COP29: Digital tech to pledge for reduced climate footprint and increased action at the first-ever Digitalisation Day

UN Agency for Digital Technologies to gather tech community and address the climate crisis

By ITU Press Team

Baku, Azerbaijan, 15 November 2024

**Doreen Bogdan-Martin** took office as Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 1 January 2023. courtesy photo

Governments, tech industry leaders, and international organizations will gather at COP29, this Saturday, 16 November, for the first-ever Digitalisation Day at a UN Climate Conference.

As part of the Green Digital Action track, the event will recognize the importance of digitalization in climate talks and highlight the tech community’s objectives to leverage digital solutions for climate action, mitigate the sector’s impact, and promote digital inclusion.

Green Digital Action, led by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) alongside over 50 partners and supporters, aims to mobilize tangible commitments accelerating the green and digital transitions. It is one of the 14 global initiatives included in the COP29 Presidency’s Action Agenda.

Key event: High-Level Roundtable and adoption of the COP29 Declaration on Green Digital Action

Digitalisation Day will begin with the High-Level Roundtable on Digital Action from 09:00 to 11:00 AZT in Special Events Room 2 (Mugham). Ministers, industry representatives, and policy makers will explore how digital technologies can be harnessed to tackle climate change and strengthen emergency response. Focus will be put on developing strategies aligning digital transformation with global climate goals.

The event will culminate with the endorsement of the first COP29 Declaration on Green Digital Action by tech companies, governments and industry organizations. The Declaration calls for sector-wide collaboration to enhance climate monitoring, accelerate emission reductions, and promote inclusive digital access—especially in developing countries.

About Green Digital Action:

Green Digital Action was established at COP28 in Dubai in 2023. Since then, the initiative has been working to unite the global digital community in developing practical solutions, boosting industry-wide climate support, and strengthening global frameworks for monitoring and reporting.

About ITU:

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), driving innovation in ICTs together with 194 Member States and a membership of over 1,000 companies, universities, and international and regional organizations. Established in 1865, it is the intergovernmental body responsible for coordinating the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoting international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, improving communication infrastructure in the developing world, and establishing the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems. From broadband networks to cutting-edge wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation, radio astronomy, oceanographic and satellite-based earth monitoring as well as converging fixed-mobile phone, Internet and broadcasting technologies, ITU is committed to connecting the world. Learn more: www.itu.int.

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