Invitation to the multi-stakeholder WSIS+10 review event entitled Towards Knowledge Societies for Peace and Sustainable Development,
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 25–27 February 2013
Ten years after the adoption of the Geneva Plan of Action by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) setting specific targets for 2015, it is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the multi-stakeholder WSIS+10 review event entitled Towards Knowledge Societies for Peace and Sustainable Development, which is being co-organized by UNESCO, ITU, UNCTAD and UNDP, and will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (France), from 25 to 27 February 2013.
ICTs have proven to be key enablers for advancing sustainable development, but while the WSIS Declaration of Principles remains relevant today, societies and the entire ICT landscape, have changed. The spread of mobile technologies, social media and broadband has, for example, affected socio-economic, behavioural and environmental dimensions in all spheres of our lives. It has become imperative to reflect, at a global level, on recent and future information technology and knowledge transformations, and to develop a new vision for sustainable knowledge societies beyond 2015 and thus for the discussions of the post-2015 development agenda. This first multi-stakeholder review event will look at the WSIS Action Line achievements, and will analyze recent developments as well as forecasts. It will also recommend some input to the post-2015 process.
Given the principle of multi-stakeholder participation and in line with established WSIS practices, a series of open online consultations will be carried out further to define the thematic focus and format of this event. In addition, preparatory reports will be presented for collaborative online editing, in order to allow input from all stakeholders. The tentative schedule for the preparatory process is enclosed in Annex I.
We look forward both to your active participation in this process in person or virtually towards developing a new vision for knowledge societies for peace and sustainable development. For more information about this event, including registration or accommodation, we invite you to consult the WSIS 2013 website at www.unesco.org/wsis2013 and/or contact Mr Cedric Wachholz at UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector (tel: + 33 1 45 68 47 65; e-mail: wsisteam@unesco.org).
Official invitation letter is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish at www.unesco.org/wsis2013.
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 25–27 February 2013
Ten years after the adoption of the Geneva Plan of Action by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) setting specific targets for 2015, it is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the multi-stakeholder WSIS+10 review event entitled Towards Knowledge Societies for Peace and Sustainable Development, which is being co-organized by UNESCO, ITU, UNCTAD and UNDP, and will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (France), from 25 to 27 February 2013.
ICTs have proven to be key enablers for advancing sustainable development, but while the WSIS Declaration of Principles remains relevant today, societies and the entire ICT landscape, have changed. The spread of mobile technologies, social media and broadband has, for example, affected socio-economic, behavioural and environmental dimensions in all spheres of our lives. It has become imperative to reflect, at a global level, on recent and future information technology and knowledge transformations, and to develop a new vision for sustainable knowledge societies beyond 2015 and thus for the discussions of the post-2015 development agenda. This first multi-stakeholder review event will look at the WSIS Action Line achievements, and will analyze recent developments as well as forecasts. It will also recommend some input to the post-2015 process.
Given the principle of multi-stakeholder participation and in line with established WSIS practices, a series of open online consultations will be carried out further to define the thematic focus and format of this event. In addition, preparatory reports will be presented for collaborative online editing, in order to allow input from all stakeholders. The tentative schedule for the preparatory process is enclosed in Annex I.
We look forward both to your active participation in this process in person or virtually towards developing a new vision for knowledge societies for peace and sustainable development. For more information about this event, including registration or accommodation, we invite you to consult the WSIS 2013 website at www.unesco.org/wsis2013 and/or contact Mr Cedric Wachholz at UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector (tel: + 33 1 45 68 47 65; e-mail: wsisteam@unesco.org).
Official invitation letter is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish at www.unesco.org/wsis2013.
