Category: Capacity development

World Intellectual Property Organization

Post date March 1, 2022

Acronym: WIPO

Address: 34, chemin des Colombettes, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland

Stakeholder group: International and regional organisations

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a UN agency functioning as a global forum for intellectual property (IP) related services (patents, copyright, trademarks, and designs), policy, information, and co-operation. The organisation was established in 1967 and it currently has 188 member states, in addition to over 200 observers representing non-governmental organisations and intergovernmental organisations.

WIPO’s activities are focused on: Contributing to the development of a balanced and effective international IP system; providing global services to protect IP at a global level and to resolve disputes; sharing of knowledge and information on IP-related issues; and encouraging co-operation and offering capacity building programmes aimed to enable countries to use IP for economic, social, and cultural development.

Digital Activities

WIPO provides domain name dispute resolution services, through its Arbitration and Mediation Center. In this regard, the organisation has developed (in collaboration with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)) the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) – the main domain name dispute resolution mechanism for conflicts on the right to register and use domain names under certain generic top level domains (gTLDs). The Center also administers disputes under a number of specific policies adopted by individual gTLD registries and provides domain name dispute resolution services for over 70 country code top level domains (ccTLDs).

The organisation administers the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonogram Treaty (known as the ‘Internet Treaties’), which contain international norms aimed at preventing unauthorised access to and use of creative works on the Internet or other digital networks. It also carries out research and provides recommendations on issues related to the protection of intellectual property rights in the digital environment (especially with regards to copyright and trademarks).

Digital policy issues

Artificial intelligence

WIPO is paying particular attention to the interplay between artificial intelligence (AI) and IP. In December 2019, it published a draft issue paper on AI and IP, which was later revised based on public comments and re-published in May 2020. The paper explores the (potential) impact of AI on IP policies in areas such as copyright and related rights, patents, trademarks, designs, and overall IP administration. Building on this exploratory work, WIPO is leading a Conversation on IP and AI, bringing together governments and other stakeholders, to discuss the impact of AI on IP. WIPO is also working on an AI and IP strategy clearing house, through which it is collating government instruments (strategies, regulations, etc.) that are relevant to AI and IP. The organisation is additionally developing and deploying AI solutions in the context of various activities; relevant examples are the WIPO Translate and WIPO Brand Image Search, which use AI for automated translation and image recognition.

Revised Issue Paper on Intellectual Property Policy and Artificial Intelligence (2020)
Conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence
AI and IP strategy clearing house
UN Secretary General’s High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation follow-up process | WIPO is contributing to the roundtables about AI and digital platforms
Takes part in the Road to Bern via Geneva dialogues on digital and data co-operation
Co-operates with the ITU in the AI for Good initiative
Supports UNESCO’s work on developing the first global normative instrument on the ethics of AI

Alternative dispute resolution

WIPO’s activities in regard to the Domain Name System revolve around the protection of trademarks and related rights in the context of domain names. It has developed, together with ICANN, the UDRP. Under this policy, WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Centre provides dispute resolution services for second level domain name registrations under gTLDs to which the UDPR applies. The Arbitration and Mediation Centre also administers disputes under specific policies adopted by some gTLD registries (e.g. .aero, .asia, .travel). In addition, the Centre offers domain name dispute resolution services for over 70 country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). WIPO has developed a ccTLD Program, with the aim to provide advice to many ccTLD registries on the establishment of dispute resolution procedures. WIPO also contributes to the work carried out within the framework of ICANN in regard to the strengthening of existing trademark rights protection mechanisms or the development of new such mechanisms.

Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)
UDRP Procedures for Generic Top Level Domains
WIPO Guide to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
Guide to WIPO’s services for country code top-level domain registries
WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Centre
WIPO Online Case Administration Tools, including WIPO eADR (allowing parties in a dispute, mediators, arbitrators, and experts in a WIPO case to securely submit communications electronically into an online docket) and online facilities for meetings and hearings as part of WIPO cases

Intellectual property rights

Trademarks: WIPO has long been involved in issues related to the protection of trademarks in the context of the Domain Name System. The first phase of the WIPO Internet Domain Name Process, carried out in 1991, explored trademark abuse in second-level domain names, and led to the adoption, by ICANN, of the UDRP. WIPO has also contributed to the development of several trademark rights protection mechanisms applicable to generic top-level domains (such as legal rights objections, the Trademark Clearinghouse, and the uniform rapid suspension system). The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre administers trademark-related dispute resolution cases for several gTLDs and ccTLDs.

Copyright: WIPO is actively contributing to international discussions on the protection of copyright in the digital environment. The organisation administers the ‘Internet Treaties’, which contain international norms aimed at preventing unauthorised access to and use of creative works on the Internet or other digital networks. Among others, the treaties clarify that existing IP rights apply on the Internet, but also introduce new ‘online rights’. WIPO also carries out research and organises seminars and other meetings on aspects concerning challenges and possible solutions for the protection of copyright and related rights in the digital era.

Liability of intermediaries

Given WIPO’s concerns with regard to the protection of copyright and related rights on the Internet, the organisation is exploring issues related to the roles and responsibilities of Internet intermediaries when it comes to online copyright infringements. The organisation carries out or commissions research and publishes studies on the relationship between copyright and Internet intermediaries (such as comparative analysis of national approaches of the liability of Internet intermediaries), and organises events (seminars, workshops, sessions at the World Summit on the Information Society Forum and Internet Governance Forum meetings, etc.) aimed at facilitating multistakeholder discussions on the potential liability of Internet intermediaries in relation to copyright infringements.

Role and Responsibility of the Internet Intermediaries in the Field of Copyright
Comparative Analysis of National Approaches of the Liability of the Internet Intermediaries (I and II)

Sustainable development

WIPO is of the view that IP is a critical incentive for innovation and creativity, and, as such, a key to the success of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The organisation works to enable member states to use the IP system to drive the innovation, competitiveness, and creativity needed to achieve the SDGs. It does so, for instance, through supporting countries in their efforts to build an innovative IP ecosystem, providing legislative advice on updating national IP laws, and supporting judiciary systems in keeping up with technological innovation. WIPO’s contribution to the implementation of the Agenda 2030 is guided by its Development Agenda.

WIPO and the Sustainable Development Goals – Innovation Driving Human Progress (brochure)
Report on WIPO’s Contribution to the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and its Associated Targets (2019)
WIPO GREEN – online marketplace for sustainable technologies

Climate change

WIPO’s Global Challenges programme brings together various stakeholders to explore issues related to green technologies and the environment. For instance, it hosts WIPO Green, a multistakeholder platform aimed to promote innovation and diffusion of green technologies, and it provides analysis of relevant IP issues to facilitate international policy dialogue.

Innovation and Diffusion of Green Technologies: The Role of Intellectual Property and Other Enabling Factors (2015)

Digital tools

WIPO is using multiple digital tools in relation to its services. Below are some examples:

WIPO IP Portal – one-top shop for WIPO’s IP services
WIPO Online Case Administration Tools, including WIPO eADR (allowing parties in a dispute, mediators, arbitrators, and experts in a WIPO case to securely submit communications electronically into an online docket) and online facilities for meetings and hearings as part of WIPO cases
WIPO GREEN – online marketplace for sustainable technologies
WIPO Match – platform that matches seekers of specific IP-related development needs with potential providers offering resources
WIPO Proof – a service that provides a date- and time-stamped digital fingerprint of any file
Madrid e-services – online tools and resources
Electronic Forum – enables the electronic distribution and submission by email of comments concerning preliminary draft working documents and draft reports.
WIPO Academy, which also includes an eLearning Centre
Platforms for online meetings (not so clear which platform(s) WIPO is using)

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Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function addslashes_gpc is deprecated since version 7.0.0! Use wp_slash() instead. in /var/www/html/wp.giplatform.org/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

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University of Geneva

Post date March 1, 2022

Address: Rue De-Candolle 5, 1205 Genève, Switzerland

Website: https://unige.ch/

Stakeholder group: Academia & think tanks

The University of Geneva (UNIGE) offers more than 280 types of degrees and more than 250 continuing education programmes covering an extremely wide variety of fields across exact sciences, medicine, and humanities.

Digital activities

The university has incorporated digital technology into its strategy and appointed a vice-rector in charge of defining and piloting digital initiatives in the fields of education, research, and services to society. Its digital strategy focuses on three dimensions of digital technology: digital technology for teaching and research, digital solutions for open and connected science and digital expertise in the service fo society.

It also provides courses focusing on digital law, and it has been very active in research related to applied physics and quantum cryptography.

More information on the university’s digital strategy can be found at the dedicated page.

Digital policy issues

Capacity development

In an attempt to develop digital skills of its community, the University of Geneva has put in place a series of measures to meet the needs of its students, researchers, administrative staff, and other community members. To this end, the university offers a series of courses on digital technologies and related issues, participates in a number of projects, and provides training and workshops on particular digital skills and tools. It is also developing and deploying its Open Science roadmap.

Moreover, the university created a Digital Law Center (DLC) at the Faculty of Law over the course of implementing its digital strategy. The DLC provides courses focused on the Internet and law. It also organises its annual Digital Law Summer School, where participants can discuss digital law and policy issues such as cybersecurity, privacy, freedom of expression, and intellectual property with leading experts from academia and international organisations. Every year since 2016, the university has organised the Geneva Digital Law Research Colloquium (which is run by the DLC in co-operation with other leading academic centers, including the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University). This event is a scientific workshop that gives an opportunity to selected next generation digital law and policy researchers to present and discuss various digital policy issues such as freedom of expression online, copyright, and the Internet of Things with senior high level experts.

Leveraging its multidisciplinary culture, the university has recently created a transversal Data Science Competence Center aiming at federating competencies from all faculties and enabling cross-fertilisation between various disciplines to develop advanced research and services.

The university has also developed a Digital Innovation Incubation Programme that supports residency periods for its members at swissnex San Francisco to enhance the links with the Bay Area.

The university has created a portal for online and blended learning with a set of resources to help tutors prepare their courses and classes. Some of the resources are intended for self-training, while others provide users with training/coaching opportunities with University of Geneva e-learning and blended learning experts.

Digital tools

The university maintains an IT Service Catalogue where students can access all digital tools the university provides, such as the UNIGE Mobile App, UNIGE Portal, UNIGE’s data storage system, and many others.

The University of Geneva also offers a number of online courses.

Future of Meetings

Any reference to online or remote meetings?

The university plans to extend its Zoom license, which was initially acquired for one semester, until the end of the 2020/2021 academic year. Some exams have taken place online.

Any reference to holding meetings outside HQ?

The university is using online platforms for e-conferences and plans to deploy them in order to provide alternatives to in-person meetings.

European Organization for Nuclear Research

Post date March 1, 2022

Acronym: CERN

Address: Espl. des Particules 1, 1211 Meyrin, Switzerland

Website: https://home.cern/

Stakeholder group: NGOs and associations

CERN is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading laboratories for particle physics. At CERN, physicists and engineers probe the fundamental structure of the universe. To do this, they use the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments – particle accelerators and detectors – to study the basic constituents of matter and the forces that shape the universe. Technologies developed at CERN go on to have a significant impact through their applications in wider society.

Digital activities

CERN has had an important role in the history of computing and networks. The World Wide Web (WWW) was invented at CERN by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists at universities and institutes around the world. Grid computing was also developed at CERN with partners and thanks to funding from the European Commission. The organisation also carries out activities in the areas of cybersecurity, big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), data preservation, and quantum technology.

Digital policy issues

Cloud computing

The scale and complexity of data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest particle accelerator, is unprecedented. This data needs to be stored, easily retrieved, and analysed by physicists all over the world. This requires massive storage facilities, global networking, immense computing power, and funding. CERN did not initially have the computing or financial resources to crunch all of the data on site, so in 2002 it turned to grid computing to share the burden with computer centres around the world. The Worldwide Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid (WLCG) builds on the ideas of grid technology initially proposed in 1999 by Ian Foster and Carl Kesselman. The WLCG relies on a distributed computing infrastructure, as data from the clashes of protons or heavy ions is distributed via the Internet for processing at data centres worldwide. This approach of using ‘virtual machines’ is based on the same paradigm as cloud computing. It is expected that further CERN developments in the field of data processing will continue to influence digital technologies.

Telecommunications infrastructure

In the 1970s, CERN developed CERNET, a lab-wide network to access mainframe computers in its data centre. This pioneering network eventually led CERN to become an early European adopter of TCP/IP for use in connecting systems on site. In 1989, CERN opened its first external TCP/IP connections and by 1990, CERN had become the largest Internet site in Europe and was ready to host the first WWW server. Nowadays, in addition to the WLCG and its distributed computing infrastructure, CERN is also the host of the CERN Internet eXchange Point (CIXP), which optimises CERN’s Internet connectivity and is also open to interested Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

Digital standards

Ever since releasing the World Wide Web software under an open-source model in 1994, CERN has been a pioneer in the open-source field, supporting open-source hardware (with the CERN Open Hardware Licence), open access (with the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics – SCOAP3) and open data (with the CERN Open Data Portal). Several CERN technologies are being developed with open access in mind, such as Indico, Invenio, Zenodo. Open-source software, such as CERNBox, CTA, EOS, FTS, GeantIV, ROOT , RUCIO, SWAN have been developed to handle, distribute and analyse the huge volumes of data generated by the LHC experiments and are also made available to the wider society.

Data governance

CERN manages vast amounts of data, and not only scientific data, but also data in more common formats such as webpages, images and videos, documents, and more. For instance, the CERN Data Centre processes on average one petabyte (one million gigabytes) of data per day. As such, the organisation notes that it faces the challenge of preserving its digital memory. It also points to the fact that many of the tools that are used to preserve data generated by the LHC and other scientific projects are also suitable for preserving other types of data and are made available to the wider society.

Artificial intelligence

Through CERN openlab, CERN collaborates with leading ICT companies and research institutes. The R&D projects carried out through CERN openlab are currently addressing topics related to data acquisition, computing platforms, data storage architectures, compute provisioning and management, networks and communication, machine learning and data analytics, and quantum technologies. CERN researchers are using machine learning techniques as part of their efforts to ‘maximise the potential for discovery…and optimise resources usage’. Machine learning is used, for instance, to improve the performance of LHC experiments in areas such as particle detection and managing computing resources. Going one step further, at the intersection of AI and quantum computing, CERN openlab is exploring the feasibility of using quantum algorithms to track the particles produced by collisions in the LHC, and is working on developing quantum algorithms to help optimise how data is distributed for storage in the WLCG.

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Post date March 1, 2022

Address: Maison de la paix, Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2A CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

Website: https://graduateinstitute.ch

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is an institution of research and higher education at the postgraduate level dedicated to the study of world affairs, with a particular emphasis on the cross-cutting fields of international relations and development issues.

Through its core activities, the Institute aims to promote international co-operation and contribute to the progress of developing societies. More broadly, it endeavours to develop creative thinking on the major challenges of our time, foster global responsibility and advance respect for diversity.

By intensely engaging with international organisations, non-governmental organisations, governments and multinational companies, the Institute participates in global discussions and prepares future policymakers to lead tomorrow’s world.

Digital Activities

As part of its main strategy, the Institute seeks to develop digitally-driven innovation in teaching and research, as well as information technology (IT) services. At the same time, as a research institution focusing on global challenges and their impacts, digitalisation has become one of its fundamental and policy-oriented research areas.

Over the years, the Institute has developed a performing IT infrastructure with secured data storage space and digital platforms (e.g. Campus, Moodle, TurntIn, Zoom, MyHR, Salesforces, Converis, etc.) to provide seamless services as well as dematerialised/paperless processes (e.g. student applications, course registration, etc.) for students, staff, and professors.

Various publications address topics related to digitalisation and its impact, such as big data, robotics, crypto mining, terrorism and social media, data in international trade and trade law, Internet governance, digital health, microfinance and Fintech, smart cities, etc.

The Institute also organises workshops, seminars, film screenings, and other events that cover Internet-related issues, ranging from the digital divide and the governance and regulatory aspects of data to cybersecurity.

Digital policy issue

Capacity development

The Institute provides a multidisciplinary perspective on international governance, including research and teaching on Internet governance, digital trade, and artificial intelligence (AI).

In terms of teaching, its Master, PhD, and executive education courses are increasingly focused on the effects of digitalisation on society and the economy, and more generally the global system. Some examples of courses are ‘Internet Governance and Economics’, ‘Internet Governance: the Role of International Law, Cybersecurity and Virtual Insecurity’, ‘Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work’, ‘Technology and Development’, and ‘Big Data Analysis’. Digital skills workshops are also organised for students to provide them with basic digital competence for their future professional or academic life (e.g. big data analysis, digital communication strategy, introduction to programming with Python, data analysis in various contexts, etc.)

In terms of research, a growing number of researchers and PhD candidates analyse the impact of digitalisation on international relations and development issues. A few examples of research topics are Internet and AI governance, digitalisation of trade, fintech, AI and humanitarian law, regulatory aspects of data, digital inclusion, and open government data. Some of the prominent research initiatives are listed under respective digital policy issues sections below.

The Institute also supports professors in developing pedagogical skills and in using digital tools. Workshops are offered to all faculty members at the end of the summer to prepare them for hybrid teaching and the use of new technological tools in the classroom.

Artificial intelligence

The Institute hosts the new Digital Health and AI Research Collaborative (I-DAIR) directed by former Ambassador of India and Visiting Lecturer at the Institute Amandeep Gill. I-DAIR aims to create a platform to promote responsible and inclusive AI research and digital technology development for health. This platform is supported by the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA).

The faculty also carries out a number of digital policy-related research projects, some of which focus on AI in particular. For example, the project titled ‘Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) and War Crimes: Who is to Bear Responsibility?’ aims to clarify whether and to what extent the requirements for ascribing criminal responsibility for the commission of an act – and in particular the key concepts of culpability theories – can be applied to the use of LAWS in combat operations. This analysis will serve to identify lacunae and inconsistencies in the current legal framework in the face of the advent of military robotics.

Sustainable development

A number of projects carried out by the Institute’s members aim to address the relation between digital technologies and sustainable development. For instance, the ‘Modelling Early Risk Indicators to Anticipate Malnutrition’ (MERIAM) project uses computer models to test and scale up cost-effective means to improve the prediction and monitoring of undernutrition in difficult contexts.

The project ‘Governing health futures 2030: growing up in a digital world’, hosted at the Global Health Centre, explores how to ensure that digital development helps improve the health and well-being of all, and especially among children and young people. It focuses on examining integrative policies for digital health, AI, and universal health coverage to support the attainment of the third sustainable development goal.

Focusing on the Global South, the project ‘African Futures: Digital Labor and Blockchain Technology’ strengthens empirical knowledge on changing trends in employment in the region by way of a two-pronged approach to the increasingly interconnected global division of labor: i) App-based work mediated by online service platforms and ii) the use of blockchain technology in mining sites for ethical sourcing, traceability, and proof of origin.

Inclusive finance

Projects carried out by the Institute’s members also address the role of digital technologies in enhancing financial inclusion. The project ‘Effects of Digital Economy on Banking and Finance’ studies digital innovations and how fintech extends financial services to firms and households and improves credit allocation using loan-account level data comparing the fintech and traditional banking.

Online education

The Institute has developed digital tools (e.g. app for students, responsive website) and used digital services (e.g. social media, Facebook, Google ads, etc.) for many years in its student recruitment and communication campaigns. Digital tools are also part of the pedagogical methods to improve learning. Flipped classrooms, MOOCs, SPOCs, and podcasts, to name a few, are used by professors in master and PhD programmes, as well as in executive education.

Thanks to the above developments, the Institute was able to respond quickly and effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. In a week, the Institute moved to distance working and online teaching.

Digital tools

Digital collections that allow free access to historical documents, texts, and photographs on international relations from the 16th to 20th century;
Two free online courses (MOOC) on globalisation and global governance.
Podcasts showcasing professors and guests’ expertise (What Matters Today, In Conversation With, Parlons en).
Podcasts are also integrated into the curricula of several international history and interdisciplinary master courses to encourage students to use social network platforms to popularise their findings.

Future of Meetings

Any reference to online or remote meetings?

Events, sessions, and seminars are held online (usually in Zoom), e.g. information sessions for admitted and prospective students are taking place online.

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Post date March 1, 2022

Acronym: UNECE

Address: Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix CH-1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland

Website: https://unece.org

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is one of five regional commissions of the UN. Its major aim is to promote pan-European economic integration. To do so, it brings together 56 countries in Europe, North America, and Asia, which discuss and co-operate on economic and sectoral issues.

UNECE works to promote sustainable development and economic growth through policy dialogue, negotiation of international legal instruments, development of regulations and norms, exchange and application of best practices, economic and technical expertise, and technical co-operation for countries with economies in transition. It also sets out norms, standards, and conventions to facilitate international co-operation.

Digital Activities

UNECE’s work touches on several digital policy issues, ranging from digital standards (in particular in relation to electronic data interchange for administration, commerce, and transport) to the Internet of Things (e.g. intelligent transport systems and automated driving). Its UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) develops trade facilitation recommendations and electronic business standards, covering both commercial and government business processes. UNECE also carries out activities focused on promoting sustainable development, in areas such as sustainable and smart cities for all ages; sustainable mobility and smart connectivity; and measuring and monitoring progress towards the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

UNECE’s work in the field of statistics is also relevant for digital policy issues. For example, the 2019 Guidance on Modernizing Statistical Legislation – which guides countries through the process of reviewing and revising statistical legislation – covers issues such as open data, national and international data exchanges, and government data management.

Digital policy issues

E-commerce and trade

UNECE’s subsidiary, CEFACT, serves as a focal point (within the UN Economic and Social Council) for trade facilitation recommendations and electronic business standards, covering both commercial and government business processes. In collaboration with the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standardisation (OASIS), UNECE developed the Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language (ebXML). Another output of UNECE is represented by the UN rules for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport (UN/EDIFACT), which include internationally agreed upon standards, directories, and guidelines for the electronic interchange of structured data between computerised information systems. UNECE has also issued recommendations on issues such as electronic commerce agreements and e-commerce self-regulatory instruments. CEFACT also works on supporting international, regional, and national e-government efforts to improve trade facilitation and e-commerce systems.

Digital standards

UNECE’s subsidiary body CEFACT has developed, together with OASIS, the Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language (ebXML) standard (containing specifications which enable enterprises around the world to conduct business over the Internet). UNECE’s standardisation work has also resulted in the development of EDIFACT), as well as other digital standards in areas such as agriculture (e.g. electronic crop reports, electronic animal passports, and fishering languages for universal eXchange), e-tendering, and transfer of digital records.

UN/EDIFACT
XML Schemas
Various other standards covering areas such as supply chain management, transport and logistics, agriculture, accounting and audit, travel and tourism, and environment

Internet of things

As part of its work in the field on intelligent transport systems, UNECE carries out several activities in the field of automated driving. It hosts multilateral agreements and conventions ruling the requirements and the use of these technologies (such as the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic). Its activities (e.g. facilitating policy dialogue and developing regulations and norms) are aimed at contributing to enabling automated driving functionalities and to ensuring that the benefits of these technologies can be captured without compromising safety and progress achieved in areas such as border crossing and interoperability. It also collaborates with other interested stakeholders, including the automotive and information and communication technology (ICT) industries, consumer organisations, governments, and international organisations.

Another area of work for UNECE is related to harnessing smart technologies and innovation for sustainable and smart cities. In this regard, it promotes the use of ICTs in city planning and service provision and it has developed (together with the ITU) a set of key performance indicators for smart sustainable cities. UNECE also works to facilitate connectivity through sustainable infrastructure. For instance, it assists countries in developing smart grids for more efficient energy distribution, and it administers international e-roads, e-rail, and e-waterway networks.

Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
Proposal for a new UN Regulation on uniform provision concerning the approval of vehicles with regards to cyber security and cyber security management system (June 2020)
Proposal for a new UN Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regards to Automated Lane keeping Systems (April/June 2020)
Proposal for a new UN Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to software update processes and of software update management systems (December 2019)
Revised Framework document on automated/autonomous vehicles (December 2019)
Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities (2015)
Resolution on the deployment of highly and fully automated vehicles in road traffic
Paper on artificial intelligence and vehicle regulations (2018)
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)
Working Party on Automated/autonomous and Connected Vehicles
Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety (WP.1)
UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management
International Telecommunication Union (ITU): UNECE and ITU are co-organising the annual Future Networked cards events. Together, they have developed the Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities.
United for Smart Sustainable Cities – UNECE is one of the co-ordinators

Blockchain

UNECE’s subsidiary body CEFACT has been exploring the use of blockchain for trade facilitation. For instance, work carried out within the Blockchain White Paper Project has resulted in two white papers: One looking at the impact of blockchain on the technical standards work of CEFACT and another looking at how blockchain could facilitate trade and related business processes. The ongoing Chain Project is focused on developing a framework/mechanism for the development and implementation of blockchain services infrastructure, and creating a whitepaper on strategy for development and implementation of interoperable global blockchain technology infrastructure. Another blockchain-related project looks into the development of a standard on the creation of a cross-border inter customs ledger using blockchain technology.

Digital and environment

UNECE’s work in the area of environmental policy covers a broad range of issues, such as the green economy, shared and safe water, environmental monitoring and assessment, and education for sustainable development. Much of this work is carried out by the Committee on Environmental Policy, which, among other tasks, supports countries in their efforts to strengthen their environmental governance and assesses their efforts to reduce their pollution burden, manage natural resources, and integrate environmental and socioeconomic policies. UNECE has put in place an Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Programme to assist member states in working with environmental data and information and enable informed decision-making processes. As part of this programme, it promotes the use of electronic tools for accessing information and knowledge on environmental matters and is developing a Shared Environmental Information System across the UNECE region. The system is intended to enable countries to connect databases and make environmental data more accessible.

UNECE Environmental Conventions (not necessarily covering digital issues directly, but relevant)

Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention)
Recommendations on electronic information tools aimed to assist Parties, Signatories and other interested States in promoting development, maintaining, enhancing, and using electronic information tools to support the implementation of the Aarhus Convention (2005)
The Recommendations are under review and a Task force on access to information is working on updating them
The Pan-European Strategic Framework for Greening the Economy
The Batumi Initiative on Green Economy (BIG-E)
UNECE Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment
Working Group on Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Task Force on Environmental Statistics and Indicators
Task Force on Waste Statistics
Task Force on access to information

Sustainable development

UNECE assists countries in its region to address sustainable development challenges (in areas such as environment, connectivity, and urbanisation) through leveraging its norms, standards and conventions, building capacities, and providing policy assistance. It focuses on driving progress towards the following SDGs: 3 (good health and well-being), 6 (clean water and sanitation), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 8 (decent work and economic growth), 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 12 (responsible consumption and production), 13 (climate action), and 15 (life on land). SDG 5 (gender equality) and 17 (partnerships) are overarching for all UNECE activities. Activities undertaken by UNECE in relation to these SDGs converge under 4 high-impact areas: sustainable use of natural resources; sustainable and smart cities for all ages; sustainable mobility and smart connectivity; and measuring and monitoring progress towards the SDGs.

UNECE has developed a series of tools and standards to support countries in measuring and monitoring progress towards the SDGs. It has also put in place an Innovation Policy Outlook which assesses the scope, quality, and performance of policies, institutions and instruments promoting innovation for sustainable development.

Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the UNECE Region (report, March 2020)

Data governance

UNECE carries out multiple activities of relevance for the area of data governance. To start with, its work on trade facilitation also covers data management issues. For example, it has issued a White Paper on a data pipeline concept for improving data quality in the supply chain and a set of Reference Data Model Guidelines. Several projects carried out in the framework of UNECE’s subsidiary CEFACT also cover data-related issues. Examples include the Cross-border Management Reference Data Model Project (aimed to provide a regulatory reference data model within the CEFACT semantic library in order to assist authorities to link this information to the standards of other organisations) and the Accounting and Audit Reference Data Model Project.

Secondly, UNECE has a Statistical Division which coordinates international statistical activities between UNECE countries and helps to strengthen, modernise, and harmonise statistical systems, under the guidance of the Conference of European Statisticians. Its activities in this area are guided by the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, adopted in 1992 and later endorsed by the UN Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly. Areas of work include: economic statistics, statistics on population, gender and society, statistics related to sustainable development and the environment, and modernisation of official statistics. In 2019, UNECE published a Guidance on Modernizing Statistical Legislation to guide countries through the process of reviewing and revising statistical legislation. The guidance covers issues such as open data, national and international data exchanges, and government data management.White Paper: Data Pipeline (2018)

Digital tools

UNECE Dashboard of SDG indicators

UNECE digital tools facilitating access to statistical information:

UNECE online platforms and observatories gathering updates and policy resources to help member states respond to the COVID-19 crisis:

Future of meetings

Any reference to online or remote meetings?

Yes, UNECE Executive Committee – Special procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic (adopted in April 2020 and extended in July 2020 authorise the Chair of the Commission to convene remote informal meetings of the members of the Executive Committee. It also encourages UNECE subsidiary bodies to explore innovative formats to conduct business remotely. The Executive Committee held a remote informal meeting of members on 20 May 2020. Subsequently, its 110th meeting was also held online, on 10 July 2020.
The Conference of European Statisticians held its 68th plenary as a hybrid meeting on 22 June and as an informal virtual meeting on 23–24 June 2020.
Several UNECE groups have been holding online meetings. For instance, the 118th session of the Working Party on General Safety Provisions (GRSG) (15–17 July) was held via Webex, without interpretation, and is considered an informal meeting

Any reference to deliberation or decision making online?

UNECE Executive Committee – Special procedures during the COVID-19 period (adopted in April 2020 and extended in July 2020) refers to use of the silence procedure for decision-making.
Proceedings of the 118th session of GRSG: ‘Decisions taken during the informal virtual meeting will be circulated after the meeting in the three ECE official languages to the delegations of Contracting Parties via their missions in Geneva for final approval under silence procedure of 10 days.’

Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Post date March 1, 2022

Acronym: GCSP

Address: Chemin Eugene-Rigot 2D, CH - 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland

Website: https://gcsp.ch

Internet Governance Forum

Post date March 1, 2022

Acronym: IGF

Address: Villa Bocage Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland

Website: https://intgovforum.org

Stakeholder group: International and regional organisations

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was established in Paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) as a forum for multistakeholder policy dialogue. The mandate of the Forum is to discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance, in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability, and development of the Internet. Even though the IGF is not a decision-making body, its great potential lies in open discussions among all stakeholders on challenges and best practices related to the use and evolution of the Internet.

Starting 2006, the IGF holds annual meetings: Athens (2006), Rio de Janeiro (2007), Hyderabad (2008), Sharm El Sheikh (2009), Vilnius (2010), Nairobi (2011), Baku (2012), Bali (2013), Istanbul (2014), João Pessoa (2015), Guadalajara (2016). The programme of the annual meeting and the general direction of the IGF work are deliberated by the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) to the UN Secretary General.

The IGF Secretariat, currently based at the United Nations Office at Geneva, conducts the preparations for the annual IGF meetings, coordinates the IGF intersessional activities (between two annual meetings), and assists the MAG in its work.

European Broadcasting Union

Post date March 1, 2022

Acronym: EBU

Address: L'Ancienne-Route 17A, Postal Box 45, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex / Geneva, Switzerland

Website: https://ebu.ch

Stakeholder group: International and regional organisations

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the world’s leading alliance of public service media. Established in 1950, the organisation is a successor to the International Broadcasting Union (IBU), which was founded in 1925. The EBU consists of 116 member organisations from 56 countries and its aim is to secure a sustainable future for public service media and help them keep up with technological developments. The organisation operates the Eurovision and Euroradio services

Digital Activities

The EBU supports digital transformation among its members through capacity development, promoting and making use of digital channels, raising awareness of cybersecurity risks, and leveraging the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and data. Through its Digital Transformation Initiative, the EBU aims to help its members understand the challenges and opportunities posed by the digital age and transform their organisations accordingly.

Digital policy issues

Telecommunications infrastructure

In addition to traditional broadcasting networks – terrestrial, cable, or satellite – media service providers are starting to use content delivery networks (CDNs) to ensure an increased quality of experience (QoE) for their users. In this context, the EBU has set up a Project Group to investigate requirements for a multi-CDN environment (a technical infrastructure able to switch between different connected CDNs dynamically). This Project Group is also looking into the use of big data analytics to monitor QoE. In addition, the EBU maintains its Strategic Programme on Spectrum Management and Regulation, which is focused on helping members work together to ensure that the radio spectrum is efficiently managed and used.

Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the EBU issued a recommendation to help public service media organisations avoid potential internet congestion caused by greater media consumption and by increased reliance on online collaboration tools.

Digital standards

Since its inception in 1950, the EBU has been mandated by its members to contribute to standardisation work in all technological fields related to media. This work ranges from TV and radio production equipment to the new broadcasting standards for transmission. This mandate has been naturally extended over the years to the field of mobile technologies, as well as online production and distribution.

The current digital video standard (DVB) and digital radio standards (DAB, DNS) have all been tested by and agreed upon within the EBU by the broadcasting community, before being exported to other standardization bodies (such as the ITU, ETSI, IEEE, etc.).

The EBU has led the development of hybrid radio technologies such as RadioDNS, which is designed for EBU broadcasters to start testing and experimenting without having to deploy the necessary infrastructure themselves.

The organisation has included mobile technologies and standards among the priorities of its Strategic Programme on Future Distribution Strategies and has set up a Mobile Technologies and Standards Group, which ‘seeks to build technical competence within the EBU community in the domain of the current and future mobile technologies, including 4G/LTE and 5G.’ The group undertakes technical studies of 4G and 5G and their standardisation roadmaps, and formulates and co-ordinates EBU positions on mobile standardisation issues.

In 2019, the EBU launched a 5MAG group which brings together different actors to foster the development and deployment of technologies of strategic importance to the media industry.

Artificial intelligence

In 2015, the EBU launched its AI and Data Initiative aimed at helping its members leverage the potential of AI and data. The EBU’s AI and Data Group defines the strategy and priorities of the AI and Data Initiative to support members’ data usage and data-driven strategies.

In 2019, the EBU news department published its first report on best practices for AI applications in the field of journalism. The report is publicly available and aims to help improve AI-based solutions in order to serve the public interest and respect human rights.

One of best examples of the EBU’s use of AI is its PEACH (Personalization for EACH) initiative, which has brought together a number of public broadcasters to develop AI-powered tools to deliver the right content to the right audience in accordance with current data protection regulations.

Network neutrality

The EBU’s work in the field of net neutrality focuses on assisting its members in co-ordinating their positions on broadband network neutrality. To this end, it provides expertise and facilitates initiatives and the drafting of documents concerning net neutrality at the EU level. The EBU also encourages its members to exchange experiences from the national level. Net neutrality is addressed as part of the EBU’s Strategic Programme on Broadcaster Internet Services. Net neutrality is seen as a key principle for public service broadcasters to support and advocate for, as it ensures their services are equally accessible by all Internet users. A large part of this activity is now evolving into AI.

Cybercrime and network security

The EBU has developed a Strategic Programme on Media Cyber Security, aimed mainly at raising awareness among its members of the increasing cybersecurity risks and threats to broadcasting. This initiative also provides a platform for its members to exchange information on security incidents (e.g. phishing campaigns, targeted malware attacks, etc.), as well as on lessons learnt, projects, and internal procedures. A dedicated working group is focused on defining information security best practices for broadcast companies. The EBU organises an annual Media Cybersecurity Forum, which brings together manufacturers, service providers, and media companies to discuss security issues in the media domain.

Convergence and OTT

In an environment increasingly characterised by digital convergence, the EBU is working on identifying viable investment solutions for over-the-top (OTT) services. The organisation has a Digital Media Steering Committee, focused on ‘defining the role of public service media in the digital era, with a special focus on how to interact with big digital companies.’ It also develops a bi-annual roadmap for technology and innovation activities and has a dedicated Project Group on OTT services.

In addition, there is an intersectoral group composed by EBU’s members and its staff that exchanges best practices for relations between Internet platforms and broadcasters.

During the COVID-19 crisis, a co-ordinated effort by the technical distribution experts of the EBU and its members monitored the state of the global broadband network to help avoid surcharges due to the increased consumption of on-demand programmes.

Capacity development

Most of the EBU’s activities are aimed at increasing the capacity of its members to address challenges and embrace opportunities brought about by the digital age. To that end, through its Digital Transformation Initiative, the EBU has developed a number of member support services, such as its expert community network that gathers over 200 experts from across its membership, and a digital knowledge hub with a repository of analyses and best practices. The EBU also offers a wide range of workshops and other sessions aimed at creating awareness about the digital transformation of the public service media, developing peer-to-peer assessment of members’ digital maturity, and initiating tailored interventions based on members’ needs.