World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022

World Summit of Information Society (WSIS)- Relevance for UPSC Exam

GS Paper 2: International Relations- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Recently, the Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan, attended the opening ceremony of World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022.
Speaking about India’s focus on inclusive development during the event, he said that the Digital inclusion is at the heart of financial inclusion and inclusive economic development.

About: The World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2022 represents the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community.
- World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022 is scheduled to be held starting on 15 March with the final week that will be held on 30 May-3 June 2022.
WSIS 2022 Organizers: World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022 is being co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, in close collaboration with all WSIS Action Line Facilitators/Co-Facilitators.

WSIS 2022 Theme: World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022 is being organized under the theme “ICTs for Well-Being, Inclusion and Resilience: WSIS Cooperation for Accelerating Progress on the SDGs”.

World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022 has proven to be an efficient mechanism for-
- Coordination of multi-stakeholder implementation activities,
- Information exchange,
- Creation of knowledge,
- Sharing of best practices and continues to provide assistance in developing multi-stakeholder and public/private partnerships to advance development goals.
WSIS 2022 Forum will provide structured opportunities to network, learn and participate in multi-stakeholder discussions and consultations on WSIS implementation.
The Agenda and Programme of the WSIS 2022 Forum will be built on the basis of the submissions received during the Open Consultation Process.

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