WSIS Geneva Plan of Action
Full Citation:
Geneva Plan of Action (WSIS-03/GENEVA/DOC/0005) adopted at the First Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (10-12 December 2003, Geneva).
2003 December
Web Location:
http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/official/poa.h...
Declaration/Plan of Action
Global
Thematic Areas
Physical (cables, wires, spectrum), Logical (code, software, standards), Hardware (consumer devices)
Broadcast, Telecommunication, Internet
Public Service, Commercial, Community/Citizens
Access, Inclusion and Participation, Diversity and Pluralism, Information, Communication and Expression Rights
Content, Governance, Uses
Economy, Culture, Development, Gender, Environment, Labour, Security and Foreign Policy, Education, Trade
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Security and Privacy
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Private-Public Partnership
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Media Literacy
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Internet development
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International Institutions
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ICT4D
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Human Rights
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Gender&Media
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Freedom of Information
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Equal Opportunities
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Empowerment
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Education
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Digital Media
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Access to knowledge
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Access to Information Short Description / Abstract
The WSIS Geneva Plan of Action sets time-bound targets to turn the vision of an inclusive and equitable Information Society into reality. World leaders gathered at the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society endorsed the Action Plan on 12 December 2003. Work on implementing the Action Plan is now underway. The Tunis phase of the Summit (November 2005) provided more detailed directions on Actions to be undertaken between 2005 and 2015.