Ministerial Roundtable 3: The role of digital technologies during and after COVID-19 pandemic

Digital World 2020 Daily Highlights Day 3

Opening the third Ministerial Roundtable on the role of digital technologies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, moderator Mario Maniewicz, Director, of the ITU Radicommunication Bureau, welcomed industry experts, regulators and ministers to explore how the global community can use the momentum of the pandemic to accelerate efforts to connect people, industries and homes everywhere. Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of …

Discover national digital strategies from around the world

Digital World 2020 Daily Highlights Day 3

ITU Virtual Digital World 2020’s host takes centre stage in the virtual exhibition with an impressive 3D stand, with full details on the National Digital Strategy, entrepreneurship in Vietnam and the success of the country’s ICT COVID-19 platform. The National Digital Transformation Program sets ambitious targets for Vietnam by 2030: to be amongst the top 30 leading IT countries in …

Cybersecurity and privacy solutions: safeguarding our digital world

Digital World 2020 Daily Highlights Day 3

A huge proliferation of numbers of devices, increased use of technology and a change in our working patterns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are just some of the factors behind increases in cyberattacks. Panelists debated these factors, the risks and challenges we face, how to counter threats and safeguard ourselves as well as the complex regulation governing cybersecurity, during an …