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The UN agency for telecommunication and information technology is calling for investments in the order of USD 100 Billion to digitalise the world, up from 30 Billion, by 2026. The ambitious request to private sector partners and country-members seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of all sectors of the global economy.
Celebrating the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on the 17 of May, the organisation made the request for increase in pledges to address the connectivity and digitalisation of Least Developed Countries, countries that have yet to fully meet the minimum standards of development in education, food security, and sanitation.
Many are countries that have endured conflict, but also more recently suffered the consequences of extreme weather events, on top of chronic issues of stalled development after protracted civil strife, and post-conflict recovery.