Information & Communications Technology

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), is organising a capacity development webinar to launch the Training Toolkit on Capacities for Digital Government Transformation (the “Toolkit”), which is part of the Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (the “Curriculum”). The Offices of UN Resident Coordinators in the Asia-Pacific region will be invited to provide advice in contextualising the training material to the national level context.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the prime international organization in the field of telecommunications/ICT policy, holds its highest policy-making body meeting every four years. At the Conference, ITU Member States outline the direction of the information and communication technologies development worldwide. The 2022 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) will be held in Bucharest, Romania, from Monday, 26 September to Friday, 14 October 2022. More information available at URL: https://pp22.itu.int/en/

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum with 21 member economies across Asia-Pacific region. Established in 1989, APEC has its core value on promoting regional economic integration under a non-legally binding manner and friendly environment. In the now-extended COVID-19 era, APEC has made its utmost effort to adapt and tackle with the unprecedented challenges which effect the region’s economic well-being.

The annual international forum unites the best domestic and world experts in digital technologies, innovations, and business, sharing their knowledge and experience. For more information please click here

September 28-29, 2022, Nur-Sultan, IEC "EXPO",  Watch on YouTube , Programme is here

CAIGF Towards Resilient Cyber Space in Central Asia: Determining Shared Responses and Adaptations, 28-29 September 2022, Nur-Sultan, 2022, click here

The Central Asia Internet Governance Forum (CAIGF) is a regional international platform that brings together representatives of governments, business, international organizations, civil society and experts. First held in 2016, the annual Forum is a unique public mechanism for a wide range of stakeholders to discuss Internet governance in the Central Asian region.