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Launching the IFAP Issue Brief , the session spotlighted how frontier technologies like AI and quantum computing can serve inclusive knowledge societies, especially amid persistent global digital divides.

Guilherme Canela, Director of the Division for Digital Inclusion, Policies and Digital Transformation at UNESCO and Secretary of IFAP, expressed his gratitude to EuroDIG for offering a privileged space to the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Measuring Digital Inclusion, co-led by UNESCO’s Information for All Programme (IFAP) and .

2025 marks 20 years since the inception of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and also the watershed moment to review the overall implementation of it, under the WSIS+20 Review process. As the lead agency on six WSIS action lines for two decades, 91Â鶹¹ú²ú¾«Æ·×ÔÅÄ played a central role in WSIS implementation, working closely with ITU, UNCTAD and UNDP to ensure coordinated, inclusive and result driven actions.

In the light of 2025: the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), IFAP, jointly with DC partners: European University Institute (EUI) and Tech and Global Affairs Innovation Hub, Sciences Po, launched the new IFAP Issue Brief .

Co-authored by Shamira Ahmed (DepHUB) and Constance de Leusse (Tech and Global Affairs Innovation Hub, SciencePo), the Issue Brief unpacked the multiple dimensions of the quantum ecosystem and explores the human rights, including freedom of expression, privacy, access to information, etc, and policy implications of quantum technologies. 

As Ms Shamira Ahmed highlighted in her presentation, the Brief, drawing lessons from the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and the subsequent policy responses, provides broad recommendations and targeted actions for stakeholders, emphasizing human rights-centered governance, awareness, capacity building, and inclusivity to bridge global and gender divides. 

Following the release of the issue brief on quantum technologies, Maria De Brasdefer from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) presented another DC’s ongoing work on the Issue Brief - Empowering Libraries for Digital Inclusion â€“ which is under preparation and will be finalized by late this year. 

Onica Makwakwa representing the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP) emphasized the importance of evidence-based approach in digital governance and policymaking. She underscored that addressing the barriers that keep women offline - including unaffordability, the lack of digital skills and the online gender-based violence – is key to close the digital gender gap.

Morten Meyerhoff Nielsen from UNU-EGOV shared his research on , proposing a data-driven approach anchored in demand-side data for improved monitoring, measurement, and policy decisions related to digital government.

Charlotte Gilmartin representing the Council of Europe (CoE) shared the , along with CoE’s propositions for human rights-based approaches. She highlighted intersectoral efforts—such as online training and the EU-CoE joint programme—as good examples of multi-stakeholder cooperation, equality bodies supervision of AI in public administration and ensuring effective redress.

Janine Oliveira and Delaney Gomez-Jackson from Lenovo presented the outcomes of the , developed in cooperation with UNESCO. The project aims to integrate endangered Indigenous languages into smartphones. Supported by Indigenous communities, vendor and non-profit partners, and academic linguistic, the initiative has successfully enabled more than 90 Indigenous languages to be available on Motorola mobile user interfaces.

Xianhong Hu, Programme Specialist at the IFAP Secretariat, presented the growth of the Dynamic Coalition: since its establishment in February 2024, the Coalition has brought together over 60 members from universities, governments, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, and the private sector worldwide. She also invites DC Members and Eurodig Stakeholders to join UNESCO’s forthcoming Conference on Capacity Building on AI and Digital Transformation in the Public Sector, to continue the discussion and formulate actions in response to the challenges posed by rapid technological development.