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STORY: SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE / DIGITAL DIVIDES
TRT: 01:57
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 20, 23 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
20 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
1. Med shot, UNHQ entrance
23 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Alar Karis, President, Republic of Estonia:
“We believe in the benefit of co-creating, reusing and co-developing already existing solutions to save resources and avoid duplication. This should be our common guiding principle, to bridge the divides faster.”
4. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Alar Karis, President, Republic of Estonia:
“Multistakeholder cooperation and partnerships, both domestically and globally, are the foundation of an open digital society. Collaboration is important, to mobilize resources and to engage in capacity building, it is the fastest way to ensure that no one is left behind, especially in developing countries.”
6. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohamed Muizzu, President, Republic of Maldives:
“This digital divide is not only about access to internet. It’s a profound barrier to development, opportunities, and justice.”
8. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan -Martin, Secretary- General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“In this world, game-changing digital solutions can accelerate 70 percent of all the SDG targets. But it’s also a world where 2.6 billion people are still offline worldwide.”
10. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan -Martin, Secretary- General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“We’re in a race against time. Let’s align digital inclusion with the pace of digital transformation. Let’s balance regulation with innovation. And let’s give everyone a seat and a voice at the table. This is the test before us — it’s our greatest test yet! Our destiny is in our hands… and the digital future is now.”
12. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’s Secretary- General Doreen Bogdan -Martin said, “Our destiny is in our hands… and the digital future is now.”
Today (23 Sep), in the context of the Summit of the Future, the interactive dialogue titled ‘Towards a Common Digital Future: Strengthening Inclusive Innovation and Cooperation to Bridge the Digital Divides’ was held at the UNHQ in New York.
Co-hosting the dialogue, Estonia’s President Alar Karis said, “We believe in the benefit of co-creating, reusing and co-developing already existing solutions to save resources and avoid duplication. This should be our common guiding principle, to bridge the divides faster.”
He also said, “Multistakeholder cooperation and partnerships, both domestically and globally, are the foundation of an open digital society. Collaboration is important, to mobilize resources and to engage in capacity building, it is the fastest way to ensure that no one is left behind, especially in developing countries.”
Also Co-hosting the dialogue, Mohamed Muizzu, President of the Republic of Maldives, stressed, “This digital divide is not only about access to internet. It’s a profound barrier to development, opportunities, and justice.”
Doreen Bogdan -Martin, ITU’s Secretary- General said, “In this world, game-changing digital solutions can accelerate 70 percent of all the SDG targets. But it’s also a world where 2.6 billion people are still offline worldwide.”
She concluded, “We’re in a race against time. Let’s align digital inclusion with the pace of digital transformation. Let’s balance regulation with innovation. And let’s give everyone a seat and a voice at the table. This is the test before us — it’s our greatest test yet! Our destiny is in our hands… and the digital future is now.”
