UNGIS

The fourth UNGIS meeting took place in Geneva, at ITU Headquarters on Friday, 22 May 2009. The group discussed the main outcomes of the WSIS Forum 2009 and there was a general agreement among participants on a number of points including:

• Organization of Open Consultations to respond to the ECOSOC Resolution 2008/3 on the implementation of part B of the Tunis Agenda (Financial Mechanisms).
• Three joint initiatives related to identified areas such as: child on line protection, open access to scientific knowledge and science, technology and innovation policy reviews, having an important role to play towards 2015.
• Decision to include the coordination in science and technology for development to: facilitate access of developing countries to emerging technologies and mainstream science and technology, including ICTs, in national development and poverty reduction strategies. In this context UNGIS will map UNGIS members’ initiatives in the areas of science, technology and innovation as well as the promotion of transfer of technology.
• Stocktaking of ICT-related projects of UNGIS members using WSIS Stocktaking database.
• Enhancing collaboration and information sharing through WSIS community online platform.
• Cooperating with the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, encouraging UNGIS members to measure progress made towards reaching the WSIS targets.
• Strengthening the links between the WSIS process outcomes, the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and the UN Development Group (UNDG).
• Recommending how the UN system might best respond to GA resolution 62/208.