BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aa474ee65f5c DTSTART:20231010T061500Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231010T074500Z LOCATION:Online and Kyoto\, Japan SUMMARY:CSTD first open consultation at the Internet Governance Forum 2023 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:WSIS at 20: Successes\, failures and future expectations\n\nJoi n us for a hybrid Open Forum event "\; WSIS at 20: successes\, failure s and future expectations"\; set for 10th October 2023 during the Inte rnet Governance Forum (IGF) in Kyoto\, Japan. The event is an initiative o f the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)\, to whi ch the UNCTAD provides secretariat services and substantive support.\n\nBa ckground\n\nThe General Assembly adopted the A/70/125 resolution on 16th D ecember 2015\, emphasizing the need for a high-level meeting in 2025 for a comprehensive review of the World Summit on the Information Society'\ ;s (WSIS) progress known as WSIS+20 Review. The primary vision of WSIS is to form a “people-centered\, inclusive and development-oriented informat ion society” using information and communication technologies for sustai nable growth. Due to rapid technological change\, today’s information so ciety differs greatly from what was envisaged in 2005. However\, the WSIS vision remains highly relevant.\n\nObjective\n\nThe event\, in partnership with International Telecommunication Union\, United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization and United Nations Development Progr amme\, aims to promote detailed discussions among diverse stakeholders lik e UN bodies\, governments\, the private sector\, civil society\, IGF\, and other communities active in ICT development. The deliberations will signi ficantly contribute to the CSTD secretariat’s report to be prepared as i nputs to the General Assembly'\;s review in 2025\, which will be centr al to the CSTD discussions on WSIS+20 Review\, as instructed by the ECOSOC .\n\nQuestions to be addressed\n\n\nTo what extent and how has the vision of a "\;people-centred\, inclusive and development oriented Informatio n Society"\; evolved over the past 20 years since WSIS?\nHow will ongo ing trends and emerging technologies\, particularly AI\, impact progress t owards human development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Mor eover\, how can these trends enable or hinder the realization of the WSIS vision?\nWhat measures should be taken to advance international cooperatio n\, including in terms of governance\, to leverage emerging technologies f or sustainable development in economic\, social\, environmental\, and cult ural dimensions?\n\n\nFormat\n\nMark your calendars for a 90-minute intera ctive discourse on the second day of the IGF in Kyoto. The event promises participation from diverse stakeholders from government\, academia\, priva te sectors\, civil society\, and technical ICT communities.  The Chair of the CSTD will moderate the discussions. All interventions will be made fr om the floor.\n\nQuestionnaire for 20-year review of WSIS implementation\n \nThis questionnaire is open to all WSIS stakeholders (governments\, priva te sector\, civil society\, international organizations and relevant regio nal organizations)\n\nPlease share your experience\, views and priorities in response to a selection of questions\, addressing the issues that you c onsider most important for the CSTD'\;s twenty-year WSIS review.\n\nOp en\n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\n https://unctad.org/meeting/cstd-first-open-consultation-internet-governanc e-forum-2023 DTSTAMP:20260911T213854Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR