Final Outcomes and…. …the Way Forward

ITU-UNESCO Information SessionWSIS beyond 2015: Building upon Multistakeholder Consensus Based

Outcome Documents of the ITU and UNESCO hosted WSIS+10 Review Events

1 July 2015 / UN HQ, New York

World Summit on Information SocietyGeneva 2003 – Tunis 2005

WSIS Final Outcome Documents• Implementation Mechanism

– 11 WSIS Action Lines – Coordination Mechanism

transformed into WSIS Forum– Regional Commissions

• Financing Mechanisms • Monitoring Mechanism

– Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development

– Connectivity Targets– WSIS Stocktaking

• Enhanced Cooperation &Internet Governance– Internet Governance Forum

• Follow-up and UN Coordination – UN Group on the Information Society – CSTD: WSIS Follow-Up

Towards the Overall Review of Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes

• 2003 – 2005 – World Summit on the Information Society• 2013 February – WSIS+10 Multistakeholder Meeting on Towards

Knowledge Societies for Peace and Sustainable Development (Paris, hosted by UNESCO)

• 2013 July – 2014 June – WSIS+10 Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform

• 2014 June – WSIS+10 High Level Event (Geneva, coordinated by ITU)• 2015 May – 18th Session of the Commission on Science and

Technology for Development: 10 Year Review of Implementation

• 2015 June – Kick off of the UNGA Overall Review• 2015 December – High Level Meeting on the Overall Review

WSIS+10 High Level Event • The WSIS+10 High Level Event

was held from the 10-13 June 2014 at the ITU Headquarters and CICG in Geneva.

• Extended version of the WSIS Forum.• Preceded by 11 months of preparatory

process by WSIS+10 Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform.

• HLE was coordinated by ITU and coorganized by UNESCO, UNDP, UNCTAD, UNDESA, FAO, UNEP, WMO, ILO, WHO, UPU, ITC, WIPO

• A series of pre-event meetings were held on 9 June 2014, on the eve of the WSIS High-Level event, to take stock of achievements, brainstorm on future outcomes and build a common vision beyond 2015.

• Outcome document endorsed on 11 June 2015.• WSIS+10 HLE attracted more than 1600 WSIS Stakeholders from

more than 140 countries. More than 100 ministers and deputies, several ambassadors, CEOs and Civil Society leaders contributing passionately towards the programme of the Forum.

WSIS+10 HLE: Negotiated Outcomes • Intergovernmental guidance:

Modalities by ITU Council Resolution 1334– To establish an open and inclusive preparatory

process, Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform, for developing drafts of the outcome documents for consideration by the WSIS+10 High-Level Event, by 1st March 2014, (for ITU under its responsibilities and other interested UN Agencies, under their responsibilities) – Draft WSIS+10 Statement on

Implementation of WSIS Outcomes – Draft WSIS+10 Vision for WSIS Beyond 2015

under mandates of the participating agencies

WSIS+10 Multistakeholder Preparatory Process• What was the WSIS+10 MPP?

Efficient and effective multistakeholder mechanism for elaboration the negotiated texts and reaching consensus on strategic issues related to the information society development

• Timing: July 2013 – May 2014• Work Process: Six Phases, Five Physical Meetings • Chairman and Vice-Chairs: Russian Federation, Egypt,

Switzerland, Saudi Arabia• Secretariat: ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, UNCTAD, UNDESA, FAO,

UNEP, WMO, ILO, WHO, UPU, ITC, WIPO

Six phases of the Preparatory Process (WSIS+10 MPP)

• Phase One: July 2013 - Initiation of the Open Consultation Process» More on Phase One

• Phase Two: 7-8 October 2013 - First Physical Meeting» More on Phase Two

• Phase Three: 16-18 December 2013 - Second Physical Meeting» More on Phase Three

• Phase Four: 17-18 February 2014 - Third Physical Meeting» More on Phase Four

• Phase Five: 14-17 April 2014 - Fourth Physical Meeting» More on Phase Five

• Phase Six: 28-31 May 2014 - Fifth Physical Meeting» More on Phase Six

Agreed Principles for the Preparatory Process (WSIS+10 MPP)

• Focus on the WSIS Action Lines and measurement of their implementation.• Develop a vision upon existing framework of Action Lines, identifying

emerging trends, challenges and priorities for new decade, without making existing framework of Action Lines obsolete.

• Geneva Declaration and Geneva Plan of Action still remain valid until further decisions by General Assembly.

• Restrict the proposals on Action Lines, under the responsibility of the respective UN Agencies, to the Geneva Plan of Action.

• Avoid proposals referring to the outcomes of the Tunis phase of WSIS on the following, implementation mechanism, follow up, internet governance (other than internet issues relevant to action lines), IGF, enhanced cooperation, CSTD.

• Avoid prejudging the outcomes of the 68th Session of the General Assembly on modalities of the Overall Review.

• Respect mandates given by Tunis Agenda and respect for the multi-stakeholder principles.

From Zero Draft to Final Outcome Document

• More than 500 submissions • More than 10000 pages of inputs• Several input documents (Incremental approach)• Reports of six Regional Development Forums • 10 Year WSIS Implementation Reports by WSIS

Stakeholders and WSIS Action Line Facilitators • Zero Draft prepared by Chairman and Vice-Chairs of

WSIS+10 MPP (Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland)– Draft WSIS+10 Statement (10 pages)– Draft WSIS+10 Vision (70 pages)

Incremental Approach: Input Documents

WSIS+10 Visioning Challenge Identifying Emerging Trends and a vision beyond 2015! 2012 & 2013 WSIS Forum 2013 Outcome Document Towards Knowledge Societies for Peace and Sustainable Development: Final Statement Measuring the Information Society Report 2013

WSIS+10 Outcome Documents

WSIS+10 Statement on the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes• A. Preamble• B. Overview of the implementation of Action Lines• C. Challenges during implementation of Action Lines and new challenges that

have emerged

WSIS+10 Vision for WSIS Beyond 2015• A. Preamble• B. Priority areas to be addressed in the implementation of

WSIS Beyond 2015• C. Action Lines

– Introduction – Further enhancing Action Lines – Action Lines beyond 2015: Looking to the Future

New Emerging Trends in the WSIS+10 Outcome Documents

• Internet of things • Network neutrality• Social networks • Personal data protection, privacy, security

and robustness of networks• Broadband• Mobility • Gender empowerment• Digital inclusion• Digital Economy • Massive open online courses (MOOCs) • E-participation• New media • Local content • Privacy and trust issues • Emergency communications • Financing: Universal access/service funds • Increasing impact of ICTs on sustainable development • Accessibility • Green IT and use of ICTs to mitigate climate change• (…)

WSIS+10 Vision for WSIS beyond 2015C: Further enhancing WSIS Action Lines

AL C1: The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholdersin the promotion of ICTs for developmentAL C2: Information and communication infrastructureAL C3: Access to information and knowledgeAL C4: Capacity BuildingAL C5: Building confidence and security in the use of ICTsAL C6: Enabling environmentAL C7: ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life AL C8: Cultural Diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local contentAL C9: MediaAL C10: Ethical Dimensions of the Information SocietyAL C11: International and Regional Cooperation

WSIS Action Lines beyond 2015: Looking to the Future

• We reaffirm that effective cooperation among governments, private sector, civil society and the United Nations and other international organizations, according to their different roles and responsibilities and leveraging on their expertise, is essential, taking into account the multifaceted nature of building the Information Society.

• We emphasize great importance of continuation of the multistakeholder implementation at the international level, following the themes and action lines in the Geneva Plan of Action, and moderated/facilitated by UN agencies. The coordination of multistakeholder implementation activities would help to avoid duplication of activities. This should include, inter alia, information exchange, creation of knowledge, sharing of best practices, and assistance in developing multi-stakeholder and public-private partnerships.

WSIS Action Lines beyond 2015: Looking to the Future

• We reaffirm importance of the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) created by the UN-Chief Executives Board (CEB) upon guidance by Tunis Agenda (Para 103), as an efficient and effective 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).

• We welcome holding of the annual WSIS Forum, which has become a key forum for multistakeholder debate on pertinent issues related to the Geneva Plan of Action and note that the Forum’s inclusiveness, openness, and thematic focus have strengthened responsiveness to stakeholders and contributed to increased physical and remote participation.

• We encourage all stakeholders to contribute to and closely collaborate with the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development as an international, multi-stakeholder initiative to improve the availability and quality of ICT data and indicators, particularly in developing countries.

• We emphasize/ recognize that the commitments to advance gender equality perspectives and undertake the necessary actions throughout the WSIS outcomes, as called for in Para 3 of Preamble under this document, should also be implemented, reviewed and monitored, consistent with other Action Lines, by UN Women in cooperation with other Action Line Facilitators.

• We encourage all WSIS stakeholders to continue to contribute information on their activities to the public WSIS stocktaking database maintained by ITU. In this regard, we invite all countries to gather information at the national level with the involvement of all stakeholders, to contribute to the stocktaking.

WSIS Action Lines beyond 2015: Looking to the Future

• We also welcome continuation of the WSIS Project Prizes initiative that has been launched by ITU with involvement of all Action line facilitators as a competition that recognizes excellence in the implementation of projects and initiatives which further the WSIS goals of improving connectivity to ICTs), particularly within underserved communities, and provide a high-profile, international platform for recognizing and showcasing success stories and models that could be easily replicated. In this regard, the WSIS Stocktaking Database is of utmost importance in sharing best practices amongst WSIS Stakeholders.

• We emphasize on the importance of 17 May as World Information Society Day to help to raise awareness, on an annual basis, of the importance of this global facility, on the issues dealt with in the WSIS especially the possibilities that the use of ICTs can bring for societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide.

WSIS Action Lines beyond 2015: Looking to the Future

WSIS+10 High Level Event Outcome Documents and Post 2015 Agenda

Preamble of the WSIS +10 Statement: We invite the UN system organizations and all stakeholders within their respective roles and responsibilities to take full advantage of ICTs in addressing the development challenges of the 21st century and to recognize them as cross-cutting enablers for achieving the three pillars of sustainable development.Preamble of Vision for WSIS beyond 2015ICTs will play a critical role in achieving the sustainable development goals. Taking into account the ongoing dialogue on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (MDG review process) and the WSIS implementation process, all stakeholders have indicated the necessity of increased interaction between both processes in order to ensure that efforts across the UN System are coherent and coordinated to achieve maximum and sustainable impact.

Coordinated by Elaborated by www.wsis.org/sdg

Origins of the WSIS-SDG Matrix?

Identified challenges • Two communities (ICT4D and Post 2015)• Converging objectives (Sustainable Development)• Parallel review processes (WSIS and MDGs)• Gradual recognition of ICTs as enabler for sustainable development• Invite to support through relevant UN processes the creation creation of

synergies and institutional linkages between WSIS and Post 2015 Development Agenda to continue strengthening the impact of ICT for sustainable development (Res.140, PP-14)

WSIS AL

Coordinated by Elaborated by www.wsis.org/sdg

What is WSIS-SDG Matrix? • This mapping exercise draws direct linkages

of the WSIS Action Lines with the proposed SDGs to continue strengthening the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for sustainable development.

• Each UN Action Line Facilitator has analyzed the connections and relations of their respective Action Line with the proposed SDGs and their targets.

• The goal is to attempt at creating a clear and direct link and an explicit connection between the key aim of the WSIS, that of harnessing the potential of ICTs to promote and realize the development goals, and the post 2015 development agenda, so as to contribute to the realization of the latter.

• Please read the complete document at www.wsis.org/sdg

www.wsis.org/sdg

Coordinated by Elaborated by www.wsis.org/sdg

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS \ WSIS ACTION LINES LINKAGES

www.wsis.org/sdg

Towards the Third Dimension of the WSIS-SDG Matrix Empowered byWSIS Stocktaking Process• Unique global platform, embraced by WSIS

multistakeholder community in 2005 with the aim to provide an international register of ICT activities enabling development.

• Check out 7,000 entries on WSIS Stocktaking Platform www.wsis.org/stocktaking

• WSIS Stocktaking process has so far involved close to 140,000 stakeholders worldwide.

• Year-around ongoing Call for Updates and New Entries – Continue Sharing

NEW WSIS Forum 2015 proposed inclusion of Reporting on ICT Projects Enabling SDGs

Advancing Sustainable Development Through Information and Communication Technologies:

WSIS Action Lines enabling Sustainable Development• This brochure provides an overview of several

projects carried out worldwide and reported to the WSIS process through the WSIS Stocktaking Process.

• All of identified projects prove an enabling power of the ICTs for sustainable development, while directly contributing to the achievement of the proposed Sustainable Development Goals

• Be part of the change! Engage in the global reporting and mechanism of identification of good practices.

• www.wsis.org/sdg

WSIS+10 HLE: Other Outcomes

• WSIS+10 High Level Policy Statements• Forum Track Outcome Document• Final WSIS Targets Review

Achievements, Challenges and the Way Forward

• WSIS Stocktaking Report • WSIS Success Stories• WSIS Action Lines Executive Summaries

(Achievements, Challenges and Recommendations)

Towards Effective Measurement

Accountability

Towards efficient and effective measurement to ensure accountability of the WSIS process beyond 2015

Targets set by Geneva Plan of Action (2003)• Connect all villages with ICTs and establish community access points• Connect all secondary schools and primary schools with ICTs.• Connect all scientific and research centres with ICTs• Connect all public libraries, museums, post offices and national archives with ICTs• Connect all health centres and hospitals with ICTs• Connect all central government departments and establish websites• Adapt all primary and secondary school curricula to meet the challenges of the

information society, taking into account national circumstances• Ensure that all of the world’s population has access to television and radio services• Encourage the development of content and put in place technical conditions in

order to facilitate the presence and use of all world languages on the Internet• Ensure that more than half the world’s inhabitants have access to ICTs within their

reach and make use of them

Recommendations for Future WSIS Targets Setting, if any…• high-level endorsement and awareness building

among policy-makers • open consultation processes to identify targets • targets should be time-bound, concrete and measurable to be

able to track progress • they should be ambitious but realistic and achievable, based on

the assessment of historical and current trends of progress • indicators should be clear and easy to understand for policy-

makers and other stakeholders, and relevant to policy intervention

• where possible, they should be based on internationally-agreed statistical standards

Connect 2020 Global Goals & TargetsGoal 1 Growth – Enable and foster access to and increased use of telecommunications/ICTs

55% of households should have access to the Internet

60% of individuals should be using the Internet

40% Telecommunications/ICTs should be 40% more affordable

Goal 2 Inclusiveness – Bridge the digital divide and provide broadband for all

50% of households should have access to the Internet in the developing world; 15% in the least developed countries

50% of individuals should be using the Internet in the developing world; 20% in the least developed countries

40% affordability gap between developed and developing countries should be reduced by 40%

5% Broadband services should cost no more than 5% of average monthly income in the developing countries

90% of the rural population should be covered by broadband services

Gender equality among Internet users should be reached

Goal 4 Innovation and partnership – Lead, improve and adapt to the changing telecommunication/ICT environment

Enabling environments ensuring accessible ICTs for persons with disabilities should be established in all countries

40% improvement in cybersecurity readiness

50% reduction in volume of redundant e-waste

30% decrease in Green House Gas emissions per device generated by the telecommunication/ICT sector

Telecommunication/ICT environment conducive to innovation

Effective partnerships of stakeholders in telecommunication/ICT environment

Goal 3 Sustainability – Manage challenges resulting from the telecommunication/ICT development

Target 1: Universal Broadband PolicyBy 2015, all countries should have a national broadband plan or strategy or include broadband in Universal Access / Service Definitions

Target 2: Making broadband affordableBy 2015, entry-level broadband services should be made affordable in developing countries (amounting to <5% of average monthly income)

Target 3: Connecting homes to broadbandBy 2015, 40% of households in developing countries should have Internet access

Target 4: Getting people onlineBy 2015, Internet user penetration should reach 60% worldwide, 50% in developing countries and 15% in LDCs

Target 5: Achieving gender equality in access to broadband By 2010, gender equality in access in broadband by 2020

ITU Contribution to the WSIS Implementation

ITU’s Ten Year Contribution to the WSIS Implementation and Follow-up is a comprehensive report on the ITU activities in context of WSIS carried out by the Union from 2005 – 2014, covering all assigned mandates with reference to the WSIS Process, in particular: – In its capacity as leading facilitator in coordinating the multi-stakeholder

implementation of the Geneva Plan of Action. (para 109 of TAIS) and primary organizer and host of the annual event in May, i.e. the WSIS Forum

– Facilitator of Action Lines C2 (Information and communication infrastructure) and C5 (Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs); as well as C6 (Enabling Environment).

– Co-facilitator of Action Lines C1, C3, C4, C7, and C11– Partner in Action Lines C8 and C9– Rotating Chair and Vice Chair of the United Nations Group on Information Society

(UNGIS) (Para 103 of TAIS)– Lead of Partnership on the Measuring the ICT for Development (Para 114 of TAIS)– Facilitator of the WSIS Stocktaking Process (Para 120 of TAIS)– Organizer of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (Para 121 of

TAIS)– Lead of the Connect the World Initiative (Para 98 of TAIS)– Others www.itu.int/en/itu-wsis/Pages/Contribution.aspx

Submission to the UNGA Overall Review

per request of ITU Membership (2015)

www.wsis.orgwww.wsis.org/sdg

www.wsis.org/reviewwww.wsis.org/prizes

www.wsis.org/stocktaking

wsis-info@itu.int

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