23 August 2024

 

Online

 

To celebrate International Youth Day 2024, UNU-IAS and the International Youth Day Organising Committee of diverse youth leaders will host the International Youth Day Webinar 2024 "Youth at the Digital Forefront and Sustainability". The event will highlight the potential of youth in leveraging digital innovations to advance sustainable development and ensuring sustainability in rapidly evolving technologies.

 

Today’s youth are at the forefront of digitalization, possessing the inherent ability to innovate, collaborate and implement digital technologies such as mobile devices, artificial intelligence (AI) data collection and virtual reality. Digitalization offers unprecedented opportunities for youth to achieve the SDGs. At the same time, new technologies raise concerns about digital divides, biased algorithms, and excessive consumption of energy and water. 

 

The webinar will be designed and implemented by the International Youth Day Organising Committee, which includes RCE representatives, UNU-IAS students, winners of various sustainability competitions and other youths who have been actively involved in sustainability movements across the world.

 

Register to the webinar here. (Registration is closed)

 

View the recording of the webinar here.

 

23 August 2024, 20:00-21:30 (JST) 

 

Online

 

The tentative concept note and programme can be downloaded here.

 

• Introduction to the Webinar
  • Opening Remarks: Jonghwi Park (Academic Programme Officer, UNU-IAS)​
• Keynote Speech
  • Youth in Participatory Data Collection for Women and Marginalised Groups: Neeruja Gupta (Assistant Programme Manager, Safetipin)
• Keynote Speech: Short Q&A Session
• Mentimeter Feedback Session
  • A real-time survey of the audience will be conducted using Mentimeter to visualise participant responses
• Thematic Presentations on Environmental Solutions:
  • Green Skills and Green Jobs for Youth: Tori Morris (Project Manager, SOS-UK) (TBC)
  • Digital Innovations for Environment and Youth Leadership: Priyapol Prasanklew (President, KMITL Startup Hub) 
  • Digital Tools for Tracking and Reducing Carbon Footprint: Jerome Silla (Research Associate, UNU-IAS)
• Focused Discussion Session:
  • Targeted discussions within breakout rooms on delivered presentation topics. This session will feature interactive Q&A, discussion questions, and opportunities for collaborative insights and networking.
• Wrap-up and Closing Remarks
  • Summary of Key Takeaways and Next Steps

 

 

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