UN names the Digital Divide as the New Face of Inequality

On Tuesday, 27 April, in response to calls from United Nations (UN) Member States to address digital development in the context of the COVID-19 era, Volkan Bozkir, the President of the UN General Assembly, convened the High-level Thematic Debate on “Digital Cooperation and Connectivity: Whole-of-Society Approaches to End the Digital Divide”.

The Debate highlighted the urgent need to address the digital divide in support of COVID-19 adaptation, response, and recovery efforts and aimed to strengthen multi-stakeholder initiatives and partnerships.

During the debate, it was agreed that in the COVID-19 era, the digital divide has become the new face of inequality. Member States recognised that digital technology plays a pivotal role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and if the 2030 Agenda is to be achieved, there must be urgent action taken to ensure digitally-based emerging technologies are made equally accessible to all geographical regions, across every section of society.

The summary of the debate makes for a highly interesting read. Click HERE for the full article.

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