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E-FLASH N°26, 9 May 2006 |
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May 2006: World Information Society Day and cluster of
events from 9 to 19 May
On 27 March
2006, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted
Resolution A/RES/60/252 proclaiming 17 May as annual World
Information Society Day. This Day will help raise awareness
of the possibilities that Information and Communication
Technologies (ICTs) can bring to societies and economies, as
well as of ways to bridge the digital divide.
In conjunction
with the World Information Society Day celebrated for the
first time on 17 May 2006, a series of events related to the
implementation of the WSIS Action lines will take place from
9 to 19 May. Moderators/facilitators
of WSIS action lines, such as ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, UNCTAD, ILO
and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs, will hold multistakeholder meetings to take the
WSIS implementation process forward. A second round of
informal consultations will also be held on the convening of
the Internet Governance Forum as a follow up to the
recommendations of the Tunis Summit.
A
common badge will be used for all Action Line Facilitation
meetings. For more information on the registration and badging
procedures as well as on the full
program of events, visit the
WSIS website.
One of the
highlights of this 10-day program will be the presentation
of the first ITU World Information Society Award on 17 May
2006 from 10:45 to 12:00 at the Geneva International
Conference Center (CICG). This Ceremony is open to all WSIS
stakeholders with an UNOG or an Action Line Facilitation
badge. More information on the Day is available at the
ITU
website.
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With best regards,
WSIS EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/
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