<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">On the opening day of the second meeting of the G20 Development Working Group held at Kumarakom, delegates highlighted the importance of digital technologies for the 2030 Agenda and the need for digital transformation for social development through bridging the digital divide. The session focussed on Transformative Transitions through Data for Development. Presentations were made by experts from International Telecommunication Union, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the UN Office of the Special Envoy on Technology.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Another session on Transformative Transitions focussed on the role that women can play as active members of the society and as decision makers in accelerating the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. The delegates emphasized the need for women's empowerment and placing women's leadership at the centre for development.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The session on Just Green Development highlighted the need to balance green transitions with social and development dimensions, as the world moves towards a low-carbon future. Delegates discussed the need for adaptive, proactive and responsive actions on various means of implementation and also on the collective efforts needed for promoting green transitions that are globally just.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>
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Second meeting of G20 Development Working Group held at Kumarakom