High-Level Policy Statements

World Summit on the Information Society +10 (WSIS+10) High-Level Event will be held in ITU Headquarters, Geneva, 10-13 June 2014. A series of pre-event meetings will also be held on 9 June 2014. The WSIS+10 High-Level Event will be an extended version of the WSIS Forum and is expected to endorse the “WSIS+10 Statement on Implementation of WSIS Outcomes” and the “WSIS+10 Vision for WSIS Beyond 2015”. These Outcome Documents are, at present, being developed in an open and inclusive preparatory process (WSIS+10 MPP).

The Event will build upon two tracks, the High-Level Track, consisting of formal statements, handing over of prizes, and endorsement of the Outcome Documents, and the Forum Track. Building upon the tradition of annual WSIS Forum May meetings, the Forum track’s format and thematic focus are the result of an open consultation process with the involvement of all WSIS Stakeholders. This will offer participants a series of high-level panels, a ministerial round table, action line facilitation meetings, country workshops, thematic workshops and knowledge exchanges, as well as an exhibition. The Forum track will address issues that are critical to WSIS implementation and follow-up in multi-stakeholder settings. It will include discussions on implementation of WSIS related activities beyond 2015.

The High-Level Track (HLT) will be held on 10th and 11th June 2014 and will provide a special platform for high-ranking officials of WSIS Stakeholders, Government, Private Sector, Civil Society and International Organization to express their views on the achievements, challenges and recommendations on the implementation of WSIS Action Lines, emerging trends and matters of strategic importance to the development of the telecommunication and information and communication technology sector. In addition four High-Level Dialogues will be held on 12th June 2014.

Speaking slots will be allocated according to ITU protocol. Because of time constraints, speakers will be limited to maximum three minutes. However, the longer version of the statement will be posted below.

For further details, please contact WSIS Secretariat at wsis-info@itu.int.

Booklet

Policy Statements were delivered by WSIS Stakeholders, in a multistakeholder format, representing the Government, Private Sector, Civil Society and International Organization to express their views and report on the achievements, challenges and recommendations on the implementation of WSIS Action Lines, emerging trends and matters of strategic importance to the development of the telecommunication and information and communication technology sector.

High-Level Policy Statements Booklet

Opening Ceremony

Tuesday, 10 June, 09h00 - 10h30, Room 1, CICG

Opening Ceremony
Mr Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General
(Statement read-out by Dr Hamadoun l. Touré, Secretary-General, ITU) Statement

United Nations
Dr Hamadoun I. Touré Secretary-General Statement

ITU
Mr Philipp Metzger Director General, OFCOM Statement

Switzerland
Mr Getachew Engida Deputy Director General Statement

UNESCO
Mr Mukhisa Kituyi Secretary-General Statement

UNCTAD
Ms Petra Lantz Head of Geneva Office Statement

UNDP
H.E. Dr Abdulqader Ibrahim Al Khayyat Board of Directors, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Statement

UAE (Strategic Partners of the WSIS+10 High Level Event)
Dr John E. Davies Vice President, World Ahead Program Statement

Intel Corporation (Strategic Partners of the WSIS+10 High Level Event)
Chairman and Vice-Chairs of the WSIS+10 High-Level Event
H.E. Mr Atef Helmy Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Statement

Egypt (Chairman the WSIS+10 High-Level Event)
H.E. Mr Adama Samassékou Former President of PrepCom of the Geneva Phase of the WSIS Statement

(Vice-Chair of the WSIS+10 High-Level Event)
H.E. Ambassador Janis Karklins Former President of PrepCom of the Tunis Phase of the WSIS Statement

(Vice-Chair of the WSIS+10 High-Level Event)
Input Documents
Mr Brahima Sanou Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau

ITU
Prof. Vladimir Minkin Chairman of the WSIS+10 Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform (WSIS+10 MPP) Statement English [EN] Русский [RU]

High-Level Opening Session by UN Facilitators

Tuesday, 10 June, 10h30 - 11h30, Room 1, CICG

Ms Neelie Kroes Vice President Statement

European Commission
Mr Francis Gurry Director General

WIPO
Ms Lakshmi Puri Deputy Executive Director, Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships Bureau UNWOMEN and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Statement

UN Women
Mr Michel Jarraud Secretary-General Statement

WMO
Mr Bishar Abdirahman Hussein Director General Statement

UPU
Dr Margaret Chan Director-General, WHO Statement Statement

WHO
Ms Arancha González Executive Director Statement

ITC
Ms Elia Armstrong Chief of Development Management Branch Division of Public Administration and Development Management Statement

UNDESA
Ms Sara Greenblatt Chief of the Organized Crime Branch Statement

UNODC
Ms Sandra Aviles Officer-in-Charge, Senior Liaison Officer, Programme Development & Humanitarian Affairs, FAO Office in Geneva Statement

FAO
Mr Jan Dusík Acting Director, UNEP Regional Office for Europe Statement

UNEP
Ms Samia Melhem Chair, Digital Development Community of Practice, Transport, Water and ICT, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank Group Statement

World Bank

Opening Policy Statements

Tuesday, 10 June, 11h30 - 12h30, Room 1, CICG

H.E. Mr Tawfik Jelassi Minister, Ministry of Higher Education Scientific Research and ICT

Tunisia (Host of the Second Phase of the WSIS in 2005)
H.E. Mr Bruno Nabagné Koné Minister, Ministry of Post, Information Technology and Communication

Côte d'Ivoire
H.E. Mr. Mohsen Naziri Asl Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Coordinator of Non-Aligned Movement Statement

NAM
H.E. Dr Hessa Al Jaber Minister of Information and Communication Technology of the State of Qatar Statement

Qatar
H.E. Mr Jean Philbert Nsengimana Minister, Ministry of Youth and ICT (MYICT) Statement

Rwanda
H.E. Eng. Mohamed Jamil Ahmed Mulla Minister, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) Statement English [EN] عربي [AR]

Saudi Arabia
H.E. Mr Masahiro Yoshizaki Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Statement

Japan
H.E. Dr Salim bin Sultan Al-Ruzaiqi Chief Executive Officer, Information Technology Authority (ITA) Statement

Oman
H.E. Mrs Magdalena Gaj President, Office of Electronic Communications Statement

Poland
H.E. Mr Qusai Al Shatti Deputy Director General for Information Technology Statement

Kuwait
H.E. Ms Alejandra Lagunes Coordinator for the National Digital Strategy Statement

Mexico
H.E. Mr Ahmed Obaid Bin-Dagher Minister, Ministry of Telecommunications Statement

Yemen
Mr Fadi Chehade CEO and President Statement

ICANN
Mr Leon Strous President Statement

International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
Mr Jean-Guy Carrier Secretary General Statement

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Ms Kathryn Brown President Statement

Internet Society (ISOC)
Mr Cyril Ritchie President Statement

Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the UN (CoNGO)

Policy Statements: Session One

Tuesday, 10 June, 14h30 - 18h30, Room 1, CICG

Policy Statements A
H.E. Mr Daniel A. Sepulveda Ambassador, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and United States Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy Statement

USA
Mr Fréderic François Sigejeje Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Telecommunications, Information, Communication and Relations with Parliament

Burundi
H.E. Mr Ivo Ivanovski Minister, Ministry of Information Society and Administration Statement

The Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia
H.E. Mr Yang Xueshan Vice Minister , Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Statement English [EN] 中文 [ZH]

China
H.E. Mr Michalis Papadopoulos Deputy-Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Statement

Greece
Ambassador Benedicto Fonseca Filho Director, Department of Scientific and Technological Affairs, Ministry of External Relations Statement

Brazil
Mr Rashid Ismailov Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications Statement

Russia
Ms Khédija Ghariani Secretary-General

Arab ICT Organization
Mrs Gabrielle Gauthey President Government Sector-Alcatel-Lucent Statement

Alcatel-Lucent
Dr Stuart Hamilton Deputy Secretary General Statement

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Policy Statements B
H. E. Ms Milena Harito Minister of State, Ministry of Innovation and Public Administration Statement

Albania
H.E. Mrs Zohra Derdouri Minister, Ministry of Post, Information and Communication Technologies

Algeria
H.E. Mr Abdul Latif Siddique Minister, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Statement

Bangladesh
Prof. Kalamullah Ramli Director General, Posts and Information Technology Affairs, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Statement

Indonesia
H.E. Mr Zamir Akram Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Pakistan

Pakistan
H.E. Mr Wilfredo Gonzales Vidal Vice Minister, Ministry of Communications Statement

Cuba
H.E. Mr Wonki Min Director General, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning Statement

Korea (Rep.of)
H.E. Mr Ravinatha Pandukabhaya Aryasinha Chair of Personal Representatives G-15; Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Statement

Group of Fifteen (G-15)
Ms Ellen Blackler Vice President Statement

The Walt Disney Company
Dr Richard Hill President Statement

Association for Proper Internet Governance (APIG)
Policy Statements C
H.E. Mr Tryphon Kin-Kiey Mulumba Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies Statement

Democratic Republic of the Congo
H.E. Mr Ali Hassan Bahdon Minister, Ministry of Communication, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications Statement

Djibouti
H.E. Mr Neypatreky Rakotomamonjy Minister, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies

Madagascar
H.E. Dato' Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek Minister, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Statement

Malaysia
H.E. Mr Suman Prasad Sharma Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) Statement

Nepal
H.E. Mr Phillip Paulwell Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining Statement

Jamaica
H.E. Mr Olof Ehrenkrona Ambassador and Senior Advisor to the Foreign Minister, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Statement

Sweden
Mr Godfrey Mutabazi Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission Statement

Uganda
Ms Deborah Tate Special Envoy on COP Statement
Mr Matthew Shears Director, Global Internet Policy and Human Rights Statement

Center for Democracy and Technology
Policy Statements D
H.E. Dr Edward Omane Boamah Minister, Ministry of Communications Statement

Ghana
H.E. Mr Abdou Mani Minister, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy

Niger
H.E. Ing. David Ocampos Minister, National Secretariat for Information Technology and Communication

Paraguay
H.E. Ms Yee Woan Tan Ambassador, to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva Statement

Singapore
H.E. Dr Rupert T. Griffith Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology Statement

Trinidad and Tobago
H.E. Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Minister, Ministry of Information, Posts and Telecommunications Statement

Somalia
Dr Mónika Karas President of National Media and Infocommunications Authority Statement

Hungary
Dr Al Khajah Zakareya Vice CEO, eGovernment Authority

Bahrain
Dr Bruce Gracie High Level Expert, Industry Canada Statement

Canada
Mrs Martha Alade Head of Organization

Women in Technology in Nigeria
Policy Statements E
Representative of H.E. Mr Mahamadou Camara Minister, Ministry of Digital Economy, Information and Communication

Mali
Mr Jose Clastornik Director, Agency for e-Government and Information Society, Office of the President Statement

Uruguay
Mr Saken Sarsenov Deputy Chairman, Agency for Communication and Information

Kazakhstan
Mr Feliksas Dobrovolskis Director General, Communications Regulatory Authority Statement

Lithuania
Mr Donnie De Freitas Regulator, Office of the Regulator Statement

Samoa
Mr Air Chief Marshal Thares Punsri Chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Statement

Thailand
H.E. Mr Steffen Kongstad Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva Statement

Norway
H.E. Mr Mark Matthews Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Statement

United Kingdom
H.E. Petru Dumitriu Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office in Geneva

Council of Europe

Policy Statements: Session Two

Wednesday, 11 June, 09h00 - 12h00, Room 1, CICG

Policy Statements F
H.E. Dr Debretsion Gebremichael Minister, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Statement

Ethiopia
H.E. Mr Mahmoud Vaezi Minister, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Statement

Iran
H.E. Mrs Omobola Johnson Minister, Federal Ministry of Communication Technology Statement

Nigeria
H.E. Ms Malgorzata Olszewska Deputy Minister, Minister for Administration and Digitization

Poland
Mr Guenter Nooke German Chancellor's Personal Representative for Africa, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Statement

Germany
H.E. Ambassador Dilip Sinha The Permanent Representative to India to the United Nations Statement

India
Dr.sc. Kemal Huseinovic Director General, Communications Regulatory Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mr Sunil Kanti Bose Chairman, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Statement

Bangladesh
Dr Imad Hoballah Chairman, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Statement

Lebanon
Prof. Edvins Karnitis Representative of the Chairman, Public Utilities Commission of Latvia Statement

Latvia
Prof. Dr. Udo Helmbrecht Executive Director Statement

European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)
Mr Jerome Morrissey Head of Organization Statement

Global eSchools & Communities Initiatives (GESCI)
Policy Statements G
H.E. Mr Nonofo Molefhi Minister, Ministry of Transport and Communications Statement

Botswana
H.E. Ms Inessa Kontsevaya Deputy Minister, Ministry of Communications and Informatization Statement

Belarus
Mr Ismaël Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya Minister, Ministry of Labour, Professional Training, Information Technology and Communication Statement

Mauritania
H.E. Mr Stanley Simataa Deputy Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology Statement

Namibia
Mr Charles Sipanje Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Communication Works and Supply of the Republic of Zambia

Zambia
Prof. Veselin Bozhkov Chairman, Communications Regulation Commission Statement

Bulgaria
Mr Constantinos Louropoulos President, Hellenic Telecoms and Post Commission Statement

Greece
Mr Moustapha Mamy Diaby Director General, Regulatory Authority for Post and Telecommunications of Guinea Statement

Guinea
H.E. Mr Juan José Quintana Ambassador, Permanent representative Statement

Colombia
Dr Anja Kovacs Project Director Statement

Internet Democracy Project
Mr Norbert Bollow co-founder and co-convenor Statement

Just Net Coalition
Mr Oluwole Oshota President

International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations (ISMUN)
Policy Statements H
H.E. Mr Abdalla-Kadre Assane Minister, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, in charge of New Technologies Statement

Central African Republic
H.E. Mrs Bahiat Massoundi Minister, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Promotion of New Technologies of Information and Communication, in charge of Transport and Tourism

Comoros
H.E. Mr Nicolau dos Santos Minister, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications

Guinea-Bissau
H.E. Dr Tahani Abdalla Attia Minister, Ministry of Science and Communications Statement

Sudan
Dr Fred Matiang’i Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology Statement

Kenya
Dr Tayfun Acarer Chairman of the Board, Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) Statement

Turkey
Mr Bakhtiyar N. Mammadov The ministry of Communications and High Technologies Statement

Azerbaijan (Republic of)
Ms Andrea Saks Chairman of the ITU Joint Coordination Activity on Accessibility and Human Factors

ITU Joint Coordination Activity on Accessibility and Human Factors
Dr Salma Abbasi Chairperson and CEO Statement

e Worldwide Group
Mr Nick Ashton-Hart Executive Director Statement

Internet & Digital Ecosystem Alliance (IDEA)
Ms Brenda Aynsley Chair IFIP International Professional Practice Partnership Statement

International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) IP3