​The 2nd ITU-Academia Partnership Meeting: Developing Skills for the Digital Era will take place in Atlanta, United States, from 2 to 3 December 2019. The meeting is organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The meeting is organized in conjunction with the 11th ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference​, which will take place from 4 to 6 December 2019, in the same venue.

The 2nd ITU-Academia Partnership Meeting brings together representatives from universities and higher education institutions from all over the world who have an interest in the topic of digital technologies. The event will cover debates around the digital transformation and required skill sets, the role of universities in shaping the digital agenda, as well as challenges academic institutions are facing in moving towards 21st century universities. The meeting will also feature an academia-industry dialogue, explore the role of universities as drivers of technology research and innovation and present some concrete examples of those. A major objective of the event is to identify ways and means to strengthen collaboration between ITU and the academic community in developing capacities and skills for the digital future.

Event is open to the public. 

Please register at: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Capacity-Building/Pages/events/2019/academia2019.aspx