Beirut Consensus on Transformation and Digital Economy in the Arab Region towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

ESCWA organized the Arab High-level Forum on WSIS and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications and in collaboration with OGERO Telecom.

The Forum included an Experts Meeting, from 8 to 11 May, and a Conference, from 10 to 12 May 2017 that brought together various stakeholders in the information society, digital economy and Internet governance in the Arab region, to review, present, and discuss the linkages between the WSIS action lines and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. It focused also on how digital economies and smart societies can accelerate the implementation of WSIS action lines, themes and priority areas, as well as contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Arab Region.

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