Note on accreditation in the WSIS follow-up and implementation process: Please note that the accreditation process for WSIS was closed on 1 August 2005, and there are no further accreditation procedures in the post-WSIS process. The Executive Secretariat is therefore unable to process new accreditation requests. Until further notice, all entities that have a stake in the Information Society may participate in those meetings of the WSIS follow-up and implementation process which are open to all stakeholders. For most meetings, pre-registration will be necessary.

Like all UN Summits, WSIS was basically an intergovernmental process and decisions were taken by States. Ultimately, when it came to voting, only Government delegations could vote. Nevertheless, WSIS also invited participation of all relevant UN bodies and other international organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society and private sector entities to establish a truly multi-stakeholder process.

• The different actors in the Information Society
• The multi-stakeholder participation in WSIS

Summit participants:

• Geneva Phase:

  Statistics
  Final list of participants
  Participants finder

• Tunis Phase:
  Statistics
  Final list of participants
  Participants finder

Who was entitled to participate in WSIS:

• States
• Observers:
  • Entities and organizations having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly
  • Invited Intergovernmental Organizations
  • The United Nations System
  • Accredited entities (the detailed lists as approved in the PrepComs are available here).
  • Associate Members of the Regional Commissions

WSIS accreditation and registration procedures (archive material)