The World Summit on the Information Society is a two-stage summit on the Information and Communication Technologies and the Information Society , held in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunisia . One goal is to bridge the digital divide by expanding Internet access in poor countries. At these conferences, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was proclaimed a holiday.
History
Following the proposal made by Tunisia at the 1998 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Minneapolis , ITU approved Resolution No. 73 on the convening of a Summit on the Information Society and submitted it to the UN . In 2001, the summit was decided to be held in 2 stages: December 10–12, 2003 in Geneva and November 16–18, 2005 in Tunisia. On December 21, 2001, the UN General Assembly approved resolution 56/183 on the Summit on the Information Society, linking it with the Millennium Declaration and the MDGs .
In 2003, in Geneva, delegates from 175 countries adopted a declaration of principles for building the information society. According to plans, by 2015 50% of the world's population should have access to the Internet. The issues of Internet regulation and financing of this process remained unresolved. An Internet Governance Working Group has been formed.
In 2005, the second stage of the summit took place, ending with the adoption of the Tunis Commitment and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society . En: Internet Governance Forum was created. The Progressive Communications Technology Association , which has lobbied for its creation, has also called for the internationalization of ICANN , the protection of Internet-related human rights at the international level, universal access to the Internet, and increased participation by developing countries in these processes.
See also
- Digital Solidarity Fund
- NetMundial Initiative
- ICT4D
- Digital Rights