Leaders TalkX: Future-ready: enhancing skills for a digital tomorrow
WSIS
Session 419
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
10:45–11:15 (UTC+02:00)
∼ in 14 hours
Physical (on-site) and Virtual (remote) participation
Plenary Room C, Palexpo
Real-time captioning
Interpretation: EN/FR/AR/ZH/ES/RU
Leaders TalkX
This Leaders TalkX discussion focuses on the imperative of ensuring universal access to ICT skills and literacy for all individuals. It emphasizes the need for domestic policies integrating ICTs into education and lifelong learning, eradicating illiteracy through ICT programmes, and promoting e-literacy skills. Additionally, it highlights initiatives to empower marginalized groups, address gender disparities in ICT education, and enhance local communities' capacity in ICT use. The discussion also underscores the importance of regional and international cooperation in capacity-building efforts.
More information available related to Action Lines, WSIS 2003: https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs/geneva/official/poa.html
Panellists

Ms. Cheryl Miller
Vice President, Digital Policy
US Council for International Business
High-Level Track Facilitator
Moderator

H.E. Ms. Liisa-Ly Pakosta
Minister
Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs

H.E. Mr. Jerry William Silaa
Minister
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology for the United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania

H.E. Ms. Maggie Jones
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Minister
UK Government , United Kingdom

Ms. Gisa Fuatai Purcell
Chief Executive Officer
Office of the Regulator, Government of Samoa
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Mr. Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu
Chairman of the Board & President of the Authority
Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), Türkiye

Ms. Jennifer Corriero
Executive Director
TakingITGlobal
Contributing Partner
Topics
Digital Divide
Digital Economy
Digital Inclusion
Digital Transformation
WSIS+20 Review
WSIS Action Lines
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C4. Capacity building
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning
Sustainable Development Goals
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Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
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Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
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Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
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Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
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Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
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Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development