BDT organized events at the WSIS Forum and the AI for Good Global Summit 2026
Events at WSIS Forum
From Data to Decisions: accelerating meaningful connectivity through the Connectivity Planning Platform (CPP)
Date: 6 July 2026 Time: 11h00–11h45
Venue: ITU Room K2
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Building E-waste Management Systems
Date: 6 July 2026 Time: 14h00–16h45
Venue: ITU HQ Room H2
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Dialing up Mobile Phone Data for Statistics (as part of the ITU/World Bank Global Data Facility project)
Date: 6 July 2026 Time: 15h00–15h45
Venue: ITU Room L1
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Action Line C6 – Enabling Environment
Date: 7 July 2026 Time: 10h00–10h45
Venue: ITU M building Room H1
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Action Line C7 on e-environment
Date: 7 July 2026 Time: 15h00–15h45
Venue: ITU Room H1
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How Technological innovation could improve Early warning system and traditional media alerts in case of Disasters
Date: 8 July 2026 Time: 13h00–13h45
Venue: Room Alpha, Palexpo
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High-Level Dialogue – Connecting Communities, Unlocking Futures: Strengthening Digital Connectivity for Refugees and Host Communities
Date: 8 July 2026 Time: 16h00–17h00
Venue: Room C, Palexpo
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Women in GovTech Challenge 2026 & Digital Leaders Forum @ WSIS
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 12h45–13h45
Venue: Room C, Palexpo
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BHBM 2.0: Scaling AI-Powered Digital Public Infrastructure for Global NCD Prevention
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 13h00–13h45
Venue: Room L, Palexpo
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Regulators Roundtable
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 14h00–16h00
Venue: Room B, Palexpo
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Measuring What Matters: Revisiting ICT Core Indicators for the WSIS Vision (to be organized by Partnership on measuring ICT for Development)
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 13h00–13h45
Venue: Room Alpha, Palexpo
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Better Data for AI – A Possible Task (co-organized with UN Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (UN-CCSA) represented by UNCTAD and ITU, Financing for Development initiative on the Future of Data represented by Colombia, Norway, UK)
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 16h00–16h45
Venue: Room K, Palexpo
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WSIS Forum 2026 High-Level Dialogue on LLDCs
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 17h00–17h45
Venue: Room B, Palexpo
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Digital Inclusion as a Driver of Community Development : How ITU-D and Partners are Transforming Lives in Rural, Remote and Indigenous Communities
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 17h00–17h45
Venue: Room K, Palexpo
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Building fit-for-purpose networks: Emergency Telecommunications in Action
Date: 10 July 2026 Time: 09h00–09h45
Venue: Room G, Palexpo
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Action Line C4 Facilitator Meeting
Date: 10 July 2026
Time: 10h00–10h45
Venue: Room K, Palexpo
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Events at AI for Good Global Summit
Official launch of the ITU-UNESCO Joint Programme on Capacity Development in the fields of AI and Digital Transformation
Date: 7 July 2026 Time: 11h00–12h00
Venue: ITU Booth, Palexpo
AI for Early Warnings for All: From Innovation to Impact. (Launch of the AI for EW4All report, joint publication between ITU, WMO, IFRC and UNDRR)
Date: 7 July 2026 Time: 14h00–17h15
Venue: Room S, Palexpo
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The Early Warning Connectivity Map (EWCM) in Action: Identifying Populations Beyond Reach
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 10h00–10h30
Venue: Solution Stage, Palexpo
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Centering children in the age of AI: From commitment to action
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 15h30–16h00
Venue: Solution Stage, Palexpo
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From challenge to change: Piloting generative AI for real-world impact
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 14h00–17h15
Venue: Room S (Workshop Room), Palexpo
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Joint EY/ITU session (with partners)
Date: 9 July 2026 Time: 16h30–17h00
Venue: AI4Good Networking Zone, Palexpo
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AI for Digital Infrastructure: advancing connectivity and closing the digital divide
Date: 10 July 2026 Time: 11h00–11h30
Venue: Solution Stage, Palexpo
From silicon to sovereignty: Open hardware for the next generation of open source AI
Date: 10 July 2026 Time: 11h00–11h30
Venue: Frontier stage, Palexpo
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Trustworthy GENIE.AI as an open source foundation for public sector genAI
Date: 10 July 2026 Time: 12h00–12h30
Venue: Solution Stage, Palexpo
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