Past Events

Date: Thursday, 29th September, 15:45–17:00 CEST Location: Room D, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva Although data is non-rivalrous, data controllers have the capacity to restrict access to data for a myriad of reasons, such as protecting privacy, intellectual property, or to maintain a competitive edge. At present, there are insufficient incentives for data to be shared […]

Event date: 27 – 30 September 2022 The World Trade Organization (WTO) is hosting the Public Forum, its largest annual outreach event, on the theme of post-pandemic economic recovery. The Forum will focus on different ways to strengthen trade rules and improve government policies to become more resilient and sustainable. Three subthemes include 1) how […]

Event dates: 12 – 14 September 2022 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is hosting the 13th meeting of the Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) to examine the member contributions from online discussion forums, finalise items under discussion and present reports or findings on the following topics: The implications of 5G deployment on measuring M2M […]

Event dates: 12 September – 7 October 2022 The 51st regular session of the Human Rights Council, taking place at the United Nations Office of Geneva this September and October, will discuss the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, human rights situations that call for attention, and the follow-ups on […]

Event date: 22 August 2022 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is hosting a workshop on “Security for 5G and beyond” to explore the existing security gaps in 5G and potential directions for 6G. This workshop would facilitate knowledge exchanges on the ongoing 5G security activities in relevant ITU study groups and develop a common understanding […]

Event dates: 25 – 29 July 2022 The United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (GGE on LAWS) is to consider proposals and elaborate on possible measures related to the normative and operational framework on emerging technologies, conjoining expertise on legal, military and technological aspects. The discussion session will be broadcasted […]

Event dates: 14 – 22 July 2022 The Sixty-Third Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO will take place at the headquarters in Geneva. The meeting will cover the report of the Director General, reports of WIPO Committees and program and budgetary issues. Key side events include: Panel discussion on […]

Event date: 6 July 2022, 17:00–18:30 CEST This AI for Good Discovery event will discuss the building of human- and community-centred AI tools to handle dangerous mental health behaviours online such as suicide crisis, self-injury, and disordered eating behaviours. Dr Stevie Chancellor will expound on the technicalities of such tools and the necessary lab settings. […]

Event date: 6 July 2022, 15:00–16:30 CEST As an addition to the Global Accelerator Paediatric Formulations (GAP-f) #BetterMeds4Kids webinar series, this webinar will discuss the design and implementation of the Paediatric Data Hub with an aim to discover creative data-tracking methods to improve paediatric medicines. For more information, and to register, please visit the official […]

Event date: 30 June 2022, 18:00–20:00 CEST The digitalswitzerland Foundation, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum collaborated in a series of events titled Digital Xchange to raise important questions about the rapidly changing landscape of our digital future. This specific workshop will feature small discussion […]