Friday, October 13, 2006

Relevant Meetings...

1.) WSIS implementation meetings UNESCO, 16-22 October, Paris and
Beijing
As one of the facilitating agency for the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, UNESCO organizes multi-stakeholder consultations on Access to Information and Knowledge, Ethical Dimension of the Information Society, E-Learning and
Media in Paris . Another consultation will be held on E-science in Beijing.

2.) 6-24 November 2006: ITU Plenipotentiary Conference ( Antalya , Turkey ) http://www.itu.int/plenipotentiary

Friday, October 6, 2006

Internet governance and global civil society

The United Nations Working Group on Internet Governance defines internet governance as "the development and application by governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the internet." WGIG defined four key areas concerning internet governance.

For more information, see www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/internet-governance/article-142724