Webinar on "Building Smart Villages: A Blueprint"

[As published by our partner International Telecommunications Union]

In collaboration with Niger National Agency for the Information Society (ANSI), ITU is releasing a new joint publication entitled “Building Smart Villages: A Blueprint” to promote a promising approach to bringing meaningful connectivity and initiating digital transformation at disadvantaged rural communities in low- and middle-income countries. 

To oficially launch this publication, ITU is organising "Building Smart Villages: A Blueprint.

A comprehensive Whole-of-Government approach for Rural Digital Transformation" webinar to be held 25 June 2020 at 14:00-15:30 Geneva time. Click more here

THE SMART VILLAGES APPROACH​

The Smart Villages initiative builds on a comprehensive, collaborative, cost-efficient, sustainable and Whole-of-Government approach to connect rural villages and improve the availability of essential social services for rural dwellers.

Based on the experience from many other developmental projects, the experience so far of Niger, and the contributions from many experts and agencies, the Smart Villages approach stands as a promising solution to the barriers that have to date impeded the implementation and the scale-up of initiatives for ICT-enabled rural development.

The Smart Villages Blueprint has been prepared to provide a step-by-step guidance for transforming remote rural settlements into smart villages and delivering the much-needed services and tools to their populations.​

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the webinar are to: 

1. introduce participants to the Smart Villages approach; 
2. provide a platform for sharing the recommendations of the blueprint explore the possibilities 
3. to launch smart villages projects in different areas of the world. 

The webinar will discuss what, based on the experience of Niger, are the key, fundamental steps to be taken to build a smart village and will provide an overview of the lessons learnt so far to implement and scale such project and the role of different stakeholders including national entities and sectoral ministries, development partners, donors, NGOs and the private sector.

AGENDA

25 June 2020, 14h00-15h30 Geneva time