The UN launches a panel of digital experts

António Guterres acknowledged that digital technology is transforming societies and economies and accelerating the pace. To ensure that all nations have access to the right skills and resources and a holistic approach to technology implementation, Guterres has established a new forum: the High Level Group on Digital Cooperation.

The panel will be co-chaired by Melinda Gates and Alibaba's China-based founder, Jack Ma. According to Guterres: "This is the first panel of its kind – and will be composed of women and men at the borders of the country. technology, public policy, science and the university. " The panel will consist of twenty people.

The reason for the panel formation is that the pace of digital change is fast and erratic. Guterres sees the United Nations as the body that can help develop international cooperation to enable change to be more equitable, structured and, in particular, for low-income countries in a more equitable way.

The panel's mandate is to identify policy, research and information gaps, and make proposals to strengthen international cooperation in the digital space. In this regard, Melinda Gates said: "The technology is neither good nor bad, it's just a tool – a very powerful tool – and what matters is how the world does it. # 39; use ".

She adds, "If all people, especially the poorest and most vulnerable, have equal access to digital, they will use it to improve their lives and those of their families and to be heard in conversations about this. that the future reserves them. is this sign about? "