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Add to Preferred SourcesThe 2020 edition of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, will focus on “Fostering digital transformation and global partnerships: WSIS Action Lines for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”.
In 2020, the Forum celebrates 15 years of providing a multi-stakeholder platform to discuss, share experiences, showcase innovation, and foster partnerships in strengthening the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable development.
WSIS Forum 2020 is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with more than 30 UN sister organizations.
The Chairman Designate of the Forum is H.E. Mr. Gustavo Montalvo, Minister, Ministry of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic.
The WSIS Forum is the only UN-system event of its kind, where both programme and agenda are entirely crowdsourced during an open consultation process. The process aims at ensuring a participatory and inclusive spirit of the forum and actively engages governments, civil society, the private sector, academia, the technical community and intergovernmental organizations. The Forum enables on-site, as well as virtual participation from all over the world to engage with high-level representatives of the wider WSIS Stakeholder community, including ministers and deputies, ambassadors, as well as leaders from the private sector, academia and civil society.
VENUE:
Geneva, Switzerland
31 August – 4 September 2020
Original source: ITU
Published on 14 February 2020