Moderated High-Level Policy Session 4

Session 393

15:15–16:00, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 Room C, ITU Tower Captioning Interpretation: E/F/R/S/C/A High-Level Policy Session

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Theme: Inclusiveness – Access to Information and Knowledge for All

Moderator

High-Level Track Facilitator: Mr. Justin Caso, Technology Policy and International Affairs Senior Advisor, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Speakers/Panellists

Chairman of WSIS Forum
WSIS Action Line Facilitator UNESCO – Dr. Indrajit Banerjee, Director, Knowledge Societies Division, Communication and Information Sector
Cuba – S.E. Sr. Wilfredo González Vidal, Viceministro, Ministerio de Comunicaciones
Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of) – Mr. Kingsly Fernando, Director General, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
European Commission, DG CONNECT – Mr. Marco Marsella, Head of Learning, Multilingualism, and Accessibility Unit (Luxembourg)
25th Century Technology Limited – Dr. Kwaku Ofosu-Adarkwa, Chief Executive Officer (Ghana)
European Language Technology Company "Tilde" – Dr. Andrejs Vasiļjevs, Chief Executive Officer (Latvia)
Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi – Ms. Chinmayi Arun, Executive Director (India (Republic of))
ARTICLE 19 – Ms. Mehwish Ansari, Digital Programme Assistant

The WSIS Forum builds upon the outcomes of the UN General Assembly Overall Review of the implementation of the WSIS outcomes (UNGA Resolution 70/125), which recognized the necessity of holding this Forum on an annual basis and called for a close alignment between WSIS and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) processes. The WSIS Forum will therefore serve as a key forum for discussing the role of ICTs as a means of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, with due regard to the global mechanism for follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UNGA Resolution A/70/1).

Policy Statements will be delivered by high-ranking officials of the WSIS Stakeholder community, representing the Government, Private Sector, Civil Society, Academia and International Organizations. Policy statement sessions will be moderated by High-Level Track Facilitators (HLTFs) and will be grouped around different themes identified as important by the WSIS Stakeholders during the open consultation process.

Session's link to WSIS Action Lines

C1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
C2. Information and communication infrastructure
C3. Access to information and knowledge
C4. Capacity building
C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
C6. Enabling environment
C7. ICT Applications: E-government
C7. ICT Applications: E-business
C7. ICT Applications: E-learning
C7. ICT Applications: E-health
C7. ICT Applications: E-employment
C7. ICT Applications: E-environment
C7. ICT Applications: E-agriculture
C7. ICT Applications: E-science
C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
C9. Media
C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
C11. International and regional cooperation

Session's link to Sustainable Development Process

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development