Session
Organizer 1: Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 1: Lucien M. CASTEX, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Adarsh Kumar, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 3: Francesca Musiani, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Adarsh Kumar, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 3: Francesca Musiani, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Format
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: This session will be structured as an interactive panel discussion with a roundtable layout to encourage open dialogue and engagement among speakers and participants. The format is best suited for this topic because it allows experts from different backgrounds—policy, technology, business, and civil society—to share diverse perspectives on sustainable and responsible innovation. ⮚ The 60-minute duration provides enough time for insightful presentations, followed by a dynamic discussion and audience participation. A moderated Q&A session will ensure meaningful interactions, allowing attendees to raise concerns, share ideas, and propose solutions. ⮚ The room setup will facilitate collaboration, enabling both speakers and participants to actively contribute. This format encourages knowledge exchange, fosters debate, and generates actionable recommendations, making it ideal for a topic that requires collective effort and multi-stakeholder engagement.
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: This session will be structured as an interactive panel discussion with a roundtable layout to encourage open dialogue and engagement among speakers and participants. The format is best suited for this topic because it allows experts from different backgrounds—policy, technology, business, and civil society—to share diverse perspectives on sustainable and responsible innovation. ⮚ The 60-minute duration provides enough time for insightful presentations, followed by a dynamic discussion and audience participation. A moderated Q&A session will ensure meaningful interactions, allowing attendees to raise concerns, share ideas, and propose solutions. ⮚ The room setup will facilitate collaboration, enabling both speakers and participants to actively contribute. This format encourages knowledge exchange, fosters debate, and generates actionable recommendations, making it ideal for a topic that requires collective effort and multi-stakeholder engagement.
Policy Question(s)
1. How can policymakers and industry leaders ensure that emerging digital technologies align with sustainability goals while fostering economic growth and innovation?
2. What regulatory and governance frameworks are needed to promote responsible innovation that minimizes environmental impact, ensures ethical AI development, and protects digital rights?
3. How can global collaboration between governments, private sectors, and civil society drive inclusive and equitable digital innovation, ensuring access and benefits for marginalized communities while mitigating potential risks?
What will participants gain from attending this session? Participants will gain valuable insights into sustainable and responsible innovation, learning about best practices, policies, and technologies that promote ethical and eco-friendly digital transformation. They will hear diverse perspectives from experts across industry, academia, and policymaking, fostering a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities in responsible innovation. Attendees will also explore practical tools, case studies, and collaborative strategies for implementing sustainability-driven digital solutions. Through interactive discussions, they will leave with actionable recommendations, fresh ideas, and a broader network to drive responsible innovation in their respective fields.
SDGs
Description:
Innovation plays a crucial role in shaping the digital landscape, but its long-term impact depends on sustainability and responsibility. This workshop will explore how emerging and cutting-edge technologies, digital governance, and industry practices can foster sustainable and responsible innovation while balancing economic growth, environmental impact, and societal well-being. Key discussion points will include: ⮚ Ethical Technology Development: Examining responsible AI, data privacy, and human rights-centered design to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability. ⮚ Green Technology & Digital Sustainability: Exploring strategies for reducing the carbon footprint of digital infrastructure, promoting energy-efficient computing, and fostering circular economy principles in hardware’s mainly for chip war and semiconductor assembly industry and software production. ⮚ Inclusive & Equitable Innovation: Addressing the digital divide by ensuring accessibility, affordability, and inclusivity in technological advancements for marginalized communities. ⮚ Regulatory & Policy Frameworks: Analyzing international best practices, governance mechanisms, and public-private collaborations that encourage responsible innovation while preventing exploitative or harmful technology use. This workshop will bring together experts from academia, industry, civil society, and government to share best practices, case studies, and innovative approaches to sustainable digital transformation. Participants will gain insights into concrete initiatives that successfully integrate responsible innovation principles while fostering long-term resilience in the digital ecosystem. The workshop will draw in particular on India's experience in digital transformation, and will follow on from the work carried out without the G20 framework and at the International Telecommunication Union, whose last World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly was held in New Delhi. Through an interactive and engaging format, including expert presentations, panel discussions, and audience participation, this workshop aims to generate actionable recommendations for policymakers, technologists, and global stakeholders. The discussion will encourage cross-sector collaboration, ensuring that digital progress aligns with sustainability goals and ethical standards.
Innovation plays a crucial role in shaping the digital landscape, but its long-term impact depends on sustainability and responsibility. This workshop will explore how emerging and cutting-edge technologies, digital governance, and industry practices can foster sustainable and responsible innovation while balancing economic growth, environmental impact, and societal well-being. Key discussion points will include: ⮚ Ethical Technology Development: Examining responsible AI, data privacy, and human rights-centered design to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability. ⮚ Green Technology & Digital Sustainability: Exploring strategies for reducing the carbon footprint of digital infrastructure, promoting energy-efficient computing, and fostering circular economy principles in hardware’s mainly for chip war and semiconductor assembly industry and software production. ⮚ Inclusive & Equitable Innovation: Addressing the digital divide by ensuring accessibility, affordability, and inclusivity in technological advancements for marginalized communities. ⮚ Regulatory & Policy Frameworks: Analyzing international best practices, governance mechanisms, and public-private collaborations that encourage responsible innovation while preventing exploitative or harmful technology use. This workshop will bring together experts from academia, industry, civil society, and government to share best practices, case studies, and innovative approaches to sustainable digital transformation. Participants will gain insights into concrete initiatives that successfully integrate responsible innovation principles while fostering long-term resilience in the digital ecosystem. The workshop will draw in particular on India's experience in digital transformation, and will follow on from the work carried out without the G20 framework and at the International Telecommunication Union, whose last World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly was held in New Delhi. Through an interactive and engaging format, including expert presentations, panel discussions, and audience participation, this workshop aims to generate actionable recommendations for policymakers, technologists, and global stakeholders. The discussion will encourage cross-sector collaboration, ensuring that digital progress aligns with sustainability goals and ethical standards.
Expected Outcomes
The results of the discussion will be published as a policy paper. It will then be included in the work of the partner organizations.
Another expected outcome is the creation and strengthening of cooperation between participants representing the diversity of stakeholders to promote equitable digital transformation.
Hybrid Format: o A dedicated moderator will balance inputs from both onsite and online participants.
o Live chat will be monitored to bring online questions into the discussion.
o High-quality audio-visual equipment will ensure clear communication.
o Panelists will address both onsite and remote audiences equally.
o Interactive tools like Slido or Mentimeter will be used for live polls and Q&A.
o Collaborative platforms like Miro or Padlet will enable real-time contributions.
o Breakout discussions will include both virtual and in-person participants.
o A post-session discussion forum or mailing list will continue engagement.