Within the framework of the Programme for Enhancing Digital Cooperation and Development for Arab Countries, ESCWA aims to produce regional and national digital strategies/agendas that will enable policymakers to bring about changes in policies and practices in response to the needs of their countries, harnessing information and communication technology for development and accelerating the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In the context of joint technical cooperation between ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS), the second expert group meeting on the subject will be held for researchers and experts from countries and organizations that are part of the Arab Digital Agenda project related to the core research and technical cooperation mechanism, in a hybrid online and in-person format in Cairo 7-10 March 2022.
The meeting follows a series of meetings with partners from countries and international and regional organizations that are part of the joint project of ESCWA and LAS on setting, developing and activating the Arab information and communication technology strategy. The meeting aims to coordinate research and procedures for enhancing the content of the third version of the third draft of the Arab Digital Agenda, including proposals for goals, measurement indicators and initiatives to be submitted to the “34th session of the Arab Working Group on the Arab Information and Communications Technology Strategy” (to be held 6-7 April 2022) through the Joint Technical Committee (to be held 29-30 March 2022).
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