Mastering Digital Transformation for Tracking the UN SDGs

This two-day masterclass has been designed to introduce a variety of fundamental perspectives on Digital Transformation (DT) and Sustainable Development (SD) to track countries performance to implement the United Nations (2015) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The masterclass provides a high-level platform for policymakers, senior officials, researchers, statisticians, and sustainability practitioners to examine how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can complement human intelligence in strengthening national SDGs reporting and governance. The masterclass will explore how AI can support national Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) processes by:

• Enhancing data integration and validation across multiple sources.
• Supporting systematic measurement across 17 SDGs and their indicators.
• Identifying trends, gaps, synergies, and trade-offs across goals.
• Improving the efficiency, consistency, and transparency of VNR reporting.

The masterclass aims to:

• Discuss the challenges governments face in the implementation of the UN 17 SDGs, targets, indicators and data.
• Strengthen national capacity for AI-enabled SDG monitoring and VNR preparation and reporting.
• Support alignment of national reporting with UN guidelines.
• Share practical methodologies, tools, and international best practices.
• Foster collaboration between policymakers, data specialists, and development partners.