WSIS Action Lines Facilitators Meeting: WSIS+20 Multistakeholder Consultation Process

WSIS

Session 342

Friday, 17 March 2023 14:00–15:00 (UTC+01:00) Room A, CICG, Ground Floor Real-time human captioning Action Line Facilitators Meeting

Webcast

WSIS Action Lines for building back better and accelerating the achievement of the SDGs. We are now facing the dual task of recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic while making all efforts to face the new economic challenges, an energy crisis and increasingly climate-related emergencies.

In an increasingly fragmented world where global challenges threaten to divide us, digital technologies play a vital role in bringing us together and accelerate the realization of the 2030 Agenda. Yet, great challenges remain, as 2.7 billion people – roughly one-third of the global population – remain unconnected to the Internet. source: https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/11/facts-and-figures-2022-global-connectivity-statistics/.

Since 2015, the WSIS Process and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are being aligned by stakeholders to integrate information and communication technologies (ICTs) into their approaches in implementing the activities/initiatives to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Nearly 20 years since the inception of the WSIS, several achievements have been made by governments and all stakeholders. However, challenges remain, and numerous new technology trends have emerged.

Action Line Facilitators

Pursuant to Article 109 of the Tunis Agenda, the eighteenth meeting of the UN WSIS Action Line Facilitators will take place within the framework of the WSIS Forum 2023.

The purpose of the meeting is to assess the general progress made within the WSIS Action Lines as well as to identify measures to strengthen the overall WSIS implementation process. In addition, this year’s meeting will also address the High-Level Political Forum 2023 theme on Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels.

Format

This session will be moderated in a dialogue style format engaging all UN WSIS Action Lines Facilitators to identify the key priorities, opportunities and challenges for their respective WSIS Action Line towards the achievement of the SDGs, in particular highlighting the implementation of the WSIS Process.

Ms. Gitanjali Sah Strategy and Policy Coordinator International Telecommunication Union

Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas Deputy Secretary-General International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Mr. Preetam Maloor Head of Emerging Technology Division International Telecommunication Union

Ms. Maria Prieto Employment and future of work specialist International Labour Organization

Mr. Jaco du Toit【R】 Chief of Universal Access to Information Section at Communication and Information Sector United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Mr. Thembani Malapela Knowledge/Information Management Officer Food and Agriculture Organization

Ms. Scarlett Fondeur Gil Economic Affairs Officer United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Ms. Vanessa Gray Head of the Environment and Emergency Telecommunications Division International Telecommunication Union

Mr. Deniz Susar Governance and Public Administration Officer The Digital Government Branch, UN DESA

Ms. Doaa Abu-Elyounes 【R】 Program Specialist Ethics of AI United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Mr. Walid Mathlouthi Head of Future Network & Spectrum Management International Telecommunication Union

WSIS Action Lines

C1. The role of governments 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 use of ICTs
C6. Enabling environment
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-government
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-business
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-employment
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-environment
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-agriculture
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — 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

Sustainable Development Goals

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

Documents

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