1. UNCTAD Organised by: WSIS Process WSIS FORUM 2010 10-14 May, Geneva Hosted by: Consultation Process Get involved in the preparatory process of WSIS Forum 2010

2. Organised by: Hosted by:WSIS Process UNCTAD WSIS Forum 2010 Midterm Review WSIS Forum 2010 from 10 to 14 May 2010 ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD in their mandated roles have the pleasure to organize the WSIS Forum 2010 to be held from 10 to 14 May 2010, at the ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland. (10-12 May HL Segment / 13-14 Workshops) open consultations with all WSIS Stakeholders This event builds upon the tradition of annual WSIS May meetings, and its new format is a result of the open consultations with all WSIS Stakeholders.

3. Organised by: Hosted by:WSIS Process UNCTAD Participation of WSIS Forums and 2010 Objective 454 463 479 591 *Expected number of participants Please note that presented statistics do not reflect participating representatives of the Governments from Geneva based permanent missions

4. Organised by: Hosted by:WSIS Process UNCTAD WSIS Forum 2010 Format of the Meeting The Forum will offer participants a series of diverse meetings, including: –High-Level Panels –WSIS Action Line Facilitation Meetings –Thematic Workshops –Kick-off Meetings –Speed Exchanges –WSIS Action Line Facilitators Meeting –UNGIS Meeting

5. Organised by: Hosted by:WSIS Process UNCTAD WSIS Forum 2010 Preparatory Process General Assembly Draft Resolution invites the organizers to fully engage Governments, international organizations, civil society and the private sector in the preparations –12. Notes the organization of the WSIS Forum 2009 by ITU, UNCTAD, UNDP and UNESCO to facilitate interaction between actors implementing the WSIS action lines, and invites the organizers to fully engage Governments, international organizations, civil society and the private sector in the preparations of the WSIS Forum 2010, to be held from 10 to 14 May in Geneva;

6. Organised by: Hosted by:WSIS Process UNCTAD WSIS Forum 2010 Open Consultation Process STEP ONE: ONLINE DISCUSSION WSIS Community website provided an opportunity of discussing the WSIS Forum 2010 in remote mode. STEP TWO: SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL COMMENT/CONTRIBUTION Official comment/contribution were submitted in electronic form with deadline of 5 February 2010. STEP THREE: FINAL REVIEW MEETING Final review of all submitted comments, 10 February 2010 in ITU Headquarters, Geneva.

7. Organised by: Hosted by:WSIS Process UNCTAD Contributions from 48 Countries Albania, Albania, Argentina, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bangui, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Iraq ( Kurdistan Regional Government ), Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Nairobi, Nepal, New York, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Paris, Rome, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, USA, Venezuela Open Consultations Phase Two: Overview

8. Organised by: Hosted by:WSIS Process UNCTAD Open Consultations Phase Two: Overview

9. Organised by: Hosted by:WSIS Process UNCTAD WSIS Forum 2010 Proposed Subjects … ICT for disabled ICT and education ICT and gender ICT and environment (climate change, e-waste, etc.) ICT for youth and aging ICT for indigenous people E-Government: Best practices / Management of the information and ICTs E-health (various issues) Open access to information and knowledge / Libraries Web 2.0 / Social networking / Information literacy Financial Mechanisms MDGs / Poverty reduction Information Society for marginalized Role of ICT in rural development Community media and radio Mobile/online security / trust Cultural and linguistic diversity and local content Convergence between traditional and new ICTs Disaster management Enhancing ICT infrastructure / connectivity / LDCs, SIDS ICTs for data collection and analysis Information ethics ICT and human rights

10. UNCTAD Organised by: WSIS Process WSIS FORUM 2010 10-14 May, Geneva Hosted by: Thank you for your attention! International Telecommunication Union Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 730 60 65 wsis-info@itu.int www.itu.int/wsis Please note that this offering is directed to the private sector only. In case of no interest in this offering, the stakeholders are anyway strongly encouraged to participate in WSIS Forum pro-actively, simultaneously contributing to the WSIS implementation process.

11. Organised by: Hosted by:WSIS Process UNCTAD WSIS Forum 2010 Format of the Meeting –High-Level Panels –WSIS Action Line Facilitation Meetings –Thematic Workshops: –Kick-off Meetings –Speed Exchanges –WSIS Action Line Facilitation Meetings