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WSIS Forum 2023 is scheduled to be held from 13–17 March 2023 at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, with the support of remote participation. Learn more »

Agenda and Programme

The WSIS Forum 2022 will be held starting in March, 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 WSIS Forum 2022 will take place on 30th May – 3rd June 2022, 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 2022.

11 April – 15 April

Monday 11 April

Past Sessions

Opening of the ICTs for Well-Being and Happiness special track
WSIS
WSIS
12:00 – 13:00 (UTC+02:00)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are tools to improve the quality of life, including happiness and are integral to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages. This year, the WSIS Forum launches a new special track “ICTs…
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Session recording available ICTs for Well-being and Happiness Thematic Workshop
Leveraging connectivity everywhere to drive sustainable growth in Africa region
GSOA/Smart Africa
GSOA/Smart Africa
13:00 – 14:00 (UTC+02:00)
We are living at a time of undeniable progress in terms of technology advancement and expanding the reach of connectivity. Still, much of Africa remains unconnected. As we have seen from the Covid Pandemic, this is no longer an acceptable situation…
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Opening of the ICTs for Industry 4.0 and Emerging Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development special track
WSIS
WSIS
14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00)
Emerging digital technologies are set to have a critical impact on our future. They are already powering innovative applications in areas ranging from healthcare to education, offering great potential not only as major drivers of the global digital…
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Session recording available ICTs and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development Thematic Workshop

Tuesday 12 April

Past Sessions

Diverse Age-friendly Internet Services and Applications for Accelerating Progress on the Inclusive Digital Environments
Internet Society of China
Internet Society of China
11:00 – 12:00 (UTC+02:00)
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Session recording available Thematic Workshop
How ICTs Create Happiness
WSIS
WSIS
12:00 – 13:00 (UTC+02:00)
While happiness has many different definitions, it is often described as involving positive emotions and life satisfaction. Scientists agree that connection, compassion, gratitude, and mindfulness are positively related to happiness. ICTs have in the…
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Session recording available ICTs for Well-being and Happiness Thematic Workshop
The Digital Technology Sector and Good Trade: A Focus on Decent Work in Africa
UN International Trade Centre
ITC
13:00 – 14:00 (UTC+02:00)
Good trade is trade that creates net positive and inclusive economic, social and environmental impacts. It provides entrepreneurial opportunities, particularly for women, young people and poor communities, and is climate smart. Good trade does not…
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How to combine blockchain technology to revolutionize the supply chain?
WSIS
WSIS
14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00)
In recent years, there is a growing potential for the supply chain management application, especially in supply chain innovation. Blockchain as an emerging application model has been widely used in different industries. In the fields of finance,…
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Session recording available ICTs and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development Thematic Workshop

Wednesday 13 April

Past Sessions

ICTs for Well-being and Social Connectivity
WSIS
WSIS
12:00 – 13:00 (UTC+02:00)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are tools to improve the quality and health of lives, including happiness and the promotion of well-being for all ages. There are a variety of forms and manifestations of well-being, among which are…
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Session recording available ICTs for Well-being and Happiness Thematic Workshop
Consolidation of programmes
The OneGoal Initiative, Zurich AR/VR Meetup
The OneGoal Initiative, Zurich AR/VR Meetup
14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00)
This workshop is about a harmonization and consolidation for an internal and external coherence and optimality of the resulting overall actions taken, avoiding redundancies and contradictions. We will take in particular the concrete case of aerospace…
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Measuring the deployment of Industry 4.0 in developing countries
UNCTAD, the University of Johannesburg, the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial…
UNCTAD, the University of Johannesburg, the…
15:00 – 16:15 (UTC+02:00)
Waves of technological change offer opportunities and challenges for developing countries to diversify their economies and catch up with developed countries. As highlighted in UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report 2021, governments in developing…
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Session recording available ICTs for Industry 4.0 Thematic Workshop

Thursday 14 April

Past Sessions

Using emerging technologies to reduce pollution and combat climate change
WSIS
WSIS
13:00 – 14:00 (UTC+02:00)
Climate change remains the existential challenge of our time. The consequences of climate change are already observable, including air pollution that impacts seriously on the environment in a number of ways. On pollution, according to the WHO, it was…
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Session recording available ICTs and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development Thematic Workshop
Multi-stakeholder collaboration for responsible and ethical Artificial Intelligence
World Benchmarking Alliance
WBA
14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00)
This session will discuss multi-stakeholder approaches needed to ensure commitment to and implementation of ethical AI principles by the technology companies. Panellists drawn from investor groups, civil society and the private sector will also…
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Session recording available ICTs and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development Thematic Workshop
Leveraging connectivity everywhere to drive sustainable growth in Latin America region
GSOA/CITEL
GSOA/CITEL
15:00 – 16:00 (UTC+02:00)
As we emerge from the worst Pandemic seen in decades, a spotlight has been shone on the inequalities that plague millions of people on all continents. Latin America is one of them. The diversity in terms of island and coastal topology that exposes…
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