Digital technology: activity report 2021-2023

While the digital transition is now an essential pillar of global economic and social development, the growth and rapid emergence of new uses and technologies can also be a catalyst for inequalities and pose economic, social, societal, and environmental risks.

Greenhouse gas emissions from the digital sector account for 3 to 4% of the world’s total, and cybersecurity remains a major challenge, having cost $8.4 billion in 2023. For these reasons, AFD Group has enacted an ambitious digital transition strategy to exploit the potential of digital technology for sustainable and inclusive development while mitigating its negative impacts.

In 2023, AFD Group focused its digital technology actions on internet access and digital services, innovation, entrepreneurship and the development of digital skills, as well as on highlighting digital solutions to achieving the SDGs.

Download the activity report available below to find out more about AFD Group’s action.

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