World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2020

The 2020 edition of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum took place on 31 August - 04 September 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The WSIS Forum is a UN multistakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The event was co-organized by the ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD, in close collaboration with all WSIS Action Line co-facilitators and other UN organisations (UNDESA, FAO, UNEP, WHO, UN Women, WIPO, WFP, ILO, WMO, ITC, UPU, UNODC, UNITAR, UNICEF, and UN Regional Commissions). It represents the largest annual gathering of the information and communications technology (ICT) community discussing the trends, evolution, and challenges of digital topics. Read more

The WSIS Forum has proven to be an efficient mechanism for coordination of multi-stakeholder implementation activities, information exchange, creation of knowledge, sharing of best practices and continues to provide assistance in developing multi-stakeholder and public/private partnerships to advance development goals. This Forum provided structured opportunities to network, learnt and participated in multi-stakeholder discussions and consultations on WSIS implementation. The Agenda and Programme of the Forum was built on the basis of the submissions received during the Open Consultation Process. Read more