WACC | WSIS+20: The Power of Being in the Room

Elevating AI for Good: The Role of Peace and Data Security

AI for Good Geneva:  Last month, the seventh edition of the AI for Good Global Summit opened its doors in Geneva, gathering global leaders, technology experts, and representatives from civil society to explore how artificial intelligence can address major worldwide issues. Organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with the Swiss government and over 40 United Nations agencies, the four-day event focussed on lever…

WACC | WSIS+20: The power of being in the room

What does it mean for a grassroots advocate for communication rights to attend a United Nations global policy summit? For Patience Zirima from Gender and Media Connect, a WACC partner in Zimbabwe, engaging in the recent World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 High-Level Event as a member of WACC’s delegation was an important opportunity to be seen and heard. If I could take away just one thing from the WSIS+20 High-Level Event in Genev…

ICTP 361: AI for Good Global Summit and WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 recap, with Christopher Reckord | ICT Pulse – The leading technology blog in the Caribbean

The AI for Good Global Summit 2025 and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 High-Level Event 2025 are two major events in this year’s AI calendar. In this episode, we are joined by Christopher Reckord, the Chairman of Jamaica’s National Artificial Intelligence Task Force, who attended both events. We discuss, among other things: specific objectives or goals he had in attending the events; valuable takeaways he had; the current po