# Government of Tuvalu: The First Digital Nation

> Tuvalu's COP27 digital-nation film reached 2.1 billion people, its agency claimed.

- Owner: Government of Tuvalu; The Monkeys / Accenture Song and Collider (creative partners)
- Kind: Campaign
- Sector: Politics & civic
- Seed date: 2022-11-15
- Peak date: Week of Nov 17, 2022
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 42 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Underdog, Transgression, Platform jump, Response chain, Controversy

## Summary

Tuvalu launched a digital-island speech at COP27. Reuters, CNN, ABC and Reddit carried the proposal to other audiences. The campaign won major creative awards; later reporting questioned its feasibility, while Tuvalu pursued continued statehood recognition.

## Timeline

- 2022-11-15 — Government of Tuvalu / Simon Kofe (YouTube) — Kofe unveiled the digital-nation plan at COP27 in a film that revealed a digital replica of Te Afualiku.
- 2022-11-15 — Reuters (Press) — Reuters reported the metaverse plan and Kofe's claim that seven governments had agreed to continued recognition.
- 2022-11-16 — CNN / The Global Brief (TV) — CNN aired Kofe's digital-island speech and described Tuvalu's plan to preserve its history in the metaverse.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Government of Tuvalu: The First Digital Nation.” Case HIS-00190. Spread Score v1.2: 42/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00190