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DTSTART:20181001T010000Z
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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:High-level Panel Discussion: South–South Digital Cooperation for 
 Industrialization - A pre-event to BAPA+40 Conference
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The High-level Panel Discussion is a pre-event to the Second Hi
 gh-level United Nations Conference on South South Cooperation (BAPA+40)\, 
 which will take plae in Buenos aires\, Argentina from 20-22 march 2019.\n\
 nObjective\n\nThe main purpose of the high-level panel event is to provide
  a platform to raise awareness of the implications of Industry 4.0 for the
  industrialization and trade competitiveness of developing countries and d
 iscuss how South–South digital cooperation can provide a way forward for
  developing countries\, which have low digital capacities and lack digital
  infrastructure.\n\nThese countries\, especially small developing countrie
 s and the least developed countries\, are in danger of being left behind i
 n the digital revolution\, thereby making it difficult for them to achieve
  the Sustainable Development Goals.\n\nThe panel will discuss how South–
 South digital cooperation at the regional level can help countries to adva
 nce digitally and what the main components of such a regional digital coop
 eration agenda could be.\n\nFormat\n\nThe event will bring together high-l
 evel officials from diverse areas and organizations\, including representa
 tives of member States\, industry\, civil society organizations\, the Unit
 ed Nations system\, international partners and academia\, as well as membe
 rs of the media.\n\nIt will be held in English.\n\nPanellists: \n\n\n\nH.E
  Mr. Xavier Carim\, Ambassador\, South Africa Permanent Mission to the WTO
 \, Geneva\n\n\nH.E. Mr. J.S. Deepak\, Ambassador and Permanent Representat
 ive of India to the WTO\, Geneva\n\n\nH.E. Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail Elamin
 \, Ambassador\, Permanent Mission of Republic of Sudan to the United Natio
 ns Office\, Geneva\n\n\nH.E. Mr. Diego Aulestia Valencia\, Ambassador and 
 Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the WTO\, Geneva\n\n\nMr. Carlos Co
 rrea\, Executive Director\, South Centre\, Geneva\n\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The High
 -level Panel Discussion is a pre-event to the Second High-level United Nat
 ions Conference on South South Cooperation (BAPA+40)\, which will take pla
 e in Buenos aires\, Argentina from 20-22 march 2019.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p
 &gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Objective&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;
 The main purpose of the high-level panel event is to provide a platform to
  raise awareness of the implications of Industry 4.0 for the industrializa
 tion and trade competitiveness of developing countries and discuss how Sou
 th–South digital cooperation can provide a way forward for developing co
 untries\, which have low digital capacities and lack digital infrastructur
 e.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;These countries\, especially small developing
  countries and the least developed countries\, are in danger of being left
  behind in the digital revolution\, thereby making it difficult for them t
 o achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The
  panel will discuss how South–South digital cooperation at the regional 
 level can help countries to advance digitally and what the main components
  of such a regional digital cooperation agenda could be.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&l
 t\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Format&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\
 ;The event will bring together high-level officials from diverse areas and
  organizations\, including representatives of member States\, industry\, c
 ivil society organizations\, the United Nations system\, international par
 tners and academia\, as well as members of the media.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;
 p&gt\;It will be held in English.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt
 \;Panellists: &lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\
 n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;H.E Mr. Xavier Carim&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Ambass
 ador\, South Africa Permanent Mission to the WTO\, Geneva&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt
 \;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;H.E. Mr. J.S. Deepak&
 lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the
  WTO\, Geneva&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;st
 rong&gt\;H.E. Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail Elamin&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Ambassado
 r\, Permanent Mission of Republic of Sudan to the United Nations Office\, 
 Geneva&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt
 \;H.E. Mr. Diego Aulestia Valencia&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Ambassador and Perma
 nent Representative of Ecuador to the WTO\, Geneva&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&g
 t\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mr. Carlos Correa&lt\;/stron
 g&gt\;\, Executive Director\, South Centre\, Geneva&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&
 gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/me
 eting/high-level-panel-discussion-south-south-digital-cooperation-industri
 alization-pre-event
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