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Pradeep Kumar

23/03/21 09:25 AM IST

Information Society Forum 2021

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The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2021 represents one of the world's largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community

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It is co-organized by International Telecommunications Union (ITU), UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD.

Information Society Forum 2021
  • The World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2021 represents the world's largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community.
  • The WSIS Forum, co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, in close collaboration with all WSIS Action Line Facilitators/Co-Facilitators, has proven to be an efficient mechanism for coordination of multi- stakeholder implementation activities, information exchange, creation of knowledge, sharing of best practices and continues to provide assistance in developing multi-stakeholder and public/private partnerships to advance development goals.
  • This Forum will provide structured opportunities to network, learn and participate in multi-stakeholder discussions and consultations on WSIS implementation.
  • The Agenda and Programme of the Forum will be built on the basis of the submissions received during the Open Consultation Process.
Source: PIB

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