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Ten-year review of World Summit on the Information Society actions by
WSIS+10 High-Level Event in Geneva, 10-13
June 2014
PRESS CONFERENCE: 11 June at 12:15 pm
UN Press accreditation is valid
Geneva, 09
June
2014 – The
ten-year review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the
Information Society will be the focus of the WSIS+10 High-Level Event in Geneva,
10-13 June 2014. Policy-makers, including Government Ministers and leaders from
civil society, academia, business, and international organizations will address
the progress made in the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on
the Information Society (WSIS), held in Geneva in 2003 and in Tunis in 2005.
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What:
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WSIS+10 High-Level Event
World Summit on the Information Society ten-year
follow up meeting
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When:
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10-13 June 2014 (PRESS
CONFERENCE: 11 June, 12:15 pm at CICG)
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Where:
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ITU Headquarters
and CICG,
Geneva
(Badges to be collected at ITU
Montbrillant Building)
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Why:
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WSIS+10 High-Level Event will review progress in
the implementation of the WSIS outcomes under
the mandates of participating agencies, and to
take stock of achievements in the last 10 years.
It will also
review the
WSIS Outcomes
(2003 and 2005), in particular related to the
Action Lines
with a view to developing proposals on a new
vision beyond 2015, and potentially also
exploring new targets in the following outcome
documents:
·
WSIS+10 Statement on Implementation of WSIS
Outcomes
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WSIS+10 Vision for WSIS Beyond 2015 under the
mandates of participating agencies
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Who:
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Co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP,
with engagement of FAO, ILO, ITC, UNDESA, UNEP,
UNODC, UPU, UN Women, WMO, WHO, WFP, WIPO, UN
Regional Commissions.
The WSIS+10 meeting is expected to attract
high-level policy-makers, including
100
Government ministers, civil society leaders,
academics, business, and international
organizations.
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For more
information, please see
www.wsis.org/forum
or
contact:
Sanjay Acharya
Chief, Media Relations & Public Information, ITU
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