Announcements for WSIS Forum 2022; AI for Good; WSIS/UNGIS side event @ HLPF 2021
JULY 1, 2021
WSIS FORUM
Dear WSIS Stakeholders,
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2021 was organised virtually under the theme of ICTs for Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Societies and Economies (WSIS Action Lines for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals). The Forum started on 26 January onwards and concluded in a final week from 17 to 21 May 2021, which provided an open and inclusive space for all in harnessing the potential of ICTs and accelerating the achievement of the SDGs through the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines.
Over the course of seventeen weeks, the WSIS Forum 2021 welcomed more than 150 high-level participants and hosted more than 250 sessions, including workshops, live interviews, WSIS TalkX, the high-level track, Hackathon, WSIS Prizes and many more with a cumulative attendance of over 50,000 participants joining from over 185 countries around the world.
Announcements made by WSIS Stakeholders during WSIS Forum 2021 for WSIS Forum 2022 (30 May - 3 June)
ICTs and Older Persons special track and WSIS Healthy Ageing Innovation Prize will be continued, including strengthening linkages of the WSIS Forum with the Silver Economy Forum in collaboration with the GCOA.
UNESCO and ITU WSIS Team will jointly organise a Hackathon, a WSIS Special Prize and a special track on ICTs and Indigenous Peoples and Cultures to be launched at the WSIS Forum 2022.
Geneva Cities Hub expressed appreciation for the Mayor’s session at the WSIS Forum 2021 and announced strengthened partnership with a Mayors round table in 2022 focussing on Smart Cities for achieving the SDGs.
WSIS Forum 2022 will enhance cross-sectoral participation of Ministers, Private Sector, Academia and Civil Society in areas such as health, education, trade, culture and so on.
Continuation of Facebook Live interviews with WSIS stakeholders.
Publication of country and region specific WSIS Stocktaking Reports.
Commitment to strengthening the equal gender participation at the WSIS Forum and the WSIS process.
Elevate WSIS visibility in global processes, particularly in New York.
ITU/WSIS team will work in collaboration with ESCWA and UN ITU Regional Office towards the WSIS Regional Arab Forum.
Commitment to strengthening the WSIS Accessibility group and identifying main opportunity and challenges.
Engagement with the WSIS Youth Campaigner to strengthening the implementation of the WSIS and SDGs processes.
Continuation of the special tracks at the WSIS Forum 2022:
ICT and Older Persons
ICTs and Youth ICTs and Gender Mainstreaming.
ICTs and Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and Specific Needs
Cybersecurity
ICTs for Well-being and Happiness.
Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development (Startups)
AI for Good
AI for Good is opening our virtual doors to an extraordinary session on Accelerating Climate Science with AI hosted on 7 July, 12:30 – 14:00 CEST (Geneva time), featuring the following stellar speakers: 🗣️ BAN KI-MOON 8th Secretary-General United Nations 🗣️ HOULIN ZHAO Secretary-General International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 🗣️ YOSHUA BENGIO Founder and Scientific Director, Turing award recipient Mila - Quebec AI Institute 🗣️ VALÉRIE MASSON-DELMOTT Co-Chair, Working Group I The Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC) 🗣️ PHILIP STIE Professor of Atmospheric Physics and Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics University Of Oxford
This kick-off event will set the stage for a series of AI for Good Discovery talks over the following months which will bring together leading voices to ensure climate science is able to capitalize on the latest advances in AI and machine learning for the benefit of humanity.
The event’s landing page is now open for registration and we also invite you to follow @ITU_AIForGood where we will regularly post easy to share updates.
We have also created a LinkedIn event page where you can mark your attendance and invite LI colleagues to join the event as well.
Please find some visuals (general banner, speaker card, SM header banner and social video) as well as associated hashtags and accounts to tag to support our promotional efforts.
AI for Good Social Media channels to follow: AI for Good Twitter (@ITU_AIForGood), AI for Good LinkedIn (AI for Good Global Summit), AI for Good LinkedIn Group (AI for GOOD), ITU LinkedIn Event page, AI for Good Facebook (@AIforGood), AI for Good Instagram (@aiforgood).
WSIS/UNGIS SIDE EVENT AT HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM (HLPF) 2021
WSIS/UNGIS and the Russian Federation (WSIS Forum 2021 Chair), will jointly organise a side event "ICTs for Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Societies and Economies (WSIS Cooperation for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals)" at the HLPF 2021. This session will focus on how ICTs and the WSIS Action Lines can help accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), learning from the COVID-19 experience to build more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable societies and economies and to strengthen partnerships and digital cooperation towards achieving the goals and targets across the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In addition, all WSIS stakeholders will have the opportunity to share their efforts, experiences, and contributions to the WSIS process.
We look forward to seeing you next year at the WSIS Forum 2022 on 30 May - 3 June.
We invite you to contribute to the Open Consultation Process for the WSIS Forum 2022. Further details will follow soon.
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