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Media Accreditation Available for
the Intersessional
Meeting: 15-18 July, Paris (France)
Geneva, 3 July 2003 – The
Intersessional period between the second and third Preparatory Committee Meeting
(PrepCom-3) for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is dedicated to
refining the Draft Declaration of Principles and Draft Plan of Action. This
meeting, which media are invited to attend, will be held from 15-18 July 2003 in
Paris. Accreditation is available online
at https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/newsroom/accreditation
In addition to the working documents under consideration, 122 written
contributions from Governments, International Organizations, Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs), Civil Society and Media are
available for reference at https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/contributionsmay
For more information contact:
wsismedia@itu.int
About WSIS
The World Summit on the
Information Society provides a unique opportunity for all key stakeholders to
develop a common vision and understanding and to address the whole range of
relevant issues related to the Information Society.
It aims to bring
together Heads of State, Executive Heads of the United Nations agencies,
non-governmental organizations, civil society entities, industry leaders and
media representatives to foster a clear statement of political will and concrete
plan of action to shape the future of the global information society and to
promote the urgently needed access of all countries to information, knowledge
and communication technologies for development.
The Summit has been
endorsed by the UN General Assembly and will take place under the high patronage
of Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General, with the International Telecommunication
Union taking the lead role in its preparation.
The Summit will be held in two phases: Geneva (10-12 December
2003) and Tunisia (16-18 November 2005)
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