1. Final Outcomes and…. …the Way Forwards
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15 September 2014 / Berlin, Germany

2. WSIS+10 High Level Event
The WSIS+10 High Level Event was held from the June 2014 at the ITU Headquarters and CICG  in Geneva.  A series of pre-event meetings were held on 9 June 2014, on the eve of the WSIS High-Level event. They provided WSIS Stakeholders with an opportunity to take stock of achievements, brainstorm on future outcomes and build a common vision beyond 2015.
This year the Forum Track attracted more than 1600 WSIS Stakeholders from more than 140 countries. Several high-level representatives of the wider WSIS Stakeholder community graced the Forum with more than 100 ministers and deputies, several ambassadors, CEOs and Civil Society leaders contributing passionately towards the programme of the Forum. On –site participation increased tremendously during this year’s event. Several remote participants joined the forum through remote participation facilities.

3. WSIS+10 HLE: Negotiated Outcomes
Resolution 1334 (modified 2013) resolved
The ITU coordinated WSIS+10 High-Level Event should review the WSIS Outcomes (2003 and 2005) under ITU’s responsibilities and develop proposals on a new vision beyond 2015, potentially including new targets and an action plan beyond 2015 in the area of ITU’s responsibility. Other Agencies are invited to contribute to these outcomes and proposals if they wish to do so. This should be implemented taking into account decisions of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly and will be followed by a further review and decision by the Plenipotentiary Conference 2014, if any;
WSIS+10 Statement on the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes
WSIS+10 Vision for WSIS beyond 2015

4. WSIS+10 HLE: Other Outcomes
WSIS+10 High Level Policy Statements
Forum Track Outcome Document
Final WSIS Targets Review Achievements, Challenges and the Way Forwards
WSIS Stocktaking Report
WSIS Success Stories
WSIS Action Lines Executive Summaries (Achievements, Challenges and Recommendations)

5. WSIS+10 High Level Policy Statements
The High-Level Track provided a special platform for high-ranking officials of WSIS Stakeholders: Government, Private Sector, Civil Society and International Organization; to express their views on the achievements, challenges and recommendations on the implementation of WSIS Action Lines, emerging trends and matters of strategic importance to the development of the telecommunication and information and communication technology sector.

6. Forum Track Outcome Document
The Forum Track took place from Monday 9 to Friday 13 June 2014, this annual gathering of WSIS Stakeholders, co-organised by ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP, provided the perfect opportunity for multistakeholder visioning and discussion on the WSIS process including the Overall Review of the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10).
The Forum Track of the Event comprised of over 150 workshops, interactive sessions and knowledge exchanges and it brought together global stakeholders from Government, Private Sector, International Organizations and Civil Society. The sessions demonstrated the open, collaborative and transparent nature of the WSIS Process. The audience had an opportunity to hear expert testimonials were able to choose from a vast selection of themes exploring the catalytic of information and communication technologies in achieving goals ranging from Climate Change, ICT Infrastructure and enabling regulatory environment, Media, and Women’s Empowerment to Child Online Protection.

7. WSIS Action Line Executive Summaries
The WSIS+10 High-Level Event was an extended version of the WSIS Forum. It was designed to review the progress made in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes under the mandates of participating agencies, and to take stock of achievements in the last 10 years based on reports of WSIS Stakeholders, including those submitted by countries, Action Line Facilitators and other stakeholders.
During the WSIS+10 Multistakeholder Preparatory process the WSIS Action Line focal points provided Executive Summaries of their respective action lines to facilitate and assist the discussions during the meetings.
All summaries consist of Achievements, Challenges and Recommendation.

8. Final WSIS Targets Review: Achievements, Challenges and the Way Forward
The Report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the achievements made towards the WSIS Targets that governments agreed upon at the World Summit on the Information Society, and:
Reviews progress made on each one of the WSIS Targets, which range from connecting villages, schools and health centres to developing content and providing people with ICT access
Draws attention to the availability (and lack) of data to track progress today, and over time
Makes recommendations on policies that are most relevant in impacting the WSIS Targets
Reviews the relevance of targets and indicators to track the information society
Highlights lessons learnt and makes recommendations on a possible future (post-2015) ICT measurement framework
Links a possible post-2015 ICT monitoring framework to the post-2015 Development Agenda
The report was produced by the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, under the coordination of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The lead agencies contributing to the report were ITU, the UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the United Nations University (UNU). Many other organisations and representatives of civil society also contributed. 

9. WSIS Stocktaking Report 2014
Regular reporting on WSIS Stocktaking is the outcome of the Tunis phase of the Summit, which was launched in order to serve as a valuable tool for assisting with the WSIS follow-up. Since 2005, regular reporting has been a key tool for monitoring the progress of ICT initiatives and projects worldwide. WSIS Stocktaking has been playing a crucial role during many years and this role takes on even greater significance in the light of the WSIS+10 review process on the implementation of WSIS outcomes.
WSIS Stocktaking Reports were issued in 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014

10. WSIS Project Prizes 2014
The WSIS Project Prizes Ceremony was held on 10th June More than 140 projects were nominated for the contest 2014 that were made available online for public appreciation. More than votes were made by public for the period of two months.
Project descriptions of the winning projects are reflected in the WSIS Stocktaking: Success Stories 2014 report which was released on 10 June.
On 10th June, seventeen winners were announced and awarded prizes in recognition of their outstanding contribution towards strengthening the implementation of Outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

11. WSIS Project Prizes 2014
Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, Colombia
Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications, Ghana
GEOSYS, Algeria
Mohammed Bin Rashid Smart Learning Programme, United Arab Emirates
Information Technology Authority, Oman
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, Poland
Prime Minister's Office, Bangladesh
Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre, United Arab Emirates
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Hyderabad, India
Egypt Information and Communications Technology Trust Fund (MCIT–UNDP), Egypt
İSKİ, Turkey
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Uruguay
Kuwait University, Kuwait
Cubarte, National Centre of Informatics in Culture, Cuba
Philmon Press P.L.C, Ethiopia
Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Information and Communication Technologies, Tunisia

12. CSTD
15 September 2014 Deadline for inputs to the 10-year review of progress made in the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society
26-28 November 2014 / Geneva Intersessional Panel
4-8 May 2015 / Geneva
18th Session of the Commission

13. Overall Review UN General Assembly
July 2014: UNGA Resolution (Res. A/68/302) on Modalities for the overall review by the General Assembly of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society
December 2015: The overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental preparatory process that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of the World Summit on the Information Society

14. WSIS Forum 2015 Dates: June 2015 Venue: Geneva Preparatory process
Open consultation on thematic focus and innovations
Kick-off: October 2014
Physical Meeting: 25 November (TBC)
Way Forward: Innovation and fresh look….
Emerging trends in ICT ecosystem
Best Practices
Partnership building

15. Deadlines for WSIS Processes
WSIS Stocktaking
Call for inputs: Deadline 30 January
WSIS Project Prizes
Identification of best project prizes followed by screening and nomination for voting process
WSIS Fund in Trust
Invitation to contribute to the WSIS Fund to facilitate implementation of the ITU activities related to the WSIS implementation

16. UNGIS: WSIS – Post 2015 Dev. Agenda
The OWG Outcome Document
17 proposed SDGs
169 targets
Several direct and indirect references to ICT and ICT-related terms:
4 targets with references to ICT
1 target with a reference to internet
15 targets with references to technology (and other variations of the word)
7 targets with references to infrastructure
5 targets with references to innovation
4 targets with references to information
3 targets with references to early warning and disaster risk management
2 targets with references to knowledge sharing
1 targets with reference to data

17. Thank You wsis-info@itu.int www.wsis.org www.wsis.org/forum
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