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UNGIS: United Nations Group on the Information Society


 

Photo of Mr Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-GeneralMessage from UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) brought UN organizations and programmes together around a common goal: bringing the great potential of information and communication technologies to all the world’s people...

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Photo of Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-GeneralMessage from ITU Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré
As Chairman of the United Nations Group on the Information Society during its inaugural year, it is a great pleasure to address the members of the Group through its web site...

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UNGIS activities towards WSIS objectives

Open Consultations8-9 October 2009, Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland: Open consultations on Financial Mechanisms

The financing of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for development is an important area to address in the context promoting a more inclusive...

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Activities undertaken by UNGIS members in implementing the WSIS outcomes. 

The WSIS stocktaking provides the opportunity to search for the actions carried out by the members of the United Nations Group on the Information Society...

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UNGIS Focus for 2009-2010
  • Consulting on Financial Mechanisms for Meeting the challenges of ICT for Development link
  • Stocktaking of ICT-related projects of UNGIS members link
  • Mapping of UNGIS members’ initiatives in the areas of science, technology and innovation as well as the promotion of transfer of technology link
  • Enhancing collaboration and information sharing through WSIS community online platform link
  • Cooperating with the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, encouraging UNGIS members to measure progress made towards reaching the WSIS targets link
  • Strengthening the links between the WSIS process outcomes, the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and the UN Development Group (UNDG) link
  • Recommending how the UN system might best respond to GA resolution 62/208 link
  • Facilitating implementation of joint initiatives towards 2015
    • Open Access to Scientific Knowledge link
    • Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Reviews link
    • Child Online Protection link
  • Consulting on Financial Mechanisms for Meeting the challenges of ICT for Development link
  • Stocktaking of ICT-related projects of UNGIS members link
  • Mapping of UNGIS members’ initiatives in the areas of science, technology and innovation as well as the promotion of transfer of technology link
  • Enhancing collaboration and information sharing through WSIS community online platform link
  • Cooperating with the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, encouraging UNGIS members to measure progress made towards reaching the WSIS targets link
  • Strengthening the links between the WSIS process outcomes, the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and the UN Development Group (UNDG) link
  • Recommending how the UN system might best respond to GA resolution 62/208 link
  • Facilitating implementation of joint initiatives towards 2015
    • Open Access to Scientific Knowledge link
    • Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Reviews link
    • Child Online Protection link
  


About UNGIS Minimize

In April 2006, UNGIS (United Nations Group on the Information Society) was endorsed by the UN-Chief Executives Board (CEB) as the new inter-agency mechanism with the main objective to coordinate substantive and policy issues facing the United Nations’ implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

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