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14.
At the international level:
a)
Implementation of the outcomes of the Geneva and Tunis phases of the Summit in the UN
system should take account of the main themes and action lines in the Summit documents;
b)
Each UN agency, according to its mandate and competencies, and based on decisions of their
respective governing bodies, and in line with UNGA Resolution 57/270 B, could facilitate
activities among different stakeholders, including civil society and the private sector, to help
national governments in their implementation efforts. The facilitation could include, amongst
others, information exchange, sharing of best practices, and assistance in developing
public/private and multi-stakeholder partnerships. Facilitation should be carried out within the
approved budgets of the respective agencies.
c)
The modalities of coordination of implementation activities among the UN agencies should be
defined by the UN Secretary General on the basis of existing practices within the UN system
and within the WSIS. The experience of, and the activities undertaken by, UN agencies in the
WSIS process—notably ITU, UNESCO and UNDP—should continue to be used to their fullest
extent;
d)
Coordination of multi-stakeholder implementation activities would allow information exchange
and avoidance of duplication of activities;
e)
The establishment of multi-stakeholder partnerships, such as the ITU-led initiative “Connect the
World”, which are aimed at bridging the digital divide, should be supported and encouraged;
Chapter Four: The way ahead
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29.
Evaluation and policy formulation, at the national level, would remain the prerogative of
governments. We consider the participation in the policy debate by the national civil society and
business entities to be essential.
30.
A realistic international performance evaluation and benchmarking (both qualitative and
quantitative), should continue to be developed to follow up the implementation of the Geneva and
Tunis outcomes through an internationally-comparable and agreed upon framework for statistical
indicators, including by using a methodology for a composite ICT development index (digital
opportunity index), taking into account different national circumstances.
31.
The work of the global Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, which aims to
increase the availability of internationally comparable ICT statistics would provide valuable inputs
by setting international standards, defining indicators and promoting capacity building in countries
to introduce systematic timely national monitoring of the Information Society.
32.
The stocktaking of activities related to the implementation of the Geneva and Tunis
outcomes could be a valuable source of information in the evaluation process.
33.
We request the Secretary General of the United Nations to submit a report on
implementation activities of the WSIS decisions within the UN family as part of the annual report to
the ECOSOC and/or UNGA.
34.
Review and policy debate should be organized in the framework of the follow-up to the
outcomes of the major UN conferences and summits in the Economic and Social fields, as provided
for in UNGA Resolution 57/270 B. It should be an integral part of the review process of the
implementation of the UN Millennium Declaration.
35.
Participation of all stakeholders in the policy discussion after the Tunis Summit is essential
and the modalities of such participation should be established.
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