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The second WSIS+20 preparatory meeting with Member States and observers will be held on 15 October 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in ECOSOC Chamber to discuss the progress in the overall review process of the WSIS+20 by the United Nations General Assembly Watch the Second Preparatory Meeting for WSIS+20 overall review by the United Nations General Assembly! Meetings & Events

The high-level informal meeting is convened pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/325, which established the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance as a follow-up to the Pact for the Future and its Global Digital Compact. The meeting will serve as the formal launch of this Dialogue, bringing together Member States, Observers, United Nations entities, and stakeholders from across sectors to discuss principles of inclusive, transparent and accountable AI governance. As artificial intelligence (AI) spreads globally driven by investment, optimism, and anxiety, so too do its international implications. AI's data inputs, deployments and spillovers cross borders, calling for international cooperation. Yet international cooperation remains fragmented and siloed, with 118 countries entirely absent from prominent international AI governance initiatives. The objective of the high-level multi-stakeholder informal meeting will be to launch the Global Dialogue on Artificial...

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...

  In the area of infrastructure and networkdevelopment , identifying connectivity gaps in ICT and Digital infrastructures is key. The ITU Broadband Mapping (of its 193 Member States) activities make use of geospatial tools applied to telecom infrastructure, together with relevant data for identifying missing links. This allows the Development of projects and case studies for planning national broadband infrastructure deployment in support to digital transformation across sectors (e.g., financial inclusion, education, health). ITU mapping tools feed into partnership activities such as in school connectivity , financial inclusion and the use of ICT Business Planning for sustainable network development .

 The  OEWG on ICTs 2021-2025  will convene for its eleventh (and last) substantive session to continue its work on issues related to information security in the context of international security. Agenda item 8: adoption of the final report Agenda item 6: other matters Closure of the session Concluding remarks by the Chair The  Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025  will convene for its eleventh (and last) substantive session to continue its work on issues related to information security in the context of international security. In 2020, the General Assembly through resolution 75/240, established a new five-year open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025. The group is mandated to further develop the rules, norms and principles of responsible behaviour of States; to consider initiatives of States aimed at ensuring security ...

  The  OEWG on ICTs 2021-2025  will convene for its eleventh (and last) substantive session to continue its work on issues related to information security in the context of international security. Agenda item 5: discussions on substantive issues contained in paragraph 1 of General Assembly resolution 75/240 (continued)First reading of, and negotiations on, the draft final report (continued) The  Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025  will convene for its eleventh (and last) substantive session to continue its work on issues related to information security in the context of international security. In 2020, the General Assembly through resolution 75/240, established a new five-year open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025. The group is mandated to further develop the rules, norms and principles of responsible behaviour of...

    The  OEWG on ICTs 2021-2025  will convene for its eleventh (and last) substantive session to continue its work on issues related to information security in the context of international security. Agenda item 5: discussions on substantive issues contained in paragraph 1 of General Assembly resolution 75/240 (continued)First reading of, and negotiations on, the draft final report (continued) The  Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025  will convene for its eleventh (and last) substantive session to continue its work on issues related to information security in the context of international security. In 2020, the General Assembly through resolution 75/240, established a new five-year open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025. The group is mandated to further develop the rules, norms and principles of responsible beh...