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The Observatory on Digital Communication, in Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC

Official Events

In this section you can see OCCAM's contribution to the work of ECOSOC and other International Organizations, to whom OCCAM was invited to share results and implement new strategies.

2022 - Today

24th Infopoverty World Conference

April 11, 2025

UNHQ, New York;

The 24th edition of the IWC was held successfully on April 11, 2025, at the UNHQ in New York, and online on UN Webcast, gathering together more than 50 speakers and 100 participants.

22nd Infopoverty World Conference

December 1, 2022

UNHQ, New York;

The 22nd edition of the IWC was held successfully on December 1, 2022 at the UNHQ in New York, and online on UN Webcast, in connection with OCCAM HQ in Milan and other 30 places all around the world.

25th Commission on Science and Technology for Development

From 28 to 31, 2022 OCCAM participated and intervened at the 25th Commission on Science and Technology for Development at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

23rd Infopoverty World Conference

April 12, 2024

UNHQ, New York;

The 23rd edition of the IWC was held successfully on April 12, 2024, at the UNHQ in New York, and online on UN Webcast, gathering together more than 50 speakers and 100 participants.

World Summit on the Information Society - WSIS 2022

May 31 to June 3 2022

Geneva, Switzerland; ITU - International Telecommunications Union OCCAM participated in and delivered speeches at the WSIS Forum 2022

26th Commission on Science and Technology for Development

From March 27 to 31, 2023 OCCAM participated and intervened at the 26th Commission on Science and Technology for Development at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

76 UN Third Committee Meeting with Civil Society

16 February 2022

In this session held by the Third Committee on Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues, OCCAM - The Observatory on Digital Communication discussed the current and future challenges concerning rural villages in Africa and Latin America.

2017 - 2021

Interregional Preparatory Meeting for the MTR of SAMOA Pathway

30 October - 1 November 2018

United Nations Headquarters, USA;

With the participation of United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - UNDESA.

World Investment Forum - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

22-26 October 2018

Geneva, Switzerland;

Austria Symposium on Space for the Sustainable - UNOOSA

17-19 September 2018

Graz, Austria;

Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge Launch Event

26 September 2018

United Nations Headquarters, USA;

European Commission - UN Environment Side-event

25 September 2018

United Nations Headquarters, USA,

"Fighting Plastic Pollution: A Global Race to the Top" in partnership with National Geographic.

ECOSOC High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

9-18 July 2018

United Nations Headquarters, USA;

European Commission - UN Environment Side-event

9 July 2018

United Nations Headquarters, USA:

"Sport for Development Goals organized by the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco to the UN.

High-level Review of the Samoa Pathway

27 September 2019

United Nations Headquarters, USA;

With the participation of United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - UNDESA.

Online Submission of the Statement for the 2020 ECOSOC High Level Political Forum (HLPF)

"Accelerate action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development"

21st Session of the Working Group on the Right to Development

17-21 May 2021

Geneva, Switzerland;

In this session, the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development will continue reviewing progress made in the implementation of the right to development.

EXCERPT from the 2021 UN ECOSOC High Level Segment

EXCERPT from the 2021 UN ECOSOC High-Level Segment

2013 - 2016

III UN-SIDS Conference

September 2014

Apia, Samoa;

This Conference resulted in the creation of UN-SIDS Registered Partnership #2765.

Infopoverty Seminar held at COP22

November 2016

Marraketch, Morocco;

This Conference resulted in the creation of UN-SIDS Registered Partnership #2765.

EXCERPT of the UN Office for Partnerships Report of the UN Secretary-General

Report of 25 July 2013

EXCERPT of the UN Office for Partnerships Report of the UN Secretary-General of 25 July 2013

2009 - 2012

Innovation Fair at ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review

May 2010

Palais des Nations, Geneva;

Specific meeting to illustrate the IWC09 solutions.

World Summit on Information Society (WSIS)

2010

Forum and collateral event showing the result of IWC10.

Shanghai EXPO

September 2010

Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (UNGAID); presentation of the film "The Earth: our Home".

United Nations Summit "Women connect for health & education"

19 September, 2011

Waldorf Astoria, NY;

It has been organized by the First Ladies and have been presented the challenges and opportunities to empower women in the Digital Era.

XIII United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD)

2011

Geneva, Switzerland;

Presentation of the Lesotho Project.

Maternal Care Campaign for Africa

May 2012

ECOSOC High-level Segment

United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD)

Illustration of ICT Villages models realized in San Francisco de Lempira and San Ramon (Honduras), Meis el Jabel (Lebanon), Borj Touil (Tunisia), Mahobong (Lesotho), San Flores (Peru) and the United Nations Millennium Village of Sambaina (Madagascar)

EXCERPT of the UN Office for Partnerships Report of the UN Secretary-General

Report of 3 September 2010

EXCERPT of the UN Office for Partnerships Report of the UN Secretary-General of 25 July 2013

2005 - 2008

58th Annual DPI/NGO Conference

7-9 September 2005

United Nations Headquarters, NY;

Conference occurred with the

participation of a delegation.

The World Summit on the Information Society

16 -18 November 2005 - Second Phase

Tunis, Tunisia;

OCCAM was in charge of the TV area and brought a delegation of approximately fourty people to organize the Infopoverty Seminar within this Summit.

Annual Substantive Session on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

3-28 July 2006

Geneva, Switzerland; OCCAM participated with a delegation.

ECOSOC 2007 High-Level Segment: first Annual Ministerial Review and launch of the Development Cooperation Forum

2-5 July 2007

Geneva, Switzerland; Organization of a seminar and participation in the collateral Innovation Fair, visited and commended by the United Nations Secretary General.

XI Session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development

26 May 2008

Geneva, Switzerland;

Co-organization of a seminar also with the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development.

Millennium Development Goal High-Level Event

25 September 2008

UN Headquarters, New York; Event occurred with the participation of a delegation.

The Infopoverty World Conference

OCCAM is the lead organizer of the Infopoverty World Conference with the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development, the European Parliament and other international organizations.The annual Conference results in the approval of the Final Declaration that was submitted to the Annual Substantive Session on the ECOSOC

Community of Expertise "e-services for development"

Creation of this community on mandate of the Global Alliance. It was formally commended in 2008 by external audit.

UN Public Private Partnership for Rural Development

It supports the activities in two pilot Countries, Madagascar and the Dominican Republic.

During the Substantive Session E/2007/61, OCCAM discussed the creation of the first Malagasy ICT Village in the community of Sambaina, nominated as the first African Millennium Village.

International Telecommunication Union - ITU

2005, Signature of a Letter of Intent together with the Navajo Nation for the creation of a Portal for Indigenous People.

Connect Africa Summit

29 - 30 October, 2007

Kigali, Rwanda;

On this occasion, Pierpaolo Saporito, the President of OCCAM delivered a speech.

Participation Programme of UNESCO

In 2008 was submitted a project within this programme which resulted in the approval of a grant of 13,000 US$ for the implementation of the ICT Village model in Sambaina.

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