83% of SDGs Are Off Track—Can Tech Fix It? | Raisina Dialogue 2025

Digital Divide to Digital Solution: Tech-First Path to SDGs With only 17% of the targets of the SDGs on track, the use of tech-driven development solutions needs to be accelerated. The challenges are foundational–including unequal opportunities to access tech, uneven levels of digital transformation, and a shortage of investment in proven technological needs. This panel will explore how leveraging technology can bridge digital divides and boost progress on the SDGs and decarbonisation. How can we ensure equitable access to digital infrastructure in the Global South? How can the rollout of tech solutions and access to development finance be ring-fenced from geopolitical volatility? How can government and private sector work together on scaling technology innovation and adoption to advance the development and decarbonisation agenda? How can the economic gains from digital growth made by private capital be re-invested into bridging the digital divide and advancing the SDGs? Can impact funds play this role? Speakers Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India Andreas Urschitz, Chief Marketing Officer and Member of the Management Board, Infineon Technologies AG, Germany Del Titus Bawuah, Chief Executive Officer, Web3 Africa Group, Ghana Marianne Demarchi, Chief Executive Officer, Europe Middle East and Africa, Swift Stephanie Diepeveen, Senior Research Fellow, Digital Societies, ODI Global, United Kingdom Moderator Mohamed AlSharhan, Managing Director, World Governments Summit; Director of Government Leaders and Talents Department, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs; United Arab Emirates #digitalindia #digitalecosystem #digitalconnectivity #raisina2025 #geopolitics #internationalrelations Subscribe, follow, and engage with us: ORF YouTube:    / orfdelhi   ORF Facebook:   / orfonline   ORF Twitter:   / orfonline   ORF Instagram:   / orfonline   Raisina Dialogue Twitter:   / raisinadialogue   Raisina Dialogue Instagram:   / raisinaofficial   Raisina Dialogue Facebook:   / raisinadialogue