Report on the WSIS Stocktaking 2017 / International Telecommunication Union.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

International Telecommunication Union.

Series:

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), 24156159.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science and Technology.

Local Subjects:

Science and Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages).

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Telecommunication Union, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The principal role of the WSIS Stocktaking exercise is to leverage the activities of stakeholders working on the implementation of WSIS outcomes and share knowledge and experience of projects by replicating successful models designed to achieve SDGs. The WSIS Stocktaking process was initiated in October 2004 during the Tunis phase of WSIS, and in the years since then it has come to comprise the database of: exchanges of information on projects, sharing of best practices of certain regions, initiatives related to the implementation of the 11 WSIS action lines, linkage between the 11 action lines and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - a linkage that becomes more and more important over the years.

Contents:

Regional and International Cooperation

Capacity building

Access to information and knowledge

ICT applications: Benefits in all aspects of life

Media

Executive Summary

Information and communication infrastructure: An essential foundation for the information society

Introduction

Cultural diversity and identity

Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs

Conclusion

Enabling environment

Ethics

WSIS Photo Contest 2017

The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development.

ISBN:

9789261242510

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.