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29 May 2015
ITU
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UNCTAD at the 2015 WSIS Forum
UNCTAD is co-organizer of the 2015 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, the world's largest annual gathering of the 'ICT for development' community. UNCTAD will play an active role in the high-level segment and as co-facilitator, moderator and panelist at various sessions.
All stakeholders in the information society and the general public are invited to take part in the 2015 WSIS Forum.
Registration for onsite and remote participation is available at Forum Website.
Programme
Monday, 25 May | |
09:00-10:45 Room T103, ITU Tower | UNCTAD will participate in the session on Measuring the Information Society: Challenges and Trends organized by the Information Technology Organization of Iran. |
Tuesday, 26 May | |
08:00-09:00 (closed session) | UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi will preside over the High-Level Meeting of the UN Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) as UNCTAD takes over the UNGIS Chairmanship from ITU for a one-year term. |
09:00-10:30 Auditorium WIPO | UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi will address the Opening Ceremony |
15:00-16:00 Auditorium WIPO | UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General Joakim Reiter will serve as a panelist on the high level dialogue on the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals and WSIS Action Lines. |
Thursday, 28 May | |
11:15-13:00 Room C1, ITU Tower | UNCTAD co-organizes and facilitates the action line session C7 on e-business, "E-business and the SDGs: the Way Forward", jointly with ITC and UPU. |
11:15-13:00 Room K, ITU Montbrillant | UNCTAD will participate in the action line C5 on Building confidence and security in the use ICTs: A vital component of the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, organized by the ITU. |
15:00-16:30 Room C1, ITU Tower | In collaboration with the ITC and UPU, UNCTAD co-organizes the session "International e-commerce for developing countries: Practical case studies in overcoming barriers to trade through digital channels". |
16:45-18:15 Room M, ITU Montbrillant | Together with the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, UNCTAD co-organizes the session on "ICT Indicators for Monitoring the SDGs". |
16:45-18:15 Room C1, ITU Tower | UNCTAD will participate in a session entitled "Impact of Locally Relevant Content" organized by the Internet Society. |
Friday 29 May | |
09:00-10:45 (closed session) | UNCTAD will be chairing the UNGIS Working level Meeting. |
11:00-12:45 Room C1, ITU Tower | UNCTAD will be organizing a briefing session on the recent outcome related to the WSIS+10 Review at the eighteenth session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development. |
14:00-15:00 Popov Room (Room B) | UNCTAD will be participating in the WSIS Action Line Facilitators Meeting. |