ITU was the lead UN organizing agency for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). As such the ITU Secretary General was in charge of the Summit and chaired the High Level Summit Organizing Committee.

• Provisions of the WSIS output documents related to ITU

• ITU statements and events in Tunis

In line with its mandate and with the WSIS outcome documents, ITU contributes actively to the implementation of the commitments undertaken by World Leaders in Geneva and in Tunis, including:

• The coordination of Action Lines together with UNESCO and UNDP

• The facilitation of Action Line C2 (Infrastructure)

• The facilitation of Action Line C5 (Security)

• "Connect the World "

• The development of indicators

  • Digital Opportunity Index

  • Information and Communication technology statistics

• The Stocktaking Exercise

• The Golden Book

"The core competences of the ITU in the field of ICT-assistance in bridging the digital divide, international and regional cooperation, radio spectrum management, standards development and the dissemination of information - are of crucial importance for building the Information Society" (Para 64 of the Geneva Declaration). For more information, see the full color brochure.

• Improving ICT connectivity for all

• Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs

• Building an enabling environment

• Providing wider access to ICT applications

• Measuring progress

News from the ITU SPU Newslog on World Summit on the Information Society  

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• Celtel expands its roaming service to 12 countries
  
• The impact of submarine cable connectivity on the cost of Internet connectivity
  

The strong presence of the private sector as part of the ITU membership ensures a public/private partnership approach to major issues. ITU's objective is to widen the Union's membership, extend and facilitate cooperative participation with an increasing number of organizations and administrations.

More information on ITU membership for private sector and civil society entities.

• Council WG-WSIS: the 10th meeting of the Council WG-WSIS will take place in Geneva on 12 and 13 September 2006. Meeting documents are available here

• Council 2005, Resolution 1244 on ITU role in the Tunis phase of WSIS and in implementation and follow-up

• Resolution-30 (Rev-Doha) on the role of ITU-D in Implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society

• Document on the impact of WSIS outcomes on the ITU-D mission and work programme