Council Working Group - WSIS: Implementation
of Outcomes
Previous meetings
|
Consultation on ITU Resolution 102 |
|
|
|
Thirteenth Meeting: 25 and 26 September 2008, ITU Headquarters (Room K), Geneva, Switzerland |
|
|
|
|
Twelfth Meeting: 25 and 28 January 2008, ITU Headquarters (Room H), Geneva, Switzerland |
-
WG-WSIS-12/1:
Invitation letter to the meetings of the Council
Working Groups on Resolutions 140, 141,142 and 149
-
WG-WSIS-12/2:
Agenda for the meeting
-
 WG-WSIS-12/3:
Director of TSB: Follow-up and implementation of the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) within ITU-T
-
WG-WSIS-12-4:
Director of BDT: Report on the facilitation of WSIS
Action Line C2.
-
WG-WSIS-12-5:
Director of BDT: Connect the World Series of
Events
-
WG-WSIS-12-6:
Director of BDT: Emergency Telecommunications
Activities
-
WG-WSIS-12-7: Follow-up of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
within ITU-R: Situation and Progress Report
-
WG-WSIS-12-8:
Director of BDT: Report on the ITU-D Contributions to
the WSIS follow-up and implementation
-
WG-WSIS-12-9:
Contribution from France
-
WG-WSIS-12-10:
Information on cluster of WSIS related events
-
WG-WSIS-12-11: ITU
Focal Points for WSIS Action Lines
-
WG-WSIS-12-12-Rev.1:
Report on ITU’s activities during the 2nd Internet Governance Forum meeting
-
WG-WSIS-12-13: Discussion
paper on a Roadmap for ITU’s activities in the implementation of WSIS up to
2015
-
WG-WSIS-12-14:
Up-date on Stocktaking
-
Annexes to WG-12-14: WSIS Stocktaking: 2008
update and new entries (Arabic;
Chinese;
English;
French;
Russian;
Spanish)
-
WG-WSIS- 12-15:
UN Secretary-General's Report on the implementation of WSIS inputs
from ITU
-
WG-WSIS-12-16:
Contribution from WebForce International
-
WG-WSIS-12-17:
Director of TSB: Highlights from the IdM GSI event and JCA-IdM meeting
-
WG-WSIS-12-18:
List of Participants
-
WG-WSIS-12-19:
Summary of the 12th Meeting
|
|
Ad-Hoc Sessions of WG-WSIS during Council 2007: 5, 6 and 10 September 2007,
ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland |
|
|
Eleventh Meeting - ITU Headquarters, Geneva, 13-14 June 2007 |
|
The eleventh meeting of the WG-WSIS was held in Room H, in Geneva,
Switzerland starting at 14h30 on 13 June and finishing on 14 June 2007
under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr Vladimir Minkin (Russian Federation)
with Mr. Frederick Riehl (Switzerland) and Mr. Ridha Guellouz (Tunisia)
as vice-chairmen.
The work of WG-WSIS is
guided by Resolution 140 but the Group was also invited to consider and
discuss the different activities of the ITU Secretary-General and
Bureaux in relation to the implementation of Resolution 102.
The World Summit on
Information Society (WSIS) noted that the core competencies of ITU in the
field of ICTs are of crucial importance for building the information society (Geneva
Declaration of Principles, para 64).
In this regard,
PP-06 endorsed
the relevant work already undertaken and/or to be carried out by ITU in
implementing the WSIS outcomes, under the aegis of the Council Working Group on
WSIS (WG-WSIS), requesting the Council
to maintain the WG-WSIS in order to:
-
facilitate membership input and guidance on the ITU
implementation of relevant WSIS outcomes and
-
to elaborate proposals to the Council that may be necessary
for adapting ITU to its role in building the information society. (Res.
140)
Please note
that the eleventh meeting of WG-WSIS was conducted in
English only.
-
WG-WSIS-11/1:
Invitation letter to the meetings of the Council Working Groups on
Resolutions 140, 141 and 149
-
WG-WSIS-11/2: Draft agenda for the meeting
-
WG-WSIS-11/3: List of Participants: to be provided later
-
WG-WSIS-11/4: Meeting Report : 2nd Facilitation Meeting for WSIS Action Line C5
-
WG-WSIS-11/5: Final Report from Joint Facilitation Meeting on WSIS Action Lines C2, C4, C6
-
WG-WSIS-11/6:
Follow-up of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) within
ITU-R: Situation and Progress Report
-
WG-WSIS-11/7: Director of TSB: Follow-up of the World Summit
on the Information Society (WSIS) within ITU-T
-
WG-WSIS-11/8: ITU-D Contribution to WG-WSIS on ITU’s
Activities Related to WSIS Implementation
-
WG-WSIS-11/9: General Secretariat Contribution to WG-WSIS on ITU’s activities related to
WSIS implementation
-
WG-WSIS-11/10 Rev.1: Report on the Consultation carried out under
Resolution 102 on ITU’s Role with regard to International Public Policy
Resources Pertaining to the Internet and the Management of Internet
Resources, Including Domain Names and Addresses: Draft report to WG-WSIS
-
WG-WSIS-11/11: Report from Other Action Lines Meetings
-
WG-WSIS-11/12: Issues for Discussion on WG-WSIS
- coming soon
-
WG-WSIS-11/13 Rev.1: Contribution to the Study of the
Participation of all Relevant Stakeholders in the activities of the
Union related to WSIS,
from the ITU Secretary-General (submitted to WG-Study)
-
WG-WSIS-11/14: Executive Summary of the World Information
Society Report 2007
-
WG-WSIS-11/15: Establishment of the WSIS Task
Force
-
WG-WSIS-11/16: Report on Internet Governance Forum Meeting
-
WG-WSIS-11/17: WSIS Stocktaking: Progress
Report
-
WG-WSIS-11/18: Contribution from Malaysia
-
WG-WSIS-11/19: Contribution from Syrian Arab Republic
-
WG-WSIS-11/20: Contribution from Russian Federation
-
WG-WSIS-11/21: Chairman's report
|
|
Tenth Meeting - ITU Headquarters, Geneva, 12-13 September 2006 |
|
The tenth meeting of WG-WSIS was held from 12 to 13 September 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland, under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr Vladimir Minkin (Russian Federation). The WG-WSIS agreed the text of a
final report (PP-06/11 Rev. 1), including two draft resolutions, which will now be forwarded to the additional session of the 2006 Council ahead of the Plenipotenriary Conference.
The Council invited the WG-WSIS to continue its work in line with
Resolution 113
(Marrakesh, 2002) and to monitor the implementation of the
World Summit on the Information Society Outcomes
and ITU’s adaptation to the Information Society in order to finalize
preparation, based on inputs of the Member States and Sector Members, as well as
those of the Secretary‑General and the elected officials and submit a final
report to PP-06 to the final meeting of Council in November 2006 on:
-
ITU’s actions in implementing the WSIS outcomes, detailed by
Sectors, as well as overall;
-
how ITU should further adapt itself to the Information
Society and the changing telecommunication environment including, for
example, any amendments to the ITU Constitution and Convention, in
accordance with Resolution 114;
The Council also invited the WG-WSIS to continue to monitor
ITU’s contribution to, and leading role in, the multi-stakeholder implementation
of the WSIS outcomes, as well as its contribution to the work of the Internet
Governance Forum.
The meeting was conducted in English only.
- Documents:
|
Number |
Title |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/1 |
Invitation
letter (DM -06/1028) |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/2 Rev.2 |
Draft
agenda |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/3 |
Draft Report of Council 2006 to Plenipotentiary 2006 on activities of
Council Working Group on WSIS (WGIG-WSIS) between 2002 and 2006 (PP-06/Doc-11) |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/4 Rev.1 |
Note by the ITU Secretary-General on WSIS Implementation Plan within ITU |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/5 |
Proposals Received
from ITU Member States for the Work of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Information Document 2) |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/6 |
Modification of Concept and Title of ITU:
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/7 |
Expand the Scope of ITU:
Russian Federation Proposal (RUS 18/2)
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/8 |
Official Definition of the Concept of "Infocommunication": Russian Federation Proposal (RUS 18/3)
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/9 |
Establish a Council Working Group on Adapting the Union for the
Implementation of WSIS Outcomes: Russian Federation Proposal (RUS 18/4)
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/10 |
The Future Role of ITU in Implementing the Outcomes of the World Summit
on the Information Society: European Common Proposal (EUR/12/14 ADD)
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/11 |
Syrian Arab Republic Proposal to Revise Plenipotentiary Resolution 122 |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/12 |
ITU Secretariat: Information Papers Presented to the First Meeting of
the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/13 |
Director of TSB: Follow-up of the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) within ITU-T
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/14 |
Director of TSB: Proposal to Revise Plenipotentiary Resolution 122 to
Accommodate a World Standardization Summit |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/15 |
Director of TSB: Some Provisional Thoughts
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/16 |
Argentine Republic Proposal: Proposal for the Work of the
Conference - Study for the Entry of Civil Society (PP
06/35) |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/17 |
Adapting the International Telecommunication
Union to the Challenges of Developing the Information Society: ITU
Member States, Members of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of
Communications (RCC)
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/18 |
Director
of Radiocommunication Bureau: Follow-up of the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) within ITU-R
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/19 |
Syrian Arab Republic: Contribution to WG-WSIS
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/20 |
Switzerland: Proposal for Enhancing Civil Society Participation in the
Work of ITU |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/21 |
ITU Secretariat: Information Report on Facilitation of WSIS Action
Line C2 (Infrastructure) |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/22 |
ITU Secretariat: Information Report on Facilitation of WSIS Action
Line C5 (Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs)
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/23 |
ITU
Secretariat: Chairman's Report on the First Meeting of the UN Group
on the Information Society (UNGIS) |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/24 |
ITU/UNCTAD World Information Society
Report |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/25 |
Contribution by ITU to the First Meeting of the Internet Governance
Forum: Report of Meeting of ITU Membership on Mechanisms for Cooperation
on Cybersecurity and Combating Spam |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/26 |
United
Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS): Report on the Cluster
of WSIS Related Events |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/27 |
Implementation of WSIS Outcomes: Asia Pacific Common Proposal (ACP/36/2 ADD)
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/28 |
Note by the Director of BDT: Contribution of the BDT to the
Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/29 |
ITU-D Role in Implementation of WSIS Decisions
and Sector Reform: Russian Federation Proposal
|
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/30 |
The Role of the ITU in Implementing the Outcomes
of the World Summit on the Information Society: United States
Proposal (USA/16/45 ADD)
|
 |
WG-WSIS-10/31 |
WSIS Stocktaking Exercise: The Next Steps |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/32 |
Report of Council on activities of the Council Working Group on WSIS (WG-WSIS) between 2002 and 2006 (PP-06/11 Rev. 1) |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/33 |
List of
Participants |
|
|
WG-WSIS-10/34 |
Latest Developments for the Athens Meeting of the
Internet Governance Forum
|
|
|
Ninth Meeting - ITU Headquarters, Geneva, 2-3 February 2006 |
In light of the
World Summit on the Information Society Outcomes, the 9th meeting of the
Council WG-WSIS was held at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland,
starting on the afternoon of the 2nd of February and continuing on the 3rd of
February 2006, to discuss their implications for ITU’s role in WSIS
implementation and follow-up.
Furthermore, WG-WSIS is tasked with reporting to the 2006 session of the Council
with proposals on ITU actions and ITU adaptation to the Information Society.
The meeting was preceded, on 30-31 January, by a meeting of working group on
the elaboration of the draft
ITU Strategic
and Financial Plans for 2008-2011, as well as other meetings of the
ITU Council Oversight Group (NCOG)
and Council Group on
Financial Regulations (FinRegs) and a special
meeting on ITU Reform
that was held on 1 February 2006 at ITU Headquarters.
The meeting took place in room H and was conducted in English only.
The outcomes of the ninth meeting are contained in the
Report on Work of Council Working Group on WSIS (WGIG-WSIS) as well as in
the
Report of Council 2006 to Plenipotentiary 2006 on activities of Council Working
Group on WSIS (WGIG-WSIS) between 2002 and 2006.
|
|
Eighth Meeting - CCV, Geneva, 3-4 May 2005 |
|
The 8th meeting of the ITU Council Working on the World Summit
on the Information Society (WG-WSIS) was held on 3-4 May 2005, and was preceded by two meetings.
The first of these meetings,
of
the ITU-T Resolution
46 Group, provided the WG-WSIS with a definition relevant to the technical aspects
of the telecommunication networks used by the Internet. The second meeting entitled "Informal Consultations on WSIS
Implementation Mechanism" took place in Room
C2 of the ITU Headquarters in Geneva.
The 8th meeting agreed on the text of a draft report to Council, which
incorporates as annexes document 4,5,6,12 and 16 below.
See also the Draft
Report by the Chairman of the Council Working Group on WSIS (WG-WSIS) to Council
|
|
Seventh Meeting - CCV, Geneva, 13-14 December 2004 |
The seventh meeting of the WG-WSIS was held on 13-14
December. The work of the Council Working Group on WSIS is
governed by Council
Resolution 1222.
Links to relevant WTSA Resolutions mentioned in document No.
6:
Resolution 46 - ITU-T
contribution to Council Working Group on the World Summit on the Information
Society
Resolution 47 - Country code top level domain names
Resolution 48 - Internationalized domain names
Resolution 49 - ENUM
Resolution 50 - Cybersecurity
Resolution 51 - Combating spam
Resolution 52 - Countering spam by technical means
*********
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), held a WSIS
Thematic Meeting on Countering Spam from 7 to 9 July 2004, in Geneva,
Switzerland. The outcome of this meeting have been submitted to the PrepCom
process, after having being considered by the WG-WSIS. The Chairman's
report and all the presentations
and background materials are available on the Countering Spam website at: www.itu.int/spam.
|
|
Sixth Meeting - ITU Headquarters, Geneva, 7 (14h30) and 8 June 2004 |
The sixth meeting of the Council WG-WSIS was held at ITU Headquarters
in Geneva on 7-8 June 2004. The agenda for the meeting and the
invitation letter are available HERE.
A number of contributions from ITU Member States concerning the Tunis
Phase have been made to the WSIS Executive Secretariat. They are available HERE.
|
|
Fifth Meeting - Geneva, 25 February 2004 |
In the light of the results of the first phase of
the World Summit on the Information Society, a meeting of the Council WG-WSIS
was held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 25 February 2004, just ahead of
the Internet Governance Workshop,
to discuss the future role of the ITU in the process and in the implementation
of the Declaration of Principles and Action Plan. Further information about
other ITU initiatives relating to the Summit follow-up are available HERE.
|
|
Fourth Meeting - Madeira, Portugal, 10-11 September 2003 |
The
fourth meeting of the Council Working Group on WSIS was held in Madeira,
Portugal, on 10 and 11 September 2003, following
the CEPT Plenary Assembly.
Council
Res. 1207
(TIES),
instructing the Secretary General and the Directors of the Bureaux to perform
a “stock-taking exercise” and prepare an analysis paper, to show how ITU’s
current work programme contributes to the fulfillment of the objectives outlined
in the WSIS draft action plan. The paper is now available HERE.
|
|
Third Meeting - Geneva, 14-15 April 2003 |
The
Working Group held its third meeting on 14-15 April 2003 in
Geneva, Switzerland. The Report
of the Chairman on the Third Meeting of the Council WG-WSIS and
the Report by
the Chairman to Council
are now available online.
|
|
Second Meeting - Lisbon, Portugal, 11-13 December 2002 |
The
Working Group held its second meeting on 11-13 December 2002 in Lisbon. The invitation letter
(ref. DM-1287) was sent to ITU Member States and Sector Members on 27 November 2002.
|
|
First Meeting - Marrakesh, Morocco, 21 September 2002 |
At the Plenipotentiary Conference, the fundamental role of
ITU in providing a global perspective in regard to the Information
Society was recognized by Member States, which also stressed the importance
of ITU as an active and relevant contributor to the WSIS process (Res.
PLEN/7).The Plenipotentiary Conference invited the Council Working
Group on WSIS to see to it that ITU makes a contribution to the second meeting
of WSIS PrepCom in February 2003 comprising proposals for ITU
substantive input, including to the WSIS declaration of principles and
action plan (Dec. PLEN/1).
The Working Group held its first
meeting on 21 September 2002 and adopted a report that was submitted to the last
meeting of the 2002 Council in Marrakesh.
|
The Council noted the Working Group Chairman's report and
requested that it be presented to the ITU Plenipotentiary
Conference (Marrakesh,
2002) and serve as a basis for an in-depth discussion on ITU's substantive
contribution to WSIS.
|
|
