ITU’s WSIS+20 Forum

Current Context : India participated in ITU’s WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event and ‘AI for Good’ Global Summit.

• The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 Forum 2024, a High-Level Event, conducted by International Telecom Union (ITU) in Geneva, Switzerland from 27th May – 31st May, 2024.
• The event was co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD.
• During the AI for Good Global Summit at ITU, India took over the baton of hosting WTSA 2024 in New Delhi from 15-24 October 2024.
• India also highlighted the reforms undertaken by country using AI in the telecom sector and to build sustainable future in various sessions of ‘AI for Good’ Global Summit including ‘The Government’s AI Dilemma: Maximizing Rewards, Minimizing Risks’.