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Harnessing digitalization in advancing a citizen-centric financial system
Action Agenda
The Task Force’s Action Agenda is a call to action for businesses, policymakers,
and those governing finance to do what it takes to deliver significant,
catalytic opportunities and to transform finance.
The Call to Action
Harnessing digitalization in advancing a citizen-centric financial system is the core of the Task Force’s call to action to accelerate financing for the SDGs.Â
The Action Agenda
The call to action is underpinned by an Action Agenda comprising three linked sets of recommendations for unlocking the opportunity.
The Task Force identifies five catalytic opportunities where digitalization reshape finance: from capital markets, to public budgets to citizens’ savings and consumer spending, and financing for SMEs.
Harnessing digitalization depends on new investments and capabilities. The foundations for digital financing can be aligned with sustainable development priorities.
Regulations and standards governing digital financing should reflect SDG commitments and goals. Innovations in governance are needed for the new generation of global digital financing platforms.
Catalytic Opportunities
Domestic savings to local investment
Digitally enabled SME finance
Transparency & accountablility of public finance
SDGs in financial & capital markets
Enabling sustainable consumption choices
Sustainable Digital Financing Ecosystems
Digital infrastructure Digital ID Data frameworks
Institutional
mechanisms
Citizens rights & capabilities
Inclusive International Governance
Principles for SDGs in digital finance regulation
Inclusive international dialogue
Governance innovation for
global platforms
Advance catalytic
opportunities
Build sustainable digital
financing ecosystems
Inclusive International
Governance
Pathfinder Initiatives
The Task Force catalysed action. The pathfinder initiatives exemplify how to realize the catalytic opportunities and build sustainable digital ecosystems.
Next Steps
Ambitious action requires connecting the dots between policymakers and regulators, market and civil society actors. The United Nations also has a key role in implementing the Action Agenda.
The Task Force’s work is made possible by the generous funding and support of the Governments of Germany, Italy and Switzerland
