Events
Cyber Stability Conference 2026
The Cyber Stability Conference 2026 will take place on 4–5 May 2026 in Geneva and online, organised by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) as part of Geneva Cyber Week. The conference is a flagship annual event of UNIDIR’s Security and Technology Programme, bringing together representatives from governments, international organisations, industry, academia, and (See more)
Geneva Cyber Week 2026: Shaping the future of cybersecurity and diplomacy
Geneva Cyber Week 2026 will take place from 4 to 8 May 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland, under the overarching theme ‘Advancing Global Cooperation in Cyberspace’. Organised by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), the event will bring together stakeholders from governments, international organisations, industry, academia, (See more)
ITU Council 2026
The 2026 session of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council will be held from 28 April to 8 May 2026 at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. As the primary governing body between Plenipotentiary Conferences, the Council plays a central role in steering the Union’s work across a wide range of issues, including global digital policy, (See more)
29th session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)
The 29th session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is scheduled to take place from 20 to 24 April 2026 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. For its 29th session, the programme will address the priority theme of ‘Science, Technology and Innovation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence’, and (See more)
Blockchain Forum 2026
The Blockchain Forum 2026 will be held in Moscow on 14–15 April 2026, bringing together global leaders in Web3, crypto, blockchain, and mining across the rapidly developing CIS region. The event is expected to draw over 20,000 attendees, including founders, C-level executives, innovators, and investors. Participants at the two-day forum will gain access to expert (See more)
Building AI literacy in parliaments
The Inter-Parliamentary Union will host a webinar on ‘Building AI Literacy in Parliaments’ on Wednesday, 1 April 2026, from 15:00–16:00 CEST. The session, part of the Transforming Parliaments webinar series, will explore how parliaments can develop training and resources to support AI literacy among members, parliamentary staff, and IT teams. The webinar will highlight the (See more)
Organisational session of the UN Global Mechanism on ICT security
The organisational session of the Global Mechanism on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security and advancing responsible State behaviour in the use of ICTs was held on 30-31 March. This session marked the start of the substantive work of the Global Mechanism, a new single-track, permanent forum on ICT security (See more)
Achieving depth: Subsea telecommunications cables as critical infrastructure
The UN Institute for Disarmament Research and the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN will convene a roundtable on subsea cables as critical infrastructure on the margins of the organisational session of the UN Global Mechanism on ICT security. The discussion will present UNIDIR’s report entitled Achieving Depth: Subsea Telecommunications Cables as Critical Infrastructure. (See more)
ITU workshop on ‘Trustable and Interoperable Digital Identities for Human and Agentic AI’
The International Telecommunication Union will hold a two-day workshop on ‘Trustable and Interoperable Digital Identities for Human and Agentic AI’ to explore technical, policy, and governance aspects of digital identity for both humans and agentic AI, focusing on trust frameworks, security, interoperability, and standardisation. It will bring together stakeholders from governments, industry, academia, and standards (See more)
WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14)
The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC14) is scheduled to take place from 26 to 29 March 2026 at the Palais des Congrès in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The Ministerial Conference, convening biennially, holds the highest authority within the WTO. It brings together all WTO members, comprising countries or customs unions, enabling decisions on (See more)
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