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Creating a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet

HERE'S HOW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ARE TRANSFORMING SOCIETIES

The Universal DPI Safeguards Framework

The Universal DPI Safeguards Framework is an open public asset, offering recommendations based on risks, principles, responsible authorities, and life cycle stages. Developed through a multi-stakeholder process, this comprehensive framework offers actionable key recommendations to guide stakeholders and ensure safe, inclusive DPI implementations.

EXPLORE THE FRAMEWORK

 

Our Digital Strategy

Digital technology is a fundamental force for change. The profound consequences and exponential pace of digital transformation demand both local action and global leadership to reimagine development in a digital age. Building on the progress from UNDP's First Digital Strategy, the Digital Strategy 2022-2025 is intended to maintain and accelerate the momentum that has already been generated across UNDP and among its partners.


 

 

Creating a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet.

 

UNDP’s long-term vision is to help create a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet. 

This vision is closely aligned with the UNDP Strategic Plan 2022-2025, which outlines how UNDP will seek to support countries in three directions of change – structural transformation, leaving no one behind, and building resilience – and underlines the importance of digital as one of three enablers to achieve this change.

To make progress towards this long-term vision, UNDP will continue to evolve its two pathways to change, which reflect the programmatic and operational capabilities needed to achieve three mutually reinforcing objectives:


This strategy is anchored in the Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation as well as the framework presented by Our Common Agenda, articulating the unique role of UNDP within the UN System in countries and globally. 

Learn more about the UNDP Digital Strategy 2022-2025.
 

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