When: 9 October 2024, 1000-1230 hrs New York TimeWhere: Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New YorkProgramme. More on the event.How can the follow-up to Global Digital Compact best reflect the environmental dimension? Continuing rapid digitalization of the global economy offers significant opportunities for growth and resilience in times of cascading crises and uncertainty. Data and digital technologies can support trade, development, and sustainability, while also mitigating environmental and developmental challenges. However, it is important to also ensure that the fast-evolving digital ecosystem remains environmentally sustainable. So far, shifts towards digital and low-carbon technologies have been treated separately, despite being deeply interconnected within the broader transition of the global economy. Addressing them together is necessary for coherent policies.The Digital Economy Report 2024 highlights the growing environmental costs of digital reliance, including in the form of resource depletion, pollution and waste. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and the Internet of things are likely to exacerbate these issues.
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