IT for Change at the Summit of the Future

IT for Change co-organized two events during the Summit of the Future to influence discussions on the Pact of the Future and the Global Digital Compact. The events took place in New York on 21 September 2024.

1. The Global Data Compact We Need: A Forward-looking Agenda | Official Side Event

Date: 21 September 2024

Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT

Venue: Violeta Parra Stage, The People's Forum, 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY 10018

Speakers:

Ana Cristina F. Amoroso das Neves, Vice-Chair, UN CSTD

Juan José Martinez Badillo, Chief, UNCTAD New York Office

Paloma Lara-Castro, Policy Director, Derechos Digitales

Alison Gillwald, Executive Director, Research ICT Africa

Guilherme Canela Godoi, Chief, Section for Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists, UNESCO

Muznah Siddiqui, Global Governance Research and Planning Associate, United Nations University

Moderator: Anita Gurumurthy, Executive Director, IT for Change (Secretariat of the Global Digital Justice Forum)

Organizers: Global Digital Justice Forum, Government of Colombia, Government of Portugal, UN Trade and Development, UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, IT for Change, Derechos Digitales, FIAN International, and Research ICT Africa.

Read the concept note of the event here.

The recording of the event can be viewed here.

Refreshments: 12.30 PM to 12.45 PM EDT

2. Multilateralism from Below for the Planet and the People | Public Event

Date: 21 September 2024

Time: 12.45 PM to 2.00 PM EDT

Venue: Violeta Parra Stage, The People's Forum, 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY 10018

Organizers: Friends of the Earth International, Transnational Institute, Focus on the Global South, IT for Change, Global Campaign for Education, FIAN International, People’s Health Movement, and The South Centre.

Read the concept note of the event here.