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An Expert Group Meeting
The world is entering the digital age, which is unleashing unfathomable opportunities for sustainable development. More than any previous technological transformations, the digital age is one of inter-dependence, calling for international cooperation among governments, industry, scientific and technological communities, as well as civil society groups. Such inter-dependence is seen across the spectrum of trade and finance, communications, e-government, and cyber security, among others.
Not all governments are well equipped with the knowledge and ability to respond to the digital age, in tapping the vast opportunities or mitigating the inherent risks. The pace and evolution of digitalization are surpassing the speed with which governments can put in place appropriate regulatory and policymaking frameworks to adapt and reap the rewards. Countries in special situations, such as least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS), are often unprepared for the onset of cybercrimes and cyberattacks.
This expert group meeting (EGM) is being organized to address the question of how to address emerging requirements and challenges for policy and decision-making in digital transformation in developing countries. In this regard, it will discuss the issue of how to strengthen the digital capacity of developing countries, in particular the capacity of countries in special situations, to participate in, and benefit from, the growing opportunities of digitalization. The EGM will take place at the UN Headquarters in New York from 16 to 17 December 2019.
Newsletters:
Documents:
Guidance note for participants
Presentations:
Session 1:
Mr. Wai Min Kwok, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, DPIDG, UNDESA
Mr. Tonis Kirk, Ambassador-at-Large for Digital Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Estonia
Ms. Yeli Hao, Vice President, China Institute for Innovations and Development Strategy
Session 2:
Ms. Jasmina Byrne, Chief, Policy Office of Global Insight and Policy, UNIFCEF
Ms. Helene Molinier, Senior Advisor on Innovation, UN Women
Session 3:
Ms. Kamla Alrahbi, Ministry of Technology and Communications, Sultanate of Oman
Ms. Gillian Goh, Cyber Team Leader, UN Office of Disarmament Affairs
Mr. Makane Faye, African IGF Secretariat
Session 4:
Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief, Digital Government Branch, DPIDG, UNDESA
Mr. Farziz Jafarov, Director, E-Government Development Center, Azerbaijan
Mr. Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor, a21, Bangladesh
Dr. Liu Mixia, Associate Professor, E-Government Research Center, China
Mr. Inoussa Traore, Burkina Faso IGF
Session 5:
Dr. Zhumu Wen, Deputy Secretary General of D50
Session 6:
Ms. Jane Coffin, Senior Vice President, Internet Society
Media:
Contact Information:
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government
Mr. Juwang Zhu, Director
Mr. Wai Min Kwok, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer
Mr. Deniz Susar, Governance and Public Administration Officer
Ms. Anni Haataja, Governance and Public Administration Officer
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