WSIS: THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

The World Summit on the Information Society will be held in two phases. The first phase of WSIS will take place in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003. The second phase will take place in Tunis hosted by the Government of Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November 2005.

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WSIS PREPCOM-3

The Third Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for WSIS (PrepCom-3) will take place in Geneva (Switzerland) from 15-26 September 2003

• [WSIS/PC-3/DOC/2] - 18 July 2003 - Latest version of the Draft Declaration of Principles
  Click here for previous versions of the Draft Declaration of Principles

• [WSIS/PC-3/DOC/3] - 22 August 2003 - Latest version of the Draft Plan of Action - [New]
  Click here for previous versions of the Draft Plan of Action 

• [WSIS/PC-3/DOC/6] - 22 August 2003 - Draft Rules of Procedure of the WSIS - [New]

GENEVA: FIRST PHASE OF THE SUMMIT

The First Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society will take place in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003. It will address the broad range of themes concerning the Information Society and adopt a Declaration of Principles and plan of action, addressing the whole range of issues related to the Information Society.

WSIS PAST EVENTS

• 1-5 July 2002, Geneva (Switzerland)
  PrepCom-1
• 16-18 September 2002, Geneva (Switzerland)
  Informal Meeting on Content and Themes
• 17-28 February 2003, Geneva (Switzerland)
  PrepCom-2
• 15-18 July 2003, Paris (France)
  WSIS Intersessional Meeting

WSIS REGIONAL CONFERENCES

Five regional preparatory conferences for Geneva's phase of the Summit took place in each of the regions of the world before PrepCom-2. The Regional Conferences addressed the specific concerns, needs and priorities of the various regions.

• 25-30 May 2002, Bamako (Mali)
  African Regional Conference
• 7-9 November 2002, Bucharest (Romania)
  Pan European Regional Conference
• 13-15 January 2003, Tokyo (Japan)
  Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
• 29-31 January 2003, Bávaro (Dominican Republic)
  Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Conference
• 4-6 February 2003, Beirut (Lebanon)
  Western Asia Preparatory Conference

CONFERENCES RELATED TO WSIS

• 9-12 September 2002, Bishkek (Kyrgizstan) and 23-24 October 2002, Moscow (Russia)
  Bishkek-Moscow Sub Regional Conference
• 3-5 April 2003, Pointe aux Piments (Mauritius)
  Mauritius Conference on Access to ICTs by All
• 27-28 May 2003, Bangkok (Thailand)
  1st Conference of the Ministers on Information & Broadcasting in the Asia–Pacific Region
• 16-18 June 2003, Cairo (Egypt)
  Pan-Arab Regional Conference on WSIS
• 4-5 December 2003, Lyon (France)
  World Summit of Cities and Local Authorities on the Information Society
• 8-9 December 2003, Geneva (Switzerland)
  CERN - The Role of Science in the Information Society