Agenda and Programme
WSIS Forum 2026 will take place from 6 to 10 July in Geneva, Switzerland, co-hosted by the ITU and the Swiss Confederation, 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).
Please note that the agenda is dynamic and changes may occur, with updates issued as needed.
Monday 6 July
299
The Action Line C7 on E-business Beyond WSIS+20
International Trade Centre, Universal Postal Union, UN Trade and Development
ITC, UPU, UNCTAD
09:00 – 09:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
310
Ethics of the Information Society: Navigating the governance landscape of emerging and converging technologies
UNESCO
UNESCO
11:00 – 11:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
330
WSIS Action Lines Roundtable - WSIS Forum 2026 (closed meeting)
WSIS Secretariat-ITU
WSIS Secretariat-ITU
12:00 – 13:00
(UTC+02:00)
Room E
334
WSIS Action Line C1: WSIS+20 in Action: Implementation, Cooperation and Review – Part I
UNDESA
UNDESA
13:00 – 13:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
304
WSIS Action Line C7 E-agriculture - Advancing Trusted Data Governance, Inclusive AI, and Digital Public Goods to enable scalable DPI and collaborative, Multilingual Innovation Ecosystems for Agrifood Systems Transformation
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO
14:00 – 14:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
301
WSIS Action Line C7 E-learning
UNESCO
UNESCO
15:00 – 15:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
298
WSIS Action Line C7 E-government Inclusive e-government services: Reaching the hardest to reach through multi-channel service delivery
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; Universal Postal Union
UNDESA; UPU
16:00 – 16:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
Tuesday 7 July
302
WSIS Action Line C7 E-health Building Health Systems Resilience and Local Capacity through Digital Foundations, Learning and Partnerships (WHO)
World Health Organization, International Telecommunication Union
WHO, ITU
09:00 – 09:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
307
WSIS Action Line C8 Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
UNESCO
UNESCO
09:00 – 09:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H2
295
WSIS ActionLine C6 Enabling Environment
International Telecommunication Union
International Telecommunication Union
10:00 – 10:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
296
AI, Digitalisation and the Transformation of Jobs: Ensuring Decent Work
International Labour Organisation
International Labour Organisation
11:00 – 11:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
309
WSIS Action Line C9: Media - Towards Resilient Information Ecosystems in Times of Crisis: Rethinking ‘Preparedness’ in Digital Governance
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO
14:00 – 14:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
303
WSIS Action Line C7 E-environment
ITU/WMO/UNEP
ITU/WMO/UNEP
15:00 – 15:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
305
WSIS Action Line C7: E-Science in Action: Operationalizing the WSIS+20 Vision through AI, Quantum, and Open Data for the Global South
UNESCO
UNESCO
16:00 – 16:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room H1
Friday 10 July
293
Rethinking capacity building and digital learning for today and tomorrow's world (WSIS Action Line C4 session)
International Telecommunication Union, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
ITU, UNESCO
10:00 – 10:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room K
314
WSIS+20 in Action: Implementation, Cooperation and Review – Part II
UN DESA
UN DESA
10:00 – 10:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room G
291
WSIS Action Line C3 Access to information and knowledge
UNESCO
UNESCO
11:00 – 11:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room K
294
WSIS Action Line C5 Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
ITU
ITU
11:00 – 11:45
(UTC+02:00)
Room F