WSIS FORUM 2010
10-14 May, Geneva
Consultation Process
Get involved in the
preparatory process of
WSIS Forum 2010
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WSIS Forum 2010
Midterm Review
ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD in their
mandated roles have the pleasure to
organize the WSIS Forum 2010 to be held
from 10 to 14 May 2010, at the ITU
Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
(10-12 May HL Segment / 13-14 Workshops)
This event builds upon the tradition of annual
WSIS May meetings, and its new format is a
result of the open consultations with all
WSIS Stakeholders.
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Participation of WSIS Forums
and 2010 Objective
Please note that presented statistics do not reflect participating representatives of the Governments from Geneva based permanent missions
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600
500
Others
454
463
479
Private Sector
400
300
Civil Society
200
Int'l Organizations
100
Governments
0
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2009
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*Expected number of participants
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WSIS Forum 2010
Format of the Meeting
The Forum will offer participants a
series of diverse meetings, including:
– High-Level Panels
– WSIS Action Line Facilitation Meetings
– Thematic Workshops
– Kick-off Meetings
– Speed Exchanges
– WSIS Action Line Facilitators Meeting
– UNGIS Meeting
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WSIS Forum 2010
Preparatory Process
• General Assembly Draft Resolution
– 12. Notes the organization of the
WSIS Forum 2009 by ITU, UNCTAD,
UNDP and UNESCO to facilitate
interaction between actors implementing the WSIS
action lines, and invites the organizers to fully
engage Governments, international
organizations, civil society and the private
sector in the preparations of the WSIS Forum
2010, to be held from 10 to 14 May in Geneva;
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WSIS Forum 2010
Open Consultation Process
• STEP ONE: ONLINE DISCUSSION
WSIS Community website provided an opportunity of
discussing the WSIS Forum 2010 in remote mode.
• STEP TWO: SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL
COMMENT/CONTRIBUTION
Official comment/contribution were submitted in electronic
form with deadline of 5 February 2010.
• STEP THREE: FINAL REVIEW MEETING
Final review of all submitted comments,
10 February 2010 in ITU Headquarters, Geneva.
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Open Consultations
Phase Two: Overview
Contributions from 48 Countries
Albania, Albania, Argentina,
Argentina, Bangladesh, Bangui,
Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Burundi, Cameroon, Canada,
Colombia, Congo, Ethiopia, France,
Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Iraq
(Kurdistan Regional Government),
Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Nairobi,
Nepal, New York, New Zealand,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Paris,
Rome, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Spain,
Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania,
Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, USA,
Venezuela
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Breakdown of Submitted Contributions by Stakeholder
111 Submissions by 8 February 2010
International
Organisations
16%
Governments
20%
Private Sector
10%
Civil Society
54%
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Open Consultations
Phase Two: Overview
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WSIS Forum 2010
Proposed Subjects …
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ICT for disabled
ICT and education
ICT and gender
ICT and environment (climate change,
e-waste, etc.)
ICT for youth and aging
ICT for indigenous people
E-Government: Best practices /
Management of the information and
ICTs
E-health (various issues)
Open access to information and
knowledge / Libraries
Web 2.0 / Social networking /
Information literacy
Financial Mechanisms
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MDGs / Poverty reduction
Information Society for marginalized
Role of ICT in rural development
Community media and radio
Mobile/online security / trust
Cultural and linguistic diversity and
local content
Convergence between traditional and
new ICTs
Disaster management
Enhancing ICT infrastructure /
connectivity / LDCs, SIDS
ICTs for data collection and analysis
Information ethics
ICT and human rights
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WSIS FORUM 2010
10-14 May, Geneva
Thank you for your attention!
International Telecommunication Union
Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 730 60 65
wsis-info@itu.int
www.itu.int/wsis
Please note that this offering is directed to the private sector only.
In case of no interest in this offering, the stakeholders are anyway strongly encouraged
to participate in WSIS Forum pro-actively, simultaneously
contributing to the WSIS implementation process.
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WSIS Process
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UNCTAD
WSIS Forum 2010
Format of the Meeting
– High-Level Panels
– WSIS Action Line Facilitation Meetings
– Thematic Workshops:
– Kick-off Meetings
– Speed Exchanges
– WSIS Action Line Facilitation Meetings
Hosted by:
WSIS Process
Organised by:
UNCTAD