Asia and the Pacific has emerged as a hub of digital innovations, which presents unparalleled opportunity to accelerate digital inclusion and transformation for sustainable development and shared prosperity.
Government leaders, ministers, senior officials, digital experts and tech companies will gather in Astana from 3 to 5 September for the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Digital Inclusion and Transformation and explore how to accelerate digital innovation for sustainable development.
Co-hosted by the Government of Kazakhstan and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Conference aims to promote more inclusive digital economies and societies in the region, as well as foster digital cooperation to bridge the digital divide, strengthen digital connectivity, ensure robust digital skills training and enhance digital trust and security.
A key highlight will be the launch of the Asia-Pacific Digital Transformation Report 2024 by ESCAP. This edition will feature the interplay between digital transformation and the climate crisis as well as the role of digital applications in addressing climate mitigation and adaptation.
The Astana Conference Centre will also be a hub of activity during the week with various plenary discussions, start-up and tech innovation exhibitions, side events, networking opportunities and signing of memorandums being planned on the sidelines.
NOTE TO EDITOR: We invite media representatives to apply for accreditation to participate in this Conference. Accreditation will grant you access to press conferences, interviews with key speakers and conference participants, and exclusive materials.
What: Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Digital Inclusion and Transformation
When: 3 – 5 September 2024
Where: Astana Congress Center, 12 Heydar Aliyev Street, Astana, Kazakhstan
Register for media accreditation (in-person attendees): https://indico.un.org/event/1011167/
Livestream for online attendees: https://www.youtube.com/unescap
For more information: https://www.unescap.org/events/2024/asia-pacific-ministerial-conference-digital-inclusion-and-transformation
Key Speakers
- Armida Salsiah Alisjahban, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- H.E. Olzhas Bektenov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
- H.E. Zhaslan Madiyev, Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry, Kazakhstan
- H.E. Nuria Kutnaeva, Minister of Digital Development, Kyrgyz Republic
- H.E. Mohamed Kinaanath, Minister of State for Homeland Security and Technology, Maldives
- Hon. Carlson D. Apis, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure, Federated States of Micronesia
- H.E. Baatarkhuu Tsend, Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications, Mongolia
- H.E. Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo, Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Samoa
- Hon. Fredrick Kologeto, Minister of Communication and Aviation, Solomon Islands
- H.E. Sherzod Shermatov, Minister of Digital Technologies, Uzbekistan
- H.E. Gevorg Mantashyan, First Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry, Armenia
- H.E. Meas Po, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Posts and Communications, Cambodia
- H.E. Song Sang Hoon, Deputy Minister of the Office of ICT Policy, Ministry of Science and ICT, Republic of Korea
- H.E. David L. Almirol, Jr., Under Secretary of eGovernment Digital Information and Communication Technology, the Philippines
- Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the Board, Eurasian Development Bank
- Sulyna Abdullah, Chief of Strategic Planning and Membership, and Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union
