Meet RealTyme at World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2026

TL;DR: RealTyme will participate in the WSIS Forum 2026, held 6–10 July 2026 in Geneva — hosted at ITU Headquarters (6–7 July) and Palexpo (8–10 July). On 7 July, François Rodriguez will join a panel on operationalizing digital sovereignty alongside leaders from the Arab ICT Organisation and Smart Africa, sharing RealTyme's perspective on sovereign, post-quantum communications infrastructure.

RealTyme will be part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2026, taking place from 6 to 10 July 2026 in Geneva — hosted at ITU Headquarters on 6–7 July and at Palexpo on 8–10 July.  

Co-hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Swiss Confederation, and co-organised by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD in partnership with more than fifty UN entities, WSIS Forum is the central multistakeholder platform mandated to advance the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines and global digital cooperation.

RealTyme will also take the stage with a speaking slot, bringing our perspective on sovereign communications infrastructure to one of the largest and most influential gatherings on the global digital policy calendar.

What Is the WSIS Forum?

The WSIS Forum serves as the central multistakeholder convening platform mandated to advance the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines and support global digital cooperation. Anchored in the renewed UNGA mandate, the Forum brings together governments, the private sector, civil society, technical communities, academia, youth, and international organisations in a uniquely inclusive environment for dialogue, collaboration, and action.

As part of the WSIS+20 review process, the United Nations General Assembly recognised the central role of the WSIS Forum as a global platform for advancing the WSIS vision. Through resolution A/RES/80/173, the General Assembly acknowledged the work of ITU, in collaboration with UNESCO, UNCTAD, and UNDP, in establishing the annual WSIS Forum as the principal mechanism for reviewing and advancing the WSIS Action Lines, including their annual roadmaps.

A defining component of the Forum is its High-Level Track, which convenes ministers, regulators, chief executives, civil society heads, mayors, ambassadors, and heads of UN agencies. The ministerial roundtables provide an opportunity for Member States to articulate national digital priorities, exchange policy experiences, and identify areas for collective action — reinforcing the Forum's role as the interface between policy-level commitments and operational implementation.

The WSIS Forum has established itself as a global hub for innovation, emerging trends, and forward-looking discussions. Each year, it showcases new developments in artificial intelligence, frontier connectivity, digital public infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital inclusion, and multilingual digital ecosystems — while also providing a structured space to examine emerging risks such as online safety challenges, misinformation, data governance concerns, and widening digital divides.

WSIS Forum 2026 carries particular significance as the first Forum convened after the WSIS+20 UNGA review, playing a vital role in supporting Member States as they begin implementing the commitments set out in the December 2025 resolution. The 2026 edition will feature an expanded High-Level Track, strengthened ministerial participation, the WSIS Prizes 2026, thematic exhibitions, and a programme shaped through the Forum's Open Consultation Process.

RealTyme on Stage: Operationalizing Digital Sovereignty

On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, from 15:00 to 15:45 (UTC+02:00), RealTyme will take part in Session 373: " Digital Public Infrastructure Sovereign Stacks, Post-Quantum Resilience, and Edge AI ", held in Room E at the ITU Varembé Building, with both physical and virtual participation options.

The session moves past theoretical debate on data sovereignty and into the practical realities of deployment — presenting a validated model for national, secure-by-design communication stacks and examining how African and Arab states are building resilient, sovereign digital public infrastructure without depending on dominant foreign technology providers.

François Rodriguez, RealTyme's Chief Commercial Officer, will join the panel alongside H.E. Eng. Mohamed Benamor, Secretary-General of the Arab ICT Organisation, and Thelma Efua Quaye, Chief Digital Infrastructure, Skills, and Empowerment Officer at Smart Africa. The session will be moderated by Maryna Veuthey, Project Coordinator at RealTyme.

The panel will address sovereign digital public infrastructure stacks, post-quantum resilience, and edge AI — examining how nations can avoid vendor lock-in while securing critical infrastructure against the decryption threats of the quantum era.

→ Register for the session

Why RealTyme Is Present

Digital cooperation and digital sovereignty are not competing agendas — they are two sides of the same challenge. As governments, regulators, and institutions worldwide accelerate the implementation of national digital strategies, AI governance frameworks, and cybersecurity capacity, the question of what infrastructure underpins that digital transformation becomes inseparable from the policy commitments being made.

The WSIS Forum's mandate — advancing digital inclusion, strengthening digital public infrastructure, and addressing emerging risks such as data governance and cybersecurity — sits directly at the intersection of RealTyme's work.

For governments and critical institutions navigating frameworks such as NIS2, DORA, and the EU AI Act, alongside national digital sovereignty agendas being shaped at forums like WSIS, the communications layer carrying sensitive institutional information is not a peripheral concern — it is foundational to whether digital transformation commitments can be trusted and sustained.

A multistakeholder forum of this scale brings together exactly the audience that decides how digital infrastructure gets built: ministers setting national policy, regulators drafting compliance frameworks, and technology leaders implementing the systems those policies govern. RealTyme's role is to make sure that conversation includes the communications layer itself — because no digital cooperation commitment can be trusted if the channel carrying it isn't sovereign and built to withstand quantum-era threats. Whether deployed on-premises, in a Swiss cloud, or as sovereign cloud infrastructure, that is the standard RealTyme's platform meets.

As an ITU Academy partner, RealTyme's presence at WSIS Forum 2026 extends a broader, ongoing commitment to supporting sovereign digital resilience across ITU's global network of Member States.

Meet RealTyme at WSIS Forum 2026

Members of the RealTyme team will be present in Geneva from 6 to 10 July 2026. We welcome the opportunity to connect with government representatives, policymakers, regulators, industry peers, and partners attending the Forum.

If you will be attending WSIS Forum 2026 and would like to meet or attend our session, please reach out to schedule time with our team.

→ Book a meeting with our team

About WSIS Forum and ITU

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum is the central multistakeholder platform mandated to advance global digital cooperation, established under the renewed UNGA mandate following the WSIS+20 review process. Led by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in collaboration with UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD, and co-hosted with the Swiss Confederation, the Forum convenes governments, industry, civil society, and international organisations annually in Geneva to review and advance the WSIS Action Lines in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

ITU is the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies. Founded in 1865 and headquartered in Geneva, ITU coordinates the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promotes international cooperation in satellite orbit assignment, works to improve telecommunications infrastructure in the developing world, and establishes the worldwide standards that foster interconnection of communications systems across 193 Member States.

About RealTyme

RealTyme is a Geneva-based sovereign secure communications company building quantum-resilient infrastructure for organisations that cannot afford to compromise on privacy or security. RealTyme's platform is designed for a post-quantum world — protecting communications, data, and identities against both current and emerging threats, for governments, enterprises, and critical institutions worldwide. Deployed as on-premises, sovereign cloud, or Swiss cloud, RealTyme ensures total institutional autonomy over communications infrastructure.  

As an ITU Academy partner, RealTyme supports cybersecurity and digital sovereignty capacity building across ITU's global network of Member States.