Session
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: To enhance the attendees' active participation and engagement
The UPU launched the CONNECT.POST initiative at the end of 2022 to leverage the postal network to advance inclusive digital transformation and facilitate access to the digital economy to unserved and underserved communities. After significant progress, working closely with partners like the .POST Group and the Caribbean Telecommunication Union, we will take stock of what has been accomplished so far to best inform the plan for 2025 to maximize the contribution of the initiative towards the SDGs.
The online moderator will facilitate the interaction between onsite and online speakers and attendees. Online survey tools will be used to enhanced both onsite and online participation, e.g. Mentimeter
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Juan Moroni, Digital Inclusion and Policy Expert, Universal Postal Union, Intergovernmental Organisation, WEOG, United Nations
Tracy Hackshaw, Chef d'Entreprise, .POST, Universal Postal Union, Intergovernmental Organisation, Latin America & Caribbean, United Nations
TBC, Universal Postal Union
TBC, African Telecommunication Union
TBC, Caribbean Telecommunication Union
TBC, Pacific Islands Forum
TBC, Indian Ocean Islands Secretariat
Tracy Hackshaw, Chef d'Entreprise, .POST, Universal Postal Union, Latin America & Caribbean
Juan Moroni, Digital Inclusion and Policy Expert, Universal Postal Union, Intergovernmental Organisation, United Nations (Moderator)
Juan Moroni, Digital Inclusion and Policy Expert, Universal Postal Union, Intergovernmental Organisation, United Nations (Moderator)
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
9.1
9.3
9.a
9.c
Targets: 9.1, Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient postal infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
9.3, Increase the access of MSMEs, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, and their integration into value chains and markets through the postal network
9.a, Facilitate sustainable and resilient postal infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
9.c, increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries through the postal network