WSIS Forum 2017

12 Jun 2017 - 16 Jun 2017

Geneva, Switzerland

Session reports

16:30 - WSIS 2017 - High-level policy statements: concluding session
09:00 - 10:45 E-environment: Environment, an important pillar to building a sustainable future
09:00 - 10:45 Connectivity, meaningful access and inclusive growth in developing countries
09:00 - 10:45 The digital transformation of learning, education and training and the SDGs
09:00 - 10:45 How technology empowers refugees
09:00 - 10:45 Inclusive ICTs for disaster and emergency preparedness for persons with disabilities and those with specific needs
09:00 - 10:45 Mapping and data collection to enable internet connectivity at schools
09:00 - 10:45 Using ICTs to support development opportunities by building an online brand presence for small and emerging businesses
09:00 - 10:45 WePROTECT global alliance : Multi-stakeholder action to stop online shild sexual exploitation
11:00 - 13:00 E-business: E-commerce for inclusive trade and sustainable development
11:00 - 13:00 Capacity building in underserved regions
11:00 - 13:00 Cybersecurity and managers: Opportunities & challenges
11:00 - 13:00 The economics of cybersecurity
11:00 - 13:00 International organizations and open access
13:15 - 14:00 Cyberlaw, cyber security law, internet of things and emerging global trends
13:15 - 14:00 Elaborating the ITU strategic plan for 2020-2023: An invitation to be part of an open, transparent and inclusive process
13:15 - 14:00 Information session: IGFSA's role in promoting national and regional IGF initiatives
13:15 - 14:00 The producer/consumer (prosumer) movement and ICT for poverty reduction
13:15 - 14:00 Students eawareness and school's esafety
13:15 - 14:00 From sustainable development goals SDGs, to unleashing 21st century global goals potentials, part 1
13:15 - 14:00 The woman in the information society and the ethics of the information society
14:30 - 16:15 Ethical and legal implications of darknet
14:30 - 16:15 Data needs for knowledge societies: Defining data skills for international organisations
14:30 - 16:15 E-services in Saudi Arabia success story - factors and enablers
14:30 - 16:15 The internet social forum: The internet needs social justice movements
14:30 - 16:15 Multilingualism: Enabling access to the knowledge society
14:30 - 16:15 From policy to start-ups - Guiding innovation dynamics, part 1
14:30 - 16:15 Public open data and e-governance for local government
14:30 - 16:15 From sustainable development goals SDGs, to unleashing 21st century global goals potentials, part 2
16:30 - 18:15 The contribution of electronic trade (e-commerce) platforms to the sustainable development goals (SDGs)
16:30 - 18:15 Data localization and barriers to cross-border data flows
16:30 - 18:15 E-science and sustainable development in the information and knowledge societies
16:30 - 18:15 Inclusive business models for ICT companies in achieving the sustainable development goals
16:30 - 18:15 Languages of the world: Digital networks and ICT tools for inclusion, education, and content creation
16:30 - 18:15 From policy to start-ups - Guiding innovation dynamics, part 2
16:30 - 18:15 Rights, governance, protocols, and standards
16:30 - 18:15 Targeting SDG goal 9: Identifying development gaps to infrastructure placement and search for opportunities
09:00 - 13:00 Official opening segment: WSIS prize ceremony - part 1
09:00 - 13:00 Official opening segment: WSIS prize ceremony - part 2
13:30 - 14:15 Building digital innovation frameworks: A toolkit and a country report launch
14:30 - 15:15 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 1
14:30 - 15:15 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 2
15:15 - 16:00 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 3
15:15 - 16:00 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 4
16:00 - 16:45 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 5
16:00 - 16:45 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 6
16:45 - 17:30 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 7
16:45 - 17:30 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 8
09:00 - 10:00 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 10
09:00 - 10:00 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 9
10:00 - 11:00 IGF 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 11
10:00 - 11:00 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 12
11:00 - 12:00 WSIS 2017 - Moderated high-level policy session 13
11:00 - 12:00 Moderated high-level policy dession 14
13:30 - 15:00 Defining internet universality indicators and access policies to support the implementation of the 2030 sustainable development agenda
13:30 - 15:00 What next on the road to smart digital societies for all?
15:00 - 16:30 Countering radicalization and violent extremism online including fake news and hate speech
15:00 - 16:30 Digital skills for decent jobs for youth
09:00 - 10:45 The role of private sector in mobilizing ICTs for SDGs
09:00 - 10:45 E-learning: Is software the key to access to knowledge in the digital age?
09:00 - 10:45 E-agriculture: Democratizing digital innovation in agriculture
09:00 - 10:45 Africa and the digital economy: Benefits, losses and strategies
09:00 - 10:45 Capacity building programmes at ICANN and elsewhere
09:00 - 10:45 Ethical dimensions of ICTs
09:00 - 10:45 Joining forces for a #systemtransformation: ICT for the SDGs
09:00 - 10:45 Responding to cyber threats: Establishing an effective computer incident response team
11:00 - 13:00 Capacity building: Building capacity to leverage E-agriculture applications
11:00 - 13:00 Enabling environment: The regulatory wheel of fire: collaborative regulation to leverage ICTs for SDGs
11:00 - 13:00 E-government: Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity through digital government
11:00 - 13:00 E-science: Context of big data and analytics for knowledge societies
11:00 - 13:00 Artificial Intelligence for good
11:00 - 13:00 How technology is being used to accelerate girls inclusion and access to education
11:00 - 13:00 Innovating together: How to utilize ICT for achieving SDGs?
11:00 - 13:00 Innovation in ICT technologies, broadband, smart cities and manufacturing for sustainable development goals
13:15 - 14:00 Digital financial inclusion
13:15 - 14:00 From digital inclusion to online safety: The role of the global multistakeholder partnerships
13:15 - 14:00 Going beyond multi-stakeholderism and multilateralism: China’s perspectives to internet governance and future developments
13:15 - 14:00 IGF information session
13:15 - 14:00 National cybersecurity strategies: Advanced text analytics
13:15 - 14:00 Regional engagement in internet governance: Discussing multistakeholder partnerships for participation
14:30 - 16:15 E-learning: Open educational resources to achieve quality education for all (SDG4)
14:30 - 16:15 Media: Strengthening privacy, encryption and source protection for media freedom and internet development
14:30 - 16:15 Measuring cybersecurity
14:30 - 16:15 AL C7 - E-health: ICT for universal health coverage (UHC)
14:30 - 16:15 Building ICT innovation capacity
14:30 - 16:15 Enhancing the internet economy of small island development states (SIDS) - A Caribbean view
14:30 - 16:15 ICT-driven innovation and its impact on smart governance and finance management systems arctel and UNU
14:30 - 16:15 Towards African digital revolution
16:30 - 18:15 Information and communication infrastructure: Building the foundation for an Inclusive Information society
16:30 - 18:15 Cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence
16:30 - 18:15 Improve living conditions for all through ICTs - smart future for all China
16:30 - 18:15 Network for digital development: Advancing a global action agenda
16:30 - 18:15 Women engineers & scientists in the digital economy and industry 4.0
09:00 - 10:45 Digitalisation scorecard: Advancing digitalization of verticals with enabling policies and regulations
09:00 - 10:45 Digitisation scorecard: Advancing digitisation of verticals with enabling policies and regulations
09:00 - 10:45 G-STIC: Fostering technological solutions for the SDGs
09:00 - 10:45 Implementing collaborative security: Challenges and success stories
09:00 - 10:45 Local connectivity solutions for the unconnected
09:00 - 10:45 Promote the development of internet & mobile internet information accessibility
09:00 - 10:45 WSIS 2017 - WSIS stocktaking and WSIS prizes
11:00 - 12:45 Addressing the global e-waste challenge
11:00 - 12:45 Bridging the gender digital divide: Partnerships as the key to achieving gender equality
11:00 - 12:45 Future and emerging technologies: Quantum computing
11:00 - 12:45 Getting the jump on big data and IOT for SDGs
11:00 - 12:45 Local content and broadband access
11:00 - 12:45 Reclaiming ICTs for development
12:45 - 14:00 BUN - Bluemix for the UN ecosystem
12:45 - 14:00 Challenges and opportunities for journalism online
12:45 - 14:00 Expanding ICT SMEs and ecosystem collaboration for digital competitiveness and economic inclusion
12:45 - 14:00 Knowledge café: Building blocks of trust in the digital age
14:00 - WSIS 2017 - Closing ceremony

Event report

The annual WSIS Forum is a global multistakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines for advancing sustainable development. The GIP reported from WSIS Forum 2017 on 12-16 June. The reporting initiative was supported by ICANN and the Internet Society.

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The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2017 will be held on 12-16 June 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland.

The annual WSIS Forum is a global multistakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines for advancing sustainable development. The Forum is co-organised by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD, in close collaboration with all WSIS Action Line co-/facilitators and other UN organizations (UNDESA, FAO, UNEP, WHO, UN Women, WIPO, WFP, ILO, WMO, ITC, UPU, UNODC, UNICEF, and UN Regional Commissions). It provides an opportunity for information exchange, knowledge creation and sharing of best practices, while identifying emerging trends and fostering partnerships, taking into account the evolving Information and Knowledge Societies.

The Forum will serve as a platform for discussions on the role of information and communications technologies (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.

The one week long event will include more than 150 sessions tackling a wide range of issues, from access and digital divide, to cybersecurity and privacy, and from the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, to multilingualism and cultural diversity. There will also be a High-Level Track which will include interactive policy dialigue, a ministerial round table, and a high-level networking programme.

For more information, visit the Forum website.

The Geneva Internet Platform reported from WSIS Forum 2017. The GIP’s just-in-time reporting initiative was supported by ICANN and the Internet Society. The GIP is an initiative supported by the Swiss authorities and operated by DiploFoundation.

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