Arab Digital Agenda 2023-2033

Within the framework of the close partnership between the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the League of Arab States, the Arab Digital Agenda was prepared as a long-term framework aimed at developing and implementing the Arab Information and Communications Technology Strategy, in collaboration with United Nations organizations and specialized bodies at the regional and international levels. Arab countries are deploying great efforts to accomplish progress towards localizing and leveraging digital technology to fulfil Arab people’s aspirations of equal opportunities, well-being, prosperity and stability, given the importance of digital technology in achieving sustainable development.
 

The Arab Digital Agenda includes several goals, targets and actions at the national and regional levels, in addition to several tracks that support the agenda, such as the monitoring and measurement track, which complements the national digital development reviews launched by ESCWA in the Arab region since 2018. It provides a sustainability framework that defines mechanisms for the implementation, evaluation, review and periodic updating of the agenda, and ways to unite the efforts of all stakeholders in this area. The 10-year agenda seeks to improve the performance of the entire Arab region, thus enabling it to assume the position it deserves at the global level and to have an active and influential role in international decision-making forums related to digital technology.