The main outcomes of the final WSIS conference in Tunis have been outlined in a set of 13 thematic action lines.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
Over the course of WSIS I've realised that the most effective exchange of ideas doesn't necessarily take place in lofty academic sessions.
As the integral part of the WSIS review preparatory process, the event is set to produce recommendations for a possible post-2015 Action Plan.
"We are very much looking forward to build on the excellent partnership that we enjoy with IFLA since long, to put the vision of WSIS into practice".
World Information Society Day, celebrated on 17 May, reaffirms the strong commitment made at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to build inclusive knowledge societies.
The research was supported by UNESCO within the framework of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), and as part of UNESCO's activities related to Internet Governance.
Instead it's the chance encounters - queuing for the toilet, seeking advice with wireless connections, negotiating the maze of the WSIS tent city - that may lead to the most creative outcomes.
Strenuous efforts will be needed to capitalize on the opportunities offered by the World Summit on Information Societies (WSIS) to bridge the gender divide which is already apparent within the emerging information society.
Written by Dr Alma Swan, an eminent expert in the field of Open Access, the draft went through an open consultation and peer review at the Open Access Community in the WSIS Knowledge Communities.
The symposium tried to determine the issues to be followed up by ICSU organizations and by UNESCO in preparation for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva in December 2003 and in Tunis in 2005.
The alliance will aim at establishing common strategic approaches and projects to implement library-related parts of the Declaration of Principles and the Geneva Plan of Action adopted by WSIS in Geneva in 2003 and endorsed in Tunis in 2005.
The 10 targets in the WSIS Plan of Action for improving access and connectivity to ICTs by 2015, which were endorsed by 175 Member States, were all rated as very important to achieving an information society that would benefit all of humanity.
He noted that governments had a crucial role to play, as they could promote leadership, help develop a sense of ownership of national development goals and empower people to develop their own solutions and capacities, an objective that lies at the heart of the WSIS process.
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