Digital equity
The most affected are the least connected
Digital equity: The great equalizer for communities and individuals?
By the end of 2024, 2.6 billion people remained unconnected globally, and many others underserved. The result of climate change are expected to impact, and in some cases, already are impacting the most vulnerable. And the most affected are the least connected.
This not only affects local communities but slows global progress.
Digital technologies, connectivity and digital skills can enable and equalize, allowing communities to create their own economic growth, their own climate resilience and their own contributions to fighting climate change.
This panel will bring together experts from tech, local corporations, NGOs and government to share how technology can empower communities – providing insight, access to information and smart solutions that help them prosper, adapt and innovate in their everyday context.
Location:
Finland Pavilion, Blue Zone
Moderator
Heidi Kalmari
Sustainability communications lead and author, Miltton
Guests
Camilla Lott
Corporate Sustainability, Territory Management and Private Social
Investment Director, VALE
Jennifer Baumwall
Head of Climate Strategy and Policy, UNDP
Reetta Toivanen
Professor of Sustainability Science, Social aspects, Helsinki University
Paola Campiello
President of ConnectarAGRO and New Business Manager at CNH Industrial, ConnectarAGRO