How to engage in the WSIS+20 Review Process?

Timeline and key outcome documents

Official Meetings and Preparatory Sessions

Consultations

• Participate virtually in the different Open Consultation Process meetings co-organised by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD.

  • WSIS+20 virtual stakeholder consultation sessions (9-10 June 2025)

    • Concept note available here.

    • The Co-Facilitators agreed to hold two sessions for different timezones on those days. Deadline to register for the sessions is on June 5, 2025.

    • Statements will be limited to 3 minutes and guided by the questions below:

      • To what extent and how has the vision of a "people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society" evolved over the past 20 years since WSIS?

      • What are the priorities and challenges to the implementation of WSIS outcomes today?

      • How can cooperation through the WSIS mechanisms, including multistakeholder dialogue and recently adopted the Global Digital Compact, enhance coherence in digital governance?

  • Final Brief of the WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 (June 10, 2025)

    • The Final Brief will take place on Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 14:00-15:00 CEST/UTC+2 in Room K2, ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.

    • You can register using the links below for on-site or remote participation.

      • Registration for on-site participation

      • Registration for remote participation

    • This is the final meeting in the Open Consultation Process, providing the latest updates on preparations for the WSIS+20 High-Level Event, scheduled to take place from 7 to 11 July 2025.

• The Co-facs can also hold more sessions as needed in the near future. In addition, they will be in various sessions in the upcoming fora below:

  • UNESCO, 4-5 June 2025

  • IGF, 23-27 June 2025

  • WSIS Forum, 7-11 July 2025

• National Consultations:

  • Australia: World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 20-year review | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts - Deadline: End of 2025

Key events to attend

• UNESCO Conference on Capacity Building on AI and Digital Transformation in the Public Sector

  🗓️ 4-5 June, 2025

  📍UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

  For in-person participation, register here.

  For virtual participation, registration is available here.

• Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

  🗓️ 23-27 June, 2025

  📍NOVA Spektrum, Lillestrom, Norway [Hybrid]

  Registration available here: https://indico.un.org/event/1016806/

• WSIS High-Level Event

  🗓️ 7 - 11 July, 2025

  📍 Geneva, Switzerland [Hybrid]

  For in-person participation, register here. Please note that the e-confirmation will be the sole document provided for visa support.

  For virtual participation, registration is available here.

• UNGA High-Level Meeting

  🗓️ 16 - 17 December, 2025

  📍 New York, United States

Advocacy Tips

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