
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 CEST
4 September 2023
Episode #30: ChatGPT: Risks and Rewards of Generative AI in Cities
Organizer: ITU
Time: 11:00 – 12:15 CEST
22 August 2023
Episode #29: Decade of Healthy Aging: Role of Digital Technologies
Co-organizers: ITU, PAHO and FG-AI4H
Time: 15:00 – 16:30 CEST
26 July 2023
Episode #28: Digital transformation and Ethical use of technology for animals
Organizer: ITU
Time: 13:00 – 14:30 CEST
21 June 2023
Episode #27: Digital transformation of testing: federated testbeds as a service
Co-Organizers: ITU, SG11 and FG-TBFxG
14 June 2023
Episode #26: Digital transformation of mobility: Paving the way for road safety
Co-organizers: ITU, AI for Road Safety
4 May 2023
Episode #25: STI Forum Side event on Leveraging the metaverse in cities to
achieve the SDGs
Co-organizers: ITU and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
3 May 2023
Episode #24: STI Forum Side event on Building back smarter and more sustainable cities through the United for Smart Sustainable Cities Initiative
Co-organizers: ITU, U4SSC Austrian Country Hub and Tanzania in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York
2 May 2023
Episode #23: STI Forum Side event on Building the pathway to sustainable
digital transformation
Co-organizers: ITU and RURA
14 March 2023
Episode #22: Digital water in smart sustainable cities
Co-organizers: ITU, WMO, UN Water and FG-AI4A
17 February 2023
Episode #21: Digital Agriculture: Driving Digital Transformation for Food Security
Co-organizers: ITU, FAO, ISO and FG-AI4A
Past Episodes (2022)
The recordings of the sessions are available within each specfic event page below.
Read the Key Highlights from the 2022 Webinar Series on Digital Transformation in the Outcome Document Here.
7 December 2022
Episode 20: A one-of-a-kind platform for digital transformation: the U4SSC Austrian Country Hub
Co-organizers: ITU and U4SSC Austrian Country Hub
7 December 2022
Episode 19: Tourism in smart cities:Reimagining the road to digital tourism
Co-organizers: ITU, UNWTO and UNE
23 November 2022
Episode 18: Cities in the age of artificial intelligence: How to leverage technology for digital transformation
Co-organizers: ITU and U4SSC Austrian Country Hub
22 November 2022
Episode 17: Emergency responses in smart cities: Driving resilience in the post-pandemic era
Organizer: ITU
9 September 2022
Episode 16: Procurement for Smart and Sustainable Cities: Innovative mechanisms for Digital Transformation
Organizer: ITU
28 April 2022
Episode 15: Smart city platforms for an integrated management in smart sustainable cities
Organizer: ITU
29 March 2022
Episode 14: Accelerating agricultural digital transformation through AI and IoT
Co-organizers: ITU, FAO and ISO
3 February 2022
Episode 13:
Architecting the Web of Things
Co-organizers: ITU and W3C
Past Episodes (2021)
The recordings of the sessions are available within each specfic event page below.
Read the Key Highlights from the 2021 Webinar Series on Digital Transformation for Cities and Communities in the Outcome Document Here.
14 December 2021
Episode 12: Interoperability of IoT and satellite data for Earth observation supporting sustainable development
Co-organizers: ITU, Mandat International and WMO
8 December 2021
Episode 11: Blockchain-based data management for supporting Internet of things and smart cities and communities
Co-organizers: ITU, OASC and UNU
7 December 2021
Episode 10: The role of digital technologies on aging and health
Co-organizers: ITU and PAHO
6 December 2021
Episode 9: Addressing the Security Risks of Digital Transformation on IoT
Co-organizers: ITU-T Study Group 20 and Study Group 17
18 November 2021
Episode 8: Network capabilities and emerging technologies to support IoT-enabled verticals
Co-organizers: ITU, CICT, China Mobile, China Unicom, EADN, Huawei, OKI and Tencent
2 November 2021
Episode 7: Crowdsourced Systems: A people-led paradigm
Co-organizers: ITU and Bournemouth University
1 November 2021
Episode 6:
Smart City Platforms
Co-organizers: ITU, CICT, ETRI and UNE
24 September 2021
Episode 5: Smart sustainable cities maturity model and impact assessment
Co-organizers: ITU and Austrian Economics Center
20 September 2021
Episode 4: Smart Cities: a step towards digital transformation in Latin America
Co-organizers: ITU and COMTELCA
16 September 2021
Episode 3: Smart sustainable city architectures: challenges and opportunities
Co-organizers: ITU and oneM2M
14 September 2021
Episode 2: IoT-based automotive emergency response system
Organizer: ITU
8 September 2021
Episode 1:
Digital twins in cities
Co-organizers: ITU, IEC and ISO
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this webinar series are those of the panelists and do not reflect the official policy or position of the ITU.