WSIS Forum 2023 selected sessions

The World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS Forum) 2023, organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, was held from 13–17 March at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) in Geneva, with the support of remote participation.  The theme of the WSIS Forum 2023 is WSIS Action Lines for building back better and accelerating the achievement of the SDGs.

This year’s Forum was a highly successful event with over 2,700 participants attending both onsite and remotely. The forum comprised over 250 sessions and attracted participants from more than 150 countries worldwide.

WSIS Forum 2023 highlighted the importance of and suggested specific solutions for digital to be inclusive, sustainable and people-centric; benefit all; and be leveraged to rescue the Sustainable Development agenda.

WSIS Process continues to be a live example of the United Nations family working as one and bringing all the stakeholders together for meaningful digital cooperation. Virtual workshops will continue in April & May. The next edition of WSIS Forum will be held in Geneva on 27-31 May 2024.

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We have selected several sessions that were organized or co-organized by our eTrade for all partners and presented them here below in the three main themes:

1. Building inclusive, sustainable, and people-centric digital economies and societies
2. Promote digital infrastructure, digital skills, and digital trust for all
3. Digital transformation, innovation, and cooperation to achieve the SDGs

We encourage you to check them out to learn more about the discussions and the people involved and watch some of the session recordings.

Building inclusive, sustainable, and people-centric digital economies and societies

• Session 137— High-Level Policy Session 2 : Enabling Environment
  ITU/ICC/ISOC
• Session 140— High-Level Policy Session 6: Digital Economy and Trade/Financing for ICT
  UNCTAD
• Session 224— WSIS Action Lines C6: Enabling environment
  ITU/ISOC
• Session 241— Enabling the Net Zero Transition – Harnessing ICT solutions to reduce GHG emissions
  ITU/WB
• Session 296— WSIS Action Line C7: e-Business: “Enabling women in eBusiness”
  ITC/UNCTAD/UPU/eTrade for Women
• Session 445— Global Digital Compact Informal Roundtable discussions
  ITU/UN Tech Envoy
• Session 332— Strengthening Africa’s voices in global digital processes
  DIPLO

Promote digital infrastructure, digital skills, and digital trust for all

• Session 136— High-Level Policy Session 1 : Bridging Digital Divides
  ITU/ICC
• Session 139— High-Level Policy Session 3 : Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
  ITU
• Session 142— High-Level Policy Session 5: Bridging Digital Divides
  ITU
• Session 150— High-Level Policy Session 10 : Bridging Digital Divides
  ITU
• Session 306— The Next Frontier: Let’s talk Digital Resilience – Cyber and Space
  ITU
• Session 408— Closing the digital divide—how capacity building can help communities build sustainable infrastructure
  ISOC
• Session 446— Cybersecurity at the center of digital transformation in Africa
  ECA/WB

Digital transformation, innovation, and cooperation to achieve the SDGs

• Session 220— The use of digital tools that facilitate effective intergenerational relationships
  ECE/DIPLO
• Session 346— Side-Event-LDC5: ICTs for accelerating the achievement of SDGs in LDCs
  ITU/UNCTAD
• Session 394— Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance – Power Session
  ITU
• Session 395— Accelerating Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Digital Development
  ITU
• Session 427— Digital cooperation and partnerships for inclusive sustainable development
  ITU/ISOC
• Session 216— ICT Indicators for monitoring international goals and targets
  ITU/UN Tech Envoy/UNCTAD
• Session 233— Accelerating digital development in Europe and Central Asia: On our way to Agenda 2030
  ITU