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WSIS Report – Session 300: WSIS Stocktaking and WSIS Prizes

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WSIS Forum 2018 Session 300 This session, moderated by Mr Vladimir Stankovic, WSIS policy analyst, Strategic planning and membership department, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) presented the main results of the WSIS Prize and WSIS stocktaking processes and discussed their future vision. Mr Malcolm Johnson, deputy secretary-general, ITU, in his opening remarks said that this was… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 300: WSIS Stocktaking and WSIS Prizes

WSIS Report – Session 281: The Need for An Evidence-Based Approach to Tackle the Gender Digital Divide

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WSIS Forum 2018 Session 281 The session, moderated by Ms Alison Gillwald, executive director, Research ICT Africa, presented an update of the Action Map that aims to record initiatives which work in closing the global gender digital divide. The session also featured discussion on the need for an evidence-based approach to tackle the gender digital… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 281: The Need for An Evidence-Based Approach to Tackle the Gender Digital Divide

WSIS Report – Session 147: Global and Local Women Technopreneurs Journey to Success

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WSIS Forum 2018 Session 147 The session, moderated by Dr Salma Abbasi, FRGS, chairperson and CEO of eWorldwide Group, highlighted the journeys taken by women technopreneurs who have broken the stereotype and perception that science and technology are dominated, controlled, and belong only to men, stereotypes and perceptions which prevent girls from engaging in this… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 147: Global and Local Women Technopreneurs Journey to Success

WSIS Report – Session 127: IoV (Internet of Vehicle) Technology

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WSIS Forum 2018 Session 127 The session, moderated by Mr Harry Li, Global Vision Media Technologies Co. Ltd, China, featured discussion on the use of electronic information technology in automobiles and transportation, and presented some of the latest progress in these fields. Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), started the session… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 127: IoV (Internet of Vehicle) Technology

WSIS Report – Session 329: Bridging the Gender Digital Divide: Partnerships as the Key to Achieving Gender Equality

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WSIS Forum 2017 Session: 329 16 Jun 2017 – 11:00 to 12:45 The session, moderated by Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Chief of Strategic Planning and Membership, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)), featured discussions on the importance of bridging the gender digital divide as a way of promoting the social and economic inclusion of girls and women, and… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 329: Bridging the Gender Digital Divide: Partnerships as the Key to Achieving Gender Equality

WSIS Report – Session 343: Implementing Collaborative Security: Challenges and Success Stories

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WSIS Forum 2017 Session: 343 16 Jun 2017 – 09:00 to 10:45 The session, moderated by Mr Ryan Polk (Internet Society), featured discussions on how to enhance trust in the Internet using the collaborative security approach to solving Internet security problems like the WannaCry and botnets attacks. In his introductory speech, Polk explained the concept… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 343: Implementing Collaborative Security: Challenges and Success Stories

WSIS Report – Session 315: National Cybersecurity Strategies: Advanced Text Analytics

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WSIS Forum 2017 Session: 315 15 Jun 2017 – 13:15 to 14:00 This session, moderated by Mr Jorge Martinez Navarrete (Analytics Partnerships & Innovation, United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology), presented a tool for text analytics used to automate the comparison among national cybersecurity strategies. According to Navarrete, the project goals were to… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 315: National Cybersecurity Strategies: Advanced Text Analytics

WSIS Report – Session 301: Responding to Cyber Threats: Establishing an Effective Computer Incident Response Team

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WSIS Forum 2017 Session: 301 15 Jun 2017 – 09:00 to 10:45 The session moderated by Mr Mohd Shamir Bin Hashim (Senior Vice President, International & Government Engagement Division, CyberSecurity Malaysia), featured discussions on the importance of a coordinated response to ICT security incidents and how this contributes to the broader development agenda. Bin Hashim… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 301: Responding to Cyber Threats: Establishing an Effective Computer Incident Response Team

WSIS Report – Moderated High-Level Policy Session 9

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WSIS Forum 2017 Session: 286 Theme: Enabling Environment 14 Jun 2017 – 09:00 to 10:00 The session, moderated by Mr André Lucas Fernandes (ISOC’s Youth SIG), featured discussions on an enabling environment for digital development. He introduced the session by saying that it would bring different and interdisciplinary perspectives and would explore some national and… Continue reading WSIS Report – Moderated High-Level Policy Session 9

WSIS Report – Session 235: WePROTECT Global Alliance: Multi-Stakeholder Action to Stop Online Child Sexual Exploitation

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WSIS Forum 2017 Session: 235 12 Jun 2017 – 09:00 to 10:45 The session, moderated by Ms Catherine Mbengue (Senior Advisor for Advocacy, ECPAT International), featured discussions on how a multistakeholder approach can be a way to combat online child sexual exploitation. Mbengue began her speech saying that the Internet is a catalyst of innovation,… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 235: WePROTECT Global Alliance: Multi-Stakeholder Action to Stop Online Child Sexual Exploitation