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WSIS Forum 2023 is scheduled to be held from 13–17 March 2023 at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, with the support of remote participation. Learn more »

Agenda and Programme

The WSIS Forum 2022 will be held starting in March, featuring a weekly programme, including a series of thematic/country workshops, high-level policy sessions, special tracks on various thematic areas, knowledge café, a Hackathon, and exhibition addressing issues that are critical to WSIS implementation and follow-up in a multistakeholder setting. The final week of the WSIS Forum 2022 will take place on 30th May – 3rd June 2022, consisting of policy statements, interactive high-level dialogues, a WSIS Prize ceremony, a ministerial round table as well as a series of WSIS Action Line facilitation meetings.

The WSIS Forum programme is completely crowdsourced, the engagement of governments, civil society, the private sector, academia, the technical community and intergovernmental organizations in the preparatory process ensures broad ownership and continual improvements of the Forum. The Agenda and Programme for the Forum is built on the basis of official submissions received during the Open Consultation Process on Shaping the Themes and Format of WSIS Forum 2022.

9 May – 13 May

Monday 9 May

Past Sessions

Opening of the ICTs and Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and Specific Needs special track
WSIS
WSIS
14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00)
The Opening of ICTs and Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and Specific Needs special track aims to inform and observe how ICTs can help people living with disabilities and specific needs and accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable…
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Session recording available ICTs and Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and Specific Needs Thematic Workshop
WSIS Action Line Facilitation Meeting C8 "The digitization of culture and the creative economy: benefits, challenges and roadmaps"
UNESCO
UNESCO
15:00 – 16:00 (UTC+02:00)
Action line 8 of the World Summit Information Society is “Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content”. The impact of new technologies on culture and the creative economy is multifaceted, bringing benefits and challenges…
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Session recording available Covid-19 related Interactive Action Line Facilitation Meeting

Tuesday 10 May

Past Sessions

WSIS Action Line C7: E-Employment
International Labour Organisation
ILO
12:00 – 13:00 (UTC+02:00)
Background: The pandemic disrupted the labour market with a sudden expansion of the digital economy, further transforming the composition of labour demand. The many challenges that were there before the Pandemic are strengthened due to said…
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Session recording available Covid-19 related Interactive Action Line Facilitation Meeting
WSIS Action Line C6: Enabling Environment: Economic and fiscal incentives to accelerate digital transformation
ITU
ITU
13:00 – 14:30 (UTC+02:00)
Considering the importance to enable an appropriate environment to​​ address affordable digital connectivity for sustainable development and accelerate digital transformation, this year the 9th Economic Experts Roundtable is organized within the…
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Session recording available Real-time human captioning Interactive Action Line Facilitation Meeting
Relay Services: What they are, who they are for, and how they began
ITU-T Joint Coordination Activity on Accessibility and Human Factors
ITU-T JCA-AHF
14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00)
Moderator: Andrea Saks (USA) 1. Lidia Best (UK), KPI development and need to detailed research of relay services or systems in current existence 2. Seth Bravin (USA), T-Mobile 3. Yasunobu Ishii (Japan), Relay Services in Japan 4.…
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Session recording available Real-time human captioning Sign language interpretation Covid-19 related ICTs and Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and Specific Needs Thematic Workshop
Beyond smart cities = “Smart for all”
International Telecommunication Union
ITU
15:00 – 16:00 (UTC+02:00)
Cities, societies and communities are increasingly influenced by the evolution of technology. The term “smart” is frequently used to reflect technological progress. Additionally, the smart way to build our world is to ensure “Smart for all”. This…
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Session recording available Real-time human captioning ICTs and Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and Specific Needs Thematic Workshop

Wednesday 11 May

Past Sessions

Future Media Accessibility
ITU Intersector Rapporteur Group on Audiovisual Media Accessibility
ITU IRG-AVA
14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00)
The session will discuss trends and future perspectives of audiovisual media accessibility. Chair: Masahito Kawamori 1. How can we help the world to understand accessibility needs? - Masahito Kawamori2. What happens to accessibility in the world…
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Session recording available Real-time human captioning Covid-19 related ICTs and Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and Specific Needs Thematic Workshop
Is it technically possible to make the digital world age appropriate?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
IEEE
15:00 – 16:00 (UTC+02:00)
Online products and services can provide tremendous benefits, such as social connection to loved ones far away, information from around the world, and learning opportunities for underserved communities, as well as risks, such as manipulation,…
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Session recording available Partner for Specific Activities Thematic Workshop
WSIS Action Line C4
International Telecommunication Union, UNDP, UN OSET
ITU/UNDP/UN OSET
16:00 – 17:00 (UTC+02:00)
Despite the unprecedented growth in digital technologies over the past two decades, 2.9 billion people worldwide (37% of the global population) are still not using the Internet, with 96% of them living in developing countries.[1] While the access…
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Session recording available Interactive Action Line Facilitation Meeting

Thursday 12 May

Past Sessions

Green Digital Accessibility
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00)
Green Digital Accessibility Climate change has forced all of us to reconsider how we live. While we are increasingly aware of the environmental cost of what we buy and consume, less attention is paid to the environmental impact of our gadgets and…
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Session recording available Real-time human captioning ICTs and Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and Specific Needs Thematic Workshop

Friday 13 May

Past Sessions

Race to Net Zero: Combat Climate Change with Technology Innovation
WSIS
WSIS
10:00 – 11:00 (UTC+02:00)
“Climate change is affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives. Weather patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, and weather events are becoming more extreme.” - SDG13 Take urgent action to…
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Thematic Workshop
ICTs and meaningful employment for people with disability
IncludeAbility
IncludeAbility
11:00 – 12:00 (UTC+02:00)
The panel discussion chaired by Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Ben Gauntlett will consider the role and impact of ICT's on employment for people with disability now and into the future. Joining the panel are IncludeAbility…
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Session recording available Real-time human captioning Sign language interpretation ICTs and Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and Specific Needs Thematic Workshop
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