WSIS Community

The purpose of the meeting was to refine UNESCO’s strategy directed towards building inclusive knowledge societies. A group of global experts from academic, civil society, and governmental sectors participated in discussions on the concept of knowledge societies. Read more...

The programme is designed to improve Internet governance(IG) related knowledge and skills for participants mainly from developing countries and assist them to participate meaningfully in  the global decision-shaping debates on Internet governance (IG). The programmes also facilitate community building among individuals with different national, cultural, and professional backgrounds. This year the family of Diplo IG programmes has been extended by a programme for professionals from African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) states, with support of the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Union and in partnership with seven ACP institutions.

The deadline for applications is 12 February 2010, and the foundation courses will run from March 1 until 28 May, 2010.

Information is also available at www.diplomacy.edu/acp.

The programme offers 20 places for professionals from European non-OECD countries, from diverse stakeholder backgrounds in IG-related fields. The programme includes three segments: online training, online policy research and policy immersion, which take place between March and November 2010. The deadline: 12 February 2010.

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Fostering Information and Communication for Development - The first part sets out the WSIS framework tracing main events. It describes the role UNESCO plays in the follow-up to translate the WSIS vision into action. The second part reports about the Geneva Plan of Action and UNESCO’s contribution to its implementation. The impact of WSIS is also illustrated with several case stories.