SG pledges $10m for the development of global digital capabilities
The fund will be used for capacity-building programmes.
Singapore has pledged $10m to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition to build global digital capabilities in support of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
ITU is a UN-specialised agency for Information and Communication Technologies.
With the addition from Singapore, ITU has received 700 pledges amounting to US$30b.
According to the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the funding it committed will be used to provide capacity-building programmes to 2400 regional and global officials over four years.
IMDA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore will spearhead the programmes.
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