World Summit
on the Information Society Forum and World
Telecommunication & Information
Society Day 2012
Towards the
WSIS+10 Review
Accredit now
Geneva, 22 February 2012
– Media accreditation is now open for the World Summit on the Information
Society Forum 2012 and the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
awards ceremony, which will recognize three outstanding laureates in the field
of technology and gender.
Welcoming an expected 1,200+ delegates, this year’s
WSIS Forum will focus on sustainable development trends and ICT initiatives in
key MDG focus areas such as health, education, gender empowerment and the
environment. A Ministerial Round Table on Day One will look at the post-2015 ICT
ecosystem, the role of technology in tomorrow’s development paradigm, and
strategies to more effectively track national
progress in order to define the development agenda beyond 2015.
For the first time, the Forum will also award WSIS Project Prizes to outstanding
grassroots initiatives that harness ICTs to drive social and economic
development.
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2012 will be celebrated on
Wednesday May 16, around the theme of Women and Girls in ICT:
www.itu.int/wtisd/index.html.
Presentation of the WTISD awards will be followed in the afternoon by a WSIS
Forum High-Level Dialogue panel debate on how technology can help meet MDG 3:
Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women.
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What:
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World
Summit on the
Information Society
Forum 2012, hosted by
ITU and co-organized by
ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and
UNDP, and World
Telecommunication &
Information Society Day
Awards 2012
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When:
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14-18 May 2012
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Where:
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ITU headquarters and ILO headquarters, Geneva,
Switzerland
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Why:
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This year’s WSIS Forum
features a comprehensive
programme of five
High-level Dialogues,
a Ministerial Round
Table, the official
WSIS +10 Review
Kick-off Meeting,
WSIS Action Line
Facilitation Meetings,
interactive sessions,
thematic & country
workshops, knowledge
exchanges and
exhibitions:
www.wsis.org/forum
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Who:
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The Forum will attract some 1,200 representatives
from 140 countries
spanning government, the
private sector, civil
society and UN agencies.
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Media information:
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UN press accreditation is valid, but UN-accredited
media must register
in order to obtain an
event badge at:
http://groups.itu.int/wsis-forum2012/Registration/MediaAccreditationProcedure.aspx
All other media are invited to
apply for accreditation online at:
http://groups.itu.int/wsis-forum2012/Registration/MediaAccreditationProcedure.aspx
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For more information,
please visit
www.itu.int/wsis/index.html
or contact:
Sarah Parkes
Chief, Media Relations and Public Information, ITU
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Jaroslaw Ponder
Strategy & Policy Advisor, ITU
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About WSIS |
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The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a
UN process that was initiated in two unique phases in
order to create an evolving multi-stakeholder platform
aimed at promoting Information Society at the national,
regional and international levels. The goal of WSIS is
to achieve a common vision, desire and commitment to
build a people-centric, inclusive and
development-oriented Information Society where everyone
can create, access, utilize and share information. The
Final Review of this process will take place in 2015 and
preparations towards
this review will begin during the WSIS Forum
2012. www.wsis.org
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