WSIS Forum 2026

Beyond State vs. Corporate: Community Data Governance Models from the Global Majority

Advancing Circular ICT: Eco-design, E-waste and Digital Product Information Systems (DPIS)

Youth Digital Well-Being and Mental Health Implications

14:00 – 14:45

Applying Responsible AI Governance Under WSIS+20: Strengthening Capacity, Ethics, and International Cooperation

Pending

From Ideas to Action: the integration of the Sao Paulo Multistakeholder Guidelines within the broader digital governance processes

WSIS Action Line C7 E-government Inclusive e-government services: Reaching the hardest to reach through multi-channel service delivery

Young people's mental health in an online world

Dialing up Mobile Phone Data for Official Statistics

13:00 – 13:45

Accelerating AI adoption in developing countries through skills development

Pending

WSIS Action Line C7 E-learning

Science to Society: Youth, Digital Platforms and Trusted Communication for Climate and Food Security

The DPI Opportunity for Women & Girls

Building E-waste Management Systems

12:00 – 14:45

Measuring what matters: Embedding gender equality in AI governance through gender-specific indicators

WSIS Action Line C7 E-agriculture - Advancing Trusted Data Governance, Inclusive AI, and Digital Public Goods to enable scalable DPI and collaborative, Multilingual Innovation Ecosystems for Agrifood Systems Transformation

Governing the Systemic Impacts of AI Where Regulation Doesn't Reach: Standardised Commitments and Lateral Requirements across Value Chains

WSIS Action Line C1: WSIS+20 in Action: Implementation, Cooperation and Review – Part I

Knowledge Café - Youth Participation and Digital Inclusion Action Toward WSIS 2035

10:00 – 11:30

The Global Shield: Collaborative Cyber Resilience for global e-Commerce and logistics

WSIS women and girls trendsetters and action plan

Empowering Voices: Strengthening CSO and Youth Participation in AI Governance

From Data to Decisions: accelerating meaningful connectivity through the Connectivity Planning Platform (CPP)

Closing Africa’s Connectivity Gap in the Age of AI and E‑Governance

WSIS Action Line C10 Ethical dimensions of the Information Society

Meaningful Connectivity by Design - The Role of Technical Standards in Connecting the Unconnected

From Negotiation to Implementation: Reimagining the IGF in the WSIS+20 Era

Beyond the Access Gap: Gendered Realities of Digital Inclusion in Africa with Evidence from Four Countries

08:00 – 08:45

WSIS Action Line C2 Information and communication infrastructure

Pending

Voices of the Digital Future: Youth High‑Level Dialogue

Strengthening health data governance legislative frameworks: The foundation of trusted digital health and AI

Redefining Digital Citizenship: From Internet Safety Rules to Empowered, Informed Citizens

Data & Indicator Lab: Multistakeholder Workshop on WSIS Action Lines, Indicators, and Accountability

The Action Line C7 on E-business Beyond WSIS+20

From Fragmentation to Coherence: The Role of the International Law Association in Global AI Governance

Teaching AI to Speak our Language: A Showcase of Global Efforts to Bridge the ‘Last Mile’ of AI Inclusion for Local Impact

Science in the Age of AI: Knowledge, Data, and Trust

Promoting and enhancing cybersecurity among small and medium-sized enterprises for the sustainable development: trends and best practices

The Monoculture Problem in Artificial Intelligence

WSIS Action Line C7 E-science

Connecting the Unconnected in the field of Education Excellence, Cyber Security & Rural Solutions and Women Empowerment in ICT

Operationalizing Digital Sovereignty: The African Blueprint

WSIS Action Line C7 E-environment

Scaling trust: from Digital Proof-of-Life to a UN Digital Identity ecosystem

Helping SMEs Succeed in Digital Trade: Lessons from European & ASEAN Trade Promotion Organisations

Smart Hydrology: Data, AI and the Future of Water Management

WSIS Action Line C9: Media - Towards Resilient Information Ecosystems in Times of Crisis: Rethinking ‘Preparedness’ in Digital Governance

AI Empowerment for Older People from a Gender Mainstreaming Perspective

11:00 – 11:45

AI, Youth and Skills: Building the Workforce of Tomorrow

Pending

11:00 – 11:45

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Government Ecosystem

Pending

Empowering Individuals and Strengthening Resilience in an AI-Driven Information Environment

AI and Healthcare: Building the Foundations of Intelligent Health Systems

Advancing WSIS Implementation: Emerging Trends across Governance, Infrastructure, Access, and Capacity

AI, Digitalisation and the Transformation of Jobs: Ensuring Decent Work

The Future of Education and Research in the AI Era: Equipping Young People for Tomorrow

WSIS ActionLine C6 Enabling Environment

07:00 – 07:45

From Principles to Practice: Operationalizing Global AI and ICT Governance within the WSIS Framework

Pending

Bridging the Intelligence Divide: AI Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing for the Global South

Business Perspectives on Furthering the Outcomes of the WSIS+20 Review

WSIS Action Line C7 E-health Building Health Systems Resilience and Local Capacity through Digital Foundations, Learning and Partnerships (WHO)

WSIS Action Line C8 Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content

Investing in what already works: Public access institutions as drivers of digital equity

Leaders TalkX 5 - Building Resilience: Secure and Trusted Digital Public Infrastructure

15:15 – 15:45

High-Level Dialogue on Finance

15:00 – 16:00

The Future of AI in Saudi Arabia: Innovation, Trust, and Partnership

High-Level Dialogue: Connecting Communities, Unlocking Futures: Strengthening Digital Connectivity for Refugees and Host Communities

14:00 – 15:00

Leaders TalkX 4 - Information Without Barriers: Making Knowledge Accessible

13:30 – 14:00

Leaders TalkX 3 - Artificial Intelligence : Policy, Ethics, and Global Cooperation

Leaders TalkX 2 - Shaping Intelligent Societies: The Role of Multistakeholder Partnerships

12:30 – 13:00

Connected and coherent: the Yin and Yang of digital education

12:00 – 13:45

Leaders TalkX 1 - From Access to Impact: Leading ICT Infrastructure Development

From Digital Inclusion to Digital Sovereignty: Building Capacity, Infrastructure, and Governance for Sustainable Digital Transformation

2nd UN Regional Commissions Interregional Dialogue on AI - Towards AI Structured Collaboration Across Regions: Scoping, alignment, and co-design of collaboration pathways for the WSIS+20 Era

How Technological innovation could improve Early warning system and traditional media alerts in case of Disasters

Universal Acceptance for a Multilingual Internet: Launch of the UNESCO–ICANN Policy Brief

Human-Centred Model for Global AI Governance: What Can Be Learned from the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence (Vilnius Convention)

Knowledge Café - Meaningful Connectivity by Design: Exploring Practical Pathways and Solutions Together

10:00 – 11:00

From Data to Implementation: Scaling Digital Tools for Human Rights Monitoring

Putting data justice at the heart of AI governance

High-Level Dialogue: Mayors - Localizing the Twin Transition

WSIS Forum 2026 Inaugural session: High-Level Plenary: The Future We Choose: Leadership for an Inclusive Digital World

07:45 – 08:45

WSIS Forum 2026 Inaugural session

07:00 – 07:30

Digital Inclusion as a Driver of Community Development

Rethinking learning for the AI era

15:00 – 15:45

How can we articulate Global AI Governance with Human Rights and Multistakeholder Engagement?

Pending

WSIS+20 Outcome Document: Fostering Digital Transformation in Africa

High-Level Dialogue - LLDCs

15:00 – 16:00

Delivering ICT’s Climate Impact: Data, Methods and Country Experiences

Better Data for AI – A Possible Task

New Technological Deal, or or how a Global South Digital strategy for impactful ICT Transformation

14:00 – 14:30

Leaders TalkX 11 - Digital Government, Digital Citizens: Ensuring Accessibility to Public Services

Pending

13:30 – 14:00

Leaders TalkX 10 - Global Perspectives on Emerging Technology

Pending

Africa's Digital Roadmap to 2035: Implementing WSIS+20 Outcomes, Advancing Agenda 2063 and Accelerating Inclusive Digital Transformation

When digital systems fail: Understanding the Risk of a Global Digital Pandemic

Sustainable financing for digital development: Evidence building and experience sharing on mobilising domestic public resources and community-led partnerships

UN-WSIS Regional Commissions

13:00 – 13:30

Leaders TalkX 9 - Cyber Confidence: Enhancing Security in the Digital Age

Pending

From Policy to Practice: Implementing AI Governance and Cybersecurity Frameworks in Emerging Digital States

High-level Roundtable: A Digital Climate-Resilient Future

12:00 – 12:45

Building AI That Speaks Our Language – Innovating across borders for robust multilingual systems

Pending

WSIS+20 follow-up - from Milestones to Momentum: what comes next?

12:00 – 14:00

Regulators Roundtable

Pending

Advancing Quantum Safe Transitions: Ethical, Legal, Social, and Policy Dimensions

11:00 – 11:45

Measuring What Matters: Revisiting ICT Core Indicators for the WSIS Vision

Pending

11:00 – 11:45

Digital Agency for Women: Beyond Access in the Age of AI

Pending

Advancing Universal Acceptance of all Domain Names and Email Addresses

11:00 – 11:45

Nigeria

Pending

09:15 – 09:45

Leaders TalkX 8 - Strengthening International Cooperation for the Information Society

Pending

09:00 – 09:45

From local to global Internet governance

Pending

Tanzania e-Government AI initiatives to enhance service delivery

08:45 – 09:15

Leaders TalkX 7- Frameworks that Enable: Policy Leadership in ICT Development

Pending

08:15 – 08:45

Leaders TalkX 6 - Skills for the Future: Leading Inclusive Capacity Building

Pending

08:00 – 08:45

AI for faster and better targeted humanitarian response

Pending

The Politics of Knowledge in the AI Age: Empowering Human Agency through Standards, Human Rights, and the Role of Corporations

Post‑Quantum: Preparing the DNS for Post-Quantum Cryptography

08:00 – 10:00

Ministerial Roundtable

Closing Ceremony and Chair’s WSIS Forum 2026 Summary

14:00 – 15:00

High-Level Track Facilitators Summary and Certificates

13:00 – 14:00

WSIS Action Lines Facilitators Meeting

12:00 – 13:00

Women Leading the Digital Future - Shaping Policy Together

Co‑Designing Inclusive and Safe Smart Cities: Public Engagement, Security, and Gender‑Responsive Urban Innovation

High Level Dialogue: Strengthening the Resilience of Telecommunication Submarine Cables

11:00 – 12:00

Knowledge Café: WSIS+20 Follow-up towards 2035 WSIS-GDC Coherence

10:00 – 11:00

Building Trust and Protection for Essential Digital Services: From Standards to Deployment

09:15 – 10:00

ITU Contribution to the WSIS Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes

The Next Byte – Shaping Human-Centred Internet Governance

WSIS Action Line C5 Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs

WSIS Action Line C3 Access to information and knowledge

Building Digital Trust: The Role of International Standards in Inclusive Digital Transformation

Sovereign Health Systems and the Collective Privacy Gap: What the World's First Indigenous-Sovereign AI Health Initiative Reveals About the Limits of Current Governance

WSIS+20 in Action: Implementation, Cooperation and Review – Part II

08:00 – 08:45

WSIS Action Line C4 Capacity building

Pending

Making AI Safe in the Real World: From Governance Principles to Operational Tools

Building fit-for purpose networks: Emergency Telecommunications in Action

Open Source and AI for Sustainable Development: Digital Infrastructure, Open Data, and Multistakeholder Cooperation