Outcomes of the WSIS Forum 2020

WSIS

Session 326

12:00–13:15 CEST (UTC+02:00), Friday, 21 August 2020 Information Session

Session Recording

This session will provide an opportunity for the workshop organizers to present the key highlights and outcomes of their workshops at the virtual WSIS Forum 2020.

Panellists

Mr. Malcolm Johnson Deputy Secretary-General International Telecommunication Union

H.E. Ms. Katrina Naut Ambassador Permanent Representative, Mission Dominican Republic, Geneva

Ms. Gitanjali Sah Policy and Strategy Adviser International Telecommunication Union Moderator

Ms. Lourdes O. Montenegro Lead, Digital Sector Transformation World Benchmarking Alliance

Michael W. Hodin, Ph.D. CEO Global Coalition on Aging

Prof Lichia Saner-Yiu President Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development

Prof. NK Goyal President CMAI Association of India

Mr. Dike Felix Lecturer and Researcher University of Nigeria and Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Ms. Beris Gwynne Founder and Managing Director Incitare

Mr. Horst Kremers General Secretary CODATA-Germany

Prof Raymond Saner Prof Titular and Director Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development

Mr. Juan Ignacio Cacace Senior Public Policy Manager VIASAT

Mr. Basile Zimmermann Senior Lecturer University of Geneva, Switzerland

Mr. Preetam Maloor Head Emerging Technologies Division and C5 Action Line Facilitator ITU

Ms. Yingzi Yuan Executive Director Europe China Foundation

Mr. Ted Chen Co-founder of EverComm, and Science-Policy Interface Focal Point for the United Nations Major Group for Children & Youth EverComm (Asia and Pacific)

WSIS Action Lines

C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
C2. Information and communication infrastructure
C3. Access to information and knowledge
C4. Capacity building
C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
C6. Enabling environment
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-government
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-business
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-employment
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-environment
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-agriculture
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-science
C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
C9. Media
C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
C11. International and regional cooperation

Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development