IGF 2021 Closing Ceremony

 

Speakers: 

Mr. Yasushi Kaneko, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan

Ms. Huria Ali, Minister of ICT, Ethiopia

Mr. Janusz Cieszyński, the Republic of Poland’s Secretary of State and Government Plenipotentiary for Cybersecurity

Ms. Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, UN Assistant Secretary-General

Mr. Krzysztof Szubert, Republic of Poland Plenipotentiary for UN IGF 2021

Mr. Göran Marby, CEO, ICANN

IGF 2021 UN OPEN FORUM: Connecting the digital dots – How the UN System is supporting the digital transformation and the way forward

For more than two decades, the United Nations family of specialized agencies, Funds and Programmes, and Secretariat entities have been supporting Member States to harness digital technologies for sustainable development.  This support has been accelerating in recent years, with the rapid advancement of digital tools, platforms and applications.