announcement

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2025: Call for Contributions

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the WSIS 2025, including through the WSIS+20 High-Level Event Open Consultation Process (OCP), the WSIS Stocktaking, the WSIS Prizes, and the WSIS Fund in Trust.

The WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025, co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD will serve as a platform for discussion of the WSIS+20 review and the WSIS Action Lines and to take stock of the achievements and key trends, challenges, and opportunities since the Geneva Plan of Action.

The event will take place from 7 to 11 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Please see below the calls to action:

1. Open Consultation Process (OCP)

The Open Consultation Process is an open and inclusive consultation with WSIS stakeholders to prepare for the event, including developing the event programme, identifying gaps in the implementation of the Geneva Plan of Action and the WSIS Action Lines, and contribute to the WSIS+20 review process. Please see below the schedule for the OCP consultative meetings:

1. 1st Meeting, ITU HQ, Geneva, Switzerland: 18 November 2024 (with remote participation facilities
2. 2nd Meeting during IGF-24, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 18 December 2024 (with remote participation facilities)
3. 3rd Meeting during 42^nd CWG-WSIS&SDG, ITU HQ, Geneva, Switzerland: 10-21 February 2025 -tbc (with remote participation facilities)
4. 4th Meeting during the UNESCO event: Global Forum on AI and Digital Transformation in the Public Sector, UNESCO HQ, Paris, France: 12-13 February 2025 (with remote participation facilities)
5. ​Final Brief, ITU HQ, Geneva, Switzerland: 10 June 2025 (with remote participation facilities)

• Submit your official contribution through the online form by 14 March 2025.

1. WSIS Stocktaking 2025

WSIS Stocktaking platform has served as a global repository for collecting and reporting on ICT-related projects which implement the WSIS Outcomes. With over 10,000 projects, it  has also proved to be an efficient mechanism for sharing best practices towards advancing Sustainable Development Goals.

• Update and submit new entries to the WSIS Stocktaking repository.

1. WSIS Prizes 2025

The WSIS Prizes awards outstanding projects that leverage the power of information and communication technology to accelerate achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

• Submit your projects through the online form before 10 February 2025.