The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was held in two phases. The first phase took place in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003, and the second phase took place in Tunis hosted by the Government of Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November 2005.
The Summit adopted the following documents:
· Geneva Declaration of Principles
· Geneva Plan of Action
· Tunis Commitment
· Tunis Agenda for the Information Society
UNESCO with its unique mandate to promote the free exchange of ideas and knowledge has played a key role in WSIS. UNESCO’s contribution incorporated the ethical, legal and sociocultural dimensions of the Information Society and helped to grasp the opportunities offered by the ICTs by placing the individual at its centre.
UNESCO acts as facilitator for the following action lines:
Access to information and knowledge (C3)
· Second consultation meeting, 23 May 2007, ITU, Geneva, Switzerland
· First consultation meeting, 16 October 2006, UNESCO, Paris, France
· Post suggestions
E-learning (C7)
· Second consultation meeting, 23 May 2007, ITU, Geneva, Switzerland
· First consultation meeting, 18 October 2006, UNESCO, Paris, France
· Post suggestions
E-science (C7)
· Second consultation meeting, 21 May 2007, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
· First consultation meeting, 22 October 2006, Beijing, China
· Post suggestions
Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content (C8)
· Second consultation meeting, 24 May 2007, ITU, Geneva, Switzerland
· First consultation meeting, 12 May 2006, Geneva, Switzerland
· Post suggestions
Media (C9)
· Second consultation meeting, 24 May 2007, ITU, Geneva, Switzerland
· First consultation meeting, 19 October 2006, UNESCO, Paris, France
· Post suggestions
Ethical dimensions of the Information Society (C10)
· Second consultation meeting, 25 May 2007, ITU, Geneva, Switzerland
· First consultation meeting, 17 October 2006, UNESCO, Paris, France
· Post suggestions
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