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The WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 will take place from 7 to 11 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by ITU and co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD. The Agenda and Programme for the Event are built based on official submissions received during the Open Consultation Process (OCP).


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Monday 7 July


359
The UAE's AI-Native Blueprint: A New Era of Government
United Arab Emirates

14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00) Room K
Join the UAE to explore its ambitious journey towards becoming the world's first AI-native nation. This workshop provides an executive overview of the UAE's strategic framework, detailing how visionary goals are translated into reality. The session…
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164
The Last Mile, Reimagined: Building Truly Connected Communities
Malaysia

15:15 – 16:15 (UTC+02:00) Room K
As part of the thematic focus on “The Last Mile, Reimagined: Building Truly Connected Communities,” this session will serve as a dynamic platform for spotlighting transformative insights and real-world experiences from across regions. It will…
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405
Community-centered connectivity: Empowering local champions to expand Internet access for all
Internet Society

16:30 – 17:30 (UTC+02:00) Room K
The WSIS vision that “everyone can create, access, utilize and share information and knowledge” remains an unmet goal. Steady but uneven progress in global Internet connectivity highlights the digital divide's disparities and disproportionately…
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Tuesday 8 July


411
Collaborative Innovation Ecosystem and Digital Transformation: Accelerating the Achievement of Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
China Academy of Information and Communications Technology

11:00 – 11:45 (UTC+02:00) Room F
Background At the critical midway point toward the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global digital inclusion remains uneven. Fragmented innovation systems and transformation barriers facing vulnerable economies demand urgent collaborative…
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350
Global Standards for a Sustainable Digital Future
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)

11:30 – 12:30 (UTC+02:00) Room K
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, global standards play a pivotal role in ensuring that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and emerging digital innovations are designed to be scalable, secure, and accessible for all.…
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177
Governance and assessment of AI systems for reliable service delivery
EY (Ernst & Young LLP)

14:00 – 14:45 (UTC+02:00) Room K
AI tools and products are increasingly being adopted in mission-critical elements of service delivery both in the public and private sector. To manage the potential risks from this use of AI, policymakers, civil-society and business leaders are…
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351
Harnessing AI to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Role of Governments
Rwanda

16:00 – 16:45 (UTC+02:00) Room G
1. Background This session, organized by Rwanda, will examine the crucial role of governments in harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to promote the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through a series of…
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280
Médias et journalisme à l'ère de l'IA et face au défi de la désinformation
Permanent Mission of Belgium - Wallonie-Bruxelles à Genève

17:00 – 17:45 (UTC+02:00) Room G
(English below) Si l'IA décuple nos capacités numériques, elle décuple également le potentiel de la désinformation. Dés lors, comment protéger l'intégrité de l'information? Comment peut-on garantir un débat public éclairé, et même une réelle liberté…
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Wednesday 9 July


194
Fostering Sustainable Digital Innovation: Saudi Arabia’s Approach to Digital innovative Future
Saudi Arabia

11:00 – 12:00 (UTC+02:00) Room K
As the world marks two decades of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), this session—hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—will showcase national efforts to foster sustainable digital innovation. It will explore how digital…
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Thursday 10 July


234
Pushing the limits of the internet
AFNIC

11:00 – 11:45 (UTC+02:00) Room E
With technological progress and the ubiquitous digitization of society, the Internet has become both a critical infrastructure and an essential driver of society. While the Internet has shown its resilience, it is still under construction, and its…
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425
Digital Cooperation and Empowerment: Insights and Best Practices for Strengthening Multistakeholder and Inclusive Participation
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00) Room K
Effective digital cooperation hinges on balanced, diverse and inclusive representation from all stakeholders, including governments, international organizations, the private sector, civil society, academia, and the technical community. True…
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225
Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Education and Learning Opportunities through Technology
TakingITGlobal

16:00 – 16:45 (UTC+02:00) Room F
As the digital world accelerates, ensuring equitable access, meaningful participation and use of digital tools to support student wellbeing remains a global challenge. In this session, you will hear reflections on 20 years of advancing digital…
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Friday 11 July


322
Importance of Professional standards for AI development and testing
International Federation for Information Processing

10:00 – 10:45 (UTC+02:00) Room G
AI is part of the skillset for ICT Professionals. What is their role in ensuring that standards and ethics codes are adhered to when working with AI, especially considering that data is used differently in various situations / siloes? ICT…
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