#DigitalUNDP 1 UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DIGITAL STRATEGY 2022 — 2025#DigitalUNDP 2 Contents Foreword 3 Executive summary 5 Introduction 6 Digital Strategy 2019-2021 8 Part 1 – Guiding principles and value proposition 10 Guiding principles Value proposition Part 2 – Setting the course 16 Vision and objectives Pathway 1 – Programmatic objectives Pathway 1 – Programmatic outcomes Pathway 2 – Operational objective Pathway 2 – Operational outcomes Part 3 – Strategy implementation approach and measuring results 32 Ensuring direction and accountability Monitoring implementation Digital transformation roles and responsibilities Scanning the horizon for what’s next Partnerships and communications Measurement and reporting Annex 40#DigitalUNDP 3 Foreword The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how digital connectivity is fast becoming the global metric of inclusion and exclusion with 2.9 billion people still o?ine. The digital divide, notably the lack of a?ordable broadband internet and appropriate digital skills, have prevented many people, especially the most vulnerable, from working or studying from home during the crisis. Remarkably, one in three chi