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High-Level Policy Sessions

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Final Week
30 May – 3 June

Tuesday 31 May

Past Sessions

High-Level Policy Session 1: Bridging Digital Divides
WSIS
WSIS
14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
Globally, over 1 billion new Internet users have been added over the last five years. Yet under half the world's people (3.7 billion) do not use the Internet. Many of them live in least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries…
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High-Level Policy Session 2: WSIS Action Lines and the 2030 Agenda / Inclusiveness, Access to Information and Knowledge for All / Bridging Digital Divides
WSIS
WSIS
14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00) Room C2 (with remote participation)
WSIS Action Lines and the 2030 Agenda The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a ground-breaking Summit, held in recognition of the vast, sweeping changes digital technologies would wreak on our society, economy and way of life. The…
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High-Level Policy Session 3 : Building Confidence and Security in the use of ICTs
WSIS
WSIS
15:00 – 16:00 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
In this digital age, trust is everything. Cybersecurity is crucial to ensuring universal, trustworthy, and equitable access to connectivity. While the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) enables better management and increased…
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High-Level Policy Session 4 : Bridging Digital Divides
WSIS
WSIS
15:00 – 16:00 (UTC+02:00) Room C2 (with remote participation)
Globally, over 1 billion new Internet users have been added over the last five years. Yet under half the world's people (3.7 billion) do not use the Internet. Many of them live in least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries…
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High-Level Policy Session 5: ICT Applications and Services
WSIS
WSIS
16:00 – 17:00 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
"The usage and deployment of ICTs should seek to create benefits in all aspects of our daily life. ICT applications are potentially important in government operations and services, health care and health information, education and training,…
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High-Level Policy Session 6: Climate Change/Bridging Digital Divides
WSIS
WSIS
16:00 – 17:00 (UTC+02:00) Room C2 (with remote participation)
Climate Change Governments, in cooperation with other stakeholders are encouraged to use and promote ICTs as an instrument for environmental protection and the sustainable use of natural resources. Government, civil society and the private sector are…
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Wednesday 1 June

Past Sessions

High-Level Policy Session 7: Inclusiveness, Access to Information and Knowledge for All / Bridging Digital Divides
WSIS
WSIS
09:00 – 10:00 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
Inclusiveness, Access to Information and Knowledge for All The ability for all to access and contribute information, ideas and knowledge is essential in an inclusive Information Society. The sharing and strengthening of global knowledge for…
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High-Level Policy Session 8: Enabling Environment
WSIS
WSIS
10:00 – 11:00 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
"An enabling environment at national and international levels is essential for the Information Society. ICTs should be used as an important tool for good governance. The rule of law, accompanied by a supportive, transparent, pro-competitive,…
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High-Level Policy Session 9: Inclusiveness, Access to Information and Knowledge for All/WSIS Action Lines and 2030 Agenda/Bridging Digital Divide
WSIS
WSIS
10:00 – 11:00 (UTC+02:00) Room C2 (with remote participation)
Inclusiveness, Access to Information and Knowledge for All The ability for all to access and contribute information, ideas and knowledge is essential in an inclusive Information Society. The sharing and strengthening of global knowledge for…
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High-Level Policy Session 10: Digital Economy and Trade/ Financing for Development and role of ICT
WSIS
WSIS
11:00 – 12:00 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
Digital Economy and Trade Technology is supporting and changing how we organize our governing systems, our economies, and ourcultures in unprecedented ways. There are several opportunities for partnerships and collaborations between countries and…
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High-Level Policy Session 11: Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content/Ethical Dimensions of Information and Knowledge Societies/Media/ICTs and Gender Mainstreaming
WSIS
WSIS
11:00 – 12:00 (UTC+02:00) Room C2 (with remote participation)
Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content Cultural and linguistic diversity, while stimulating respect for cultural identity, traditions and religions, is essential to the development of an Information Society based on…
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Closing of High-Level Policy Sessions ceremony
WSIS
WSIS
17:00 – 18:00 (UTC+02:00) Popov Room (with remote participation)
This session will conclude the WSIS Forum 2022 High-Level Policy Sessions. Each High-Level Track Facilitator will provide an oral summary of the main outcomes of their respective session, followed by a final summary by this year's Chairman. The…
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