As part of the Action Days of the UN Summit of the Future, Columbia University and the United Nations University held an interactive workshop that brought together relevant actors to draft a concrete Call to Action on how to promote collaboration and partnerships in the design, regulation, development, deployment, and decommissioning of digital technologies and infrastructure to address global challenges, in particular climate and health justice and well-being, emphasizing the meaningful engagement, leadership, and agency of youth. The workshop was held at the University of Columbia on 20 September 2024.
IT for Change’s Anita Gurumurthy participated in this workshop, where she engaged in a dialogue with the following experts:
- Xiaomeng Shen, Vice Rector, United Nations University (UNU)
- Unni Karunakara, Director, UNU International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)
- Claudia Lopes, Research Lead on Digital Health, UNU-IIGH
- Bushra Ebadi, Research Associate, UNU Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance
- Marta Schaaf, Director, Amnesty International’s Program on Climate, Economic & Social Justice
- Jiho Cha, National Assembly of Republic of Korea
- Daniel Naujoks, Director UN Studies, SIPA-Columbia
Know more about the event here.