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WSIS+10 High-Level Event 2014

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U N I T E D N A T I O N S MESSAGE TO WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY FORUM

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ON THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

Geneva, 10-13 June 2014

Mr Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General

Lessons Learnt from the experiences of Japan contributing to Developing Countries (Japan)....................55
Towards e-Kuwait: Success Stories achieved by different Government Agencies (Kuwait)..........57 Smart Future, Smart Government (United Arab Emirates) ........................................................... 81 Broadband Infrastructure, Application and Services: Rwanda's Vision 2020 (Rwanda) ............... 84 Iran Progress in Information Society (Iran National Committee for WSIS) ................................... 87 MCIT contribution in the dissemination of digital culture, knowledge and capacity building (Saudi
Arabia)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………66 The National Digital Strategy as an enabler to bring Mexico into the Information Society (Mexico).........................................................................................................................................91 Creating opportunities through the reduction of the digital divide, and the promotion of a safe and responsible use of Internet (Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones,
Colombia)......................................................................................................................................94 Digital Policies: Valuing Achievements, Tackling Remaining Challenges (Uruguay) ................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

Thematic Workshops .................................................................................................................. 96 Empowering children to become global digital citizens: reducing the online risks (The e Worldwide Group and ITU)............................................................................................................72 Sudan Telecentres Promoting e-services for Community Development (Gedaref Sudan)………..73 The Power of Digital Media - Bringing Women a Global Voice (World Pulse)……………………………75 Future roles in the Internet Governance Ecosystem (ICANN)…………………………………………………..77 Internet Community Partnerships for Development: Creating the Enabling Environment through Capacity and Infrastructure Development and Related Economic Factors (ISOC) ..................... 108 Economic & Environmental Sustainability through Smart ICT (United Arab Emirates) .............. 111 WSA & Data Citizen rights – my data belongs to me (World Summit Award) ............................ 114 Trustworthiness is earned but easily lost; the benefits of professionalism to your economy (IFIP)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………85 Combatting spam: what role can you play in addressing the problem? (ISOC and ITU) ............ 125

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WSIS+10 High-Level Event Outcome Document: Forum Track

Tuesday 10 June 2014 CICG, Room 1

09:00 – 13:00
InterpretationA/C/E/F/R/S
Captioning and Remote Participation

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WSIS+10 High-Level Event Outcome Document: Forum Track

The commitment and dedication of the WSIS Stakeholders was evident from the outcomes submitted by the session organizers.

The outcomes of the WSIS+10 High-level Event -Forum Track will serve the best purpose for further discussions on the Overall Review of the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10), including CSTD, UNGA and membership during the ITU Council and Plenipotentiary Conference.

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High-Level Dialogues provide a blend of expert panels and audience interaction, on specific topics

identified as relevant and crucial within the mandate of the WSIS+10 High-Level Event.

Thursday 12 June CICG, Room 1

10:30 – 12:00
Interpretation A/C/E/F/R/S Remote Participation

Thursday 12 June CICG, Room 1

16:30 – 18:00
Interpretation A/C/E/F/R/S Remote Participation

Thursday 12 June CICG, Room 1

“Policy makers should go out of their way to support the institutions that produce statistics, support in human capital and funding, so that institutions are empowered.” H.E. Stanley Simataa, Deputy Minister of ICT, Namibia.

"As we think about development policies, every policy decision should also have some component of evaluation… each policy decision should have a component of data gathering… the Partnership is a very good example of how resources, experiences and knowledge can be pooled together in order to advance the good cause." Janis Karklins, Ambassador-at-Large of Latvia, and Chair of the MAG

WSIS+10 High-Level Event Outcome Document: Forum Track

Main Outcomes:

There is still a need for awareness raising and capacity building regarding the relevance of ICT statistics to policy making. The meeting noted that international organizations such as those that compose the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development have an important role in encouraging the political will to place ICT monitoring at the core of national and international agendas. The Partnership can also encourage cooperation and coordination on ICT statistics between policy makers and data producers in the context of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics. In terms of capacity building, data producers need training on the methodological issues that are particular to ICT statistics.

Issues that deserve further reflection by all measurement stakeholders include methodologies and the periodicity of data collection, the expansion and updating of targets and of the list of core indicators in the future, and mechanisms to ensure sustainability of data collection and use.