WSIS Action Line C5 Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs

Cybersecurity for Space-Enabled Information and Communications Technologies

Satellite communications, positioning, navigation and timing services, remote sensing, and environmental monitoring systems are now deeply embedded in global ICT infrastructure. Improving confidence and security in these space-related ICTs is a growing priority for governments, industry, and the technical community.

This session presents early findings from a joint research initiative by the George Washington University Space Policy Institute, the Global Cybersecurity Forum, and ITU on cybersecurity for space-related ICTs. The study examines current and evolving cyber threats to satellite communications and other space-enabled systems, drawing on expert interviews with government, industry, and academic stakeholders across multiple regions. Panelists will discuss the threat landscape for space-enabled ICT infrastructure, emerging policy and technical approaches to strengthening cyber resilience in the space domain, and opportunities for international cooperation to address shared vulnerabilities.

AI4Good – Beyond earth: AI, space computing and humanity’s next frontier

Space is entering a new era. Reusable rockets have dramatically reduced the cost of reaching orbit, satellite constellations are connecting billions of people, and advances in AI are enabling increasingly autonomous systems in space.

From intelligent satellites and real-time Earth observation to future lunar bases, Mars missions and space-based computing infrastructure, AI is becoming a foundational technology for humanity’s expansion beyond Earth.

Featuring leaders from SpaceX, Zhejiang Lab and the UN Scientific Panel on AI, this session explores how the convergence of AI and space technologies could transform life on Earth while opening entirely new frontiers for human civilization.

Recording will be available soon