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WSIS Forum 2018 DRAFT AGENDA (As of 23 February 2018) (Please note that this is a preliminary draft agenda based on the open consultation process/ Please note that the rooms are still not final and can change.) MHLPS: Moderated High Level Policy Session / HL: High Level / ALM: Action Line Meetings / ALFM: Action Line Facilitators Meeting / IS: Interactive Session / TW: Thematic Workshop/ CW: Country Workshop/ MRT: Ministerial Round Table/ / KE: Knowledge Exchange
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TIME 18 March Sunday Badging (for Hackathon participants only) will be located at ITU Headquarters, Montbrillant building (2, rue de Varembé – CH-1220 GENEVA) Sunday, 18 March 07:00 – 12:00
19 March Monday (ITU Premises)
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20 March Tuesday (CICG Premises) Badging will be located at ITU Headquarters, Montbrillant building (2, rue de Varembé – CH-1220 GENEVA) Tuesday, 20 March 08:00 – 12:00 and 13:20 – 17:00
Badging will be located at ITU Headquarters, Montbrillant building (2, rue de Varembé – CH1220 GENEVA) Monday, 19 March 08:00 – 12:00 and 13:20 – 17:00
8:00 9:00
UNGIS Leaders High-level Breakfast Meeting (Closed meeting)
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21 March Wednesday (CICG Premises) Badging will be located at ITU Headquarters, Montbrillant building (2, rue de Varembé – CH-1220 GENEVA) Wednesday, 21 March 08:00 – 12:00 and 13:20 – 17:00
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22 March Thursday (ITU Premises) Badging will be located at ITU Headquarters, Montbrillant building (2, rue de Varembé – CH-1220 GENEVA) Thursday, 22 March 08:00 – 12:00 and 13:20 – 17:00
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23 March Friday (ITU Premises) Badging will be located at ITU Headquarters, Montbrillant building (2, rue de Varembé – CH-1220 GENEVA) Friday, 23 March 08:00 – 12:00 and 13:20 – 17:00
8:159:00
WSIS Forum 2018 Hackathon: Hack Against Hunger (ITU Headquarters Geneva) Only for the participants of the WSIS Forum 2018 Hackathon
09:00 10:45
ALFM Action Line C7 E-Environment: Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems and Role of ICT
09:00 13:00
High-level Networking Coffee Official Opening Segment Opening Ceremony Opening Session
(WMO, UNEP, ITU) WSIS Prize Ceremony
09:00 -12:00
Moderated HL Policy Session (E/F/R/S/C/A) Captioning Room 1, CICG
Moderated HL Policy Session (E/F/R/S/C/ A) Captioning Room 2, CICG
09:00 10:45
ALFM Action Line C3 Access to information and knowledge: Is Software the key to Access to knowledge in the Digital age?
9:0010:45
UNGIS Working level Meeting (UNGIS Members Only)
(UNESCO) (E/F)
TW
Group Photograph
ALFM Action Line C7
Megaconstellations offering new technology for an inclusive access to rural areas of the LDCs
(E/F/R/S/C/A) Captioning
E-agriculture (FAO/ ITU)
CICG Room 1 (INWES)
CW
IS
Gold Partner
WSIS Stocktaking and WSIS Prize
Saudi Arabia (ITU) CW
TW
Best practices and examples of how FTA and local production of contents are intertwined and linked
Promotion of the ideals and principles of the United Nations among the youth
ALFM Action Line C7 E Health (WHO/ITU)
(GIMUN)
(EBU with OMPI-WIPO, UNESCO and UNCTAD) TW
TW
TW
Linking Education with ICTs for Capacity Building and Employability
ICT Solutions for SDGs: Focus on Apps and Online Technology
GEO101: Earth Observations Information Systems for Global Good
(ITU/Partners) (CMAI Association of India)
(Group on Earth Observations (GEO))
TW TW Child online Protection ecosystem in developing countries
Accelerating Digital Transformation : Building Vibrant ICT Centric Innovation Ecosystems Session 1: An insight into “ICT-centric economic growth, innovation and job creation” (ITU and Partners)
TW
(Iran University of Science and Technology)
Is Africa ready for a Digital Transformation? (African Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS))
TW
TW
Community networks: can the unconnected connect themselves?
ICANN, the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) and Capacity Building
(Association for Progressive Communications (APC)) TW
(ICANN) TW TW
Digital Africa, an opportunity for youth economic empowerment
Towards a world where all breathe freely: commons, group dynamics, values
(Evolving Consulting)
(Breathing Games / Praneo Foundation)
(ZMQ Development)
TW
TW
EQUALS Workshop
ICTs and Resilience
(ITU)
(UN Major Group for Children and Youth)
South-South Collaboration Lab for Development
TW Creating impact with open data within agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands)
TW TW
Inclusive Information Accessibility Service Environment Enables the Fruits of Technology Development Shared by All
WSIS
(Internet Society of China) TW Challenge-Based Learning for the SDGs Inviting representatives of several education programmes, including the Geneva Tsinghua Initiative (University of Geneva) TW
TW
IoV (Internet of Vehicle) technology
Achieving an inclusive society by designing and implementing accessible ICTs
(Telematics Industry Application Alliance (TIAA)) 10:45 – 11:00
Break WSIS Forum 2018 Exhibition Inauguration ** Coffee will be served during the Inauguration**
(ITU) 10:4511:00
Break
10:4511:00
Break
11:0013:00
ALFM Action Line C4
11:00 – 13:00
CW Platinum Sponsor UAE
Building ICT Skills for Social Entrepreneurs
11:0012:45
TW Harnessing the local zero waste movement for policy change at the national level
(ITU) (Rogue Gone Vogue) TW "VR, AR, Game Development, AI, Smart City - what's next" TW
(virtualinfocom)
Gold Partner
TW
Saudi Arabia
Central Bank Issued Digital Currency: Challenges for Security and Interoperability
TW Accelerating Digital Transformation : Building Vibrant ICT Centric Innovation Ecosystems
(ITU)
Session 2: Good Practices for Accelerating Digital Transformation Contributing Partner (ITU and Office of Electronic Communications, Poland) TW Social interpreter: ICT literacy, languages, migrations (SEMANTIS)
ALFM Action Line C6 Enabling Environment (ITU)
TW Showcasing Innovation, Science and Technology related Research Capacity in ISTAfrica partner countries (IST – Africa Institute)
TW
ALFM Action Line C9
ICTs and Public Health: Reaching the last mile in Resource Constrained Environments
Media (UNESCO)
(RBM Partnership to End Malaria, iKure Techsoft Private Limited, and IIMC)
TW Bridging Earth Observation with National Statistics to inform about the state of the planet through SDG indicators (University of Geneva)
TW E-Trade for all Initiative
ALFM Action Line C1, C7: EGovernment and C11
(ITU/ UNCTAD)
(UNDESA/ ITU)
TW
TW Universal Design as a Mechanism for Sustainable Development
TW Practical applications of ICTs supporting inclusion and access to information and services, livelihoods for People with Disabilities (eWorldwide Group)
(Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences) TW
11:0013:00
Building information foundation for knowledge societies in China
TW Press Conference (Media Only)
TW Building a Framework for Digital Innovation
(Posts and Telecom Press)
Robotic design workshop Tensorflow for general audience
(FAO) (Kiwi Campus)
TW Digital Equity and Inclusion for ICT in Disaster Risk Reduction Supporting Partner (International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP))
13:3014:15
Special Session WSIS Forum Hackathon 2018 Inspiring Pitches fro m the Winners on Hack
Special Session Experience a live Demonstrat ion on Virtual Reality for Developme nt
TW TW Promoting Cybersecurity Information Exchange Between Stakeholders (Access Partnership)
Digital transformation (VEON)
TW
against hunger
TW
Three Networks that are SDG Building Blocks: Internet; Electricity; and Financial
Creative content online driving social, economic and technological development
(mCADE llc)
(WIPO)
TW
TW
ICTs for Safety & Security: international case study
We Need Trust (ITU/ Partners) World Café – Implementing Best Practices and addressing challenges with WSIS Prize 2018 Winners and Champions (12:15 —14:30)
(EC MEDICI Framework of Cooperation)
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch Break ITU Cafeteria with special offer for WSIS Forum participants
Cloud Café – Youth Engagement in the WSIS Process (12:15 – 14:00)
12:1514:00
Lunch Break High -level Lunch (Sponsored by UAEWSIS Forum 2018: Platinum Partner - invitation only)
12:15 – 14:30
Lunch Break CICG and ITU Cafeteria special offer for WSIS Forum participants
13:0014:30
Lunch Break ITU Cafeteria with special offer for WSIS Forum participants
12:4514:00
Lunch Break ITU Cafeteria with special offer for WSIS Forum participants
High-Level Lunch (Sponsored by Saudi ArabiaWSIS Forum 2018:Gold Partner - invitation only) TW Knowledge Café: 15 Years of implementation of Geneva Plan of Action – Looking towards 2025 (ICT Discovery, 2nd floor Montbrilliant Building, ITU Premises) Light lunch will be served. Limited to 120 seats, First come first served basis (12:15 —14:00) Special Session
Artificial intelligence, justice and human rights (OPTIC)
Experience a live demonstration on Virtual Reality (12:15-13:15) 13:15 – 14:00
Thematic Workshops/ Interactive Briefings / Information Sessions and Publication Releases:
13:30 15:00
High Level Dialogue Internet Universality indicators
TW
(UNESCO)
Global and local women technopreneurs; journey to success
(E/F) Captioning Room 1 CICG
TW Intellectual Property: Software Products and Patents, Cyber security and Patents High Level Dialogue Building an E-waste Coalition (ITU and Environment al Management Group (EMG))
13:1514:00
Publication Releases and Briefings
(Jain Institute of Technology)
TW
TW
UNESCO OER Recommendation
E-Commerce in East Africa
(UNESCO)
(Burundi Shop)
IS
TW
(Crown Prince Foundation)
Digital Knowledge Ecosystems for achieving SDG: Opportunities and Possibilities
TW
TW
(Western Sydney University)
Impact on Society through Digital Innovation,
Broadband Commission’s Global Broadband Targets 2025: bringing the world online
(eWorldwide Group) TW Human rights in the digital age
Captioning Room 2 CICG
(Responsible Business Initiative)
(World Summit Awards)
(ITU/Broadband Commission Secretariat) TW
TW
TW
Cyber security best practices for the 2030 SDGs
Facilitating the next generation of business online
(UNICC)
(CentralNic PLC)
Organising Monitoring of SDG based on the three principles (transparecny, inclusiveness, participation) and following wikipedia methods using ground truth ICT techniques, (Centre for SocioEco-Nomic Development CSEND)
TW Youth, Access to Knowledge and SDGs: Strategy for Building Youth Skills in Digital Technologies
Ministerial Round Table (Ministers only) (E/F/R/S/C/A) 14:00- 16:30
IS
TW
Briefing on AI for Good Summit 2018
The Fourth Technological & Industrial Revolution
(ITU) (National Information Centre, Yemen)
(UNESCO) TW
TW
TW
Co-development and sustainability of projects
What digital future for vulnerable people in the global South?
Internet of Things (IoT) and Block Chain
(AB5 Consulting) (Research ICT Africa) TW How Can We Prepare Kids For Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet? (IT STEP Academy) TW
TW
How to develop and popularize the digital economy in underdeveloped countries
Recipes for success: The funding dimensions of capacity development
(Reseau des Jeunes Volontaires Francophones du Cameroun)
(DiploFoundation/Geneva Internet Platform)
TW
TW
Machine Learning and 5G
Youth Engagement on Leveraging ICTs to Build Information and Knowledge Societies for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - Youth and Entrepreneurship - Leadership and Capacity
(ITU)
(Center of Information Technology)
Building among Youth Towards ICT Development
TW Oral History of the Internet (OHI)
(AIESEC)
(Cheung Kong School of Journalism and Communication in Shantou University) TW
TW
e-Science: Global Change Research Data Publishing and Sharing for All
Smart cities : Policies and regulatory frameworks to better align smart cities strategies with SDGs
(Chinese Academy of Sciences)
(Arianous ICTD) TIME 14:30 16:15
18 March
TIME 14:30 16:15
19 March
TIME
IS
14:0017:30
Measurement of progress towards the SDGs through ICT indicators (Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development) CW Towards a Single African Digital Market: Challenges and Opportunities Partner for Specific Activities (Rwanda)
TW
20 March Moderated HL Policy Session (E/F/R/S/C/ A) Captioning Room 1 CICG
TIME
Moderated15:15:0016:30 HL Policy Session (E/F/R/S/C/ A) Captioning Room 2 CICG
21 March High-level Dialogue Digital Skills for Decent Jobs for Youth: Launch of the Industry Coalition ITU/ ILO (E/F/R/S/C/A) Captioning Room 1 CICG
High-Level Dialogue 2008-2018: A decade of the COP Initiative – Priorities for the future of youth empowerme nt online
TIME 14:3016:15
22 March ALFM Action Line C5 Blockchain as an enabler of security and trust (ITU) ALFM Action Line C9 Media (UNESCO) E/F
(E/F/R/S/C/ A) Captioning Room 2 CICG ALFM Action Line C7 E-business
Women in STEM as a business case for a better society
(UNCTAD/ ITC/UPU)
(INWES)
TW UNESCO Recommendation on OER (UNESCO) E/F
TIM E 14:0016:00
23 March WSIS Action Line Facilitators Meeting Captioning (E/F/ Passive A)
TW
TW
Youth, Access to Knowledge and SDGs Strategy for Building Youth Skills in Digital Technologies
Internet use in the Central African Republic and young people (French) (SPJ Labs)
(UNESCO) TW
TW
Maximising impact for sustainable development: how core business activities can achieve a multiplier effect through equal opportunity sourcing from women owned businesses.
Digital Inequality: forward or backwards? (World Wide Web Foundation)
(ITU, ITC and We Connect International) TW (IEEE)
14:30 16:00
16:3018:00
High Level Policy Statements: Concluding Session (E/F/R/S/C/A) Captioning
TW Future of Work/Decent Jobs for Youth (UN Major Group for Children and Youth)
TW
How to set the standard for cyber security? Guidelines and good practices
TW From the Last to First Mile - Community Networks Contributing Partner
(Global Forum on Cyber Expertise)
(The Internet Society (ISOC))
TW Accelerating Digital Transformation: Building Vibrant ICT Centric Innovation Ecosystems High Level Session (ITU and Partners) TW
TW
Role of Promotion of Digital Payments by the Government in encouraging behaviour changes in citizens
ICT solutions for SDGs focus on robots, drones & VR (ITU and Partners)
(Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, India) TW
TW
(ESOA)
E-waste workshop to sensitize the participants on the impact of e-waste (UNEP/BRS Secretariat)
16:15 – 16:30
16:15 – 16:30
Break
16:15– 16:30
Break
16:00 -17:00
Closing Ceremony Captioning (E/F/R/S/C/A)
16:30 – 18:15
CW 16:30 – 18:15
16:3018:15
ALFM Action Line C2
Progress in the Information Society (Iran)
TW Bridging the digital skills gap: empowering women to enter and remain in technology (SheCanCode) TW Free Flow of Data: Panacea or Danger? (Just Net Coalition) 16h30-17h15 -------------------------------Concentration in Internet Services (Association for Proper Internet Governance) 17h30-18h15 TW
IS
E-Trade Impact: Turbo Charging Attainment of the SDGs through EDigital
UN Regional Commission Meeting Round Table
(International Trade Centre) TW
TW
ICT Professional’s Duty of Care in protecting everyone in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Connecting communities by building digital skills: a way towards the SDGs (ICC)
(IFIP IP3)
TW
TW
Artificial Intelligence and BlockChain
Achieving the SDGs through Ethically Aligned Design
(National Digital Strategy, Mexico) (IEEE, WSIS Forum 2018 Partner for Specific Activity) TW Future and Emerging Technologies: Economic Impact of Artificial Intelligence (ITU and Partners) TW
TW
A Dialogue on different cooperation models for approaches to Internet Public Policy development (Action Line 11)
WSIS
(ICANN) TW
TW
IEEE and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
E-science and building the Information and Knowledge Societies
(IEEE)
(Iran University of Science and Technology) TW International decisionmaking in ICT. Where are the Women? (ITU and UNESCO Chair in ICT4D)
TW TW
Arab Inter-Regional Consultation meeting on Digital technologies for Sustainable Development 2030 and related regional processes
Discussion on the standardization of the Internet of things (Electronic Technology Information Research Institute, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of the People’s Republic of China)
(UNESCWA)
TW E-trade impact: turbocharging attainment of the SDGs through e-digital (ITC) TW
TW Accessible Remote Participation
Data Protection and the GDPR Action Line 5
(Institute on Disability and Public Policy)
(ICANN) TW ICT Solutions for SDGs: Women Entrepreneurs and innovators (ITU and Partners)
19:30
19:00
WSIS Forum 2018 Donors Dinner (on invitation only)
WSIS Prizes 2018: Champions Ceremony (For WSIS Prize Winners and Champions Only) 18:0020:30
WSIS Forum 2018 Reception (Open to all WSIS Forum 2018 Participants) Sponsored by Switzerland
The IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) will also take place during the WSIS Forum.
19:00 High-Level Gala Dinner (on invitation only)
TALKS Room 1 (CICG) CICG (Doors open at 17:00, Starts at 18:15)