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WSIS Stocktaking 2020 Global Report: ZERO DRAFT WSIS Stocktaking 2020 Global Report: ZERO DRAFT WSIS Stocktaking 2020 Global Report ZERO DRAFT (10 September 2020) WSIS Stocktaking 2020 Global Report: ZERO DRAFT Introduction Introduction to the Report on the WSIS Stocktaking 2020 The principal role of the WSIS Stocktaking exercise is to leverage the activities of stakeholders working on the implementation of WSIS outcomes and share knowledge and experience of projects by replicating successful models designed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The WSIS Stocktaking process was initiated in October 2004 during the Tunis phase of WSIS, and in the years since has come to comprise the database of: • exchanges of information on projects • sharing of best practices of certain regions • initiatives related to the implementation of the 11 WSIS action lines • linkage between the 11 action lines and the SDGs – a linkage that becomes more and more important over the years. The WSIS Stocktaking process provides a register of activities – including projects, programmes, training initiatives, conferences, websites, guidelines, toolkits, etc. – carried out by governments, international organizations, the private sector, civil society and other entities. To that end, in accordance with paragraph 120 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society adopted by WSIS, ITU has been maintaining the WSIS Stocktaking Database as a publicly accessible system providing information on information and communication technology (ICT)-related initiatives and projects with reference to the 11 WSIS action lines (Geneva Plan of Action) and 17 SDGs. The WSIS Stocktaking Portal provides a repository of best practices for stakeholders seeking updated information on progress in the implementation of WSIS outcomes (paragraph 28.e of the Geneva Plan of Action). The WSIS Stocktaking Platform, launched in February 2010, transformed the previous static database into a unique portal to highlight ICT-related projects and initiatives in line with WSIS implementation. The platform offers stakeholders exciting and interactive networking opportunities via Web 2.0 applications. As of 2015, the United Nations General Assembly, within the framework of the tenyear review of WSIS (resolution 70/125) called for a close alignment between the WSIS process and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1). The WSIS Stocktaking process responded by highlighting the contribution of 11 WSIS Action Lines to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). WSIS Stocktaking 2020 Global Report: ZERO DRAFT The direct linkages between the WSIS action lines and the SDGs set out below are crucial to continuing to strengthen the impact of ICTs for sustainable development. Each United Nations action line facilitator has analysed the connections and relations between their respective action lines and the proposed SDGs and their targets to create a clear and direct linkage and an explicit connection between the key aim of WSIS – harnessing the potential of ICTs to promote and realize the SDGs – and the post-2015 development agenda, to contribute to the realization of the latter. The majority of the projects presented in this Report clearly showcase the linkage between their related action lines and the various SDGs and targets. At the WSIS Forum 2015, the SDG matrix was extremely well received by the WSIS community, offering as it does a better explanation of the potential of ICTs as enablers for sustainable development. A new component was introduced in the WSIS Stocktaking process in the form of reporting ICT success stories to best showcase the possible achievement of SDGs through the implementation of WSIS action line-related projects. The principal role of the WSIS Stocktaking exercise is to leverage the activities of stakeholders working on the implementation of WSIS outcomes and share knowledge and experience of projects by replicating successful models designed to achieve the SDGs. The WSIS action lines break down into 18 categories These include: 1. the role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development 2. information and communication infrastructure WSIS Stocktaking 2020 Global Report: ZERO DRAFT 3. access to knowledge and information 4. capacity building 5. building confidence and security in the use of ICTs 6. enabling environment 7. e-government 8. e-business 9. e-learning 10. e-health 11. e-employment 12. e-environment 13. e-agriculture 14. e-science 15. cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content 16. media 17. ethical dimension of the information society 18. international and regional cooperation. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals: These include: 1. Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere; 2. Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; 3. Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages; 4. Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; 5. Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; 6. Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all; 7. Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all; 8. Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; 9. Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation; 10. Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries; 11. Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable; WSIS Stocktaking 2020 Global Report: ZERO DRAFT 12. Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns; 13. Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy; 14. Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development; 15. Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss; 16. 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; 17. Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. WSIS Stocktaking 2020 Global Report: ZERO DRAFT Executive Summary Stocktaking Report Executive Summary – WSIS 2020 This year, 776 ICT-related projects from around the world were submitted for the Report on the WSIS Stocktaking 2018 by the WSIS Stakeholder community. The eleventh edition of the Report on WSIS Stocktaking set a new record of global multistakeholder engagement in implementation of WSIS action lines for SDGs. The Report will be presented during the WSIS Forum 2020, in Geneva. At the same occasion, an interactive session will be dedicated to the presentation of the results of this year’s WSIS Stocktaking and to listening to the voices of the WSIS stakeholders’ community on how to improve the process in the future. The 2020 edition of the Report on the WSIS Stocktaking is the continuation of the series. This eleventh edition reflects around 776 activities relating to ICTs for development, submitted to the WSIS Stocktaking Platform from the 2nd July to 29th November, each one highlighting the efforts deployed by stakeholders involved in the implementation of the SDGs. The Report is based on the multistakeholder approach, including input from stakeholders from all over the world responding to ITU’s official call in 2019 for Stocktaking updates and new entries. The inputs from WSIS action line facilitators and co-facilitators also contributed to the present Report. The WSIS Stocktaking database (www.wsis.org/stocktaking) was introduced in 2010 and currently has more than 12 000 entries and a growing community more than 300 000 stakeholders. It is a unique global tool for collecting information and regular reporting on ICT-related initiatives and projects, carried out by governments, international organizations, the business sector, civil society, academia and other entities, in the context of 11 WSIS action lines. The WSIS Stocktaking process has been maintained by ITU since 2004, as requested by the WSIS Outcomes (Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, paragraph 120). WSIS Stocktaking 2020 Global Report: ZERO DRAFT Since the WSIS Stocktaking process was established, ten editions of global Reports on the WSIS Stocktaking have been published, providing an overall picture of progress and an insight into the latest WSIS-related activities. The twelfth addition of the report will focus on contributions by stakeholders worldwide to WSIS and SDGs. This Report seeks to provide key findings on emerging trends in the development of the information society, and references major activities being implemented in the 18 areas covered by the 11 WSIS action lines and 17 SDGs. The United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution 2017/21 on “Assessment of the progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society” reiterates the importance of sharing best practices at the global level