The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) sign the Declaration of Intent on development of Digital Transformation and Technology Innovation ecosystems to ensure a more strategic framework for cooperation for a sustainable, reliable and safer world.
The Declaration of Intent was signed on Monday, 3 April 2023, by Mr. Bernardo Mariano Junior, Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer of OICT, and Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau.
This partnership will make way for a greater digital cooperation on common goals—to address the challenges of the developing world, and to build capacities and capabilities for a better digitally advanced world.
Mr. Mariano (pictured, left) expressed great pleasure in signing the Declaration of Intent with ITU, a step that he believes will help advance digital innovation and scale up transformative solutions.
Dr. Zavazava is confident that this alliance will go a long way toward unlocking the digital potential of countries, building capacities in innovation, and positively transforming the world.
The joint declaration will ensure a more strategic framework for cooperation at all levels between OICT and ITU. It will help the two achieve their common objectives of advancing the 2030 Agenda:
- develop digital transformation and technological innovation ecosystems in support of digital inclusion
- develop technological innovation capacities and expand innovative solutions
- improve coordination and synergies for knowledge-sharing and best practices
- accelerate digital development through technological innovation platforms and build reliable technological capabilities
- define areas of strategic dialogue, programming, common approaches, and cooperation
- facilitate advancement of emerging technology tools and digital technologies
- strengthen collaboration through joint private/public partnerships and UN interagency mechanisms
- leverage capacities and capabilities through joint alliance for accelerating digital transformation for sustainable development
