WSIS Forum 2020: High-Level Track Outcomes and Executive Brief Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 2 WSIS Forum 2020: Chairman ....................................................................................................................... 4 Moderation: High-level Track Facilitators (HLTFs) ...................................................................................... 5 High-Level Policy Sessions .......................................................................................................................... 10 Session One: Bridging Digital Divides ........................................................................................................ 10 Session Two: Bridging Digital Divides ........................................................................................................ 28 Session Three: ICT Applications and Services ............................................................................................ 43 Session Four: Building Confidence and Security in the use of ICTs .......................................................... 69 Session Five: Building Confidence and Security in the use of ICTs ........................................................... 88 Session Six: Inclusiveness, Access to Information and Knowledge for All ............................................. 100 Session Seven: Digital Economy and Trade/Financing for Development and role of ICT ...................... 121 Session Eight: WSIS Action Lines and 2030 Agenda / Enabling Environment ........................................ 151 Session Nine: Knowledge societies, Capacity building and e-Learning .................................................. 172 Session Ten: Ethical Dimensions of Information and Knowledge Societies ........................................... 199 Session Eleven: Gender Mainstreaming and ICTs ................................................................................... 216 1 | P a g e World Summit on Information Society WSIS Forum 2020: High-Level Track Outcomes and Executive Brief INTRODUCTION High-Level Policy Sessions Between July 20 and July 29, more than 1500 participants have joined us for the 11 High-Level Policy sessions of the WSIS Forum 2020. The High-Level Policy sessions gathered High-ranking officials of the WSIS Stakeholder community, representing the Government, Private Sector, Civil Society, Academia and International Organizations. Interactive policy statement sessions were moderated by High-Level Track Facilitators (HLTFs), nominated and identified by each stakeholder type and were grouped around different themes identified as important by the WSIS Stakeholders during the open consultation process. The main role of the HLTFs was to capture the vision, identify emerging trends, opportunities and challenges shared by the leaders of their session. This year’s sessions have covered a wide range of topics including Bridging digital Divides, ICT Applications and Services, Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs, Enabling Environment, Ethical Dimensions of the Information Society, e-Trade, Capacity building, e-Learning and Gender Mainstreaming and ICTs. Many high-level participants emphasised on the importance of bridging the digital divide. Let’s remember that 3.6 billion people around the world are still not connected to the Internet, mostly those living in rural areas and remote communities, our core mission must be to connect everyone everywhere. The support shown for ITU’s efforts in digital inclusion was highlighted and the much needed widescale international cooperation in this area to realize the vision of secured information and knowledge societies as envisaged in WSIS. Throughout the sessions, some countries shared their efforts to respond to and cope with the impact of COVID-19. It was emphasised that we need to leverage the potential of ICTs towards combating the pandemic. It is now well recognized that ICTs are a key part of building back better, for more inclusive healthcare and education, more sustainable business practices, and for the implementation of the SDGs. The WSIS Forum remains the platform to track the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, in collaboration with partner UN Agencies. 2 | P a g e World Summit on Information Society WSIS Forum 2020: High-Level Track Outcomes and Executive Brief 3 | P a g e World Summit on Information Society WSIS Forum 2020: High-Level Track Outcomes and Executive Brief WSIS Forum 2020: Chairman H.E. Mr. Gustavo Montalvo Minister of the Presidency DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4 | P a g e World Summit on Information Society WSIS Forum 2020: High-Level Track Outcomes and Executive Brief Opening Remarks from Chairman of WSIS Forum 2020 Distinguished Ambassadors and Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: A warm welcome to all of you. It is a pleasure for me, representing the Dominican Republic, to address you to inaugurate this day in which the most outstanding results of the thematic workshops, which have been held within this Forum of the World Summit of the Information Society 2020, will be presented. It is very gratifying for our nation to see the interest and enthusiasm that this Twelfth Forum of the World Information Society Summit has aroused around the world, the first to be held in virtual mode. Some 4,000 attendees have participated in more than 45 virtual sessions, where important figures from the business and governmental sectors have gathered, as well as leading academics, scientists, entrepreneurs, experts in different fields related to information and communication technologies and representatives of the various related international organizations. This forum has been held in very special circumstances, but the achievements in the exchange of information and knowledge generation have been notorious, which have led to an in-depth analysis of the components and technological advances within the framework of this space. It should therefore be noted that celebrating this forum virtually has been an opportunity to widen access to an even wider community of participants, framed by a more inclusive vision. Today, we gather to review these most important contributions from the various workshops that have been held in recent weeks. Clearly, the disruptions and digital acceleration generated by the pandemic in our countries indicate that we could expect a whole different world, after overcoming COVID-19, and this particular topic has had a very relevant space in the agenda of these workshops. Knowledge of digital health identity, post-COVID-19 business models, women's participation in ICT, emerging technologies in developing countries are just some of the important ideas discussed during these thematic workshops that also have a direct relationship with COVID-19 containment, treatment and prevention efforts, using the technology. Also, we have had the opportunity to share with recognized figures in the areas of cybersecurity, e- government, smart cities, food security, climate change, e-learning, mental health, e-commerce, among other branches, who have inspired us with their innovative ideas on how to channel advances in this direction to help close the digital divide, promote the inclusion of our girls and women, improve the quality of life of our elderly and to protect the environment. 5 | P a g e World Summit on Information Society WSIS Forum 2020: High-Level Track Outcomes and Executive Brief The Dominican Republic reiterates its strong commitment to the inclusive development of technologies. We invite the entire digital community to continue to participate, until 10 September, in all high-level sessions and explosions, which will continue to address key issues for holistic information and technology management globally. Our country appreciates the trust and we look forward to continuing to consolidate a more united, strong and sustainable global information society for present and future generations. Thank you very much and welcome. 6 | P a g e World Summit on Information Society WSIS Forum 2020: High-Level Track Outcomes and Executive Brief Moderation: High-level Track Facilitators (HLTFs) All the High-level policy sessions were moderated by High-level Track Facilitators nominated by the different stakeholder types, i.e Civil Society, Academia, Private Sector and Technical Community. Type of Session No. Photo Name Title Organization Stakeholder One Mr. David Director UK Safer Civil Society Bridging Digital Wright Internet Divides Center Two Ms. Supavadee Associate Chulalongkorn Academia Bridging Digital Aramvith Professor, University, Divides Department Thailand of Electrical Engineering Three Mr. Mina Vice-Chair Institute of Technical ICT Applications Hanna Electrical and Community and Services Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Four Mr. Giacomo Head of European Civil Society Building Mazzone Institutional Broadcasting Confidence and Relations Union (EBU) Security in the use of ICTs Five Dr. Abdulkarim Senior Department Academia Building Oloyede Lecturer of confidence and Telecommunic security in the ations Science use of ICTs University of Ilorin, NIGERIA 7 | P a g e World Summit on Information Society WSIS Forum 2020: High-Level Track Outcomes and Executive Brief Six Ms. Denisse Master Swiss Civil Society Inclusiveness, Salas Scrum Engineering Access to Geneva Information and Knowledge for All Seven Mr. Juan Policy Internet

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