Internet Governance > World Summit for the Information Society 20-Year Review (WSIS+20)
World Summit for the Information Society 20-Year Review (WSIS+20)
WSIS+20 is a process driven by the United Nations to determine the effectiveness of the actions taken to use Information and Communications Technologies to advance development since 2005. The result will define the UN’s actions in the coming years, including how non-governmental stakeholders will be involved.
The Internet Society will inform the intergovernmental deliberations with arguments that will defend the participation of all stakeholders, with expertise from the technical community, and preserve the Internet as a force for good and its open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy nature.
We want to help like-minded governments strengthen their positions and convince middle-ground countries to defend pro-Internet positions by sharing compelling evidence-based stories and arguments, demonstrating how different stakeholders contribute to delivering tangible benefits for people in their countries. We use data from the Internet Society Pulse, arguments from our policy analysis, and briefs to inform the public debate and inspire our community and partners to join us, bringing the voice of the Internet to the deliberations.
Timeline and Key Dates
- 1st Preparatory Meeting & Stocktaking Session, 30 May 2025
- Consultations with Stakeholders, 9–10 June 2025
- Consultations with Stakeholders and Member States, June/July 2025, various locations
- World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 High-Level Event 2025, 7—11 July 2025, Geneva, Switzerland
- Zero Draft, August 2025
- 2nd Preparatory Meeting, mid-October 2025, New York, US
- Consultations with Stakeholders, mid-October 2025, virtual
- Informal Negotiations, October/November 2025, New York, US
- Draft Outcome Document, November 2025
- Consultations with Stakeholders and Member States, November 2025, New York, US
- High-level meeting of the General Assembly, 16–17 December 2025, New York, US
Our Contributions
- WSIS Forum 2025 OCP Submission Form, 6 May 2025
- Input to the ITU CWG WSIS and SGDs on WSIS+20, 30 January 2025
- Twenty years in the implementation of outcomes of the WSIS, 15 November 2024
- Implementation of WSIS outcomes-Report on progress made in 2024, October 2024
- Contribution to the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event Open Consultation Process, 15 February 2024
Historical Contributions
Since 2003, the Internet Society has been committed to helping achieve the goals outlined in WSIS (find the summary of pre-2012 contributions archived at Wayback Archive). We participated actively during the WSIS+10 review in 2015. Review our matrix and position paper from the WSIS+10 review.
