The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) announced on Wednesday the creation of an ambitious new initiative, Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS).
This project will lend business expertise and experience to the emerging global dialogue that is shaping the agenda on Internet governance and information and communications technologies (ICTs), particularly in multi stakeholder discussions at the United Nations and following the UN World Summit on the Information Society ...
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) announced recently the creation of an ambitious new initiative, Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS). This project will lend business expertise and experience to the emerging global dialogue that is shaping the agenda on Internet governance and information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly in multi stakeholder discussions at the United Nations and following the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS
In its fourth year, the Information and Communication Technologies Task Force, through its core activities, working groups and regional nodes, made a substantive contribution to the preparations for the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society by sponsoring several regional meetings, organizing a series of global forums, producing several publications and participating actively in events organized by other stakeholders; organized three high-level round tables linking inform ...
From on-line banking to the benefits of telemedicine, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the world community to enhance global security in cyberspace so as to realize the full potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) and accelerate the pace of development.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today established an Advisory Group to assist him in convening the Internet Governance Forum, a new forum for a multi-stakeholder dialogue on Internet governance. The Group includes 46 members from Government, the private sector and civil society, including the academic and technical communities, who represent all regions of the world (see list below). It is chaired by Nitin Desai, the Secretary-GeneralÂ’s Special Adviser for the World Summit on t ...
The first World Information Society Day will be commemorated on 17 May 2006 to mark the inception of the International Telecommunication Union in 1865, over 140 years ago.
On this important occasion, the first ITU World Information Society Award will be presented to two distinguished and eminent personalities whose outstanding personal contributions have furthered the cause of building a more inclusive and equitable Information Society and helped close the digital divide. The inaugural IT ...
Prior to Tunis a “Working Group on Internet Governance” (WGIG) established the following working definition: „Internet governance is the development and application by Governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet.“ - This working definition of “Internet governance”, however, is not substantive but procedural and lacks normative de ...
To keep up the momentum of the successful World Summit on Information Society (Tunis, 16-18 November 2005), the European Commission has set out today its priorities for implementing the international policy commitments made at the Summit. These priorities include safeguarding and strengthening human rights, in particular the freedom to receive and access information. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) should be used to contribute to open democratic societies and to economic an ...
The Global Alliance represents an opportunity for the UN system to come together around ICT to promote the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals in partnership with all other stakeholders from government, business and civil society. The Alliance also provides a common platform for the UN system and other key stakeholders to contribute to the follow up to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) by the Economic and Social Council and the Commission on Science a ...
Internet governance issues usually attract the attention of a relatively small number of net users. However, concerns associated with the current system have begun to grow, writes internet law professor Michael Geist.
The General Assembly this afternoon endorsed the outcomes of the World Summit for the Information Society, which concluded in Tunisia last November, welcoming their strong development orientation and the progress achieved towards a multi-stakeholder approach to building a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented information society. [...] Further to the text, the Assembly requested the Economic and Social Council to oversee the system-wide follow-up of the Summit outcomes and to re ...
One of the most significant outcomes of the World Summit on Information Society, which took place in Tunis between 16 and 18 November 2005, was the birth of the Internet Governance Forum.
The roles and functions of the Forum are set out in paragraphs 72-79 of the “Tunis Agenda for the Information Society” (see: important documents). Briefly, its main purpose will be to discuss a wide range of issues related to Internet Governa ...
Venue: Athens, GreeceThe roles and functions of the Forum are set out in paragraphs 72-79 of the “Tunis Agenda for the Information Society”. Briefly, its main purpose will be to discuss a wide range of issues related to Internet Governance, and, where appropriate, to make recommendations to the international community. The working and function of the Forum will be multilateral, multi-stakeholder democratic and transparent.
Greece has offered to hos ...
Venue: Athens, Greece