1st Digital Transformation Week set to take e-place in Guinea-Bissau

November 5, 2021

During the past year, UNDP Guinea-Bissau has been working on and exploring the digital transformation thematic in its initiatives and engagements with the government, civil society, and private sector.

As a first attempt to try to bring the topic of Digital Transformation in Guinea-Bissau to a broader audience, both internal and external, UNDP Guinea-Bissau is organizing its 1st Digital Transformation Week, in collaboration with the World Bank Group.

Throughout the week of the 15th of November, experts, from not just UNDP and World Bank, will come together to discuss and present their initiatives around digital transformation and the possibilities of digital solutions to a sustainable development.

The panels will be divided into English and Portuguese. The agenda and the Zoom links for registration are available below. Next to the panel’s title, there is the indication of in which language the session will be conducted.

To access the event’s agenda, please click here.

15.11.21 | Segunda-feira, Monday

https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_evU7aikJRv24kMVpQjYXUQ

10h | Sessão de Abertura, Opening Session (PORT)

10h30 | Digital Transformation, UNDP and the World Bank Group (ENG)

11h30 | Guinea-Bissau's Digital Readiness Assessment: challenges and opportunities (ENG)

12h30 | Lançamento Formal do Diagnóstico sobre Economia Digital do Banco Mundial  (PORT)

16.11.21 | Terça-feira, Tuesday

https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OYzQrlItSQ6FQ-gc8hF1Yg

10h | Digital Transformation and SIDS: how digital can be an enabler to sustainable development (ENG)

13h| Economia Digital, Empreendedorismo e Inovação (PORT)

17.11.21 | Quarta-feira, Wednesday

https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J581PELhQ72bfhdIEF13mw

10h | E-Governance: serviços públicos digitais e sua relevância para Guiné-Bissau (PORT)

11h | Accountability & Transparência: soluções digitais made in Guiné-Bissau (PORT)

18.11.21 | Quinta-feira, Thursday

https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h4wNSHAtRkC44EMQEo3xUw

10h | Tecnologias verdes e proteção ambiental (PORT)

11h | e-Health: Can digital data save lives? Digitizing health response in Guinea-Bissau (ENG)

19.11.21 | Sexta-feira, Friday

https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K9GqGqObRyCujuMJpYDkBA

10h | Digital Opportunities across the development sector: lessons from international organizations and private sector (ENG)

11h15 | Closing Session "Way Forward for a Digital Guinea-Bissau" (ENG/PORT)