NEWS

Event: AI for Good Global Summit and World Summit on the Information Society 2025 

The AI for Good Global Summit and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), organized by the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) Secretariat’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU), will take place from 7 to 11 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.  

These annual events happen in parallel, as part of an ongoing UN effort to promote people-centered, development-oriented digital governance, with a particular focus on harnessing Artificial Intelligence to address global challenges.

By fostering dialogue among diverse stakeholders, the events convene organizations with a wide range of backgrounds and expertise, highlighting the critical role of cross-sector collaboration to strengthen the digital transformation. 

Registration

This is still available for both in-person and online formats:  

  • AI for Good Global Summit here  

Agendas

Agendas for each event are available here: 

  • AI for Good Global Summit here  

Workshops

Some recommended workshops to attend are: 

  • Workshop on FAIR Cities –Foster AI for Inclusive and Responsible Cities (8 July 2025, 10:15-11:15)​ – find more information HERE. 

  • Workshop on Leaving No One Behind in the Citiverse (8 July 2025, 16:00-16:45)​ – find more information HERE. 

  • Workshop on AI & virtual worlds: Building the cities and governments of tomorrow (9 July 2025, 9:00-12:15) – find more information HERE. 

The U4SSC Secretariat serves as the developer for these efforts, with digitalization and AI for building sustainable cities playing a central role across the initiative’s thematic focus areas. 

Reference: https://u4ssc.itu.int/