special coverage: information society & WSIS

20.05.2005 The fourth meeting of WGIG will be held in Geneva on 15-17 June 2005, preceded by consultations open to all stakeholders.

16.05.2005 Facilitation or hindrance to Open Access to Scientific Information
should be included as one factor of appreciation and criteria within Internet Governance considerations and assessments.

11.05.2005 UNESCO and the Club of Rome are co-organizing a three-day ”World Conference on Harnessing the Potential of ICT for Capacity Building” from 11 to 13 May at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.

06.05.2005 The World Summit on the Information Society seeks to ensure that the benefits of the digital revolution in information and communication technologies are accessible to all while promoting specific advantages in areas such as e-strategies, e-commerce, e-governance, e-health, education, literacy, cultural diversity, gender equality, sustainable development and environmental protection.

04.05.2005 After some welcoming remarks, Chairman Yuri G. Grin briefly presented the role of the ITU Council WG on WSIS, mandated to make proposals to the Plenipotentiary Conference on the ITU inputs to the WSIS process. He also asserted that the work of the ITU is strongly rooted in a spirit of multi-stakeholder partnership, gathering 189 member states, but also private companies, academic institutions and some NGOs. Reports Conference of NGOs (CONGO).

04.05.2005 “Informal Consultations on the WSIS Implementation Mechanism” will take place just ahead of the 8th meeting of the ITU Council Working Group on the World Summit on the Information Society (WG-WSIS) on 3-4 May, the outcomes of the discussion will be reported directly to the ITU WG-WSIS.