WSIS Forum 2016 DRAFT AGENDA

(As of 12 April 2016)

(Please note that this is a preliminary draft agenda based on the open consultation process.

Please note that the rooms are only indicative at this stage and they might 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

TIME 2 May

Monday

(ITU Premises)

Badging will be located at ITU

Headquarters, Montbrillant building

(2, rue de Varembé – CH-1220

GENEVA)

Monday, 2 May 08:00 – 17:00

TIME 3 May

Tuesday

(CICG Premises)

Badging will be located at ITU

Headquarters, Montbrillant

building (2, rue de Varembé –

CH-1220 GENEVA)

Tuesday, 3 May 07:30 – 19:00

TIME 4 May

Wednesday

(CICG Premises)

Badging will be located at ITU

Headquarters, Montbrillant building

(2, rue de Varembé – CH-1220

GENEVA)

Wednesday, 4 May 08:00 - 17:00

TIME 5 May

Thursday

(ITU Premises)

Badging will be located at ITU

Headquarters, Montbrillant building (2,

rue de Varembé – CH-1220 GENEVA)

Thursday, 5 May 08:00 – 17:00

TIME 6 May

Friday

(ITU Premises)

Badging will be

located at ITU

Headquarters,

Montbrillant building

(2, rue de Varembé –

CH-1220 GENEVA)

Friday, 6 May 08:00

– 17:00

8:30-

9:00

Coffee Sponsored by Japan

(Partner for Specific Activities)

8:20-

8:50

Exhibition Inauguration

8:15-

9:00 High-level

Networking Coffee

09:00

-

10:45

TW

WSIS+10 and Beyond: where do we

stand in Africa? What are the main

challenges and proposals to tackle

them?

(African Civil Society on the

Information Society)

Room C1

09:00

-

12:00

Official Opening Segment

Opening Ceremony

Opening Session

High-Level Strategic Dialogue

on WSIS Action Lines and

SDGs

WSIS Prize Ceremony

Group Photograph

(E/F/R/S/C/A)

Captioning

CICG Room 1

09:00

-12:00

Moderated HL

Policy Session

(E/F/R/S/C/A)

Captioning

CICG

Room 1

Moderated HL

Policy Session

(E/F/R/S/C/A)

Captioning

CICG

Room 2

09:00

-

10:45

TW

Virtual Reality

Education – Learn

Through Experience

(World VR Forum)

Room K1

Hackathon

(ICT

Discovery, 2nd

floor

Montbrilliant

Building)

9:00-

10:45

UNGIS Working

level Meeting

(UNGIS Members

Only)

TW

Emerging Trends on Child Online

Protection

(ITU / Special Rapporteur on the

sale of children, child prostitution

and child pornography)

Room C2

TW

Establish an inclusive,

shared and open

information

environment

(Internet Society of

China)

Room Popov 2 TW

ICTs for the Enablement of Persons

with Disabilities (PWD)

(Datamation Foundation)

Room Popov 2

TW

The Opportunity of the Digital Age

to Achieve Bottom-Up Democracy

(APIG)

Room K2

TW

Innovation

(ITU)

Room A

IFM

Action Line C9 Media

Promote Media

Freedom and Internet

Universality at the heart

of achieving SDG

Target 16.10

(UNESCO )

E/F

Room C1

IFM

C1 and C11

The role of public

authorities and

global/regional

cooperation in ensuring

that no one is left

behind in the

information society

(UNDESA/ ITU)

Room G2

TW

The contribution IFIP

IP3 makes to WSIS

SDGs, with an

emphasis on providing

trustworthy ICT

infrastructure and

services

(IFIP IP3)

Room L

TW

Harnessing ICTs for Greater

Access to Education for Women

and Girls

(Graduate Women International)

Room Popov 1

TW

ICT language issues

for education,

innovation, culture

and development

(Semantis)

Room K2

TW

Global Internet Policy

Observatory Tool

(GIPO )

Room A

TW

Triple Win of Information

Security Education and

Solidarity Initiative: “What is

TW

Role of Sudan’s

Telecentre Movement

and its Partners in the

CW

Saudi Arabia

ISES, why it is paramount, and

how to implement”

(ISES)

Room K1

Room C2

WSIS Process

Beyond 2015

(GDCO Sudan)

Room C1

TW

Creative Internet-based Solutions

to Social and Economic

Development

(APNIC)

Room L

TW

A Trusted Internet

through the eyes of

youth

(ISOC)

Room C2

TW

Internet governance

debates and

engagement in

regional groups

(NCUC -Non

Commercial Users

Constituency)

Room A

TW

Global Connect

Initiative

(US Department of

State)

(9:00-10:00)

Room Popov 1

IFM

Action Line C6

Enabling Environment

Affordable Access for

Sustainable

Development

(ITU)

Room Popov 1

IS

WSIS Stocktaking

and WSIS Prize

(ITU)

ICT Discovery

CW

Advancing Internet

Governance

Principles and

Practice

(APC)

Room K 1

TW

Digital Economy and

Women

Empowerment in the

SDG Era.

(UNDP Egypt / ICT

Trust Fund)

Room Popov 2

CW

(Iran)

Room K2

TW

E-Science Ecosystem

and Collaborative

Knowledge Societies

(IUST Research

Center for ICT

Strategic and

International Studies)

Room L

10:45 –

11:00

Break 10:45-

11:00

Break 10:45-

11:00

Break

11:00-

13:00

TW

Geneva Internet Platform:

Engaging Digital Actors,

fostering effective digital policy

and monitoring digital

governance

(DiploFoundation)

Room L

11:00 –

13:00 CW

Government Of

Future – Building The

Best Smart

Governments And

Cities In The World –

Extraordinary

Transformation That

Touches Everyone’s

Life

(UAE)

Platinum Sponsor

WSIS Forum 2016

Room Popov 2

11:00-

12:45 TW

(UPU)

Room K1

(IGFSA)

Room L

IFM

Action Line C7 E

Environment

Disaster Risk

Reduction

(ITU/ WMO)

Room K2

TW

Global Kids Online

(UNICEF)

Room C2

TW

The Role of ICT

measuring in

Reaching to

Sustainable

Development

(Iran University of

Science and

Technology-Iran

Progress in the

Information Society)

Room T 103

TW

Cyberlaw, Bitcoins, Blockchains,

Cybercrimes & Darknet

(Cyberlaws.Net and Pavan

Duggal Associates, Advocates,

Supreme Court of India.)

Room K2

TW

Women Engineers: Towards a

Code of Conduct in ICTs

(SwissEngineering, Ingénieurs

du Monde and International

Network of Women Engineers &

Scientists)

Room Popov 1

TW

The Potential and

Evidence of ICT-Based

Cost and Burden

Reduction in Public

Administration and

Public Service Delivery

(UNU )

Room C1

IFM

Action Line C7

e-learning

Ensuring inclusive

and equitable quality

education and

promoting lifelong

learning opportunities

for all

(UNESCO)

E/F

Room C1

TW

Software Licensing: Navigating a

Sea of Option

(WIPO)

Room A

IFM

Action Line C5

National Cybersecurity

Strategies for

Sustainable

Development

(ITU)

Room Popov 1

TW

Protection of children

from ICT related

violence, exploitation

and abuse is

everyone's business

(UNICEF and ITU)

Room A

CW

Consumer policy of the President

of the Office of Electronic

Communications

(Poland )

Room C1

TW

Innovation

(ITU)

Room A

IFM

Action Line E- business

Leveraging ICT to support the

SDG on Trade Growth for Least

Developed Countries

(ITC, UPU, UNCTAD)

Room K1

TW

Capacity Building, a

Gateway for

Development

(ARCTEL)

Room K1

TW

Spam: understanding

and mitigating the

challenges faced by

emerging Internet

economies

(ITU and ISOC )

Room C2

TW

Gender Consultations

(ITU)

Room E

TW

Making ICT Accessibility a

Reality: Policies and Standards

TW

How to develop

appropriate strategies

for linkages between

IS

UN Regional

Commission Meeting

on the Public Procurement of

Accessible ICTs

(ITU)

Room Popov 2

ICT and sustainable

development goal

(African Civil Society

on the Information

Society)

Room L

Round Table

ITU Verembe Room

G1

TW

(FIAPF)

Room C2

TW

Internet Governance

Forum

(IGF)

Room K2

13:00 –

14:30

Lunch Break

ITU Cafeteria

with special offer for WSIS

Forum participants

12:15-

14:00

WSIS Forum 2016 Reception

(Open to all WSIS Forum

2016 Participants)

Sponsored by Switzerland

12:15

–

14:30

Lunch Break

CICG and ITU Cafeteria

special offer for WSIS Forum

participants

High-Level Lunch (Sponsored by XXXX

- on invitation only)

13:00-

15:00 Lunch Break

ITU Cafeteria

with special offer for

WSIS Forum

participants

12:45-

14:00 Lunch Break

ITU Cafeteria

with special offer for

WSIS Forum

participants

Knowledge Café:

Implementing Best Practices and

Addressing Challenges

(ICT Discovery, 2nd floor

Montbrilliant Building, ITU

Premises)

Light lunch will be served.

Limited to 120 seats, First come

first served basis

(12:15 —14:30)

Hakathon

WSIS and

SDGs

(ICT

Discovery, 2nd

floor

Montbrilliant

Building)

Light lunch

will be served.

Limited to 120

seats, First

come first

served basis

(12:30 —

15:00)

13:15 –

14:00 Information Session:

ICTs for SDGs

(GeSI)

Room C1

13:15-

14:00

Publication Release:

Coding bootcamps: a strategy

for youth employment in

developing countries

(ITU)

ITU Popov 2

13:30

-

15:00

High-Level Dialogue

SDG 16: Promoting peaceful and

inclusive knowledge societies

(UNESCO)

(E/F)

CICG

Room 2

13:15-

14:00 Publication Releases

and Briefings

Publication Release:

Internet Security Threat Report

2016

(ITU and Symantec)

ITU Room A

Ministerial Round Table (Ministers only)

(E/F/R/S/C/A)

14:00- 16:30

Press Conference (Media only)

(14:00 – 15:00)

Room 18

TIME 2 May TIME 3 May

TIME 4 May

TIME 5 May TIME 6 May

14:30 -

16:15

TW

Laying the foundation for

Sustainable Development Goals:

Role of Smart Sustainable Cities

(UNECE and ITU)

Room A

14:00-

17:00 Moderated

HL Policy

Session

(E/F/R/S/C/A)

Captioning

CICG

Room 1

Moderated

HL Policy

Session

(E/F/R/S/C/A)

Captioning

CICG

Room 2

15:15:00-

16:30 High-level

Dialogue

Enabling a

Trusted

Connected

World

(ITU)

(E/F/R/S/C/A)

Captioning

CICG

Room 1

High-Level

Dialogue

SDG 16:

Promoting

peaceful and

inclusive

knowledge

societies

(UNESCO)

(E/F)

CICG

Room 2

15:00-

16:30

IFM

Action Line C2

Evolving affordable

broadband

Infrastructure for

bringing ICT to all

(ITU)

Room Popov 1

14:00-

16:00

WSIS Action Line

Facilitators Meeting

Captioning

(E/F/ Passive A)

Room Popov, ITU

Tower

TW

The gTLD Programme: Looking

Forward to a Future Application

Round

(ICANN)

Room C1

TW

Leave no one Behind

(Add International )

Room Popov 2

CW

Estonian e-Residency: Building a

borderless digital society and

unleashing the world’s

entrepreneurial potential

(Estonia)

Room C2

TW

How the Internet

Enables Sustainable

Development:

Incorporating Data-

Driven Policies to

Measure Impact

(ISOC)

Room C2

TW

(Saudi Arabia)

Room K2

TW

Student Self-Immune

Awareness Program &

Addressing The Rising

Trend Of Cyber

Blackmail

(UAE Platinum Sponsor

)

Room Popov 2

TW

Gender Equality and e-

Skills Gap: Improving the Digital

Competency of Women for

Advancement in the Workforce

(ChunriChoupaal)

Room Popov 1

TW

Innovation

(ITU)

Room A

IS

Partnership on Measuring ICT

for Development

ICT statistics in support of the

2030 Agenda

Room K1

16:30-

18:00 High Level Policy Statements:

Concluding Session

(E/F/R/S/C/A)

Captioning

CICG

Room 1

TW

The development of the

information society in

the CIS countries

(JCS National

infocommunication

holding "Zerde")

Room K2

IFM

Action Line C3 e-

science

Access to Scientific

Knowledge (A2SK):

Lessons learned and the

way forward for

SDG2030

(UNESCO)

E/F

Room C1

TW

Acceleration of Girls

Education and Rights to

Ensure Sustainable

Gender Empowerment

through ICTs

(The eWORLDWIDE

Group)

Room K1

TW

From Cybersecurity to

“Cyber" Safety and

Security

(EC MEDICI

Framework of

Cooperation?)

Room L

TW

Enhanced Cooperation and

Internet Governance: The Way

Forward

(Centre for Communication

Governance at National Law

University, Delhi

Global Partners Digital and

University of Zurich)

Room L

16:15 –

16:30 Break 16:30–

16:45

Break 16:00

-17:00 Closing Ceremony

Captioning

(E/F/ Passive A)

Room Popov, ITU

Tower

16:30 –

18:15

TW

IFIP progress toward Digital

Equity

(WITFOR)

Room A

16:45-

18:15 TW

CCWG Accountability

WS

(ICANN)

Room Popov 2

TW

Internet Governance,

Security, Privacy and

the Ethical Dimension

of ICTs in 2030

(IEEE)

Room C1

TW

E Waste

(Basel Convention and

ITU)

Room K1

TW

ICT4SDG: Digital Economy for

Development -Era of Digital for

Economic Development and

Inclusion

(Evolving Consulting /

ICT4MDG / DotStories)

Room Popov 1

TW

Innovation

(ITU)

Room A

TW

Local Innovation Leading to

System Transformation

(World Summit Award)

Room K2

TW

Internet Fragmentation

(University of Zurich)

Room L

IFM

Action Line C4

Transcending from

Infrastructure to

Applications: Building

capacity to leverage

eHealth applications. .

(ITU)

Room Popov 1

TW

The role of Web Accessibility in

Digital Inclusion

(European Internet Inclusion

Initiative)

Room C1

TW

Digital Financial

Services

(GIZ)

Room L

IFM

Action Line C7 E GOV

How e-Government can

ensure that no one is

left behind in the

implementation of the

SDGs

(UNDESA, ITU)

Room K2

TW

Consultations for the Aid for

eTrade Initiative

(UNCTAD)

Room C2

IFM

Action Line meeting C3

Access to Scientific

Knowledge (A2SK):

Lessons learned and the

way forward for

SDG2030

(UNESCO)

E/F

Room C1

TW

Safe listening! How I enjoy my

music and avoid a silent future

(ITU/ WHO)

Room Popov 2

IFM

Action Line C7 E-health and C7

E Agriculture

ICT Applications for achieving

SDGs

(WHO, FAO, ITU)

Room K1

19:30 Donors Dinner

(on invitation only)

17:00-

18:00

Coffee 19:00 High-Level Gala Dinner

(on invitation only)

18:00-

20:30

TALKS

Room 1 (CICG)

Overflow Room 2, CICG