Second Meeting of the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event Open Consultation Process

WSIS

Session 112

Wednesday, 13 December 2023 14:00–15:00 (UTC+01:00) Physical (on-site) and Virtual (remote) participation Room L, ITU Montbrillant Building Real-time captioning Interactive Session

Session Recording

This session is part of the Open Consultation Process and aims to provide updates on the preparations for the upcoming WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event. All stakeholders are invited to participate in an open discussion by sharing their ideas, suggestions, and plans for shaping the Forum. During the session, all calls for action will be highlighted and all stakeholders are encouraged to contribute.

The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event, co-organized with UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD and co-hosted by ITU and the Swiss Confederation, will serve as a platform to review the progress, achievements, challenges, and opportunities of the WSIS follow-up process since the two phases of the Summit – Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005. The event will take place from 27 to 31 May 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.

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

Mr. Amb. Thomas Schneider Ambassador and Director of International Affairs Switzerland

Mr. Cédric Wachholz Chief of Section, Digital policies and Digital Transformation section The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Mr. Robert Opp Chief Digital Officer United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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

Ms. Gitanjali Sah International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

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