After >2 years of consultation & co-creation with young people everywhere, the Call to Action just launched at the #GenerationConnectYouth Summit!
I am the youth of the world in 2022. I am the first generation of digital natives and carry the voices of many different young people around the world – community workers, entrepreneurs, researchers, students and young professionals from various backgrounds from all regions. I was born in an era of unprecedented technology innovation and disruption. As I come of age, I want to be able to enjoy the digital world fully, safely and inclusively. In the digital space and in society, I want to be seen and heard and have a seat at the decision-making table. I am concerned at some of the decisions currently being taken in my name, as I have to live with these choices and their consequences. I have the will, values and ambition to shape my future and the one of the future generations. I engaged in the Generation Connect Global Consultations to amplify my voice in digital development and send an urgent clarion Call to Action to you, the leaders of today’s world. You, decision makers around the world, have been the digital pioneers. You carry the power and the responsibility to accelerate digital development everywhere for all and build on it towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. Your actions today define my future education, employment and environment. Your inaction can arrest the power of the digital transformation and leave me behind. The time to act is now. At stake is my very future.