The International Telecommunication Union (
ITU),
an international organization within the United Nations System where governments
and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services,
is preparing
The World Summit
on the Information Society.
The first phase of the Summit, that will be held from December 10 to
12, 2003, in Geneva (Switzerland), will address the broad range of themes
concerning the Information Society and adopt a Declaration of Principles
and Action Plan, addressing the whole range of issues related to the Information
Society.
The second phase of the World Summit will take place in Tunis, in 2005
and. Development themes will be a key focus in this meeting and it will
assess progress that has been made and adopt any further Action Plan to
be taken.