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High-Level Dialogues

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13 March – 19 March

Monday 13 March

Past Sessions

350

Mayors High-Level Dialogue

WSIS and Geneva Cities Hub

14:00 – 15:30 (UTC+01:00) Room C

Following the appreciation of WSIS Stakeholders for the first Mayors’ High-Level Dialogue at the WSIS Forum 2022, allowing Mayors and city stakeholders to share their progress in driving smart innovation in the city environment, Geneva Cities Hub…

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298

WSIS Digital Service Design Special Prize

Germany, Estonia, ITU and the Digital Impact Alliance

Germany, Estonia, ITU and the Digital Impact…

16:45 – 17:45 (UTC+01:00) Room C

As the world gets closer to the 2030 Development Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Global Goals, many of these goals rely on governments’ ability to deliver services to people. Digital public infrastructure (DPI) systems, like ID, payments, and data…

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Tuesday 14 March

Past Sessions

159

High-Level Strategic Dialogue: WSIS+20 and the future of WSIS beyond 2025

WSIS

11:15 – 12:15 (UTC+01:00) Room D

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Wednesday 15 March

Past Sessions

396

High-Level Dialogue: Digital Governance and Capacity Building

UNESCO

11:00 – 12:00 (UTC+01:00) Room D

Digital transformations are continuously changing how people live, work and function in their societies. The development and use of digital technologies is also impacting how governments operate and function. Digital transformation, including…

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399

How New Technologies Can Foster Digital Inclusion: A Multistakeholder Input to the Global Digital Compact

German Federal Foreign Ministry in cooperation with the Office of the UN Secretary-Generals Envoy on Technology, the Government of Mexico and the…

German Federal Foreign Ministry in…

14:00 – 15:30 (UTC+01:00) Room B

The rapid pace of technological change and the increasing importance of digital technologies in our lives have highlighted the need for new frameworks and policies to ensure that these technologies are developed and deployed in a secure, inclusive…

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398

High-Level Dialogue: Implementation of the UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNESCO

15:00 – 16:30 (UTC+01:00) Room A

This High-Level dialogue will examine how Governments can leverage the 2019 UNESCO OER Recommendation UN instrument. The discussions will centre on how the Recommendation can guide the crucial digital ecosystems needed for the establishment and…

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395

Accelerating Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Digital Development

ITU/South Africa Mission

15:45 – 17:00 (UTC+01:00) Room B

Despite significant investments in ICTs, entrepreneurship and innovation, many countries cannot adapt to the fast-changing digital environment and technological revolutions. Countries need new, more resilient, and forward-thinking approaches to…

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Thursday 16 March

Past Sessions

368

Setting Standards for Sustainable Development: Adopting a rights-based approach to technical standard setting

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU),…

10:30 – 11:30 (UTC+01:00) Room C

Technical standards are all around us - embedded into digital technologies and related infrastructure, services, protocols and applications in order to enable devices to interact with each other and facilitate the smooth exchange of information…

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