1. World Summit on the
Information Society

6. Sharing best practices how to
reduce digital divide
Reporting on achievement of
WSIS goals
y
Unique global platform to Outcome Document
discuss, coordinate and facilitate published on the last Building Inclusive
implementation of WSIS day of every WSIS Information
Forum that provides Society
strategic guidance

7. WSIS FORUM
2013
13-17 May, Geneva

8. Speakers
ICT4D community, Ministers
and Deputies, Ambassadors,
CEOs , Civil Society leaders,
head of International agencies
and others

9. Projects
promotion of ICTs for
development , infrastructure,
access to information and
knowledge ,capacity
building, security, enabling
environment, ICT
applications, media, ethics
,culture, cooperation

10. Participation

11. Contribute towards the
agenda of the WSIS
Forum 2013 trough
Open Consultation
Process

12. Open Consultation Process
8 October 2012: Opening of the Open Consultations
16 November 2012: First Physical Meeting
21 January 2013: Deadline for Submission of the Official
Contributions and binding Requests for Workshops
15 February 2013: Final Review Meeting
16 April 2013: Final Brief on the WSIS Forum 2013

13. WSIS FORUM 2013
• More than 14O sessions during 5 days
• Multi-stakeholder environment
• The agenda is based on the requirements of Open Consultation Process
• More than 1500 WSIS Stakeholders from all over the world
• High-level representatives from ICT4D
• Governments and regulators
• In line with Parliamentary forum, WTPF (policy forum),strategic dialogue,
WTISD
• WSIS Project Prizes Ceremony on the 1st Day of WSIS Forum

14. WSIS FORUM 2013
• Reporting by ICT4D community on the goals achieved that were set up
by World Summit on the Information Society in 2003 and 2005
• Sharing best practices and looking for the solutions of their replication
all over the world
• Empowering and engaging international ICT4 Community
• Multi-stakeholder platform for brainstorming and consensus on
emerging trends in the area of Information Society
• Discussion on WSIS+10 and beyond 2015

15. Agenda
• 4 high-levels sessions
• Ministerial Roundtable
• Opening Ceremony
• More than 10 Country workshops
• More than 30 Thematic workshops
• Interactive sessions, knowledge exchanges, publications releases,
briefings, social networking events
• The full agenda is ready after Open Consultations Process

16. Why become
a partner?

18. Why become a partner?
• Put 11 WSIS goals and 8 MDGs into Action
• Build together with us “Society of the future”
• Remain fully engaged to ensure sustainable implementation and follow-
up of the outcomes and commitments reached during the WSIS process
and its Geneva and Tunis phases of the Summit
• Give an example to others how to build inclusive Information Society and
promote your values at the global scale
• Play leading role for Sustainability issues
• Include Social responsibility in your agenda