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World Summit on the Information Society - Geneva 10-12 December 2003

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10/12/2003

For several months, WSIS negotiators have been wracking their brains on how best to make the information society a reality for all. This topic also came up for debate on Tuesday, during a panel discussion that drew on the expertise of government, academia, business and civil society. Jacklynne Hobbs tells us more.

10/12/2003

Discussions about the WSIS declaration and plan of action have continued until the very last moment, with thorny issues like internet management taxing the negotiators' skills. The digital fund proposed by Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade also proved controversial -- as did references to free speech as an integral part of the information society. Jacklynne Hobbs tells us more

 

 
 


The right of peoples to information and communication is crucial to sustainable development. IPS has launched an effort to cover media, information, communication and technology issues coinciding with the
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a process that started in 2003 and with culminate in Tunisia in 2005. During the first summit in December in Geneva, IPS joined with InfoSud (Switzerland) to add reporting in French, and with African Woman and Child Feature Service (Kenya) to produce a TerraViva conference newspaper.

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IPS Nigerian correspondent Sam Olukoya is a winner of the 2004 Panos/GKP Media Awards for 'Information Society' Journalism. With a focus on the potential that information and communication technologies (ICTs) hold for democracy, Olukoya has been recognised for his article ''Freedom of Information Bill Proves Elusive'', about attempts to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding government information in Nigeria. The award will be presented in Tunis in November 2005 during the WSIS.
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