VIRTUAL WSIS FORUM 2020 DRAFT AGENDA

(as of 4 September 2020)

Virtual Workshops and Special Tracks: Starting from 22 June 2020 & Final Week: 7–10 September 2020
Please note that the agenda is subject to change and will be updated continuously
*All times are given in Central European Summer Time (CEST/UTC/GMT+2)*

June
Time
Date
12:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:00

** WSIS Forum 2020: High-Level
Opening Ceremony of the Virtual
WSIS Forum 2020 Workshops and
Special Tracks **
Monday
22 June 2020 Appointment of the Chairman of
the Virtual WSIS Forum 2020 [CC]
TW: Waste and Water Data
Solutions for Reducing
Environmental Impact (Womenvai /
European Water Project)
TW: Opening of the ICTs and older persons
track GCOA and ITU
Digital Inclusion Across the Generations to
Enable the Decade of Healthy Ageing
(GCOA/ITU)

TW: Story of ICTs for Development TW: Using technologies to combat TW: ICTs and Older Persons Empower seniors
behind my Photograph: Learn More COVID (Open Health Network) to be e-included (EURAG Federation of
from Photo Contest Finalists about European Associations of Seniors + E-Seniors
Tuesday Projects association (Paris))
23 June 2020 Implementing ICTs for Achieving
SDGs (WSIS)

TW: WSIS Prizes 2020 Champion TW: AI Governance: The business TW: ICTs and Older Persons: Combining High- Region: Latin America
Success Stories of WSIS Action Lines perspective (RegHorizon) Tech and High Touch: How ICTs are CW: Digital Technologies during
Implementation and SDGs Enhancing the Caregiving Space (GCOA) and post COVID-19: What has
Advancement (WSIS) been the response of Latin
America in this pandemic?

Tecnologías Digitales durante y

Wednesday post COVID-19: Cuál ha sido la
24 June 2020 respuesta de América Latina en
esta pandemia?

(Dominican Republic)

(17:00-18:00 CEST)

TW: WSIS Prizes 2020 Champion TW: Digital Ecosystem for Earth TW: ICTs and Older Persons: Responsible use
Success Stories of WSIS Action Lines (Group on Earth Observations) of the cyberspace: tips and hints for Seniors
Thursday Implementation and SDGs (EC Medici Framework)
25 June 2020 Advancement

TW: Digital Accessibility in a Covid-
19 World (Inter Islamic Network on
Information Technology (INIT),
UNESCO Chair in ICT4D at Royal
Friday
26 June 2020 Holloway, University of London, &
COMSATS University Islamabad,
Pakistan) [CC]
TW: Smart City Governance: TW: ICTs and Older Persons: ICT Literacy to
Transforming Mashhad to the Empower and Include Older Persons (CSEND)
smart city (ITC organization of
Mashhad Municipality/ Mashhad
Municipality/ Arianous ICTD / ICT
Research Institute)

TW: Digital adaptation: how to TW: E-governance and smart cities (Geneva TW: ICTs and Older Persons: Artificial Intelligence and
develop a system that is cost Tsinghua Initiative) Voice Enabled Devices to Assist Dementia Patients in Indian
Monday effective and deliver sustainability (Jain Institute of Technology)
29 June 2020 (SWISS Engineering)

TW: Leveraging technology to TW: Innovative ‘SMART Villages’ Driving Food TW: ICTs and Older Persons: Universal Design, Standards,
achieve sustainable Mental Health: Security through Digital Resilience across the ICT and Older Persons in Support of UN Decade of Healthy
Successful experiences from Agriculture Value Chain (eWorldwide Group) Ageing (CSEND)
Tuesday
around the globe and how can we
30 June 2020
replicate them (Houda Ounnas)

Date
12:00 - 13:00
TW: Driving Sustainable Growth by TW: Opening of ICTs and Gender
Educating Marginalised Girls (ESOA) Mainstreaming track (WSIS Gender
Group)
Wednesday
1 July 2020
TW: ICTs and Youth: The Role of
Youth Leadership in times of Global
Thursday
Crisis (AIESEC in Switzerland)
2 July 2020
TW: Are we forgetting the Digital
Inclusion of Marginalised Groups?
Recommendations for monitoring
Friday
3 July 2020 Digital Inclusion (DFS/UNU-EGOV)
TW: Redefining Tech Hub Business
Models Post Covid: A New
Monday Approach to Startup Support (UN
6 July 2020 International Trade Centre)
TW: Cyber security standards
norms and approach (Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd.)
Tuesday
7 July 2020
TW: Bridging the digital divide: how
ITU-T standards enable installation
of optical fibre cable in remote
Wednesday areas (ITU-T SG15 and Global Plan
8 July 2020 Inc.)
TW: Opportunity in Inclusive
Thursday Information Society in 5G era
(Internet Society of China)
9 July 2020
TW: Digital Transformation &
Innovations in Cyber Security, ICT
based on 5G,IOT, Blockchain, AI,
VR, Big Data & other new
Friday
technologies and Linking Education
10 July 2020
with ICTs Capacity Building &
Employability (CMAI Association of
India)
TW: Cyberlaw, Cybercrime &
Cybersecurity (International
Monday Conference on Cyberlaw,
Cybercrime & Cybersecurity /
13 July 2020
Cyberlaw University)
Tuesday
14 July 2020
TW: Living the standard – how can
the Information and Knowledge
Society live to an ethical and FAIR
Wednesday Standard without needing to refer
15 July 2020 to a Codes of Ethics (IFIP IP3)
July
Time
13:00 - 14:00
TW: EQUALS in Tech - empowering
women entrepreneurs through e-
commerce (EQUALS/ITC/ITU/UNCTAD)
TW: The Innovative Edge: Why Role
Models are Key to Close the Digital
Gender Gap Globally (Empowermen Lab)
TW: Specific services to empower women
entrepreneurs, helping them bridge the
digital divide (Andalucia Emprende
Fundación Pública Andaluza)
TW: Women engineers and technicians
contributing to the ICTs related SGDs and
WSIS objectives (womenvai)
TW: African Women in ICT: Overview of
the change makers in the continent
(Digital Coalition)
TW: Speak UP, Stand UP, for cyber
safety!! (UN Women)
TW: ICT and Accessibility: Safe Listening
(ITU/WHO) [CC]
TW: ICT and Accessibility: Universal
Design as a Mechanism for Sustainable
Development (OSLO Metropolitan
University) [CC]
TW: How to engage the whole audience:
innovation in media accessibility
Workshop (ITU Intersector Rapporteur
Group Audiovisual Media Accessibility)
[CC]
14:00 - 15:00
TW: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality
education for all: How COVID-19 Is Reshaping
the Future of e-Learning and Online Innovation
for Universities (Geneva Tsinghua Initiative)
TW: Children and the digital transformation of
public services: Identifying trends
(UNICEF/UNU-EGOV)
TW: Supporting the Generation of Technology
Creators (Habitat Association)
TW: Digital Identity in Africa: Facts, challenges
and opportunity (Digital Coalition)
TW: How to Make Tech Development Work for WSIS Forum 2020
Sustainable Development (IEEE - Partner for Exhibition Inauguration
Specific Activities) (WSIS)
11:30-12:00 CEST
TW: Facing Realities in Digital Transformation:
Emerging Trends and Challenges (ITU-D Study
Groups)
TW: A roadmap to a trusted Cloud for Good
(ITU-D Study Group)
TW: Digital innovation to counter the impact
of climate change (International Chamber of
Commerce | Business Action to Support the
Information Society)
TW: Big Data Analytics and Artificial
Intelligence for Impact (GSMA)
TW: Story of ICTs for Development behind My
Photograph: Learn More from Photo Contest
Finalists about Projects Implementing ICTs for
Achieving SDGs (WSIS)
TW: Promoting Rural Broadband Access
Through Partnerships and Policy Reform
(Alliance for Affordable Internet)
 TW: Media and Information TW: ICTs and Accessibility: UN TW: Why are digital skills important in refugee
Literacy (MIL) Citizen Informed, collaborative efforts towards SDGs, CRPD camps? Introduction of Mondo's digital skills
Engaged, Empowered and and UNDIS implementation in Digital program (Estonia/Uganda/NGO Mondo)
Transformed for Inclusive, Diverse, Accessibility (ITU and Partners) [CC]
Thursday
16 July 2020 Resilient and Trustworthy
Information Societies
(IFIP/UNESCO)

TW: Global Programs and
Conventions: Coherence and
Mutual Synergies from Holistic
Friday Information Management
17 July 2020 (CODATA-Germany)
TW: ICTs and Accessibility: Leaving Key Highlights and Announcements (WSIS)
Nobody Behind in the age of Smart Cities
and Advances in Technology (ITU Joint
Coordinating Activity on Accessibility and
Human Factors) [CC]

July
Time
Date
12:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:00 16:00-17:00

TW: Benchmarking the 100 most influential ICT High-Level Policy Session 1: Bridging High-Level Policy
companies to drive digital inclusion globally (World Digital Divides (WSIS) Session 2: Bridging
Monday Benchmarking Alliance) Digital Divides (WSIS)
20 July 2020

TW: International Conference on Digital High-Level Policy Session 3:

Transformation of Higher Education: Road towards ICT Applications and Services
Tuesday
SDG 4 (CMAI Association of India) (WSIS)
21 July 2020

High-Level Policy Session 4: Building TW: AI for Equality (Women High-Level Policy
Confidence and Security in the use of in AI) Session 5: Building
Wednesday ICTs (WSIS) Confidence and
22 July 2020 Security in the use of
ICTs (WSIS)

CW: Global Digital Marketplace (UK Government High-Level Policy Session 6: High-Level Policy Session 7:
Digital Service - Cabinet Office) Inclusiveness, Access to Information and Digital Economy and Trade/
Thursday Knowledge for All (WSIS) Financing for Development
23 July 2020 and role of ICT

CW: Designing a country-specific digital maturity High-Level Policy Session 8:

model and a digital transformation roadmap WSIS Action Lines and 2030
Friday (Estonia) Agenda / Enabling
24 July 2020 Environment (WSIS)

ALFM: E-7 Environment: Climate Change High-Level Policy

and early warning for climate action Session 9: Knowledge
Monday (WMO/ITU) societies, Capacity
27 July 2020 building and e-Learning

CW: Worksop on Internet-based Poverty Alleviation High-Level Policy Session 10:

& Digital Economy (China Academy of Information Ethical Dimensions of
Tuesday and Communications Technology) Information and Knowledge
28 July 2020 Societies (WSIS)

ALFM Action Line C4 and Action Line C7 High-Level Policy Session 11:
Wednesday E-employment (ITU/ILO) Gender Mainstreaming (WSIS)
29 July 2020

TW: To Choose is to Renounce (Confucius Institute ALFM Action Line C6: Enabling
Thursday at the University of Geneva) Environment (ITU)
30 July 2020

TW: ICANN and ITU-D’s Capacity Building Activities ALFM Action Line C5: Cybersecurity TW: The Business of Esports
for Governments (Contributing Partner) (ITU) (WSIS)
Friday
31 July 2020

August
 Time
Date
12:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:00

TW: ICTs and Sports: Game for Good: Gaming TW: ICTs and Youth: Youth Track IGF Outreach Event (IGF Secretariat)
Monday industry for positive social impact (Europe China Power Talks (WSIS)
3 August Foundation)
2020

TW: ICTs and Sports: Use of Sport and ICTs with TW: ICTs and Youth: ICTs and TW: 15 Years & Beyond: Building the Information Society of
Tuesday Refugees (ITU) development/SDGs from their the Future (UNCTAD)
4 August diversified perspectives (AIESEC)
2020

TW: ICTs and Sports: The Art of Esport TW: ICTs, WSIS and UN for AIESEC
Wednesday
(International Game Developers Association) communities (AIESEC)
5 August
2020

TW: ICTs and Sports: How Technology High-level Dialogue: Women and
democratized virtual world creation? (Virtuals.co) emergency telecommunications:
Thursday
ensuring gender equality in building
6 August
disaster resilience (ITU/UNDRR/EBU)
2020

TW: ICTs and Sports: Education and Gaming TW: Co-creating innovative learning -
(Mokuni LLC) Combine user-centred design with
innovative edtech (VR, game-based
Friday
7 August learning, chatbots) to co-create
innovative learning locally
2020
(Humanitarian Leadership Academy)

TW: Milestones for the process of the elaboration TW: From Digital Divides to Digital TW: ICTs and Older Persons: Health Systems Change for
Monday of the Zanzibar Declaration (ZB) on Sustainable ICT, Dividends (Incitare) Healthy Aging: The Role of Remote Care & AI (GCOA)
10 August Education and Learning - Where we are? How to
2020 contribute? How to be pro-active? (IFIP)

WSIS Arab Regional Meeting TW: ICTs and Older Persons: Digital Inclusion of Older WSIS Regional
Persons (UNDESA) Review for Asia
& the Pacific
Tuesday (UNESCAP)
11 August
2020 09:00 – 10:30
CEST

TW: Universities and digital transformation (Iran CW: Empowering a Reliable, Safer, TW: ICTs and Older Persons: Value of the Older Workforce:
University of Science and Technology) and Trustworthy Digitally Connected The Emergence of Senior Entrepreneurship and the Multi-
Wednesday
12 August (Indonesia) Generational Workplace (GCOA)
2020

CW: Towards connecting the unconnected and TW: Transformational Learning for TW: ICTs and Older Persons: Health Systems Change for
promoting the digital economy sustainable development: lessons Healthy Aging: The Role of Remote Care & AI (GCOA)
Thursday (Rwanda - Contributing Partner) from the Global Competence Online
13 August Project (Fudan University, Shanghai
2020 China)

TW: WSIS Stocktaking and WSIS Prizes (WSIS) TW: Closing of ICTs and Older Persons track: Scaling
Friday Technology for Health and Economic Value for Healthy
14 August Ageing (GCOA)
2020

August
Time
Date
12:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:00

TW: Data High: Data Management Education (The Data TW: How can the public and private sectors collaborate WSIS Americas Regional Meeting
Association Management Italy in collaboration with FIT to advance digital inclusion in emerging markets (KaiOS
Monday
Academy) technologies)
17 August
2020

Tuesday TW: Artificial Intelligence: beyond the hype (Open Health TW: Measurement of Progress towards the SDGs
18 August Network, RegHorizon, TietoEvry) through ICT Indicators (Partnership on Measuring ICT
2020 for Development)
 TW: How to microfinance projects using Ignis blockchain TW: Hack the Gaps - Digital solutions for the
crowdfunding platform (Jelurida Swiss SA) UN SDGs (WSA - Global. Digital. Purpose
Wednesday
Driven.)
19 August
2020

TW: The use of Decentralized Identities (DIDs) in TW: E-learning: ‘Connecting the two worlds
development projects (University of Geneva/Geneva through online programs that build a bridge
Thursday
Macro Labs/INATBA) between students in connected and
20 August
2020 disconnected countries.’ (EduMatters)

Outcomes of the WSIS Forum 2020 (WSIS) WSIS Stocktaking and WSIS Prizes ALFM Action Line C7: E-Agriculture
Friday (FAO/ITU)
21 August
2020

TW: Changing men’s attitudes to women and ALFM Action Line C1, C7: E-Government
Monday technology: A TEQTogether initiative (TEQTogether, and C11: Digital government during the
UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, COMSATS University Islamabad, times of pandemic and beyond (UNDESA)
24 August
Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology)
2020

Tuesday CW: Trustworthy Digital Society (United Arab Emirates -

25 August Platinum Partner)
2020

WSIS Stocktaking and WSIS Prizes CW: UAE's Readiness to Counter Pandemics (United ALFM C7: E-Business: Accelerating e-
Wednesday Arab Emirates - Platinum Partner) business creation of value in developing
26 August countries (UNCTAD/UPU/ITC)
2020

TW: SmartCity: A concrete Guide to drive Citizens' CW: How Saudi Arabia is deploying ICTs against COVID- TW: We believe in games: Free and
engagement for Innovation (Open Geneva) 19 – and beyond (Saudi Arabia - Gold Plus Partner) humanitarian digital games for all (Video
Thursday
Game Without Border Association)
27 August
2020

CW: Innovation in Connectivity: Meaningful connectivity as ALFM Action Line C2: Information and Communication TW: Ideathons for the SDGs for Agenda
Friday an innovation (UKE POLAND) Infrastructure: Identifying Unconnected Population: 2030 (Fundación Cibervoluntarios)
28 August Mapping the last mile (ITU)
2020

WSIS Implementation in Africa (ITU/ATU/ECA) TW: 5G and broadcasting (ITU) TW: Responsible Esports (Interactive
Software Federation of Europe)

Monday
31 August
2020

September
Final Week of the Virtual WSIS Forum 2020
Time
Date
12:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:00 15:00 – 16:00

Official Opening Segment: Opening Segment: WSIS Prizes 2020 Opening Segment: Appreciation
Opening Ceremony [CC] Awards Ceremony [CC] Ceremony for WSIS Forum 2020
Partners - High-level Dialogue: WSIS
https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/registe https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/register/ Action Lines and SDGs:
Monday r/WN_EtIWcOYXRNu0qi-omg-CBw WN_EtIWcOYXRNu0qi-omg-CBw Strengthening multistakeholder
7 September 2020 partnership[CC]
(14:00-15:15 CEST)
https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/registe
r/WN_EtIWcOYXRNu0qi-omg-CBw

High-level Dialogue: Ensuring Ministerial Round Table Outcomes of the High-level Policy
Tuesday Trustworthy Healthcare in an AI (Ministers only) Sessions and Conclusion of High-
8 September 2020 World (ITU) [CC] (13:00-14:30 CEST) Level Track by Chairman [CC]
 High-level Dialogue: Promoting Global
https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/registe Cooperation https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/registe
r/WN_itYy2hW6QnOvXgEg74w0RQ to harness the power of AI to mitigate r/WN_twgu5TjdQnWudfsqLgCb1w
COVID-19 (UNESCO) [CC]

https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/register/
WN_8vgvDQMkSIyrkaMllnfT1w

WSIS UN Regional Commissions
Meeting Round Table (UN Regional
representatives only)
Wednesday
9 September 2020
WSIS Forum 2020 Highlights and
Key Achievements to date
https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/registe
r/WN_y48prBZ5QICFbu23tsH54w
High-level Dialogue: 15 Years of the High-level Dialogue: Building back Launch of the Open Consultation
Implementation of WSIS (ITU)[CC] better with broadband (ITU) [CC] Process WSIS Forum 2021
(13:00-14:15 CEST) https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/registe
r/WN_shY8bAHLQf-Q5ObvIC8hzA https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/registe
https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/register/ r/WN_SlPaSk0CR1yklBCimm8m3Q
WN_7A2CxyL0QMmn0rOjlkCd9A
High-level Dialogue: UNESCO OER
Recommendation: Implementation in
the age of Covid-19 (UNESCO) [CC]
https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/register/
WN_0ZgHTUUJRFa1Z441H7I2Xg

UNGIS Meeting (UNGIS members WSIS Action Line Facilitators Meeting Closing Ceremony [CC]
only) [CC]

https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/registe
https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/register/ r/WN_IA7tP6KLS4-e28OG1GU6Rw
Thursday WSIS Stocktaking and WSIS Prizes
WN_IA7tP6KLS4-e28OG1GU6Rw
10 September 2020 Interactive Session

https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/registe
r/WN_EDn9FfFPQxSMtq6NAk6Udw

REGIONAL WORKSHOPS
Date Time

Region: Europe and Central Asia

Monday
22 June 2020 Fostering Digital Agriculture in Europe and Central Asia: Status of Digital Agriculture in Eighteen Countries of ECA (ITU/FAO)
(10:00-11:30 CEST)

Region: Latin America

Digital Technologies during and post COVID-19: What has been the response of Latin America in this pandemic?
Wednesday
24 June 2020 Tecnologías Digitales durante y post COVID-19: Cuál ha sido la respuesta de América Latina en esta pandemia?
(17:00-18:00 CEST)
(Dominican Republic)

Region: Europe
Monday Protecting Children and Young Persons Online in Europe (ITU)
29 June 2020 (10:00-11:30 CEST)
(10:00-11:30 CEST)

Region: Latin America

Liderazgo y tecnología en el siglo 21. Idioma: Español
Wednesday
1 July 2020
(Fundación Abba Colombia)
(15:00-16:00 CEST)

Friday The Community Internet Experience (VIASAT)

17 July 2020
(18:15-19:15 CEST)

How to design and develop communities and active collaborative networks for women’s entrepreneurship with local impact and global reach (Andalucía
Monday Emprende, Fundación Pública Andaluza)
7 September 2020
(17:00-18:00 CEST) https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OAJ-QVqWRpq6qU3ea_i8fw

Regional Workshop
The virtual workshops may be conducted in a flexible time slot, if it is targeted for a regional audience. If you are interested in organising a regional workshop, please send a mail to
Gitanjali Sah (gitanjali.sah@itu.int) and Ruth Sidabutar (ruth.sidabutar@itu.int). We will find a slot in the agenda for you and we would also welcome if you wish to conduct the session
entirely in one of the UN six languages (apart from English) targeting a regional audience.

Virtual Workshop Rooms

Please note that the links for the Virtual Workshop Rooms will be available on the WSIS Forum 2020 website shortly, we will be using Zoom for the workshops. You will be invited to
register to access the Virtual Workshop.

Color Code

High-Level Opening Session
Opening Ceremony
High-Level Policy Session
Closing Ceremony
High-Level Dialogue
Ministerial Round Table Action Line Facilitators Country Workshop Thematic Workshop WSIS Prizes
Meeting
UNGIS