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 <title>WSIS follow up: APC at the Commission on Science and Technology for Development </title>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;abstract&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;GENEVA&lt;/span&gt; (APC) - “The post WSIS clock is ticking and many challenges remain,” said APC executive director Anriette Esterhuysen at the opening of the twelfth session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSDT). Among these challenges, she talked about WSIS principles related to human rights: “In many countries from the developed world and the developing world there is still a sense that freedom of information is perceived more as a threat than as an enabler, as a driver for learning and innovation and for more transparent and accountable governance.” CSDT is reviewing progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) outcomes at the regional and international levels.&lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/55">ICT policy</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/102">Global</category>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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 <title>Internet Governance Forum (IGF)</title>
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 <description> 	&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;/www.intgovforum.org&quot;&gt;Internet Governance Forum&lt;/a&gt; is a &lt;a class=&quot;glossary-term&quot; href=&quot;/en/glossary/term/275&quot;&gt;&lt;acronym title=&quot;multi-stakeholder: A very broad term that describes groupings of civil society, the private sector, the public sector, the media and other stakeholders that come together for a common purpose. It is often used with words like &amp;quot;partnership&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;consultation&amp;quot;. In multi-stakeholder partnerships the partners have a shared
understanding that they play different roles and have different purposes, but that they can pursue
collective goals through collaboration and common activities to achieve such goals. These partnerships
are voluntary, with participation driven by the perceived benefits they may see emerging from the process. Such partnerships are increasingly being used to challenge and lobby for change in policy processes.

Style information: APC uses multi-stakeholder with a hyphen between &amp;quot;multi&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;stakeholder&amp;quot;. 

Source: Frequently Asked Questions
about Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in ICTs for Development: A guide for national ICT policy animators&quot;&gt;multi-stakeholder&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; policy dialogue space convened by the United Nations Secretary General in 2006 to “foster the &lt;a class=&quot;glossary-term&quot; href=&quot;/en/glossary/term/280&quot;&gt;&lt;acronym title=&quot;sustainability: Sustainability is a method of using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged. In the APC context, this means using and developing information and communication technologies in ways that will help sustain human development and ensure progressive communications in the long run. Drawing from lessons learned in other development sectors, sustainability in work with ICTs involves a combination of factors including, among others, clear objectives, institutional frameworks, local capacity and development benefits.

Style information: N/a

Source: Merriam Webster Online Dictionary, APC and &amp;quot;Sustainable Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Thoughts by Batchelor and Norrish&amp;quot; (April 2002)&quot;&gt;sustainability&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, robustness, s&lt;/p&gt; </description>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/55">ICT policy</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/20">Internet governance</category>
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 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1377">A2K</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1588">Access</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1455">capacity building</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1589">Content</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1590">Development</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1209">IGF</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1296">internet governance</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1339">participation</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1393">WSIS</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:24:22 +0100</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>karenb</dc:creator>
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 <title>WSIS Follow up: APC contribution to the session on Development-oriented policies for an inclusive information society</title>
 <link>http://blogue.apc.org/en/pubs/briefs/policy/world/wsis-follow-apc-contribution-session-development-o</link>
 <description> 	&lt;p&gt;The Commission on Science and Technology for Development (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CSTD&lt;/span&gt;) is one of the UN bodies that took up the follow up of the &lt;a class=&quot;glossary-term&quot; href=&quot;/en/glossary/term/956&quot;&gt;&lt;acronym title=&quot;World Summit on the Information Society : The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a major international conference on information and communication technologies (ICTs) organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in two stages: Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005. The summit process lasted for four years overall (2001 to 2005) and included a series of regional preparatory meetings – with all sectors represented – and global preparatory commissions led by governments. It produced four documents setting out aspirations for the information society (the Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action from Geneva and the Tunis Commitment and Tunis Agenda). APC was active in WSIS and supported the interventions of civil society organisations in the summit process, making a material difference to the outcomes of WSIS by enriching the debate thanks to civil society’s specific expertise and experience in ICTs. 

Style information: When using the acronym, do not use the definite article, i.e. write &amp;quot;at WSIS&amp;quot; rather than &amp;quot;at the WSIS&amp;quot;.

Source: APC ICT Policy Handbook and APC Annual Report 2005.&quot;&gt;World Summit on the Information Society &lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;glossary-term&quot; href=&quot;/en/glossary/term/956&quot;&gt;&lt;acronym title=&quot;World Summit on the Information Society : The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a major international conference on information and communication technologies (ICTs) organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in two stages: Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005. The summit process lasted for four years overall (2001 to 2005) and included a series of regional preparatory meetings – with all sectors represented – and global preparatory commissions led by governments. It produced four documents setting out aspirations for the information society (the Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action from Geneva and the Tunis Commitment and Tunis Agenda). APC was active in WSIS and supported the interventions of civil society organisations in the summit process, making a material difference to the outcomes of WSIS by enriching the debate thanks to civil society’s specific expertise and experience in ICTs. 

Style information: When using the acronym, do not use the definite article, i.e. write &amp;quot;at WSIS&amp;quot; rather than &amp;quot;at the WSIS&amp;quot;.

Source: APC ICT Policy Handbook and APC Annual Report 2005.&quot;&gt;WSIS&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt; </description>
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 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/102">Global</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1393">WSIS</category>
 <category domain="http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1392">WSIS follow up and implementation</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:14:39 +0100</pubDate>
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