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WSIS Action Lines Facilitators Meeting

WSIS

Session 484

Friday, 11 July 2025 14:00–15:00 (UTC+02:00) Physical (on-site) and Virtual (remote) participation Plenary Room C, Palexpo Real-time captioning Action Line Facilitators Meeting 1 Document
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Since 2015, stakeholders have worked to align the WSIS Process with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, integrating digital technologies into strategies that support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Now, 20 years since the inception of WSIS, this milestone moment offers a unique opportunity to reflect on collective achievements, acknowledge remaining challenges, and respond to rapidly evolving technology trends.

Pursuant to Article 109 of the Tunis Agenda, the twentieth meeting of the UN WSIS Action Line Facilitators will take place within the framework of the WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025.

This session will serve to review overall progress within each WSIS Action Line and explore concrete measures to strengthen the WSIS Process, with a view toward its continued relevance and impact beyond 2025.

The session will follow a dialogue-style format, engaging all UN WSIS Action Line Facilitators in an interactive discussion. Facilitators will be invited to share key priorities, emerging opportunities, and ongoing challenges related to their respective Action Lines, with a focus on their contributions to the WSIS Process and its alignment with the 2030 Agenda.

Panellists
Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas
Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas Deputy Secretary-General International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Gitanjali Sah
Ms. Gitanjali Sah Strategy and Policy coordinator International Telecommunication Union
Mr. Denis Suzar
Mr. Denis Suzar Governance and Public Administration Officer, Digital Government Branch UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Action Line Facilitator C1, C7 E-gov, C11
Mr. Preetam Maloor
Mr. Preetam Maloor Head of Emerging Technology Division International Telecommunication Union
WSIS Action Lines
  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C2 logo C2. Information and communication infrastructure
  • AL C3 logo C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4 logo C4. Capacity building
  • AL C5 logo C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
  • AL C6 logo C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C7 E–GOV logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-government
  • AL C7 E–BUS logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-business
  • AL C7 E–LEA logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning
  • AL C7 E–HEA logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health
  • AL C7 E–EMP logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-employment
  • AL C7 E–ENV logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-environment
  • AL C7 E–AGR logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-agriculture
  • AL C7 E–SCI logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-science
  • AL C8 logo C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
  • AL C9 logo C9. Media
  • AL C10 logo C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 1 logo Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  • Goal 2 logo Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
  • Goal 3 logo Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
  • Goal 4 logo Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
  • Goal 5 logo Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
  • Goal 6 logo Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
  • Goal 7 logo Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
  • Goal 8 logo Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
  • Goal 9 logo Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
  • Goal 10 logo Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
  • Goal 11 logo Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
  • Goal 12 logo Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
  • Goal 13 logo Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Goal 14 logo Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
  • Goal 15 logo Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
  • Goal 16 logo Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
  • Goal 17 logo Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
GDC Objectives
  • Objective 1: Close all digital divides and accelerate progress across the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Objective 2: Expand inclusion in and benefits from the digital economy for all
  • Objective 3: Foster an inclusive, open, safe and secure digital space that respects, protects and promotes human rights
  • Objective 4: Advance responsible, equitable and interoperable data governance approaches
  • Objective 5: Enhance international governance of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity
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