Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Supporting effective partnerships through digital solutions

Power of digital

Digital solutions can connect people across the world, strengthening partnerships through data access and exchange, and fostering remote collaboration

Opportunities

• Facilitate partnerships for sustainable development
• Share knowledge, skills and data via Internet platforms

Potential risks & digital harms

• Monitoring and convening do not automatically translate into action

Partner2Connect

Partner2Connect is a multistakeholder alliance to foster meaningful connectivity globally, focusing on the hardest-to-connect communities in the least-developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries, and small island developing states

Examples of countries implemented

Dominican Republic and Madagascar

Power of digital

1. Mobilizes resources from many sources
2. Helps create partnerships and unlock foundational digital enablers
3. Aims to be a conduit for delivering innovative services and applications and announcing commitments on universal connectivity

“P2C is a great example (of using technology to empower LDCs for sustainable development)”
_{Christopher Sharrock, Sector Member, ITU}

Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (Data4SDGs)

The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (Data4SDGs) is a global network of 700+ governments and private sector, academic and civil society organizations leveraging the power of data and technology to improve lives and policies

Examples of countries implemented

40+ countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean

Power of digital

1. Drives action through partnerships across sectors and geographies
2. Mobilizes political coalitions and boosts investment in data for decision-making
3. Ensures data is produced, used and governed fairly and responsibly

“Our mission is to connect, strengthen and amplify an action-focused network that uses the power of data and technology to reduce inequality and drive sustainability”
_{Data4SDGs mission statement}