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UNGIS Side Event

July 7, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am EDT

UNGIS Side Event

A side event organized by the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is scheduled for July 7th, 2022.

This session will focus on how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and WSIS Action Lines may accelerate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and learn from COVID-19 in order to build resilient and inclusive societies and economies.

Speakers for the event include:

  • ITU (Chair of UNGIS)

  • Dr. Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO (Vice-Chair of UNGIS)

  • UNCTAD (Vice-Chair of UNGIS)

  • UNDP (Vice-Chair of UNGIS)

  • UN ECA (Vice-Chair of UNGIS)

  • H.E. Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister, Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria, Government

  • Mr. Liberato C. Bautista, President, Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (ConGO), Civil Society

  • Dr. Mei Lin Fung, Chair and Co-Founder, People Centered Internet, WSIS Gender Trendsetter

  • Mr. Michael Hodin, CEO, Global Coalition on Aging, Private Sector

The registration link for participants: https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Av6zKxyzTK65UxwzzIXmjQ

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Date:
July 7, 2022
Time:
8:00 am - 9:00 am EDT
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