World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

   Briefing on "Towards a Network for Inclusive Al Capacity Development" Wacth towards a Network for Inclusive Al Capacity Development! Meetings & Events

This event provides a space for stakeholders to reflect on the WSIS+20 decisions, assess their implications, and examine how they intersect with the Global Digital Compact (GDC). The UN General Assembly is expected to approve the WSIS+20 Outcome Document, marking a decisive moment for future global digital cooperation. With WSIS as the foundational architecture for Internet and digital development, and IGF as the unique global platform for multistakeholder dialogue, it is significant to explore how these mechanisms are connected and can support the implementation of the GDC. Key Issues: ● Can WSIS and IGF be the overarching frameworks for digital cooperation after 2025? What advantages and disadvantages of this approach? ● Can the IGF's permanent status strengthen efforts to serve as the overall policy platform? ● Where do the WSIS+20 Outcome Document and the GDC converge in the areas of Internet Governance, IGF and the technical community role? ● What practical roles can NRIs play...

This side-event offers a unique opportunity to present the outcomes of the Paris AI Action Summit held in February 2025 and the progress made since in their implementation, outline key priorities and themes for the Delhi AI Impact Summit to be held in February 2026, and engage stakeholders in a forward-looking dialogue on transitioning from action to impact in the AI era. Watch the WSIS+20 Side Event: "From Action to Impact" A Curtain Raiser to the AI Impact Summit! Meetings & Events

In light of the successful adoption of the Pact for the Future and its annex , the Global Digital Compact , the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Kenya, supported by the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, will co-host a high-level side event on the margins of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Opening Remarks UN Keynote: "A Networked Approach to inclusive AI Capacity Building", UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies Roundtable discussion on AI capacity needs (including institutional and technical capacity for AI adoption, skills pipelines, digital infrastructure, data and AI governance frameworks), and how collaborative models — from South-South cooperation to multi-stakeholder partnerships — can accelerate AI capacity building. Closing Remarks This event aims to explore how international cooperation can enhance institutional readiness and strengthen national capabilities...

  A world of AI haves and have-nots would be a world of perpetual instability. We must never allow AI to stand for “advancing inequality”. Only by preventing the emergence of fragmented AI spheres can we build a world where technology serves all humanity. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. AI Panel and Dialogue. On 26 August 2025, the United Nations General Assembly established the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance in Resolution A/RES/79/325 , following intergovernmental negotiations and broad consultations with diverse stakeholders.  Inputs. View submissions from organizations here . The submission form for inputs is now closed (1 Feb – 21 Feb 2025). Resources. Independent International Scientific Panel on AI - Website Global Dialogue on AI Governance - Website Terms of Reference and Modalities for the Establishment and Functioning of the Independent Inter...

Closing the digital divides. United Nations Digital  Cooperation Explore the Data Artificial Intelligence Toolbox  

  The Global Principles for Information Integrity apply to the United Nations and its international civil servants. By adhering to the Global Principles, the Organization sets a compelling example for responsible stewardship of information integrity within the global community. Scaling up its work to strengthen the integrity of the information ecosystem will contribute to advancing the Organization’s mission of securing peace, fostering sustainable development and promoting and protecting human rights for all. a. Scale up efforts. Intensify efforts to strengthen information integrity, including through context-specific research, monitoring, risk assessment, community engagement and coalition building across diverse contexts and languages. Integrate information integrity into programmes and operations to enhance prevention, mitigation and response and identify emerging opportunities and challenges.  b. Support capacity-building initiatives. Assist with capacity-building in Sta...

  AI RISKS Regulatory design challenges Opacity, Explainability, Interpretability Challenfe of tracking and monitoring decentralized AI Systems Inter-related risks from data and cybersecurity Inter-related risks from copyrights and IP Growing AI Divide Lack of effective enforcement Disproportionately large role of non-state actors Inclusivity Labour force displacement, income inequality Environmental Footprint of AI.

  The UN Inter-Agency Working Group on AI (IAWG-AI), co-led by ITU and UNESCO, is to bring together UN system expertise on AI in supporting system-wide policy coherence and programmatic coordination. It combines the ethical and technological pillars of the UN to provide a solid foundation for current and future AI efforts with a view to ensuring respect for human rights and accelerating progress on the SDGs. The  IAWG-AI , established during the 40th HLCP session in October 2020, focuses on advancing policy and programmatic coherence of AI activities within the UN. It currently has 40 UN agencies and bodies as members, and several workstreams such as capacity development, procurement guidelines, education, justice, industry, foresight, and other areas. UNITED NATIONS HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMMES (HLCP) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON AI (IAWG-AI) :