WSIS Forum 2023 is scheduled to be held from 13–17 March 2023 at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, with the support of remote participation. Learn more »

Agenda and Programme

Thematic Workshops

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14 March – 18 March

Wednesday 16 March

Past Sessions

Opening of the ICTs and Youth Special Track

ITU and WSIS Youth Campaigners

13:00 – 15:15 (UTC+01:00)

Opening of the ICTs and Youth Special Track During the previous WSIS Forum events, we have been able to spark many youth communities and their representatives to join the discussions on the implementation of the WSIS process, and numerous…

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ICTs and Youth Thematic Workshop

Web Dialogue on Focus Area 2 of the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition - ADOPTION: Empowering communities

International Telecommunication Union

ITU

14:00 – 15:30 (UTC+01:00)

The digital divide continues to be a challenge particularly for Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). As a response to this challenge, in close cooperation with the…

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Thematic Workshop

Thursday 17 March

Past Sessions

Transformation for Sustainability: Carbon Neutrality in SMEs

WSIS

11:00 – 12:00 (UTC+01:00)

China has set a goal in achieving carbon neutrality before 2060. For many SMEs with relatively lower level of resource comparing to those big corporations, finding their parts in this transition has indubitably become a huge challenge. With the…

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ICTs and Youth Thematic Workshop

Hack the Accessibility Gap

World Summit Awards

WSA

13:00 – 14:00 (UTC+01:00)

Hack the Accessibility Gap Across the globe around one billion people have a disability, and accessibility issues go far beyond the physical environment. We are living in the age of innovation – the way we interact with technology is evolving,…

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Digital Twin and its role in healthcare: personalized care, drug development, and more

Open Health Network

15:00 – 16:00 (UTC+01:00)

In this session we will discuss the concept of a Digital Twin. Potential use of Digital Twin in healthcare: drug development, personalized, adaptive care and beyond. We will give examples of real life deployment of Digital Twin concept in healthcare.…

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Covid-19 related Thematic Workshop

Friday 18 March

Past Sessions

Tech4Good: AIoT Open Source Innovations for Carbon Neutrality, Climate Change, Wildlife Conservation, and Sustainable Communities

Seeed Studio

13:00 – 14:00 (UTC+01:00)

How will the AIoT open source hardware and software transform the whole landscape of achieving the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? For many years, Seeed Studio has been promoting the idea of using open tech communities’…

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Digital financial services and blockchain technologies

Independent ICT Consultant

Expert

14:00 – 14:30 (UTC+01:00)

The session is based on the subject areas and the conceptual frameworks of the digital financial services and the blockchain technologies. The detailed description of the design and development of the product solutions built on the theories of the…

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Covid-19 related Thematic Workshop

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