The Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (CCW GGE) will meet on 20-21 August 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland.
The group was established following a decision taken in 2016 by the High Contracting Parties to the Convention...
UNIDIR’s Innovations dialogue, supported by the governments of Germany, India, Qatar, and Switzerland, will take place on 19 August 2019 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
The theme for the 2019 Innovations dialogue...
The CERN Summer Student Webfest is an annual hackathon, where bright and creative minds meet over a weekend to work on innovative science projects using open web technologies. No technical skills are required to take part, and participants from all...
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is organising the Fourth ITU Workshop on Data Processing and Management for IoT and Smart Cities & Communities which will take place on 19 July 2019 at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The...
There is strong evidence that trade facilitation and digitalisation can effectively support trade diversification and empowerment. The UN Regional Commissions (UNRC), under the Joint Approach to Trade Facilitation launched back in 2010, have been pursuing...
The first six months of this year were dominated by the tech rivalry between the USA and China, and the Huawei controversy. This came amid growing concerns over the spread of misinformation and other harmful content, new data breaches, and the...
The event is being organised by the United Nations Library and will be held on 27 June at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
The interactive discussion with Mr Ilan Manor will focus on his recently published book, 'The Digitalization of...
[Update] The digest and recording of the webinar ...
The 45th Swiss Telecommunication Summit will be held on 25 June 2019 in Bern, Switzerland. The event is being organised by the Swiss Telecommunication Association (ASUT).
Under the theme, 'Digitalisation in real terms: fluke or opportunity', the...
[Update] The event report, including the participants' recommendations, can be accessed here.
One of the main mandates of the UN...
[Update] Session reports from this event are now available.
The 41th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will be...
The Summer School, offered jointly by the WIPO Academy and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), provides an opportunity for senior students and young professionals to acquire a deeper knowledge of Internet protocol (IP), to gain an appreciation of IP as a...
The 2018 Geneva Internet L@W Research Colloquium will be held on 21 June 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The colloquium will be organised by the Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with the Berkman Center for Internet...
The Geneva Cybersecurity Law & Policy Conference, organised within the framework of a research project between the University of Geneva and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, aims at...
The European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) Network Technology Seminar (NTS) will be held on 18–19 June 2019 at the EBU headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
NTS 2019 will feature presentations from pre-eminent experts, offering participants a choice of...
The Geneva Internet Platform is an initiative of the Swiss authorities
Members of the Steering Committee are FDFA, OFCOM, Canton of Geneva, ETH-Zürich, and the University of Geneva
