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09/03/2026

Achieving means building digital infrastructure that is resilient, inclusive and accessible to all and ensuring innovation reaches the communities that stand to benefit from it most.

Investing in advanced technologies and closing the remaining gaps in mobile broadband access will be critical to ensuring no one is left behind.

Learn more about the progress, challenges and actions needed to achieve : https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/infrastructure-industrialization/

09/02/2026

This week’s spotlight is close to home.

Meet Carlota Martin Polo, Communications and Outreach Intern at UN OICT, helping bring stories of technology, AI and innovation across the UN to a wider audience through the campaign.
https://unite.un.org/en/WomenInTech-UN/carlota-martin-polo

08/31/2026

What happens after UN Open Source Week?

Kicking off a series here over the coming months, we’re revisiting moments from hashtag 2026 and following up on what's happened since.

First up, an exciting development from Japan!

During OSPOs for Good Day, our “Country Spotlight: Lessons from Open Source Implementation in Japan” brought together an impressive group from government, industry and academia to discuss Japan’s evolving approach to open source and the role OSPOs could play in building a stronger open source ecosystem: Masayuki Yamada (Digital Agency, Government of Japan), Ken Chibana (Tokyo Metropolitan Government), Masato Endo (Toyota Motor Corporation), Masayuki Kuwata (Sony), Yuichi Kusakabe (Honda), Hiroyuki Ishii (Panasonic/ Linux Foundation Japan) and Shoji Kajita (Nagoya University / Kyoto University / Apereo Foundation).

Together, they laid out what Yamada-san called the “Japan Model” of open source collaboration.

The line that stuck with us: when Masayuki Yamada described Japan's "virtual OSPO" — no formal office, no charter, yet the functions were already at work. "Function precedes form," he said, "and the institutional shape catches up" (https://lnkd.in/eda_vXqS).

And last month, an exciting development took shape. Japan's Cabinet approved its new Priority Policy Program for Realizing a Digital Society — and for the first time, a Cabinet decision commits the Government of Japan to establishing a formal OSPO at the Digital Agency. https://lnkd.in/epqnwFmU

We talk a lot about open source as a foundation for digital sovereignty and technological resilience. But turning those ambitions into practice requires institutions, skills and sustained engagement with open source communities. OSPOs can be an important part of that infrastructure.

It’s great to see the conversation moving forward so quickly. We’re excited to see where Japan’s open source efforts go from here and look forward to following what comes next from hashtag !

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08/20/2026

What happens when better data meets action?

For Saeeda Faisal, Provincial Communications & MIS Project Assistant at UN-HABITAT, technology means turning information into smarter decisions, stronger programmes and real impact.

Learn more at: https://unite.un.org/en/WomenInTech-UN/saeeda-faisal

08/18/2026

As AI reshapes how information is created and shared, strengthening information integrity has never been more urgent.

The UN Global Principles for Information Integrity offer a path forward.

The United Nations Global Principles For Information Integrity presents a vision of a future in which power imbalances are redressed so that a small group of actors - including technology companies based in a handful of countries - no longer monopolize control over global information flows.

08/18/2026

Govern AI together— or let it govern you.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres draws the stark choice: “The question is no longer whether AI will transform our world – it already is. The question is whether we will govern this transformation together – or let it govern us.”

On 6-7 July, all 193 UN Member States and stakeholders converge to discuss international cooperation on AI governance at the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.un.org/global-dialogue-ai-governance/en



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08/13/2026

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Hanna Stenbacka Köhler, Global Data Network Manager, at the United Nations Development Coordination Office, talks about the Digital Solutions Lab, where she experiments with AI and shapes digtal solutions as a problem owner!
https://unite.un.org/en/WomenInTech-UN/hanna-stenbacka-kohler

08/12/2026

What does a career at the intersection of technology and justice look like?

Elizaveta Lodhammar, a UN Digital Forensic Investigator is using technology to help turn complex digital evidence into actionable insights. In our latest Voices, Elizaveta shares her journey into digital forensics and an important message for women considering tech: curiosity and diverse perspectives are exactly what the field needs.

Watch her story now! And explore the rest of the Voices series at: https://unite.un.org/en/WomenInTech-voices

08/06/2026

Innovation for climate action is coming to Qatar! 🌐

From 23–26 September, hashtag 2026 arrives at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, bringing together students, developers, researchers and innovators to build AI-powered, open-source solutions for sustainable agriculture.

Join us to collaborate, create digital public goods, and help advance the Sustainable Development Goals—one solution at a time.

Sign up to learn more at: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/99GP3S9a1p

In partnership with FAO and the Hammad Bin Jassim Center For K-12 Computer Science Education

08/05/2026

Today marks the opening of the 16th Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management ( ).

Watch live on UN Web TV as UN Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer Bernardo Mariano Junior delivers opening remark.

“Every service a government delivers happens somewhere,” said ASG and CITO.

Bringing together Member States, UN entities and global experts, this year’s session will explore how integrated geospatial information can strengthen digital public infrastructure, support better decision-making and accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

We look forward to an engaging week of collaboration on the future of global geospatial information management.
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1au2xjxkj
(1st meeting) Sixteenth session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)
The Sixteenth Session of UN-GGIM will be held from 5 - 7 August 2025 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.