Digital Cooperation Organization advances global discussion on digital prosperity for all at United Nations General Assembly 2022

Digital Cooperation Organization advances global discussion on digital prosperity for all at United Nations General Assembly 2022

- DCO hosted official sideline event to discuss cooperation on an inclusive digital economy

- Secretary-General Deemah AlYahya held bilateral meetings with ministers, development agencies and private sector leaders

New York, USA: The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) participated in the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York last week, as part of its mission to foster collaboration among nations around the digital economy and to enable digital prosperity for all. The delegation from the DCO, which was led by DCO Secretary-General Deemah AlYahya, joined various bilateral meetings and events around the UNGA.

As part of the UNGA, the DCO hosted a high-level event in New York, for DCO member states, observers, partners and potential partners. Dignitaries attending the DCO event included DCO Member State representatives; H.E. Ahmad Hanandeh, Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Jordan;, Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA); Jonathan H. Adashek, Chief Communications Officer and Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications, IBM; and high ranking officials from several UN agencies.

Deemah AlYahya, Secretary-General of the DCO, said that as an international, multilateral, organization representing eleven member nations on three continents, the United Nations General Assembly