WSIS Stocktaking Achievements and Success Stories
WSIS
Session 476
The principal role of the WSIS Stocktaking exercise is to leverage the activities of stakeholders working on the implementation of WSIS outcomes and share knowledge and experience of projects by replicating successful models designed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Knowledge Café is a dynamic and interactive space, designed to facilitate collaborative discussions and the exchange of ideas among participants seated around round tables. While these discussions will address various topics, the objective is to share insights and perspectives on the importance and value of this globally recognized international repository of ICT projects and initiatives, and to learn more about its achievements in 2024 and in the past 20 years, including its various databases and contests such as the prestigious WSIS Prizes.
The outcomes of this Knowledge Cafe will contribute to the overall Outcome of the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event 2024, which is to be considered by the decision makers in the ongoing digital governance processes. Therefore, active participation is highly encouraged.
The session will particularly benefit from the Announcement ceremony of the WSIS Healthy Ageing Innovation Prize 2024, and the presence of Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General of ITU, who will be handing over the award to the winner together with Mr. Paul Vandenbroucke on behalf of the WSIS HAIP partner the Global Coalition on Ageing. WSIS Healthy Ageing Innovation Prize 2024 Finalists are:
Technology That Supports Preventative Health
- MyHealthPal, United States - predictivehealthcare.ai
- Diabetic teleretinopathy: Automatic detection of diabetic retinopathy in Senegal using artificial intelligence, Senegal - Using Telemedicine and AI to Support Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Senegal
- Alliance Care Technologies International Limited, UAE - alliancecaretech.com
- Mind Ahead: Algorithmization of early detection and treatment of early-stage dementia, Germany - mindahead.info
Technology That Supports an Older Workforce
- Junoverse and Junoverse Ready, Switzerland - junoverse.app
- Techie Seniors PH, Philippines - techieseniorcitizens.com
- Vinta, Argentina - clubvinta.com
- 55/Redefined, United Kingdom - work-redefined.co
Technology that Makes for Intergenerational Connections
- Carelink 360, United States - mycarelink360.com
- Age-Inclusive ICT Innovation for Service Delivery in South Africa, South Africa - we-DELIVER: Holistic service delivery to older people in local government through ICTs
- Stitch, Australia - stitch.net
- DOST Experience on the Promoting Active Aging, Azerbaijan - dost.gov.az
Additionally, the session will be recognizing the WSIS Photo Contest 2024 winners, who will be awarded with a special recognition.
The session will include presentations of WSIS Stocktaking reports, including the WSIS Stocktaking 2024 Report, WSIS Stocktaking 2024 Success Stories, and the WSIS+20 Stocktaking Report. The series of interactive discussions will follow, led by the WSIS team moderators in a roundtable format with light lunch being served. Besides the achievements of the WSIS Stocktaking, the discussions will also tackle the gaps and opportunities the WSIS community should be looking at in order to improve the process towards 2025, when the second final review of the WSIS Process is taking place, and beyond.
Following this Knowledge Cafe, the special WSIS Prizes 2024 Champions Ceremony will take place in the same location (14:00-15:30 ICT Discovery) where we will be celebrating the achievements of those most voted ICT projects and initiatives by the WSIS community among the 1050 projects submitted for the WSIS Prizes 2024. The awards will be handed over by the ITU Elected Officials, including Mr. Tomas Lamanuskas, Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Mario Maniewicz, BR Director, Ms. Cosmas Zavazava, BDT Director, and Mr. Seizo Onoe, TSB Director.
Dr. Pol Vandenbroucke is the Vice President of Global Government Affairs at Shionogi. In this role, Pol directs the company's engagement with government bodies, policymakers, and regulatory agencies around the world, including the global fight against AMR. He has dedicated his career to Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, and Marketing worldwide. Previously, he held roles overseeing Medical Strategy at Pfizer Inc. and Medical Affairs for Pfizer’s Essential Health portfolio in North America. He led Clinical Development globally for Pfizer compounds and spearheaded initiatives targeting diseases prevalent in developing regions. Dr. Vandenbroucke sits on the boards of AFAR and BIO Ventures for Global Health and serves on advisory boards for several prominent institutions. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Medicine of the United Kingdom. As a prominent speaker on health and policy issues, he also teaches at King’s College and coordinates the Medical Affairs module at IFAPP \Academy and King’s College London.
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C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
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C2. Information and communication infrastructure
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C3. Access to information and knowledge
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C4. Capacity building
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C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
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C6. Enabling environment
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-government
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-business
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-employment
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-environment
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-agriculture
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-science
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C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
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C9. Media
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C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
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C11. International and regional cooperation
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Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
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Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
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Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
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Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
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Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
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Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
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Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
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Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
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Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
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Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
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Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
https://wsis.org/stocktaking
https://wsis.org/prizes
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2024/Home/HealthyAgeing
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2024/en/PhotoContest