IGF 2025 Open Forum #66 The Ecosystem for Digital Cooperation in Development

    Theater
    Duration (minutes): 90
    Format description: The suggested format is a podium discussion with a theater-setup, with an intro by each participant addressing their role in the ecosystem for digital cooperation in development.
    Description
    The session has the goal to clarify how actors can contribute to "The Ecosystem of Digital Cooperation in Development". The traditional views on development are mainly verticals in the form of e.g. health, education, and private sector involvement, not fully encompassing the power of digital. An inclusive digital public infrastructure (DPI) builds the unique opportunity to address all aspects, e.g. health information packages at schools. The session will start with an 8 min introduction on "what is 'our' role in contributing to the DPI?", followed by questions from the moderator and the electronic questions from the hybrid auditorium. The opportunity coming from this session is a map of actors and their roles in advancing the DPI in development.

    Prof. Josef Noll will moderate the virtual participation, through establishing an interactive tool (e.g. slido) for online participants to bring their questions ahead, and get them displayed in public and to the presenters. The onsite moderator will pick up questions and initiate them with the podicum.
    Organizers
    🔒University of Oslo (UiO)
    High-level Panel discussion with Academia (UiO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MfA), Development Agencies (Norad, GIZ), Youth Delegate to the UN. Marianne Knarud, University of Oslo Thomas Aarheim, Norway's Youth Delegate to the UN Ruth Orbach, GSMA Mobile for Development Catherine R. Kimambo, African Child Projects, NGO Josef Noll, UiO Jonathan Muringani, Basic Internet Foundation This session is co-organised by the host country Norway through UiO and Basic Internet Foundation
    Speakers
    Åsmund Aukrust, Minister of International Development, Norway Svein Stølen, Directory University of Oslo (UiO) Jemal Abafita, Director Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia Marianne Knarud, University of Oslo Tale Jordbakke, Norad, Development Agency Franz von Weizäcker, GIZ contact to African Union Thomas Aarheim, Norway's Youth Delegate to the UN Ruth Orbach, GSMA Mobile for Development Catherine R. Kimambo, African Child Projects, NGO
    Onsite Moderator
    Marianne Knarud
    Online Moderator
    Josef Noll
    Rapporteur
    Catherine R. Kimambo
    SDGs
    3. Good Health and Well-Being
    4. Quality Education
    5. Gender Equality
    7.1
    8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
    9.c
    10. Reduced Inequalities
    10.6


    Targets: The building blocks for sustainable development in the digital era encompass energy (SDG 7.1), access to information (SDG 9.c) and information itself (SDG 10.6). An digital public infrastructure (DPI) needs to be inclusive (SDG 10), provides access to health information (SDG 3), education opportunities (SDG 4) and promotes girls and women (SDG 5) in the education. Given the global digital value creation, development needs to address digital as the key for decentwork and economic growth (SDG 8).