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Fostering information and communication for development: UNESCO's follow-up to the World Summit on the Information Society
This brochure is a short introduction to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and its follow-up. It presents different aspects and outcomes of WSIS.
The first part sets out the WSIS framework tracing the main events. It also describes the role that UNESCO plays in the follow-up to translate the WSIS vision into action. The second part reports about the Geneva Plan of Action and UNESCO’s contribution to its implementation. The impact of WSIS is also illustrated with several case stories.
UNESCO plays a leading role in the WSIS follow-up mechanism by implementing concrete activities included in the Geneva Plan of Action and by facilitating the coherent implementation of the Action Lines in its areas of competence. UNESCO also shapes the overall multi-stakeholder coordination of the facilitators of all Action Lines along with ITU, UNCTAD and UNDP.
UNESCO plays a leading role in the WSIS follow-up mechanism by implementing concrete activities included in the Geneva Plan of Action and by facilitating the coherent implementation of the Action Lines in its areas of competence. UNESCO also shapes the overall multi-stakeholder coordination of the facilitators of all Action Lines along with ITU, UNCTAD and UNDP.
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