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30.08.2005 As there is no definitive structure of implementing the information society Plan of Action (PoA) in place, IT for Change has started advocating for creating an implementing mechanism in PrepCom III.

30.08.2005 PrepCom III of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will be held in Geneva from 19-30 September, 2005. This is the second phase of the WSIS. The outcomes of this process are meant to ensure that the Information Society of tomorrow takes the benefits of ICTs to those people and communities that have remained on the fringes of development.

As OneWorld South Asia actively readies itself for PrepCom in Geneva , it also sees as its mandate the greater participation of two specific communities – the grassroots and the media. Attention is paid to the significant presence, participation and contribution of women and marginalised groups in this process.

29.08.2005 Recommendations from the Dhaka ICT consultation organised by OneWorld South Asia (OWSA), Bangladesh Friendship Education Society (BFES) and Association for Progressive Communication (APC) on Jan 5-7, 2005 in Bangladesh on the national ICT policy issues.

26.08.2005 OneWorld South Asia and Panos International are organising a one-day workshop on Media in the Making of an Information Society on September 2nd, 2005 at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai.