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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 »

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Thematic Workshops

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Final Week
30 May – 3 June

Monday 30 May

Past Sessions

How to create your crypto-wallet?
World XR
World XR
09:00 – 10:45 (UTC+02:00) Room A (with remote participation)
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WSIS and NGOs--Indispensable Cooperation (in implementing the WSIS Action Lines)
Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)
CoNGO
09:00 – 10:45 (UTC+02:00) Room C1 (with remote participation)
This thematic session focuses on the role and responsibilities of civil society, in particular non-governmental organizations, in the development of policy and the prospering of "information society" and "knowledge society". The session will…
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Session recording available Covid-19 related Thematic Workshop
Interactive High-Level Dialogue with Mayors on Smart Cities, Drivers of Innovative Sustainable Development
WSIS/Geneva Cities Hub
WSIS/Geneva Cities Hub
14:30 – 16:15 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
This Interactive High-Level Dialogue on “Smart Cities, Drivers of Innovative Sustainable Development” will gather mayors and experts who will be sharing their progress in driving smart innovation in the city environment followed by an open,…
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Session recording available Interpretation: EN/FR Thematic Workshop
The "Monster” that is threatening global destruction can transform into the world’s saviour.
IFIP IP3
IFIP IP3
14:30 – 16:15 (UTC+02:00) Room C1 (with remote participation)
This session includes presentations on the following topics: Hi-tech to the rescue: resolving the problems of climate change and unequal school education. The Role of Governments in the Metaverse The Metaverse’s USD12 Trillion Economy Powering…
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Breaking barriers to universal meaningful connectivity
International Chamber of Commerce Business Action to Support the Information Society
ICC BASIS
16:30 – 18:15 (UTC+02:00) Room A (with remote participation)
The imperative to harness the power of technology as a force for good in the world and chart a digital future that works for everyone, everywhere cannot be understated. To this end, enormous progress has been made in the past years to bring all…
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Upcoming Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day celebration 2022 and ITU SME Awards 2021 winner spotlight
WTO/ITU Telecom SME Programme
WTO, ITU
16:30 – 18:15 (UTC+02:00)
In celebration of the 6th edition of the UN's MSME Day to raise awareness of the contribution of micro-, small and medium enterprises to sustainable development and the global economy, this session brings together past winners of the ITU Telecom SME…
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WSIS Forum 2022 Highlights and Key Outcomes
WSIS
WSIS
16:30 – 18:15 (UTC+02:00) Room C1 (with remote participation)
Since the launch of the WSIS Forum 2022 in March, the Forum has garnered a lot of interest and discussion on information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable development. This session will provide an opportunity for the workshop…
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Wednesday 1 June

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Academia Round Table
WSIS and Academia
ITU
10:00 – 11:30 (UTC+02:00) Room G2 (with remote participation)
Academia only
The semi-structured open roundtable will include stakeholders from academia and WSIS to discuss opportunities for collaboration and mutual support on ICTs and the sciences (between academic stakeholders, ITU, and the WSIS forum). This will, for…
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Thursday 2 June

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Academic perspectives on WSIS & SDGs
WSIS and Academia
ITU
09:00 – 10:45 (UTC+02:00) Room C1 (with remote participation)
As part of this thematic workshop, academic stakeholders across disciplines will present their views on how the WSIS forum can contribute or has been contributing to the SDGs.
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Cybersecurity for the future: Deep dive on Cyber Defence Centers
ITU Study Group 17
SG17
09:00 – 10:45 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
As digital transformation accelerates, people, organizations and systems are more and more connected thus more and more exposed to dynamic cyber-attacks, data and privacy breaches. In this changing landscape, Active Defence is becoming a top…
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Assurance and conformity assessment of digital products and services
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
11:00 – 12:45 (UTC+02:00) Room C2 (with remote participation)
The panel will discuss the challenges that arise when performing assurance or conformity assessment of digital products and services. We will review what can be learnt from the existing audit profession and the work that various government, standards…
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ICTs, women entrepreneurs and climate change adaptation: a path to sustainability
WOMENVAI
WOMENVAI
11:00 – 12:45 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
The session will be moderated by Denisse Salas, entrepreneur in ICTs and member of the Swiss Engineering Geneva board. It will discuss solutions to climate change adaptation and sustainable development in two Parts.Part1: Disruptive Technologies at…
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Parliamentarians Role in Advancing WSIS Action Lines
WSIS and Hon. Neema Lugangira (MP, Tanzania)
WSIS and Hon. Neema Lugangira (MP, Tanzania)
11:00 – 12:45 (UTC+02:00)
For the first time, WSIS has partnered with a Parliamentarians, Hon. Neema Lugangira (MP, Tanzania) to organise a dedicated session to discuss the Parliamentarians Role in Advocating WSIS Action Lines. It is without a doubt that to accelerate the…
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Promoting knowledge creation in the digital era: wisdom for young people
Wisdom Accelerator for Youth / WSIS Youth Campaigners
WAY
11:00 – 12:45 (UTC+02:00) Room G3 (with remote participation)
Promoting knowledge creation in the digital era: wisdom for young people. With approximately 1.2 billion people aged 15-24 years accounting for 16% of the global population, young people must be at the forefront of the social change required to…
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WSIS Gender Trendsetters
WSIS
WSIS
11:00 – 12:45 (UTC+02:00) Room A (with remote participation)
As part of WSIS' work on gender mainstreaming, WSIS Gender Trendsetters have been appointed to act as trailblazers and take action in strengthening gender equality. Each Trendsetter has chosen a specific challenge or pledge to advance gender…
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IPR 4 ICT – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow A Prospective towards Young Think-Tanks
International Young ICT Group, International Federation for Information Processing
IFIP, INTERYIT
14:30 – 16:15 (UTC+02:00) Room C2 (with remote participation)
The fundamental goals of the intellectual property (IP) have always encouraged new technologies and creative works, and to create a sustainable economic basis for invention and creation. The wide use of AI technologies will define established IP…
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Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development
Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development
ITU, UNCTAD, UN DESA
14:30 – 16:15 (UTC+02:00) Room A (with remote participation)
The Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development is an international, multi-stakeholder initiative that was launched in 2004 to improve the availability and quality of ICT data and indicators, particularly in developing countries. The initiative is a…
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International Conference on Digital Infrastructural Transformation & Education: Road towards SDG 4
CMAI Association of India
CMAI
16:30 – 18:15 (UTC+02:00)
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Launch of the GovStack CIO Digital Leaders Forum
Germany, Estonia, International Telecommunications Union and the Digital Impact Alliance
GIZ/BMZ, EE, ITU & DIAL
16:30 – 18:15 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
The GovStack CIO Digital Leaders Forum, is a year-long knowledge sharing program with workshops in the form of webinars. Each episode of the forum will host a Government CIO to share his/her country's experience in digitization of government services…
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WSIS Regional Commission Meeting
WSIS
WSIS
16:30 – 18:15 (UTC+02:00) Room G3 (with remote participation)
UN regional representatives only
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Thematic Workshop

Friday 3 June

Past Sessions

SDGzine - Collaborative publication and projects on the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Addictlab/SDGzine
Addictlab/SDGzine
09:00 – 10:45 (UTC+02:00) Room C1 (with remote participation)
Addictlab is a creative international think tank originated in 1997. It is a bottom-up and self-managed cultural platform, that guests creative thinkers from all disciplines and cultures, aiming to create a global display for cultures and ideas…
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WSIS Multistakeholder Alliance on ICTs and Older Persons
WSIS and stakeholders
WSIS and stakeholders
09:00 – 10:45 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
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1st Episode of the GovStack CIO Leaders Forum
Germany, Estonia, International Telecommunications Union and the Digital Impact Alliance
GIZ/BMZ, EE, ITU & DIAL
11:00 – 12:45 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
Join the 1st Episode of the GovStack CIO Leaders Forum where Government CIOs from Estonia and India will share their country's experience in digitization of government services using a building block approach. CIO's will present their country’s…
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Internet Governance Forum 2022 Outreach Session
United Nations Internet Governance Forum Secretariat
IGF Secretariat
11:00 – 12:45 (UTC+02:00) Room A (with remote participation)
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF), convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, brings ‎people together from various stakeholder groups as equals in discussions on public policy issues ‎relating to the Internet. While there is no negotiated…
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