Digital World Summit Greece 2024

The Digital World Summit Greece (DWS Greece) is set to take place on 18 May 2024 in Athens. The event is organised under the theme ‘Shaping the future of internet governance’.

DWS Greece is an initiative dedicated to the democratic oversight of emerging technologies. Serving as a platform for dialogue, it unites diverse stakeholders to shape grassroots policies in areas such as AI, platforms, the internet of things, and the broader technology sector.

This inclusive framework fosters meaningful discussions, centring on the development of policy recommendations for pertinent technological issues that impact our daily lives. In doing so, it strives to enhance the effectiveness and inclusivity of internet and technology governance through active participation.

For more information about the event, please visit the dedicated page.

About DWS Greece

DWS Greece is a national initiative within the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF Network) of the UN.

At the annual conference, distinguished personalities from the field of technology open a communication dialogue with the public, from which policy proposals arise that respond to the Greek reality. These proposals are being promoted to European and international bodies and bring Greece to the same table of topical discussions with policymakers in decision-making centres in Geneva and New York.

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 Forum High-Level Event

The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event is scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2024, co-organised by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD and co-hosted by ITU and the Swiss Confederation, with the support of remote participation. The event will serve as a platform for the WSIS+20 review to provide an opportunity for information exchange, knowledge creation, and sharing of best practices while identifying emerging trends and fostering partnerships, taking into account the evolving information and knowledge societies.

All stakeholders are invited to participate and contribute actively to the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event and its upcoming open consultation process. The Open Consultation Process is an open and inclusive consultation with WSIS stakeholders to prepare for the event, including developing the event programme, identifying gaps in the implementation of the Geneva Plan of Action and the WSIS Action Lines, and contributing to the WSIS+20 review process.

For more information about the event, please visit the dedicated web page.

AI for Good Global Summit

The AI for Good Global Summit will take place on May 30-31, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland. The AI for Good Global Summit is the main event of the AI for Good platform organised by ITU in partnership with 40 UN Sister Agencies and co-convened with Switzerland. The summit aims to Identify practical applications of AI to advance the SDGs and scale those solutions for global impact.

The AI for Good Global Summit is designed to feature several interactive stages where the visitor can learn, build and connect. Stages will feature keynote speakers, cutting-edge AI solutions, pitching sessions, and performances by AI-inspired artists.

AI for Good is a year-round digital platform with weekly sessions where relevant stakeholders learn, build and connect to help identify practical AI solutions to advance the UN SDGs and other global development priorities. The platform aims to encourage cooperative efforts to assure reliable, secure, and inclusive AI technology development and equal access to its advantages.

Please visit the dedicated page for more information about the AI for Good platform and the upcoming sessions.

Paris Cyber Summit 2024

The Paris Cyber Summit 2024 is scheduled to take place from 3 until 5 June in Paris, France. The theme for this year’s summit is ‘Is Artificial Intelligence a game changer for cyber policies?’. 

The summit brings together European leaders and top decision-makers to discuss how to build trust in cyberspace with partners and allies. The summit will focus on digital, tech, cyberspace, and trust, with the challenge of maintaining the EU’s strength in the new world. It also seeks to draft a European approach to cyberspace and strengthen relationships based on shared values. Some of the speakers for the 2024 summit include David van Weel, NATO’s Assistant Secretary-General for Emerging Security Challenges, Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director of Europol, and Lorena Boix Alonso, Director for Digital Society, Trust & Cybersecurity at DG CONNECT – Spain.

For more information about the summit, please visit the dedicated webpage.

G7 Summit 2024


The upcoming 50th G7 summit is scheduled to take place from 13 to 15 June 2024 in Fasano, Apulia, Italy.

Italy’s G7 agenda for 2024 aims to blend existing priorities with new emphases. These include continued support for Ukraine, addressing crises in the Middle East, ensuring energy security, and, as highlighted by the Italian Prime Minister, an increased focus on supporting African development and managing the challenges presented by AI.

The G7 Summit serves as a yearly gathering for leaders from the G7 member states: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US. Additionally, the EU, represented by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, partakes in all deliberations as guests.

More information will be available soon.

EuroDIG 2024

The European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) 2024 is scheduled to take place from June 17–19 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event will be hosted by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania (RRT) in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania and Public Institution GoVilnius.

EuroDIG is an open multistakeholder platform to exchange views about the internet and its governance. First organised in 2008 by several organisations, government representatives and experts, it fosters dialogue and collaboration with the internet community on public policy for the internet – culminating in an annual conference in a different European city every year. The results are conveyed in the form of ‘Messages’, which are forwarded to policymakers and fed into the annual global UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

For more information about the event, please refer to the dedicated web page.

UN OEWG 2021-2025 8th substantive session

The second UN open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security will hold its seventh substantive session from 8-12 July.

The OEWG is tasked with study of existing and potential threats to information security, and possible confidence-building measures and capacity building. It should also further develop rules, norms, and principles of responsible behaviour of states, discuss ways of implementing them, and explore the possibility of establishing regular open-ended institutional dialogue under the auspices of the UN.

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2024

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is scheduled to take place from 8 to 17 July 2024 under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 

The ministerial segment of the forum will be held from 15 to 17 July 2024 as part of the High-level Segment of the Council. The last day of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC will be on Thursday, 18 July 2024.

The theme of the 2024 HLPF will be ‘Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions’. The HLPF meets annually to discuss the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its SDGs.

 The HLPF in 2024 will review in-depth the following sustainable development goals (SDGs):

  • Goal 1 (End poverty in all its forms everywhere),
  • Goal 2 (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture),
  • Goal 13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts),
  • Goal 16 (Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels), and
  • Goal 17 (Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development)

The HLPF 2024 will be the first HLPF under the auspices of ECOSOC after the 2023 SDG Summit – the HLPF convened under the auspices of the General Assembly in September 2023. The 2024 HLPF will support the implementation of the Political Declaration and other outcomes of the SDG Summit for advancing the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.

For more information about the forum, please visit the dedicated web page.

2024 GGE on lethal autonomous weapons systems | Second session

The Group of Governmental Experts on emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems (GGE on LAWS) will host its second 2024 meeting from 26 to 30 August.

As established by the 2023 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, the GGE is to ‘further consider and formulate, by consensus, a set of elements of an instrumentwithout prejudging its nature, and other possible measures to address emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapon systems, taking into account the example of existing Protocols within the Convention, proposals presented by High Contracting Parties and other options related to the normative and operational framework on emerging technologies in the area of lethal. autonomous weapon systems, building upon the recommendations and conclusions of the Group, and bringing in expertise on legal, military, and technological aspects’. 

For more information about the meeting, refer to the dedicated webpage.