ITU Contribution to the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes: 2020 Draft Zero As of 7/12/2020
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ITU Contribution to the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes: 2020 Draft Zero as of 7/12/2020 Table of Contents Page I. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 5 II. WSIS Action Lines and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ................................... 7 (a) High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2020 ................................................................................... 7 (b) WSIS Action Lines and SDG Matrix .......................................................................................... 9 III. Overview of ITU activities and projects undertaken since 2020 in the context of the implementation of WSIS Outcomes, also related to the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10 (a) Lead facilitator (along with UNESCO and UNDP) in organizing the multistakeholder implementation of the Geneva Plan of Action. ................................................................................. 10 (b) Facilitator of the WSIS Action Lines C2, C5, C6 ..................................................................... 15 Action Line C2: Information and Communication Infrastructure ................................................. 15 Action Line C5: Building Confidence and Security in the use of ICTs ............................................ 92 Action Line C6: Enabling Environment ........................................................................................ 113 (c) Co-facilitator of Action Lines C1, C3, C4, C7, C11 and Partners for C8 and C9. ................... 122 Action Line C1: The Role of Public Governance Authorities and all Stakeholders in the Promotion of ICTs for Development.............................................................................................................. 122 Action Line C3: Access to Information and Knowledge ............................................................... 127 Action Line C4: Capacity-Building ................................................................................................ 129 Action Line C7: ICT Applications .................................................................................................. 135 Action Line C7: E-Government .................................................................................................... 135 Action Line C7: E-Health .............................................................................................................. 137 Action Line C7: E-Agriculture ....................................................................................................... 147 Action Line C7: E-Environment .................................................................................................... 150 Action Line C7: E-Science ............................................................................................................ 169 Action Line C7: E-Learning ........................................................................................................... 170 Action Line C7: E-Employment .................................................................................................... 172 Action Line C7: E-Business ........................................................................................................... 174 Action Line C8: Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content ................ 175 Action Line C9: Media ................................................................................................................. 177 Action Line C10: Ethical dimensions of the Information Society ................................................ 184 Action Line C11: International and Regional Cooperation .......................................................... 184 (d) WSIS Implementation at the Regional Level ....................................................................... 186 (e) United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) ............................................... 186 (f) Measuring the Information Society (Para113-119 of TAIS) ................................................ 187 ITU Contribution to the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes – 2020 2 (g) Maintaining the WSIS Stocktaking Database (Para 120, Tunis Agenda) and a portal for best practices and success stories (Para 28, Geneva Plan of Action). .................................................... 189 (h) Emergency Telecommunications (Para 91 of TAIS) ............................................................. 190 (i) International Internet Connectivity (Para27c.ii and 50d of TAIS) ........................................ 192 (j) World Telecommunication and Information Society Day .................................................... 193 (k) Bridging the standardization gap (BSG) ............................................................................... 194 (l) Internet Governance Forum (IGF) ........................................................................................ 197 (m) Follow up on the UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation ................... 197 (IV) Overall Review of the Implementation of the Outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society ................................................................................................................... 198 (a) UNGA Overall Review of the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes ............................... 198 (V) Forums, innovative initiatives and future actions ............................................................ 198 (a) WSIS activities in response to COVID-19 ............................................................................. 198 (a) Forums ................................................................................................................................. 198 (b) WSIS Action Lines and SDGs Matrix .................................................................................... 206 (c) WSIS TalkX ........................................................................................................................... 207 (d) WSIS Prizes .......................................................................................................................... 208 (d) WSIS Stocktaking Portal ...................................................................................................... 214 (e) WSIS Stocktaking Publications ............................................................................................ 218 (f) WSIS Forum Photo Competition 2020 ................................................................................ 221 (g) Exhibition ............................................................................................................................. 221 (h) Hackathon ........................................................................................................................... 222 (i) The Global Cyber Security Agenda (GCA) ............................................................................... 222 (j) Connect 2030 Agenda for global telecommunication/ICT development ............................ 223 (k) Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development ...................................................... 227 (l) AI for Good Global Summit.................................................................................................. 227 (m) Girls in ICT Day ..................................................................................................................... 229 (n) Equals in Tech Awards -2020 ............................................................................................... 230 (o) Roadmaps for WSIS Action Lines C2, C5, C6........................................................................ 231 (p) Communication and Outreach ............................................................................................ 232 (q) WSIS Fund in Trust............................................................................................................... 233 (r) Future Actions ..................................................................................................................... 233 (VI) Final conclusions ............................................................................................................ 236 ITU Contribution to the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes – 2020 3 I.Introduction 1. The coordination and implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) continues to be one of the priorities of the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The Vision of the Union, as defined in the ITU Strategic Plan 2020-2023 is “an information society, empowered by the interconnected world, where telecommunication/information and communication technologies enable and accelerate social, economic and environmentally sustainable growth and development for everyone”, in line with the WSIS Outcome Documents. The Strategic Goals of the Union (Growth, Inclusiveness, Sustainability, Innovation and Partnership) support ITU’s role in facilitating progress towards the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Through these goals, the Union seeks to contribute to the development of an environment that is conducive to innovation, where advances in new technologies become a key driver for the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,