26.02.2004
The depth of disappointment with the formal outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society cannot be fully explained by reference to the usual process of Summit attrition, governments horse-trading down to the lowest common denominator.
11.02.2004
The government of Tunisia promises that all civil society organisations will be allowed to participate in the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, to take place in Tunis next year, the follow-up to last December's meet in Geneva.
We have compiled this backgrounder to give you a complete picture of the WSIS from the perspective of the civil society. Explains academic concepts and issues related to knowledge society, notes activities and concerns of the civil society, and lists actors and organisations involved in the WSIS process as well as links to related Websites.
