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The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event is scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2024, co-hosted by the Confederation of Switzerland in Geneva. Learn more »

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Open Space Talks

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13 March – 19 March

Monday 13 March

Past Sessions

174
KIDsVAI Train-the-trainers session to break gender stereotypes in STEM
WOMENVAI and Swiss Engineering Geneva
WOMENVAI, SE GE
09:00 – 09:45 (UTC+01:00) Innovate Stage
Since over five years, our Swiss partner Swiss Engineering Geneva has experienced a few workshops in classrooms at primary schools in Geneva, targeting young girls and boys aged 10-12 years. The objective is to raise awareness on gender stereotypes…
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ICTs and Gender Mainstreaming Open Space Talks
169
Use of technologies to improve healthcare in underserved communities around the world
Open Health Network
Open Health Network
09:00 – 09:45 (UTC+01:00) Inspire Stage
The healthcare needs of people in underserved communities around the world are vast and urgent. Addressing these needs requires a multifaceted approach that includes improving access to healthcare services, addressing maternal and child health…
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Covid-19 related Open Space Talks
260
Interactive, Immersive and Accessible Storytelling
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
UAB
10:00 – 10:45 (UTC+01:00) Collaborate Stage
Education plays a vital role in preparing children and young people for the future, equipping them with important skills, knowledge, and values. However, complex subjects such as diversity, sustainability can be difficult to teach. Storytelling helps…
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ICTs and Clean Tech Open Space Talks
262
Responsible AI governance and the challenges of general purpose AI
EY
EY
10:00 – 10:45 (UTC+01:00) Inspire Stage
Building on our workshop panel from 2022 that focused on assurance and conformity assessment of emerging digital products and services, such as AI, we will continue the theme of discussion around practical considerations for regulations, standards…
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263
Intellectual Property (IP) in a brave new virtual world
World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPO
11:00 – 11:45 (UTC+01:00) Inspire Stage
The session will provide an interesting overview of WIPO's recent and planned activities relating to the use of IP in virtual worlds, including in the metaverse and videogames. It will showcase examples of how different tools and mechanisms can be…
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254
The Rise of the Machines: Will AI Destroy Your Job ?
World XR
World XR
11:00 – 11:45 (UTC+01:00) Collaborate Stage
Part 1 : As we move deeper into the age of artificial intelligence, the implications for the job market are becoming more apparent. According to some estimates, AI and automation could eliminate up to 800 million jobs by 2030. This raises important…
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ICTs and Indigenous Peoples and Cultures Open Space Talks
274
A sustainable capacity building strategy for least developing countries (LDCs) & developing countries to address cyber & digital risks
Welchman Keen
WK
14:00 – 14:45 (UTC+01:00) Inspire Stage
This workshop will highlight the challenges in ensuring sustainable and long-lasting impacts of cybersecurity capacity building activities, and how to overcome them. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to address common issues.…
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Cybersecurity Open Space Talks
292
Maximising recycling with data driven decisions to enable smart cities
Xworks Tech
Xworks
14:00 – 14:45 (UTC+01:00) Collaborate Stage
The session will be about the journey to net zero, how the team got involved in the waste management world and the birth of a data platform that is designed to gather data and analyse to produce informed decisions around smart cities and companies.…
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366
GovTech 4 Impact: Executive experience sharing on digital public service development in Europe
International Telecommunication Union
ITU
15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+01:00) Innovate Stage
In today's fast-changing world, governments face a challenging and constantly evolving landscape. The disruption generated by new technologies, an abundance of data, and various crises contribute to this complexity. This session aims to bring…
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286
The International Standard Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and the UN Action Plan on Early Warnings for All
Alert-Hub Org CIC (Community Interest Company)
Alert-Hub .Org
15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+01:00) Collaborate Stage
The goal of the UN Action Plan on Early Warnings for All is to ensure that every person on Earth is protected by an early warning system in the next five years. This an expansive vision and a huge undertaking with implications on many aspects of ICTs…
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ICTs and Clean Tech Open Space Talks
302
Climate Change and how to promote DRR (Disaster risk reduction)
UNDRR - ABU - ITU - Eurovisioni
UNDRR - ABU - ITU
16:00 – 16:45 (UTC+01:00) Collaborate Stage
The session will present the initiatives currently conducted by UNDRR, ABU/WBU and ITU-T in the field of technologies and learning experience that could help in preventing disasters, in reducing effects of natural and human provoked disasters and…
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ICTs and Clean Tech Open Space Talks

Thursday 16 March

Past Sessions

187
Combatting Non Consensual Intimate Image Abuse (NCII)
SWGfL
SWGfL
09:00 – 09:45 (UTC+01:00) Inspire Stage
StopNCII.org is a free tool that supports adults who are victims of Non-Consensual Intimate Image (NCII) abuse. Often referred to in the media as Revenge Porn, NCII is a catastrophic form of abuse that destroys lives (both sharing or the threat to…
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ICTs and Gender Mainstreaming Open Space Talks
194
Driving corporate action on digital inclusion: Ranking 200 most influential tech companies
World Benchmarking Alliance
WBA
10:00 – 10:45 (UTC+01:00) Collaborate Stage
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) will launch the 2023 Digital Inclusion Benchmark assessing a total of 200 of the world’s most influential technology companies' contributions towards achieving digital inclusion. The companies have been…
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171
Introduction to the Trustless Computing Certification Body and Seevik Net Initiative
Trustless Computing Association
TCA
10:00 – 10:45 (UTC+01:00) Inspire Stage
A new inter-governmental cybersecurity capacity-building and cyber diplomacy initiative will be presented that aims to radically increase the confidentiality, accountability and convenience of the day-to-day non-classified digital mobile…
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335
Multistakeholder Partnership to Empower Digital Literacy Initiatives
ICT WATCH / SIBERKREASI
INA
15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+01:00) Inspire Stage
Ensuring that all stakeholders have equal representation and involvement during the decision-making process is one of the challenges of multistakeholderism. Because different stakeholders frequently have various degrees of resources and expertise,…
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Covid-19 related Open Space Talks

Friday 17 March

Past Sessions

323
Internet Governance Forum 2023 ‎
United Nations Internet Governance Forum Secretariat
UN IGF Secretariat
10:00 – 10:45 (UTC+01:00) Room 9
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF)[1], convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, brings people together from various stakeholder and regional groups as equals in discussions on public policy issues relating to the Internet. While there is no…
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332
Strengthening Africa’s voices in global digital processes
Permanent Missions of Djibouti, Kenya and Namibia; DiploFoundation; Geneva Internet Platform.
Permanent Missions of Djibouti, Kenya and…
11:00 – 11:45 (UTC+01:00) Collaborate Stage
As Africa’s digital dynamism grows, its participation in global digital governance must increase. The continent’s involvement in global policy-making needs to more accurately reflect the dynamism of its digital transformation processes, with growing…
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