26 May 2025
Dynamic Coalition on Measuring Digital Inclusion launched Issue Brief on Governing Quantum Technology
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, achieving true digital inclusion remains a global challenge. Despite technological advances, 2.6 billion people are still offline, with women, rural populations, and persons with disabilities disproportionately affected.
To bridge digital divides and harness digital public goods for sustainable development, UNESCO Information for All Programme (IFAP) jointly with the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP), and other key stakeholders created IGF DC-Digital Inclusion in February 2024, in line with IFAP Strategic Plan for 2023-2029 and contributing to the implementation of the Global Digital Compact (GDC).
The session on "Exploring Frontier technologies for harnessing digital public good and advancing Digital Inclusion" highlighted that 2025 marks the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ). The session highlighted how frontier technologies like AI and quantum computing can serve inclusive knowledge societies, especially amid persistent global digital divides.
As a result, in collaboration with the European University Institute (EUI) and the Tech and Global Affairs Innovation Hub at Sciences Po, the IFAP Issue Brief "Human Rights-Centered Global Governance of Quantum Technology" was launched during the session, aiming to explore how frontier digital technologies can contribute to advancing digital inclusion and fostering inclusive knowledge societies.
The DepHUB's Shamira Ahmed is the co-author of the Issue Brief
The full details can be found here.