Ukrainian delegation starts its work at WSIS Forum in Geneva

On May 26, the World Forum Summit on the Information Society Forum 2015 (WSIS Forum 2015) has started its work in Geneva. It was organized by the International Telecommunication Union, UNESCO, UNCTAD and in close collaboration with other UN agencies. On the first day of the Forum, Ukrainian delegation headed by Chairman of the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection Volodymyr Zverev took part in the opening ceremony of the Forum and the high-level segment with the participation of heads of communication administrations of the participating countries.

The WSIS Forum  represents the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. The WSIS Forum 2015 will bring together about 1,200 officials from more than 140 countries, including ministers for ICT, civil society leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs.

Ukraine at the WSIS Forum 2015 is also represented by Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Information and Communication Olexandr Danchenko. The delegation includes Head of the International Cooperation Administration of the State Special Communication Oksana Krekota.

The Ukrainian delegation will attend the high-level segment of the WSIS Forum 2015, during which Volodymyr Zverev is to deliver a political statement about achievements and main tasks of the telecommunication sector in Ukraine. The program of the Forum also includes high-level dialogue on innovations in the field of information and telecommunication technologies, ministerial roundtable, exploring best practices of implementation of national strategies for information society and overcoming threats when using Internet resources, as well as a series of practical seminars and workshops to exchange knowledge on the information society.

You can follow the course of the Forum on the official website of the event. The Press service of Special Communication and Information Protection will make every effort to inform the Ukrainian public and the media about the progress of the WSIS Forum 2015 in Geneva.