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

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

Beyond WSIS: Making a Difference Globally (2006)

A chapter within the new ITU/UNCTAD World Information Society Report 2006 focusing on WSIS implementation, including analysis based on the Stocktaking Database. The entire report is available here.

Interim Portal Board Meets in Geneva

A sub-group of the International Indigenous ICT Task Force, this interim working group will meet to plan and implement the International Indigenous Portal. Facilitaing this meeting is the International Committee for the Indians of the Americas (Incomindios), which is an organization founded by Native Americans and Swiss citizens with the declared goal of assisting the native peoples of North, Central and South America morally and materially in their struggle for political, economic and cultural sovereignty.

Visit Incomindios at http://www.incomindios.ch/english/indexenglish.html