Agenda and Programme

The WSIS Forum 2021 will be held entirely online starting on January onwards, featuring a weekly programme, including a series of thematic/country workshops, high-level policy sessions, special tracks on various thematic areas, knowledge café, a Hackathon, and exhibition addressing issues that are critical to WSIS implementation and follow-up in a multistakeholder setting. The final week of the Virtual WSIS Forum 2021 will take place on 17-21 May 2021, consisting of policy statements, interactive high-level dialogues, a WSIS Prize ceremony, a ministerial round table as well as a series of WSIS Action Line facilitation meetings.

The WSIS Forum programme is completely crowdsourced, the engagement of governments, civil society, the private sector, academia, the technical community and intergovernmental organizations in the preparatory process ensures broad ownership and continual improvements of the Forum. The Agenda and Programme for the Forum is built on the basis of official submissions received during the Open Consultation Process on Shaping the Themes and Format of WSIS Forum 2021.

25 January – 29 January

Past Sessions

Tuesday 26 January

Communication for all: Cboard - Free and Open Source Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Technology

Cboard

12:00 – 13:00 (UTC+01:00)

This session will present an overview of Cboard and its differentiation from other available AAC technology, while working on local translators to create accurate voice-over. In parallel, the speakers will showcase the Cboard application with an…

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Thematic Workshop

Wednesday 27 January

WSIS Stocktaking Interview Series: The Coronavirus Response – ICT Case Repository

WSIS

10:00 – 10:15 (UTC+01:00)

Meet Joel Myhre from Pacific Disaster Center who will present the Pacific Disaster Center and #COVID19 Innovation.

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Covid-19 related Special Session

WSIS Stocktaking Interview Series: The Coronavirus Response – ICT Case Repository

WSIS

11:00 – 11:15 (UTC+01:00)

Meet Monique Epstein from Association E-Seniors who will present the Digital initiatives for solidarity: how to support senior citizens in times of health crisis.

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Covid-19 related Special Session

WSIS Stocktaking Interview Series: The Coronavirus Response – ICT Case Repository

WSIS

12:00 – 12:10 (UTC+01:00)

In our new series of interviews hosted as part of the #WSIS Forum 2021, we introduce innovative projects and activities collected through our Coronavirus Response – #ICT Case Repository. #COVID #COVID19 Meet Magatte Sylla who will present Wi-fi Home…