From 21 to 23 May, ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS), in cooperation with the Commission on Science and Technology for Development, organized the "Arab Consultative Conference and Expert Meetings on the World Summit on the Information Society +20 (WSIS+20) Review and Global Digital Compact Processes”, hosted by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The event included the 37th meeting of the Arab Working Group on the Arab Information and Communication Technology Strategy, the 17th Meeting of the Arab Working Group on internet issues, and a workshop to align the National Digital Agenda in the UAE with the Arab Digital Agenda 2023-2033.
The event resulted in the first edition of a negotiated document consolidating the views and positions of the Arab region vis-à-vis the WSIS+20 review, the Global Digital Compact, and the Summit of the Future in 2024.
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30 May 2024
Arab consultations on WSIS+20 review and Global Digital Compact processes
