1. World Summit on the Information Society Overview and Assessment Geneva phase—Dec.10-12, 2003

2. Outline of Presentation
WSIS in Numbers
Overview of Results
Declaration of Principles
Plan of Action
WSIS and the ITU-D
From Geneva to Tunis

3. WSIS in Numbers More than 11,000 participants
176 UN Member States
More than 50 Heads of State and Vice-Presidents
3,300 representatives from civil society
514 business representatives from 98 organizations
87 international organizations
1000 media representatives
More than 300 Summit Events

4. Overview of Results
Adoption of the Digital Solidarity Agenda by the world’s political leaders
Declaration of Principles
Plan of Action
Groundbreaking multi-stakeholder involvement
Recognition of ITU as one of the main stakeholders
Tunis phase: November 16th to 18th, 2005

5. Declaration of Principles (1)
Shared vision of the Information Society
Tied to Millenium Development Goals
Synergies between the WSIS Declaration & Istanbul Declaration and ITU Strategic Plan
Key role for ITU: “Core competences of ITU in ICTs…are of crucial importance for building the Information Society”

6. Declaration of Principles (2)
11 key principles, 8 of which are ITU-related:
Cooperation and partnership among all stakeholders
Infrastructure = essential foundation of IS
Access to information and knowledge
Capacity building
Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
Enabling environment
ICT applications
International and regional cooperation

7. Plan of Action (1)
Broad objectives, goals and targets to be achieved by 2015:
Connect villages and establish community access points
Connect universities, colleges, primary and secondary schools
Connect scientific and research centers
Connect libraries, cultural centers, museums, post offices
Connect health centers and hospitals
Ensure global access access to television and radio services
Ensure that half of world’s inhabitants have access to ICTs within their reach

8. Plan of Action (2) Examples of ITU-related actions to be carried out
Assist countries in developing national e-strategies
Assist countries in establishing multi-stakeholder, public/private partnerships
Develop ITU-specific strategy on the use of ICTs for sustainable development, by 2005
Publication by ITU of information submitted by membership on success stories in mainstreaming ICTs
Develop and strengthen national, regional and international broadband network infrastructure

9. Plan of Action (3)
Assist governments in establishing multi-purpose community public access points
Develop and provide capacity building programs to develop skills in the use of ICTs, to create critical mass of skilled ICT professionals
Assist governments in preventing, detecting and responding to cyber-crime and misuse of ICTs, including spam
Assist governments in establishing legal, regulatory and policy environment conducive to ICT development
Assist governments in developing ICT applications

10. Plan of Action (4)
Contribute to 2 UN WGs (Internet governance and financing mechanisms, including voluntary Digital Solidarity Fund) for proposals to Tunis phase of WSIS
Assist governments in development and use of open interoperable, demand-driven ICT standards
Ensure rational, efficient and economical use of, and equitable access to, the radio-frequency spectrum
Contribute to development of performance evaluation and benchmarking to monitor implementation of Action Plan, and to development of ICT Development Digital Opportunity index and World ICT Development Report

11. WSIS and the ITU-D
Considerable synergies between WSIS Digital Solidarity Agenda, and ITU mandate and programs
Istanbul Action, ITU Strategic Plan, Marrakesh Final Acts…
Next steps:
Detailed assessment of results, from ITU perspective
Establishment of draft ITU strategy and implementation plan
Stocktaking of current and ongoing activities
Development of new activities and partnerships
Involvement of General Secretariat and 3 Sectors, particularly ITU-D Sector, including Regional Presence
Report to Council 04
Collaboration with Council WG on the WSIS

12. From Geneva to Tunis Convene prep meeting in first part of 2004, to:
determine what should be outcomes of Tunis phase
agree on the structure of the preparatory process for 2nd phase
Reactivate WSIS Bureau
Mobilize resources for the 2nd phase
Focus on implementation and partnerships

13. website: www.itu.int/wsis Thank you for your attention