United Nations World Data Forum 2026

The UN World Data Forum will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 9 and 12 November 2026. 

The aim of the UN World Data Forum is to spur data innovation, nurture partnerships, mobilize high-level political and financial support for data, and build a pathway to better data for sustainable development.

Since the first Forum in January 2017, the audience for the Forum has grown from 2,000 people to active stakeholder group of over 20,000. The UNWDF 2026 will bring together data leaders from a diverse range of stakeholders such as governments, civil society, the private sector, donor and philanthropic bodies, international and regional agencies, the geospatial community, the media, academia (including students), and professional bodies; to exchange ideas, showcase innovations, share solutions, discuss future strategies, and provide mutual learning opportunities on a wide variety of topics organized across four Thematic Areas and evolving list of programme tracks.

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