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Informal Interactive WSIS stakeholder consultation on the review of implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+ 20)
9 June 2025 at 8:00 p.m. and 10 June 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (EST), Virtual | Online registration by 5 June at 11:59 p.m. EST required.
Registration is now closed for the WSIS+20 virtual stakeholder consultation sessions:
- Session 1 - 9 June 2025 8pm EST for stakeholders from East and South Asia, Oceania, and the Americas
- Session 2 - 10 June 2025 10am EST for stakeholders from Africa, West Asia, Europe, and the Americas
Guiding questions for the consultation:
- To what extent and how has the vision of a "people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society" evolved over the past 20 years since WSIS?
- What are the priorities and challenges to the implementation of WSIS outcomes today?
- How can cooperation through the WSIS mechanisms, including multistakeholder dialogue and recently adopted the Global Digital Compact, enhance coherence in digital governance?
Resources:
Concept Note: Virtual Stakeholder Consultation (9-10 June 2025)
Tentative Speaker List
Summary of the WSIS+20 Stakeholder Consultation
Webinar recording: Zoom login required
Session 1: WSIS+20 Stakeholders Consultation (9 June 2025) [Passcode: vkb03&ue]
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Session 2: WSIS+20 Stakeholders Consultation (10 June 2025) [Passcode: *rwp.6!n]
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Opening statement:
Mr. Ivor Fung, Chef de Cabinet, on behalf of the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang
Session 1: Statements delivered by stakeholders from East and South Asia, Oceania, and the Americas (9 June 2025)
Joyce Chen, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)
Amrita Choudhury, Cyber Café Association of India (CCAOI)
Adriana Labardini, Rhizomatica
Caroline Aguti, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda
Amrith Kumar, Dynamic Teen Coalition
Nicolas Fiumarelli, Internet Society (ISOC) Uruguay Chapter & ISOC Alumni Network
AHM Bazlur Rahman, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
Phyo Thiri Lwin, Youth IGF Myanmar& Youth IGF Southeast Asia
Nandini Chami, IT for Change & Global Digital Justice Forum
Mohammad Abdul Haque, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum
Alia Gupta, Dynamic Teen Coalition
Session 2: Statements delivered by stakeholders from Africa, West Asia, Europe, and the Americas (10 June 2025)
Isabel De Sola, UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UNODET)
Wolfgang Kleinwaechter, University of Aarhus
Ellie McDonald, Global Partners Digital
Alexey Trepykhalin, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Valeria Betancourt, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Fiona Alexander, American University
Laura O'Brien, Access Now
Anna Oosterlinck, ARTICLE 19
Giacomo Mazzone, Eurovisioni
William Drake, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
Alishah Shariff, Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism (TCCM)
Awo Aidam Amenyah, Child Online Africa
Elonnai Hickok, Global Network Initiative (GNI)
Jacqueline Pigatto, Data Privacy Brasil
Netra Senthil, Dynamic Teen Coalition