special coverage: information society & WSIS

28.05.2004 This information brief brings together the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA), with the recent 2003 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) policy-making process. Section 5 deals with connecting WSIS ICT Policy with Armed Conflict in the BPFA. Produced by the International Women's Tribune Centre as part of the efforts of the NGO Gender Strategies Working Group to engender the WSIS process.

28.05.2004 AITEC is calling for presentation proposals on poverty-alleviation through digital inclusion, enabling universal, sustainable, ubiquitous and affordable access of ICT by all. Proposals should include a short biography of the presenter, a synopsis and contact details. There are sponsorship opportunities available.

26.05.2004 The First Preparatory Meeting of the Phase 2 of WSIS will be held in Hammamet, Tunisia, from June 24 to 26, the International Telecommunication Union has announced. Representatives of the United Nations agencies, governments, civil society organisations and private institutions are expected to attend this high-level meeting.