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Thematic Workshops

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11 April – 15 April

Monday 11 April

Past Sessions

Opening of the ICTs for Well-Being and Happiness special track

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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ICTs for Well-being and Happiness Thematic Workshop

Opening of the ICTs for Industry 4.0 and Emerging Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development special track

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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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

11:00 – 12:00 (UTC+02:00)

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How ICTs Create Happiness

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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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

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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ICTs and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development Thematic Workshop

Wednesday 13 April

Past Sessions

ICTs for Well-being and Social Connectivity

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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ICTs for Well-being and Happiness Thematic Workshop

Consolidation of programmes

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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ICTs and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development Thematic Workshop

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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ICTs for Industry 4.0 Thematic Workshop

Thursday 14 April

Past Sessions

Using emerging technologies to reduce pollution and combat climate change

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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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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ICTs and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development Thematic Workshop

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