World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

    The Global Initiative on AI and DataCommons is a program and collaborative platform to  Support the implementation of beneficial AI-based solutions to accelerate progress towards the 2030 Agenda for  Sustainable Development Goals . It is now initiating a public collaborative effort named “ Project Resilience ”. The vision, in  The continuity of efforts towards AI for the common good , is to create a public AI service where a global community of innovators and thought leaders can enhance and utilize a collection of data and AI approaches both in the context of the current pandemic and for similar future challenges. The goal is to collaboratively Design and build an open AI system that could inform and help tackle globaldecision-augmentation problems . 

   Instilling the Necessary skills has become a key part of national digital transformation strategies . With a wide range of projects that target digital skills , ITU contributes actively to the strengthening of Digital capacities among its member states, e.g., via  Training for ICT professionals ; basic and intermediate skills training for citizens and marginalized groups ; a commitment to invest in skills development for young people ; tools and guidelines to implement digital skills strategies; and International cooperation to help governments increase their digital capacity . Among others, the ITU Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative , launched with Cisco in 2019, aims to strengthen people’s digital capacities, particularly in underserved communities. Over 150 000 people (of which over 60% were female) have been trained in basic and intermediate digital skills through 13 DTCs located in Africa, the Americas, and the Arab and Asia-Pacific regions

  As recognized by the regulatory community as best practice, an adaptive, resilient, evidence and outcome based, collaborative and fit-for-purpose policy and regulatory ecosystem is necessary for open and competitive digital markets to thrive along with delivering positive consumer outcomes and provide the foundation for Digital Transformation. The Best Practice Guidelines ‘ Regulatory uplift for financing digitalinfrastructure, access and use ’ adopted by regulators at the Global Symposium for Regulators(GSR) further amplify the importance of policy and regulatory thought leadership, cross-sectoral collaboration, building trust, engagement, and novel regulatory approaches the gold standard for digital regulation , to fast-forwarding digital connectivity for all , and bridge the funding and financing gap in digital markets . Serving as a reference framework of good practices for digital policy and regulation, the G5 Benchmark and ICT Regulatory Tracker help countries to...