UNDC Deep Dive | Safeguarding Digital Transformation: The Digital Public Infrastructure Approach

The session launches the latest Competitive Industrial Performance Report for Africa and introduces the SDG9 industry tracker to show how to measure the progress in SDG9.

This report serves as an initial mapping of AI, contextualizing use cases of the technology that could be deployed whilst juxtaposing this with challenges that authorities must overcome to ensure the use of AI is responsible and human rights compliant.

The Office of Innovation launched the Portfolio Sense-Making initiative to mainstream the concept of innovation portfolio management across FAO teams and Divisions/Offices at HQ, Regional and Country levels. Portfolio Sense-Making involves systematically analyzing and visualizing innovation projects and their key data to understand their interrelationships, strengths, areas for improvement and potential impacts, thereby facilitating informed decision-making and strategic alignment with Organizational goals.

The Playbook is a practical guide to decrease the digital and financial divide for women, use technology to improve women’s economic opportunities, and transform women into builders of emerging digital economies.