WSIS Forum 2026
Rapport généré par l'IA

Voices of the Digital Future: Youth High‑Level Dialogue

12 intervenants
Résumé

Résumé

La discussion a porté sur la manière de placer les jeunes au cœur de la transformation numérique et de les traiter comme des partenaires dans la mise en œuvre de la vision du SMSI, la session ayant été conçue pour réunir des dirigeants institutionnels et de jeunes acteurs du changement numérique afin de renforcer la perspective des jeunes dans les débats plus larges sur la politique numérique . En début de panel, les jeunes intervenants ont formulé leurs ambitions, notamment disposer d'un pouvoir de décision sur les budgets et les mécanismes de responsabilisation, faire face à moins d'obstacles pour accéder à la création numérique, et parvenir à une connectivité et une participation véritables . Murchana Roychoudhury a soutenu que les institutions doivent s'engager auprès des jeunes parce que la moitié de la population mondiale a moins de 30 ans et parce que la confiance dépend de plus en plus de la proximité avec les dirigeants . S'appuyant sur les conclusions du Youth Pulse, elle a noté que 60 % des jeunes font davantage confiance aux leaders communautaires qu'aux dirigeants gouvernementaux ou économiques, ce qui, selon elle, illustre l'importance de l'accessibilité et du dialogue . Elle a soutenu que l'inclusion symbolique n'est plus suffisante, et que les jeunes souhaitent un pouvoir de décision, des budgets, des mécanismes de responsabilisation et de véritables partenariats intergénérationnels, plutôt que de simples apparitions symboliques dans des panels . Kei Hayashi a indiqué que l'IA démocratise la création dans des domaines tels que le design, l'écriture et le cinéma, mais a soutenu qu'à mesure que les barrières techniques s'effacent, le niveau d'exigence pour réussir en tant que fondateur de startup pourrait en réalité augmenter . Selon lui, le succès futur des startups dépendra moins d'une spécialisation étroite que de la capacité à être des « intégrateurs » capables d'orchestrer des compétences diverses dans les domaines technique, marketing et autres . Halima Altorabi a également souligné que les jeunes deviennent des acteurs du changement numérique lorsqu'on leur fait confiance, qu'on les responsabilise et qu'on leur donne la possibilité de résoudre de vrais problèmes . Elle a proposé trois actions concrètes : connecter les jeunes à de véritables défis nationaux, créer des espaces sécurisés où l'échec est accepté, et élaborer des stratégies numériques centrées sur les jeunes, soutenues par des investissements dans la connectivité, les outils, le mentorat et les écosystèmes d'innovation . Les interventions du public ont renforcé ces thèmes en appelant à une culture numérique de l'IA parallèlement à son adoption, à des compétences numériques plus inclusives et à des parcours de mentorat pour les femmes et le Sud global, à un renforcement de la confiance, et à une plus grande attention portée aux enfants et aux générations futures dans la gouvernance numérique . Dans son discours liminaire, le ministre nigérian Bosun Tijani a déclaré que les jeunes apportent une imagination non contrainte par « les limites du passé » et que les dirigeants doivent cesser de concevoir des politiques pour les jeunes sans eux, en co-créant plutôt l'avenir entre générations . En clôturant la session, Tomas Lamanauskas a mis en évidence les inégalités d'accès à la technologie selon les régions, présenté les initiatives de l'UIT en faveur des jeunes, et décrit l'engagement des jeunes comme la création d'un flux continu de personnes et de compétences dans les processus de gouvernance numérique . Dans l'ensemble, le dialogue a conclu que l'engagement significatif des jeunes nécessite non seulement une place à la table, mais aussi un partage du pouvoir, des ressources, de la confiance et des structures permettant aux jeunes de façonner directement la transformation numérique .

Points clés

- Le thème central de la session était que les jeunes doivent être placés au cœur de la transformation numérique, non pas simplement en tant que bénéficiaires, mais en tant que partenaires et acteurs de la mise en œuvre de la vision du SMSI. Melissa Munoz a cadré la discussion autour d'une participation significative des jeunes et du renforcement de la perspective des jeunes dans l'agenda numérique plus large. - Un point de discussion majeur a été la nécessité pour les institutions d'aller au-delà d'une inclusion symbolique des jeunes vers un véritable partage du pouvoir. Murchana Roychoudhury a soutenu que les institutions devraient s'engager auprès des jeunes en raison de leur poids démographique et parce que la confiance et la légitimité dépendent de la proximité avec les dirigeants ; elle a insisté sur le fait que les jeunes ne veulent pas être inclus uniquement pour des raisons d'image, mais souhaitent un pouvoir de décision, des budgets, des droits de vote et des mécanismes de responsabilisation. Dr. Bosun Tijani a renforcé ce point en critiquant la pratique consistant à concevoir des politiques pour les jeunes avant de les inviter dans la conversation, et a appelé à la co-création à la place. - Un autre point clé était que l'IA et les outils numériques abaissent les barrières à la création, mais ne facilitent pas nécessairement le succès des jeunes fondateurs. Kei Hayashi a expliqué que l'IA démocratise la création de produits dans des secteurs tels que le design, l'écriture, le cinéma et les startups, tout en élevant également le niveau d'exigence pour les fondateurs, qui ont de plus en plus besoin de compétences intégratives larges plutôt que d'une spécialisation étroite. - Le panel a également mis en évidence les conditions pratiques nécessaires pour inspirer de jeunes acteurs du changement numérique : la confiance, de vraies opportunités, des compétences et des environnements sécurisés pour l'expérimentation. Halima Altorabi a soutenu que les jeunes doivent être en mesure de faire confiance et d'être responsabilisés pour résoudre de vrais problèmes ; elle a mis en évidence le fossé des compétences numériques, l'importance de normaliser l'échec, et la nécessité de stratégies numériques centrées sur les jeunes, soutenues par la connectivité, le mentorat et les écosystèmes d'innovation. Prateek a ensuite résumé cela en soulignant l'importance des écosystèmes, du mentorat et de la confiance. - L'inclusion a été abordée comme un défi mondial et intergénérationnel, notamment en ce qui concerne l'inégalité d'accès et la représentation. Les contributions du public ont mis l'accent sur la culture numérique de l'IA, les écarts d'accessibilité entre le Nord global et le Sud global, le soutien aux femmes et aux filles, et la nécessité d'inclure des personnes encore plus jeunes, notamment les enfants et les jeunes africains, dans ces conversations. Tomas Lamanauskas a rappelé que tous les jeunes n'ont pas les mêmes opportunités, en soulignant le faible accès à Internet en Afrique et dans les pays à faibles revenus, tout en présentant les initiatives de l'UIT visant à créer des voies de participation pour les jeunes.

L'objectif général de la discussion était d'explorer comment les jeunes peuvent jouer un rôle significatif dans la conception et la conduite de la transformation numérique, et d'identifier ce que les institutions, les gouvernements, les startups et les organisations internationales doivent faire pour soutenir ce rôle. La session visait à la fois à recueillir des réflexions centrées sur les jeunes pour le processus SMSI plus large et à encourager des mécanismes concrets de participation, d'inclusion et de co-création.

Le ton général était énergique, optimiste et encourageant dès le départ, Prateek ayant explicitement instauré une atmosphère animée pour la « session jeunesse ». Il est ensuite devenu plus substantiel et axé sur les politiques, les panélistes ayant abordé la confiance, la légitimité institutionnelle, l'IA, les lacunes en matière de compétences et l'inclusion structurelle.

Durant le segment réservé au public, le ton s'est élargi pour devenir plus réflexif et parfois interpellant, les participants ayant soulevé des préoccupations concernant la confiance, l'héritage, les inégalités et l'exclusion des enfants.

Les remarques de clôture sont revenues à un ton positif et constructif, mettant l'accent sur les voies d'engagement, le soutien institutionnel et la poursuite de la collaboration.

Intervenants

- Audience - participant(s) du public ; comprend les interventions depuis la salle et l'annonce finale. Dans la transcription, un intervenant du public se présente comme ancien membre de la Global Shapers Community, originaire des États-Unis. - Murchana Roychoudhury - gère la Global Shapers Community du Forum économique mondial ; travaille avec un réseau de jeunes acteurs du changement répartis dans des centaines de localités à travers le monde. - Prateek - co-modérateur de la session ; Spécialiste de programme, Politiques numériques et Transformation, Secteur de la communication et de l'information, UNESCO ; coordonne les travaux sur l'intelligence artificielle et la transformation numérique, et enseigne la Gouvernance numérique à Sciences Po, Paris [S7] - Kei Hayashi - fondateur de Local Host HQ ; dirige un laboratoire de startups à Bangalore, Tokyo et San Francisco ; décrit dans la transcription comme se concentrant sur l'application responsable de l'IA, notamment pour les jeunes, dans des industries créatives telles que le cinéma et les médias. - Melissa Munoz - modératrice ; originaire de la République dominicaine ; membre du Conseil consultatif des jeunes du Secrétaire général de l'UIT. - Halima Altorabi - spécialiste principale au ministère des Transports et des Télécommunications de Bahreïn ; membre du Conseil consultatif des jeunes du Secrétaire général de l'UIT. - Astrid Kerbak - participante/intervenante originaire de Hongrie ; 24 ans ; participante au Programme d'études supérieures des Nations Unies. - Dr. Bosun Tijani - Ministre des Communications et de l'Économie numérique du Nigeria ; Président du Conseil de l'UIT. La source externe l'identifie également comme Ministre de la Communication, de l'Innovation et de l'Économie numérique du Nigeria [S23] - Audience Member 1 - participant du public ayant posé une question sur la manière dont les jeunes peuvent élaborer un cadre aidant les décideurs à agir sans craindre de répercussions, et sur un cadre multipartite. - Pranjali Thakur - étudiante originaire d'Inde ; en master de Mathématiques et Informatique à l'Université de Genève ; représentante du Programme d'études supérieures des Nations Unies. - Jennifer Kaberi - participante du public originaire du Kenya. - Tomas Lamanauskas - Secrétaire général adjoint de l'Union internationale des télécommunications (UIT) [S33]

Intervenants supplémentaires : - Christian - participant du public ; identifié dans la transcription comme ancien membre de la Global Shapers Community, originaire des États-Unis. - Aaron - participant du public ; s'est présenté comme un leader de l'industrie des médias et fondateur de startup. - Dunola - organisateur/facilitateur mentionné en clôture ; a fait l'annonce logistique finale concernant le Innovation Hub et la photo de groupe.

Intervenants
MM
Melissa Munoz
150 wpm · 6 min
P
Prateek
143 wpm · 5 min
MR
Murchana Roychoudhury
158 wpm · 8 min
HA
Halima Altorabi
111 wpm · 3 min
DB
Dr. Bosun Tijani
166 wpm · 5 min
TL
Tomas Lamanauskas
198 wpm · 4 min
AM
Audience Member 1
109 wpm · 43 s
JK
Jennifer Kaberi
165 wpm · 54 s
A
Audience
157 wpm · 4 min
AK
Astrid Kerbak
191 wpm · 53 s
PT
Pranjali Thakur
152 wpm · 2 min
KH
Kei Hayashi
146 wpm · 2 min

La session a été présentée comme un dialogue de haut niveau sur la manière de placer les jeunes au cœur du programme de transformation numérique et de les reconnaître non seulement comme bénéficiaires, mais comme partenaires dans la mise en œuvre de la vision du SMSI . Melissa Munoz a indiqué que la discussion visait à recueillir les réflexions de dirigeants institutionnels et de jeunes acteurs du changement numérique, afin de renforcer la perspective des jeunes au sein de la communauté élargie et de soutenir une participation pleine et significative aux processus de politique numérique . Elle a également signalé que certains intervenants d'ouverture étaient retardés en venant de Palexpo et a demandé aux participants de rester concis, les remarques d'ouverture formelles devant intervenir ultérieurement . Le ton a été donné de manière dynamique et portée par les jeunes lorsque Prateek s'est présenté ainsi que les panélistes, a plaisanté en disant qu'une session jeunesse était « contractuellement obligée » d'être la salle la plus énergique du bâtiment, et a souligné que les intervenants ne se contentaient pas de discuter de la transformation numérique, mais la construisaient activement . Ce cadrage a positionné la session comme une conversation sur la participation significative des jeunes à la transformation numérique, plutôt que sur une inclusion symbolique .

Un exercice d'ouverture a ensuite condensé les espoirs des panélistes pour la décennie à venir en quelques priorités essentielles . Prateek a déclaré que d'ici la prochaine révision dans 10 ans, les jeunes ne devraient plus avoir besoin d'un parcours jeunesse distinct, car ils devraient déjà être représentés par défaut à toutes les tables . Murchana Roychoudhury a exprimé le souhait que les jeunes « gèrent des budgets et des systèmes de responsabilisation » dans la transformation numérique . Kei Hayashi a appelé à un processus de création plus démocratisé, avec moins d'obstacles à l'entrée . Halima Altorabi a mis l'accent sur une connectivité significative et une participation accrue des jeunes aux événements et aux espaces de prise de décision de ce type . Ensemble, ces remarques ont établi des thèmes récurrents autour du pouvoir décisionnel, de l'accès, de l'inclusion et d'une participation allant au-delà du symbolisme .

Murchana Roychoudhury a ensuite développé un argumentaire détaillé sur les raisons pour lesquelles les institutions doivent s'engager plus sérieusement auprès des jeunes et sur la manière de le faire . S'appuyant sur son travail au sein de la Global Shapers Community, qu'elle a décrite comme un réseau de 10 000 jeunes acteurs du changement présents dans plus de 450 localités, elle a soutenu que les jeunes naviguent et construisent à la fois les systèmes qui façonneront l'avenir . Elle a indiqué que l'argument en faveur de l'engagement des jeunes est souvent considéré comme évident, mais doit encore être formulé directement, car les progrès restent limités . Sa première raison était démographique : elle a dit que la moitié de la population mondiale a moins de 30 ans, ce qui confère aux jeunes une influence collective significative sur la politique, les institutions et les marchés . Sa deuxième raison concernait la confiance et la légitimité. Se référant à un rapport Youth Pulse fondé sur une enquête mondiale, elle a indiqué que 60 % des jeunes interrogés faisaient davantage confiance aux leaders communautaires qu'aux dirigeants gouvernementaux ou économiques . Elle a soutenu que ce n'est pas nécessairement parce que les leaders communautaires gouvernent mieux, mais parce que la proximité et l'accessibilité contribuent à générer la confiance . Dans sa formulation, la proximité crée le dialogue, le dialogue crée la confiance, et la confiance crée la légitimité - ce qui signifie que les institutions risquent de perdre leur légitimité à long terme si elles n'engagent pas les générations futures tôt et de manière substantielle .

Murchana est ensuite passée du diagnostic aux recommandations pratiques . Elle a soutenu que l'ère de l'inclusion performative et symbolique des jeunes est révolue, car les jeunes ne souhaitent pas être visibles uniquement pour des raisons d'image ou lors de moments publics . Ils veulent un véritable pouvoir décisionnel, une influence réelle sur ce qui est accompli, et la possibilité de voir leurs idées se refléter dans les systèmes et les innovations déployés dans la société . Elle a dit que les institutions ne devraient pas seulement inviter les jeunes dans les salles de conseil, mais leur accorder un droit de vote ; ne pas se contenter de créer des bureaux jeunesse, mais leur allouer de véritables budgets ; et ne pas lancer d'innovations sans systèmes de responsabilisation mesurables permettant de suivre si l'engagement des jeunes produit des résultats . Elle a également plaidé pour des partenariats intergénérationnels plutôt que de simples quotas d'âge, affirmant que les différentes générations apportent des forces complémentaires, notamment l'expérience vécue, la culture numérique native et la diversité de pensée . Son argumentation a insisté sur le fait que l'engagement des jeunes nécessite une structure, des ressources et une responsabilisation pour aller au-delà de la simple consultation symbolique .

Kei Hayashi a orienté la discussion vers l'entrepreneuriat et l'innovation à l'ère de l'IA . Fort de son expérience à la tête d'un laboratoire de recherche à Bangalore et à Tokyo axé sur l'utilisation responsable de l'IA pour les jeunes, notamment dans les industries créatives telles que le cinéma et les médias, il a affirmé que l'IA a clairement démocratisé la création dans les domaines du design, de l'écriture, du cinéma et du développement de produits . Dans le même temps, il a introduit un point plus nuancé : si l'IA abaisse les barrières techniques pour se lancer, elle pourrait relever le niveau d'exigence pour réussir en tant que fondateur . Il a opposé un ancien modèle de startup fondé sur des spécialistes pointus à un modèle émergent dans lequel les fondateurs qui réussissent devront de plus en plus être des « intégrateurs » plutôt que des spécialistes . Selon lui, cela implique de pouvoir orchestrer plusieurs domaines à un niveau élevé, davantage à la manière d'un chef d'orchestre que d'un expert unique et approfondi . Son intervention a nuancé l'idée selon laquelle des barrières techniques plus faibles facilitent automatiquement le succès, en soutenant au contraire que l'IA pourrait élever le niveau d'exigence pour les fondateurs en valorisant un leadership intégrateur et transversal .

Halima Altorabi a abordé la question sous l'angle gouvernemental et politique, en se concentrant sur ce qui inspire les jeunes à devenir des acteurs du changement numérique . S'appuyant sur son travail au sein du ministère des Transports et des Télécommunications de Bahreïn et du Conseil consultatif jeunesse du Secrétaire général de l'UIT, elle a soutenu que les jeunes deviennent des acteurs du changement lorsqu'ils sont en qui on a confiance, qu'ils sont habilités et qu'on leur donne la possibilité de résoudre de vrais problèmes . Elle a souligné que l'inspiration ne vient pas de la technologie seule, mais de la conviction que ses idées peuvent faire une réelle différence . Sa première recommandation était que les gouvernements devraient relier l'apprentissage à de véritables défis nationaux plutôt que de proposer aux jeunes des « projets fictifs » . Citant des données de l'Organisation internationale du Travail, elle a indiqué que 90 % des emplois en 2030 nécessiteront des compétences numériques, alors que près des deux tiers des jeunes dans le monde en sont actuellement dépourvus, et elle a suggéré des formats tels que des hackathons jeunesse liés à des enjeux comme le suivi climatique comme réponses pratiques .

Le deuxième point d'Halima était d'ordre culturel : l'échec devrait être normalisé de manière beaucoup plus ouverte, car la peur de l'échec constitue souvent un obstacle majeur à l'innovation . Elle a dit que les jeunes ont besoin d'espaces sécurisés tels que des hubs numériques, des clubs de codage et des bacs à sable où les prototypes ratés ou le code défaillant sont considérés comme faisant partie de l'apprentissage plutôt que comme des points finaux . Son troisième point était d'ordre stratégique. Elle a soutenu que les stratégies de transformation numérique doivent placer les jeunes au centre, car la connectivité seule ne suffit pas . Bien que 82 % des jeunes soient en ligne, elle a dit que la véritable inclusion requiert également un internet abordable, des outils d'apprentissage modernes, du mentorat, des écosystèmes d'innovation et des mécanismes de participation significative . Elle a conclu que la prochaine génération n'attend pas un meilleur langage politique, mais de véritables opportunités et ressources .

La discussion avec le public a d'abord élargi ces thèmes grâce à la contribution de Pranjali Thakur, étudiante en master de mathématiques et d'informatique à l'Université de Genève, représentant le Programme d'études supérieures des Nations Unies . Elle a dit que le panel avait montré que l'élargissement de la connectivité n'est qu'une première étape et que la transformation numérique ne réussira que si les jeunes sont habilités en tant que partenaires plutôt que simples participants . Elle a également soutenu que la culture de l'IA doit progresser parallèlement à l'adoption de l'IA, afin que les jeunes deviennent non seulement des utilisateurs, mais aussi des créateurs et des décideurs éclairés . Elle a en outre mis en évidence les écarts d'accessibilité entre le Nord et le Sud global et a appelé à un développement inclusif des compétences numériques, notamment un soutien renforcé pour les femmes et les filles . Elle a suggéré que l'UIT et l'ONU Genève pourraient contribuer en développant les initiatives de compétences numériques, les programmes de mentorat et les voies d'accès à l'innovation numérique .

Astrid Kerbak a ensuite soulevé une question pratique sur la confiance, en demandant comment la confiance peut réellement être construite et rendue plus accessible, notamment en ce qui concerne les compétences numériques et le soutien aux communautés du Sud global . Son intervention a attiré l'attention sur le défi de mise en œuvre derrière l'insistance répétée du panel sur la confiance .

Une intervention en discours liminaire du Dr Bosun Tijani, ministre nigérian des Communications et de l'Économie numérique et président du Conseil de l'UIT, a renforcé la critique du tokenisme formulée par le panel tout en y ajoutant une perspective de leadership ancrée dans les écosystèmes technologiques africains . Il a décrit son parcours en tant que fondateur de l'un des plus grands hubs technologiques d'Afrique et son travail avec de jeunes innovateurs qui créent des entreprises dans des domaines tels que la santé, l'accélération des talents, les modèles de langage et les systèmes d'adressage numérique . De cette expérience, il a dit avoir appris que les jeunes ne voient souvent pas le monde à travers les « limites du passé », mais à travers les possibilités de l'avenir . Il a soutenu que cet état d'esprit est particulièrement important dans des domaines tels que l'IA, l'informatique quantique et la biotechnologie, tout en notant que l'expérience reste importante car elle enseigne ce qui a fonctionné . Son point central était que l'imagination et l'expérience doivent travailler ensemble.

Tijani a ensuite formulé une critique institutionnelle directe, affirmant que les politiques numériques sont trop souvent conçues pour les jeunes, et que ce n'est qu'ensuite que les jeunes sont invités dans la conversation, une fois que la plupart des décisions importantes ont déjà été prises . Faisant écho aux remarques précédentes, il a dit que les jeunes ne souhaitent pas être présents simplement pour figurer dans des panels, mais pour être impliqués là où leur participation apporte une valeur ajoutée . Il a exhorté les dirigeants à faire « exactement le contraire » en reconnaissant les jeunes non pas simplement comme de futurs utilisateurs de la technologie, mais comme des personnes qui la créent déjà, remettent en question les hypothèses établies et redéfinissent ce qui est possible . Il a dit que la tâche du leadership n'est pas de concevoir un avenir au nom des jeunes, mais de co-créer les conditions permettant aux jeunes de construire cet avenir avec ceux qui ont de l'expérience . Il a conclu en disant que les jeunes ne devraient pas seulement avoir une place à la table, mais la possibilité de contribuer à construire la table elle-même .

Les interventions ultérieures du public ont approfondi la discussion et soulevé certaines questions sur son cadrage. Un participant a demandé comment les jeunes pourraient contribuer à développer des cadres qui rendent les décideurs moins craintifs d'agir face aux réactions négatives, et si un cadre multipartite pourrait aider à faire avancer les résultats . En réponse, Murchana est brièvement revenue sur son insistance antérieure sur le partenariat intergénérationnel et a suggéré des « laboratoires » de dialogue intergénérationnel comme mécanisme pratique pour traduire les idées en changement institutionnel . Elle a dit qu'un tel changement dépend non seulement de l'engagement des jeunes, mais aussi du fait que des dirigeants plus expérimentés deviennent des champions de cet agenda .

Jennifer Kaberi a ensuite soutenu que même les conversations centrées sur les jeunes peuvent rester excluantes si elles laissent les enfants de côté . Elle a dit qu'elle aurait aimé voir un enfant de 12 ou 13 ans dans le panel et a souligné l'importance particulière des enfants africains, notant qu'en 2050, une personne sur quatre sera un enfant africain . Melissa a acquiescé et a dit que ce point devrait devenir une recommandation phare pour les futurs panels et pour le rapport en cours de préparation à partir de la discussion . Cet échange a élargi la discussion pour inclure les enfants et les jeunes adolescents dans les questions de participation .

Un autre participant, Christian, a orienté la discussion vers l'héritage, le legs et les implications à long terme des modèles économiques pilotés par l'IA . Faisant référence aux entreprises d'IA construites dans la Silicon Valley et ailleurs dans le monde, il a remis en question ce pour quoi les jeunes sont réellement préparés et si les modèles de travail et d'affaires actuels pourraient rendre les générations présentes et futures vulnérables à l'exploitation ou à l'instabilité, notamment si les données humaines sont marchandisées et que les entreprises font faillite . Il a soutenu que le débat ne devrait pas se concentrer uniquement sur le pouvoir des jeunes et les places à la table, mais aussi sur le type d'économie numérique et de legs social en cours de création .

Un dernier participant, Aaron, qui s'est décrit comme un dirigeant de l'industrie des médias et fondateur de startup, a demandé quelle serait la chose à faire dans une nouvelle organisation pour construire l'engagement des jeunes dès le départ . Murchana a de nouveau recommandé des structures intergénérationnelles intentionnelles, en disant qu'il devrait allouer des ressources pour créer un « laboratoire » où des parties prenantes plus expérimentées et des jeunes peuvent interagir directement . Elle a dit que les natifs du numérique, en particulier ceux qui grandissent avec des systèmes d'IA, apportent une expertise de terrain pertinente et devraient être engagés de manière substantielle plutôt que symbolique . Elle a également soutenu que les institutions sont souvent piégées par des modes de fonctionnement hérités, alors que les participants plus jeunes peuvent aider à remettre en question les hypothèses établies et à générer de l'innovation . Elle a ajouté que dans certaines institutions, les jeunes dirigent déjà des travaux sur l'IA parce qu'ils ont l'expertise pertinente, et non par tokenisme . Lorsqu'Aaron a demandé où trouver ces personnes, elle a dit qu'elle pouvait le mettre en contact avec des milliers d'acteurs du changement via son réseau .

Dans le discours de clôture, le Secrétaire général adjoint de l'UIT, Tomas Lamanauskas, a à la fois confirmé les arguments de la session et ajouté une perspective institutionnelle plus spécifique . Il a commencé avec légèreté en réfléchissant à la rapidité avec laquelle on peut passer d'être considéré comme jeune dans un contexte à se retrouver de l'autre côté du dialogue intergénérationnel dans un autre . De manière plus substantielle, il a dit qu'il considère les parcours jeunesse comme un « mécanisme d'entrée » dans les processus plutôt que comme des espaces définitivement séparés, permettant aux personnes de commencer à s'engager le plus tôt possible et de ne plus avoir besoin de l'étiquette « jeunesse » pour participer . Il a dit que l'objectif est que les personnes aient une place à la table en raison de leur expertise et de leur capacité à contribuer, et non simplement en raison de leur âge .

Lamanauskas a également souligné les inégalités persistantes en matière d'accès et d'opportunités . Il a dit qu'il y a environ 1,2 milliard de jeunes dans le monde et qu'environ 60 % d'entre eux utilisent l'IA . Cependant, l'accès reste inégal : il a dit que près de 98 % des jeunes utilisent Internet en Europe, contre environ 50 % en Afrique et moins de 40 % dans les pays à faible revenu . Il a souligné que ces disparités sont particulièrement importantes aux étapes formatrices de l'éducation et d'entrée sur le marché du travail . Il a mentionné les initiatives de l'UIT, notamment le Programme des jeunes professionnels, le Conseil consultatif jeunesse, un réseau de jeunes leaders de l'IA comptant 650 participants, et des compétitions de robotique impliquant 20 000 personnes, comme exemples de voies actuelles pour la participation des jeunes . Il a décrit cela comme la création d'un flux continu de personnes et de compétences dans les discussions sur la gouvernance numérique .

Les réflexions finales des modérateurs ont rassemblé les principaux points de la discussion . Melissa a dit qu'il était devenu clair que les jeunes innovent déjà et proposent de nouvelles façons de penser, et que le défi consiste à savoir si les institutions peuvent répondre avec une ambition égale . Elle a également mentionné les propres programmes de l'UIT comme exemples d'espaces où la participation des jeunes peut être significative . Prateek a conclu sur une note pratique, en disant que même si l'on dispose aujourd'hui de plus d'outils que jamais, les outils seuls ne créent pas des acteurs du changement ; ce qui compte, ce sont les écosystèmes, le mentorat et la confiance .

La session s'est terminée par une invitation pratique pour les jeunes participants à poursuivre la conversation lors d'un atelier à 12h au Innovation Hub, avec un déjeuner gratuit fourni, portant explicitement la discussion au-delà du format panel vers un cadre d'atelier plus interactif .

Tout au long de la session, les intervenants ont répété que les jeunes devraient être engagés en tant que co-créateurs plutôt que participants symboliques . Les mesures pratiques proposées comprenaient des budgets, des droits de vote, des systèmes de responsabilisation, de véritables opportunités de résolution de problèmes, du mentorat et des voies institutionnelles de participation . Les interventions du public ont également soulevé d'autres questions sur la construction de la confiance, l'inclusion des enfants et le legs à long terme des modèles économiques pilotés par l'IA .

Melissa Munoz
Okay, I think it's working properly. Well, good morning again, and welcome to this WISIS High -Level Dialogue on Youth. My name is Melissa Munoz. I'm from the Dominican Republic, and I'm also part of the ITU Secretary General Youth Advisory Board, and I will be moderating this panel today alongside my colleague, Dr. Del Rey, from the ITU Jones Professional Program. And in this conversation today, we will be talking about placing young people at the center of the digital transformation agenda and also as partners in implementation of the whole WISIS vision. So over the next 45 minutes, we will hear from institutional leaders and also from young digital changemakers, and the idea is that the reflections from this session will help strengthen the youth perspective within the broader community. Go there with these conversations, especially as we think about meaning. in full participation. We have a very dynamic agenda, and we were supposed to have some opening remarks, but our intervenants are on their way from Pallexpo, so we will hear them at the end. But I would kindly ask to all the intervenants here to keep their remarks concise so we can hear as many voices as possible today. And right now I will move into our young leaders' panels. And the idea of this segment is that we will support young people that we have here in the panel are contributing to digital innovation and what is still needed to ensure that youth can truly benefit from and lead in the digital era. My co -moderator Pratek here will guide us through this conversation, so Pratek, over to you.
Prateek
Thank you, Melissa. So. This is the youth session, which means we're contractually obligated to be the most energetic room in the building. So can I hear some can I have some round of applause first? Great. So I am Prateek, one of the co -moderators today. And for the next 25 minutes, I get to be in the conversation with these three incredible young leaders who are not just talking about digital transformation, they're actually doing it. So let me bring them in. We have Murjana Roy Chaudhary, who manages the World Economic Forum's global Shapers community. We have Kay Hayashi, founder of Local Host HQ, running a startup lab across three continents. And we have Halima Al -Turabi, a senior specialist at Bahrain's Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication and a member of the ITU Secretary General's Youth Advisory Board. welcome all three of you all right before we get into the big questions a quick warm -up i want each of you to finish this sentence in one line by the next business review in 10 years i hope young people will one sentence that's it i'll go first to show you how easy it is so by the next business review in 10 years i hope young people won't need a special youth track because they'll already be it at every table by default so let's start with you okay uh okay okay so if you want to listen and those who have joined us online and yeah you can just take your earpieces thank you so much so much now
Murchana Roychoudhury
all right tough question to begin um next 10 years i would want young people to actually own budgets and systems of accountability when it comes to advancing the digital transformation
Prateek
okay okay over to you
Kei Hayashi
i would hope that in the next 10 years uh young people would be would be involved in a more democrat uh democratized creation process where there are less barriers to entry for digital transformation regardless of
Prateek
and halima
Halima Altorabi
uh thank you prateek uh for me i would call for meaningful connectivity and uh for youth participation and like such these events um thank
Prateek
you okay great so now we know where we want to go but let's talk about how we will get there so we'll start with murjana Murjana, I want to start with you you work with global shapers, that's thousands of young leaders in communities around the world so you see both sides, young people trying to make change and big institutions trying to engage them honestly, how do you think international institutions can do a better job of actually engaging young change makers and not just inviting them to panels.
Murchana Roychoudhury
Thank you Prateek I'll begin with a little bit of context so I work with thousands of young people as you said, it's a community of 10 ,000 young change makers they're based in over 450 locations in the world and we're all organized through the global shapers community based out of the world economic forum now on a day to day basis, I watch young people on the front lines they're navigating the fast moving technological landscape but they are also building these systems and before we get into the question of how can international institutions better engage with young people, I would take a moment to talk about why should international institutions engage with young people in the first place. I think we take it for granted that this question is answered and understood by everyone. But when you look at the progress, there's still a long way to go. When you look at the demographic situation itself, half of the world's population is under 30. So if you just imagine the collective power potential and also the disruptive potential of groups of young people around the world and how they are reshaping markets, political systems, institutions themselves, there is something to take note of. And if you look at really the question of trust, it becomes an even bigger imperative for institutions to engage with young people. Earlier this year, in January, we published a report called Youth Pulse, where we surveyed thousands of young people around the world to understand their perspectives on some of the most critical trends in society today. And we also asked them questions on trust in institutions. And one of the most striking data points was the fact that 60 % of the young people said that they would place higher trust on community leaders as opposed to government leaders or business leaders. And for us, this was very striking because if you – I don't think this happened because they think community leaders are better at governing. This statistic was basically telling you that proximity and accessibility are two different things. And I think that proximity to leadership is what creates trust in the first place. Now, if you look at the – here, I would say proximity creates dialogue, better dialogue creates more trust, and then trust later goes on to creating legitimacy. So for institutions, there is this long -term risk of their legitimacy being questioned by tomorrow's, you know, generation leaders if we did not engage with them early on. So this is really the reason why institutions should be engaging. Now, moving on to the question of how, it's really like we have seen the days of being performative and tokenistic are gone. I work with young people on a day -to -day basis, and I hear them say they do not want to be present on panels or public -facing sort of moments just for the sake of optics. They want actual decision -making power. They want to be able to do what they want to do. They want actual say. They want their innovations to go out there and be actually deployed in society. They want to be the the ones designing the digital systems today. So what I would say is there's two ways to go about it. Budgets, as I've said before, don't just bring young people to the boardroom, give them voting powers. Don't just bring young people to the organization and create a youth office, give them actual budgets to work with. And if you also look at the other element, which is systems of accountability, don't just take measures, create new innovations in your institutions, without measuring the progress of these innovations. If you are creating a youth office, make sure you track the different indicators that tell you that there is progress and innovation happening from this exchange. And just to wrap it up, I would say if you look at it philosophically, we really advocate for intergenerational partnerships. So it's not about having quotas for young people and bringing them to the room for the sake of doing so, but really bringing the values and diversity of thoughts, and the strength of perspective when you bring together... people from different generations. If you look at it, it's a win -win situation. You bring different lived experiences. You bring different levels of digital nativity and many other strengths when you collectively sort of pursue this intergenerational goal instead of
Prateek
Okay, amazing, Murjana. And you mentioned about proximity, access, opportunity. So, Kay, that connects directly to your world. So I want to know about your experience. You're running a startup lab across Bangalore, Tokyo, San Francisco, three different, very different ecosystems. AI has made it easier than ever to build products. In theory, the barrier to entry has never been lower. But are young founders actually finding it easier? What are you seeing on the ground? And what's changed in the startup journey today? Kay.
Kei Hayashi
Thank you, Prateek. Well, I suppose just for context, I run a research lab in Bangalore and Tokyo mainly, where we focus on the responsible application of AI, especially for youth. And we focus on creative industries, so mostly filmmaking and media. And I think there is no doubt that AI has democratized creation, not just products, but in design, writing, filmmaking. And I think it will continue to do so. But I think paradoxically, the result is that as the technical barriers to entry lowers on the startup level, there's almost an increase in the bar to succeed as an individual founder. What I mean by this is that in the past century, there has been this increasing division of labor. So startups are essentially a team of specialists. Each specialist have very narrow categories of work and coding. And within these sections, you have specialized coders who are familiar with a very specific framework. and I think in the next 10 years what AI will change is that instead of having these specialists it's the integrators who will be the successful founders and these integrators rather than being exceptionally good at one particular craft or skill set they would need to be sort of an orchestra leader who's able to orchestrate at the higher level all of these different skills without necessarily being proficient in one particular skill and this also means they need to have this bursar and broader perspective on various aspects of startups that's not just something technical or marketing they need to have a bit of everything and I think that would ultimately increase the bar to succeed as a founder
Prateek
Thank you and I hear you, ecosystems clearly matter and I have heard a founder's perspective, so now let's look at the government lens so Halima, you work in government and you advise the ITO Secretary General on youth so I want to ask you directly what key actions truly inspire young people to become digital change makers, not policy language, not frameworks, what actually moves the needle, Halima
Halima Altorabi
Thank you Pratik, that's a great question throughout my career and my work with the ITO Youth Advisory Board I've learned that youth become digital change makers when they are trusted, empowered and given opportunities to solve real problems. Inspiration doesn't come from technology but it comes from knowing that their ideas can make a tangible difference to achieve this we can focus on three actions first First, give them real problems, not fake projects. Governments should bridge the gap between classroom theory and national challenges. According to the International Labour Organization data, that 90 % of jobs in 2030 will require digital skills, yet nearly two -thirds of young people globally currently lack of digital skills. Governments can bridge this gap by creating youth hackathons, for example, climate tracking. Second, normalize failure as loud as we celebrate sexes. The biggest barrier to innovation is often the fear of failure. We need safe spaces like digital hubs, community coding clubs, and digital sandboxes where a broken... line of code or failed prototype is treated as a first draft, not added end. Third, build strategies that put young people at center of digital transformation. Today, 82 % of young people are currently online, but connectivity alone isn't enough. We need clear digital strategies that prioritize youth inclusion, digital skills, innovation, and meaningful participation. These strategies should be backed by investments in affordable internet, modern learning tools, mentorship, innovation ecosystems. So the next generation of changemakers aren't waiting for good policy. They are waiting for opportunities, waiting for resources and
Prateek
thank you Halima you have raised amazing points that we should not think that failure is the end of the journey and as Graham Bell said that after thousands of failures he eventually led to the invention of telephone and we are sitting in ITU which is all about telecommunications so we have heard from our panelists but we promise that this would not be this would be a conversation and not just a lecture so let's so I'll give the floor to my co -moderator Melissa and she'll
Melissa Munoz
thank you very much Pratik well as Pratik mentioned this will be a conversation so right now we will next we will open the next part of the session that is audience feedback and this is a moment to hear directly from young responders and participants in the room and I invite you to share what is your biggest takeaway or one reflection for the role of you in the digital transformation agenda so I will first invite our two respondents from the floor and I wish to ask kindly to each responder to keep their intervention around one minute. And the first one is Pranjali Thakur from UNGSP to take the floor. Pranjali, are you here?
Pranjali Thakur
Hi.
Melissa Munoz
Thank you, Pranjali.
Pranjali Thakur
Hi. Can you hear me?
Melissa Munoz
Yes.
Pranjali Thakur
Good morning to all distinguished dignitaries, esteemed panelists, delegates, and my colleagues. My name is Pranjali Thakur. I'm from India. I'm studying a master's in mathematics and computer science at University of Geneva. And I'm also representing United Nations Graduate Study Program here. Having listened carefully to today's insightful discussion by the panelists, I'd like to briefly build on the perspective we've heard by offering a few reflections from a youth perspective which is needed. Throughout the panel, we heard that expanding connectivity is only the first step. Digital transformation will succeed when young people are empowered not only as participants, as panelists said, but as partners as well. in shaping digital transformation. As emerging technologies, particularly we talked about AI in the room, becomes increasingly embedded in our societies, AI literacy must grow alongside AI adoption. And this will enable young people not only to use technology, but also to become informed creators and decision makers. I also appreciated that the discussion on addressing accessibility gaps, particularly across Global North and Global South, and on the importance of building an inclusive digital skill throughout these regions. This also includes empowering women and a diverse digital ecosystem is the need of the hour. What ITU and UN Geneva can do is that they could progress in digital skills and expanding mentorship programs and creating pathways for more women and young girls in digital innovation programs. Lastly, I would like to thank the International Telecommunication Union and the International Telecommunication Union for their support. And United Nations Office at Geneva for their continued efforts in promoting inclusive digital transformation that supports youth digital well -being. and it's easier to question. However, it takes courage to be on the panel side, to be a part of solutions. So a big round of applause to all the panelists and our lovely moderators, Pratik and Melissa.
Melissa Munoz
That was beautiful. Thank you. It deserves an applause, right? Okay, let's continue with Astrid Kerbak from USGSB to share his reflection.
Astrid Kerbak
Thank you very much. I'm here. Okay. Thank you very much. I'm Astrid. I'm 24 years old. I'm from Hungary. I'm also a participant of the graduate study program with Panjali and other 57 very talented young members. And actually, Panjali told the majority of my saying. So I'm just really interested that how would you build a trust? Also, for example, Muchana mentioned that she's working with so many people and everyone. And I'm just really interested how would you just make trust more available? For example, also Halima mentioned that digital skills are needed. And I think that's a really important thing. And I think that's a really important thing. And I think that's a really important thing. And I think that's a really important thing. how we're supposed to, for example, help people to achieve more technologies or how the ITU can more help those kind of communities, for example, in the Global South. Yes. And I'm also very thankful to be here. So I just mainly
Melissa Munoz
Thank you. Beautiful. Thank you. We will now have some remarks. First, I would like to apologize for the DSG that is running late from Palexpo. But we want to first invite, and it's my pleasure to invite, Dr. Bosun Tihani, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of Nigeria and Chair of the ITU Council to deliver some keynote remarks. Go ahead, Minister.
Dr. Bosun Tijani
Thank you so much for the opportunity. I think we should give them a round of applause for the fantastic work you're doing. Folks, it's always a pleasure for me to be in the room. It's a room full of young people. I've spent the last two decades I think partly as the founder of the largest technology hub in Africa so I probably understand what you're building at the minute which operates in about five countries across the continent founded about 16 years ago and that work was what led me to becoming a minister of digital economy in Nigeria so perhaps you're going to become minister someday in your country as well and I think the opportunity I've had working with young people, I think thousands of young people across the continent particularly those that are using technology to solve significant challenges in society particularly I've worked with people who built access to healthcare through things called the Life Bank for instance many of you may know a company that is called Andela is the largest technology talent accelerator in the world, I've had the privilege of working with them up to today where I've had the chance to work with of working with a company called Awari that is building the large language model for Nigeria. I think the most exciting one is actually the company that is now building the alphanumeric postcode for Nigeria. This is a company that has also been built by young Nigerians. In all of this experience, there's one thing that I've learned and it's the fact that young people don't see the world through limits of the past. You may not know this, but this is the gift that you have as a young person. The limit of the past doesn't come into how you see the world. You see the world through possibilities of the future. What can we build in the future? In my mind, this is exactly the mindset that emerging technologies demand. If you want to talk about artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, We will not simply reward those who have the most experience So it's not about how much experience you have It's about whether we can reward those with courage To imagine what does not exist today This is what all these technologies bring us So I'm not saying experience doesn't matter I have my ambassador here, he's an elderly man So experience matters, we still need those with experience Because experience teaches us what has worked But imagination I believe also matters a lot Just as much Because it allows us to be able to ask What if there's a better way to do things If you can imagine you can think of a better way to do things And I know that as a minister I've experienced this I can tell this to you guys That too often we design digital policies for young people This is what we often do And then invite them into the conversation Only after most of the important conversations Are very been made. I think I enjoyed the comment from the stage that says you don't want to be in panels. You actually want to be in panels if it's going to make sense and add value. And I think that's exactly what we need to do. We need to do the exact opposite of what we've always done in the past. See young people as not just the users of tomorrow's technology but that they are people creating this technology challenging assumptions and also redefining what is possible. So our responsibilities as leaders and I think it's the same for most of you in the room as well because I consider you as leaders is to design a future on behalf. It's not to design a future. Let me be very clear. Not to design a future on behalf. We must co -create the conditions for young people to build with those with experience because the most inclusive digital future will not be imagined by one generation alone it will be built when experience and youthful imagination come together. So I do hope that these conversations that you're having here today will reflect that spirit. not simply discussing the future of young people but actively shaping the digital future with them. And I would like to wish you all a very thoughtful, inspiring dialogue, one that is bold with ideas, and most importantly, outcomes that give you young people and those that are not in the room, not just a seat at the table, but the opportunity, the opportunity to build the table itself. Thank you so much for the opportunity to share.
Melissa Munoz
Thank you. Thank you very much, Your Excellency, for those inspiring remarks and for reminding us that at the end, our power as young people is on challenging assumptions and, you know, try different and keep asking what if. That's beautiful. I will now move. Oh, and to Nola is telling me that we now have time for a few additional reflections from the floor, which is good. And I would like to invite, like, for two or three participants to share a short comment. Let's see. Oh, okay. We have. the three, one, two, three and please keep your interventions brief, around one minute each so we can include several voices in the room, let's start with him and you and go, bye
Audience Member 1
Hi this is a very important forum I think you have a sense about what you need to be empowered in order to be the decision makers but how the youth generation can build a framework where decision makers don't feel afraid of taking decisions because of the backlash how we can make the floor easier for them and also what do you think about building a multi -stakeholder framework to go over the Department of Outcomes Thank you
Melissa Munoz
Any of the panelists would like to say something? go ahead
Murchana Roychoudhury
i could i could have a go um something that i already kind of uh referred to in my past intervention was the idea of intergenerational partnerships so in terms of like how do you actualize it how do you bring it into action um there is this idea of creating labs for intergenerational partnership and it's not about young people stepping up but also as much about older more experienced leaders becoming champions of this agenda so when in an institution you can only see change you can only see structural like reforms when you see the leadership take those steps and i would say like if how many of you here have decision making responsibilities in your institutions just let's do a quick raise of hands so that's a lot of people in this room and i would encourage all of you if you don't have a space for that kind of dialogue across generations, I think, to go back today and create that space for dialogue, because as I said, trust is related to proximity. And the more these leaders champion the idea of generations coming together in the same room and not just having dialogue but debating things and then debating to better decision -making, I think that is like an actual way of moving the needle. Thank you.
Melissa Munoz
Thank you. Our second question, or Kirby, your reflection, too. Go ahead.
Jennifer Kaberi
Thank you very much. My name is Jennifer Kaberi. I come from Kenya. So my challenge is to the young people seated there, I would have wanted to see a 13 -year -old, a 12 -year -old, because my problem when I come for this meeting and we say youth, we leave children out of these conversations. And reality? and especially African children because in less than 24 years old they're also going to be ruling the world because one in four in 2050 will be an African child and if they're missing this conversation they're not able to shape or understand what's going on so for me it's a challenge as you plan for next year in 10 years time there's a question about 10 years time can I answer mine? in 10 years time I want to see more children and young people on that panel thank you
Melissa Munoz
let's give her an applause for that because I think she's right all the reflections and comments from the panel that we have today are being taken serious into account and we are taking notes of everything that we are talking here and after this panel we will be doing this whole report of what's going on what we think that should be introduced in this with this process and vision so thank you for that recommendation and definitely that will be the headline of our next recommendations for the panel and let me continue with What's your name?
Audience
Christian. Christian, can you hear me?
Melissa Munoz
Go ahead, Christian.
Audience
for good. And I'm also an alumni from the Global Shipper Community as well from the U .S. I guess my comment, because I spoke about this at the WSIS intervention in the UNNGA meeting in December, and I think part of the reflection of that conversation, I think, is to expand this narrative around you having power decision -making and seat at the table, but also think about inheritance and legacy. And I think we don't talk about that enough. What are we preparing young people to be ready for? We have AI companies being built in Silicon Valley for what we describe to be the future of work on how we can enable the new labor force to be prepared with AI. We have companies like Mercore. We have other AI companies being built all around the world. But to what end? If we're building human, for example, we're building human data to be sold to Gen AI. frontier model companies, and those companies go bankrupt, they're essentially dooming our entire labor force from our generation that is existing now and for the future generations. So I think for me is that we're at the crux of our generation where we've been pushed and pulled between the promise of AI, which there is a lot of opportunity, but not really talking about the legacy of what we're leaving behind. And I think when we put that framework into perspective, we can really think about where do young people really position? Like where does our government see us as being valuable and having actual input that they'll listen to? Because we often hear, even the global dialogue happening at Palesco right now, this report from the independent panel of a scientific board was very clear. These are answers that we already knew. Like a lot of these things are not surprising to anyone, unless anyone here is. We've not been living in the world. So I think part of... this is just really thinking about the framing and positioning young people to be put as a form of what am I going to leave for you and what are we actually going to do to protect our generation and protect the future generations that are not in this conversation like young children and kids and our future kids like my grandkids or my grand grandkids right like why don't we have that perspective so I that'll be something that I will put forward I think over my time uh discussing that topic thank you
Melissa Munoz
we have time for one extra reflection okay go ahead
Audience
hello my name is Aaron you want I am an industry leader in the media industry um I'm also got myself into the startup foundation founders mode so I'm lucky enough to build a new organization what would be the one thing I should do at that level to build for youth engagement in my media startup.
Melissa Munoz
So any of the panelists would like to respond? Go ahead.
Murchana Roychoudhury
I'll go since I'm the one talking about integration of young people in systems. As I said before, let's create that lab, first of all, where you bring in your stakeholders with a lot more experience to engage with young people. I think in your area of work, you'll be lucky to just see a generation of digital natives who bring in new ideas and real expertise because they are really on the front lines of this AI transformation. And this is a generation growing up with – they grew up with the Internet. They're growing up with AI systems. So. So, I mean, we can talk about it, but I think the next practical step would be to, like, allocate resources to create that space for a lab for intergenerational dialogue and debate and just see what's the magic. As the Honorable Minister said before, there is this challenge of path dependency in institutions. We continue to do things a certain way because it's just easy and things have been set in stone. And that's just how things work. But when you bring in new people to challenge those ideas, that's where the magic happens. And I think you're lucky because you're in the beginning of this new institution and you can actually go wild. In a lot of successful institutions, we have seen that young people are actually leading a lot of the AI work now, not because they're young or it was tokenistic, but because they had the right expertise and the relevance to be in charge of those portfolios. So, good luck.
Audience
if I may just one quick question where do I find these young people?
Murchana Roychoudhury
Oh I can bring you thousands of them please bring me we curate a very solid network of under 30 change makers so we should definitely be in touch thank you
Melissa Munoz
okay and now to close this powerful session it's my honor to invite Mr. Thomas Lamanascus Deputy Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union to deliver the closing remarks of this panel thank you
Tomas Lamanauskas
thank you very much and apologies apologies for being late you know but I think Minister did a great job in opening and I think I'll try to try to do at least at least 50 % of that in the closing and of course it's always for me it's always strange to speak to the young people because you know I think both Minister and I in many settings are still and and welcome to the end and I consider it very young, you know. So you go to a lot of settings and they tell you, oh, you're very young to be here, and then you go to the setting and people, and you're like on the other side of inter -generation dialogue, you know. So actually, it's just also maybe a word of warning for all of you, we know I was told when I was young, you know, that youth is a problem that passes very quickly, you know, and for everyone. So I think, I treat these huge tracks as a way of people to start engaging as early as possible and to really bringing the voices in. And also, I treat that not as a track, separated track, but I treat that as a kind of in -flow mechanism, you know, so to make sure that you guys are really coming to these processes, understand them well, and are able to contribute that and very quickly, you know, no longer need that tag of youth, you know, to participate, but are having a seat at the table because I really like what the previous speaker said, because of her expertise and abilities to contribute, not because of her age. And indeed, of course, this ability to contribute, you know, these, you know, these, you know, these days, you know, It's the characteristic of a lot of young people, you know, and we have a lot of young people around the world. I think, you know, my statistics say 1 .2 billion, you know, and it's a huge cohort that's coming in the economy, in our societies, and they rarely use AI. So around 60 % of them do use that. Now, the problem is also sometimes when you sit in Geneva, you know, the problem is to forget that not everyone has the same opportunities to do so. So, again, if you look at the very basic statistics around, I think in Europe, you can say, you know, around 98%, nearly 100 % of young people use Internet. You know, it's not the same in Africa where it's around 50 % and low -income countries, the average is less than 40%, you know. So this is still something, you know, yes, use Internet, use technology more than, let's say, older generations, but that's still not enough, you know. It's not everyone has the same opportunities, and it's not everyone has the same opportunities, especially in this formative age, when you do your studies, when you do your education. within the job market, and that's really important. I think from ITU's side, we're trying to do our bit. This is one example of it, but we have our youth professionals program where we bring people from especially LDCs into ITU. We have our youth advisory board. I think we just met on Friday from Secretary General, and I think both of them will have new calls for applications, so welcome. We'll have on the AI side, we have a young AI leaders network with 650 young leaders. We have robotics competitions with 20 ,000 people. Robotics competitions are even probably for people younger than many of you here. So again, welcome to my world. So you'll see a lot of people in those halls who are even younger than you, and then you will feel like you're now on the other side of intergenerational dialogue. But indeed, I think it's important. That's what's important to appreciate. Youth engagement is about really creating that flow of people. It's about leaders creating that flow of people and skills that come into it. these discussions, that bring their expertise, that upgrade this expertise, but also help others around to be part of those discussions. So thank you today for being here. Thank you for carrying that flag. And hopefully you'll all have a very great week, you know, that's been just started. Thanks a lot.
Melissa Munoz
Thank you. Thank you for those words, CSG, and, of course, for your leadership and dance -in -jute participation across the whole ITU, I think. Both of us are living examples of those initiatives here in the ITU. And what we're hearing today is that young people is already doing innovations and proposing new ways of thinking. And the real question for all of us is how institutions can respond with the same level of ambition. One example is how the ITU is doing it. By creating, you know, these spaces where youth participation is meaningful. And what do you think, Pratek? Any?
Prateek
Well, what struck me in this entire conversation is that now we have more tools than ever before, but tools alone don't create changemakers. It's ecosystems, mentorship, and trust. So I hope everyone in the audience takes this with them and work on creating ecosystems, provide mentorships, and create a trust among each other. Thank you.
Melissa Munoz
Well, as we close, I want to thank all of intervenants, our panelists, and youth respondents from the floor and everyone in the room for contributing to this important conversation today. And thank you all for joining us. I will now hand over to Dunola, who is going to organize a group photo and have a quick announcement.
Audience
Thank you so much. I think we've learned today that meaningful youth engagement is truly crucial to digital development, and we are so thankful to the DSG, to the minister from Nigeria, and also to the young leaders that have shared so generously. So to put this into action, we hope everyone here, young people, please come at 12pm to the Innovation Hub, where we're going to go beyond the panels and discussion to actual workshop style, sharing how you want to shape the process. There will be a free lunch. So hopefully that's a bit of a motivation. Please, everyone, there's more than enough space. Come to the Innovation Hub at 12pm for us to continue this and continue the discussion. With that being said, we're going to have a group photo, which may be a bit challenging in this room. So everyone just stay in your seats and I'll invite our amazing DSG with the intervenants to please stay just in the front. And then let's see if the photographer can please go to the behind there to take the picture. So everyone else, don't worry, just smile in your seats. Thank you.
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This framing is directly supported by the knowledge base. [S43] states that Ihita Gangavarapu stressed the importance of treating youth as partners, not just beneficiaries, in policymaking, and [S44] documents broader UN commitments to meaningful youth engagement in decision-making.

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The knowledge base corroborates this emphasis on institutionalising and improving youth participation. [S43] highlights calls to institutionalise youth consultation in legislative processes, while [S44] sets out UN policy support for meaningful youth engagement at all levels of decision-making.

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This aspiration aligns with existing policy thinking in the knowledge base. [S44] argues for moving from the quantity of youth engagement to its quality and meaningfulness, while [S86] calls for national mechanisms to consult young people and provide them with meaningful opportunities to engage in policymaking and decision-making.

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No supporting evidence for these specific Global Shapers figures appears in the provided knowledge base, so the claim cannot be verified from the authoritative sources supplied. The knowledge base does not mention the Global Shapers Community or confirm the numbers cited.

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The knowledge base provides a different youth benchmark. [S44] notes that, for statistical purposes, the UN Secretariat defines youth as persons aged 15 to 24, and does not support the claim that half of the world's population is under 30. The report's phrasing uses a broader age category than the UN standard reflected in the knowledge base.

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This is supported by [S44], which states that young people have an important stake in ensuring access to digital infrastructure and notes that nearly a third of those not connected to the Internet are young people.

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The knowledge base consistently supports this. [S43] describes youth as partners in policymaking, not merely beneficiaries, and [S86] emphasises systematically listening to young people, working with them, and providing meaningful opportunities to shape the future.

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This wording is strongly echoed elsewhere in the knowledge base. [S73] explicitly states that connectivity in itself does not equal meaningful access and that affordability and skills must also be addressed as part of digital inclusion initiatives.

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