<div dir="ltr"><div><table role="module" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td height="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="" role="module-content" style="padding:18px 9px;line-height:22px;text-align:inherit"><div><h2 style="text-align:inherit">Deadline Extended — Digital@UNGA Awards 2026 </h2><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:inherit">At the request of stakeholders and by popular demand, the submission deadline for the Digital@UNGA Awards has been extended to 9 August 2026. This is the final call to nominate outstanding digital initiatives, policies, partnerships, and leaders advancing inclusive, responsible, and people-centred technology. Open to all stakeholders, the Awards celebrate solutions that are already delivering measurable impact and elevate the people and institutions shaping a more inclusive digital future.</div><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:inherit"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:inherit">Submissions are welcome across four categories:</div><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:inherit"><br></div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:inherit;font-family:inherit"><strong>Digital Inclusion</strong> — expanding equitable access to connectivity, digital skills, and online participation, particularly for underserved and marginalized communities</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:inherit;font-family:inherit"><strong>Digital Government</strong> — modernizing public services through responsible digital transformation</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:inherit;font-family:inherit"><strong>Digital Frontiers</strong> — pioneering the responsible use of AI, quantum, space, and other frontier technologies to address global challenges</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:inherit;font-family:inherit"><strong>Digital Pioneers</strong> — recognizing young innovators (25–40, minimum 5 years of experience) and youth-led organizations driving impactful digital change</li></ul><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:inherit"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong>Meet the Jury </strong></span></div><div style="font-family:inherit"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit">Submissions will be reviewed by an independent, multistakeholder jury of experts drawn from across the UN system, international organizations, academia, and the private sector. </div><div style="font-family:inherit"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit"><strong>Digital Inclusion</strong></div><div style="font-family:inherit">Gitanjali Sah — Head, WSIS and Stakeholder Engagement Division, ITU<br>Luisa Monse — Partnerships and Engagement Specialist, UNDP<br>Guilherme Canela — Director, Division for Digital Inclusion, Policies and Digital Transformation, UNESCO<br>Jenna Omassi — Public Policy Manager, Global Institution Engagement, TikTok </div><div style="font-family:inherit"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit"><strong>Digital Government</strong> </div><div style="font-family:inherit">Hani Eskandar — Giga Senior Project Manager, ITU<br>Yu Ping Chan — Head, Partnerships and Engagement, Digital, AI and Innovation Hub, UNDP<br>Stela Mocan — Acting Director, DPI & Services Department, Digital Vice-presidency, World Bank Group </div><div style="font-family:inherit"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit"><strong>Digital Frontiers</strong></div><div style="font-family:inherit">Preetam Maloor — Head, Emerging Technologies Division, ITU<br>Yasemin Derebasi — Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Analyst, UNDP<br>Dalila Hamou — Director, External Relations Division, WIPO<br>Hoda Al Khzaimi — Director, Center of Cyber Security, NYU Abu Dhabi </div><div style="font-family:inherit"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit"><strong>Digital Pioneers</strong></div><div style="font-family:inherit">Dunola Oladapo — Associate Youth Programme Officer, ITU<br>Vitalii Zakhozhyi — Digital Partnerships, Strategic Positioning and Engagement Specialist, UNDP<br>TBD — UN Youth Office </div><div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="wrapper" role="module" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="width:700px;table-layout:fixed;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:6px;line-height:10px;padding:0px"><a href="http://url6404.itu.int/ls/click?upn=u001.snVOq1Ro-2FUNZowclnG5l2ocbhKLOxXSOiCsuBEWW0jhgmk-2F0a4Y91SGsw9Sq-2F1z-2FQ-2Bq9tO-2B-2BTpUqJi3FYKxeT-2B3r7MDmKdJd3pL18Jkys-2Bk-3D_Fj2_VNFoNWIUQ-2FBmHJ0R4r6HUUDOar4XLIgvh32bhpQjHba6ckofQNmhp-2F0JirI-2BUxks4L7kM4S4J-2BKe6sArA5Rd1NkdXSQax-2FafhIYmb-2FEhI0IkFyWcijI98jl-2F6tjT7RadhyK5A-2FbIatTRdCcZa-2BaurTY9WA-2FourTuuv7a7a2C4zjLER7s6V4ondqUgMF-2B4qfxnVtHb6JU3ugwu02YRFmpAuu9GIsmJby0pXxEOl1989TeCzcLiF7bquhw6wO7qoWsQsbPzXLOIsjPZtWzxhU1iTZVjkoqscvx1CoNE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