WSIS&SDG TalkX is a platform that brings together stakeholders from around the globe to share inspirational stories and best practices on leveraging digital for sustainable development, in alignment with the WSIS Action Lines. Since its launch at the WSIS Forum 2019, it has evolved into a successful hybrid initiative, offering both virtual and in-person sessions. WSIS&SDG TalkX also features sessions celebrating UN International Days and contributes to other UN processes, reinforcing its commitment to driving action and fostering collaboration for a more sustainable future.
Upcoming Sessions
- CSW 70 WSIS Side Event: Empowering Woman and Girl in the Digital Age – Action Toward WSIS 2035 12 March 2026, 15:00 – 16:15 (UTC+01:00)
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The WSIS+20 UNGA Resolution highlights urgent gender gaps in digital access, skills, leadership, and online safety, and calls for accelerated, multistakeholder action to ensure women and girls can participate fully and safely in the digital age. It mandates that gender equality be mainstreamed across all WSIS Action Lines. To explore how WSIS partners can translate WSIS+20 gender commitments into concrete action by 2035 through: Closing gender digital divides Strengthening digital skills &…
- CSW 70 UNGIS Side Event: Leaving No Woman and Girl Behind: UN System-Wide Cooperation in Action 13 March 2026, 15:00 – 16:15 (UTC+01:00)
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UNGIS is the United Nations system-wide inter-agency mechanism for digital cooperation, jointly bringing together 31 Member Entities and 17 Observers. Further information is available in the UNGIS brochure and on our website at www.ungis.org. The proposed side event aims to showcase UNGIS and its partners’ ongoing and strengthened efforts to advance gender mainstreaming. The side-event responds to the mandate outlined in the newly adopted World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)…
Disclaimer
The WSIS Team is organizing and coordinating the Virtual WSIS&SDG TalkX, however the content is stakeholder driven, and the statements, opinions, and conclusions expressed in the WSIS&SDG TalkX do not reflect the views of the organizers. We regret any errors or omissions that may be unwittingly made.