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WSIS Action Lines C1&C11

UN DESA

Session 400

Thursday, 10 July 2025 ∼ in 22 days 10:00–10:45 (UTC+02:00) Physical (on-site) and Virtual (remote) participation Room G, Palexpo Interactive Action Line Facilitation Meeting
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Physical (on-site) and Virtual (remote) participation

As the secretariat responsible for the WSIS+20 review process for the UN General Assembly, High-Level Meeting in December 2025, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) will facilitate this session on WSIS Action Line C1 and C11, which originated from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Geneva in 2003:

Facilitation Session on WSIS+20 Action Lines C1 and C11
Organized by UN DESA as Secretariat for the WSIS+20 Overall Review by the United Nations General Assembly

Action Lines in Focus:

  1. C1 – The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  2. C11 – International and regional cooperation

Objective:
This facilitation session will provide WSIS stakeholders an opportunity to contribute perspectives on the implementation and future direction of Action Lines C1 and C11 as part of the WSIS+20 preparatory process.

Guiding Questions:

For Action Line C1:

  • How has the role of public governance authorities and multistakeholder engagement in promoting ICTs for development evolved over the past two decades?
  • What are the key governance challenges and emerging opportunities in building a people-centered, inclusive, and development-oriented information society today?

For Action Line C11:

  • What are the current gaps and opportunities in international and regional cooperation on digital development and governance?
  • How can WSIS follow-up mechanisms—such as multistakeholder dialogue and the Global Digital Compact—enhance coordination and coherence in global digital cooperation?
Panellists
Mr. Deniz Susar
Mr. Deniz Susar Governance and Public Administration Officer UN DESA Moderator

Deniz Susar is a Governance and Public Administration Officer, Digital Government Branch, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government is a Governance and Public Administration Officer at the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government of UNDESA. Deniz's main work areas include digital government and preparation of the biannual UNDESA flagship publication 'United Nations E-Government Survey'. As part of his current role, he also supports the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). His main research areas include e-government, open government, citizen engagement, internet governance, artificial intelligence and other frontier technologies and open government data. Deniz holds a Master Degree on International Political Economy and Development from Fordham University, New York, United States and a Computer Engineering degree from the Bosphorus University of Istanbul, Turkiye.

Topics
5G Technology Artificial Intelligence Big Data Blockchain Capacity Building Cloud Computing Cultural Diversity Cybersecurity Digital Divide Digital Economy Digital Inclusion Digital Skills Digital Transformation Education Emerging Technologies Environment Ethics Global Digital Compact (GDC) Health Human Rights Infrastructure Machine Learning Media Smart Cities WSIS+20 Review
WSIS Action Lines
  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation