World Summit On The Information Society

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a pair of United Nations-sponsored conferences about information, communication and, in broad terms, the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis. One of its chief aims was to bridge the so-called global digital divide separating rich countries from poor countries by spreading access to the Internet in the developing world. The conferences established 17 May as World Information Society Day.

Read more about World Summit On The Information Society:  Background, Geneva Summit, 2003, Tunis Summit, 2005, The WSIS Stocktaking Process, WSIS + 10, "Civil Society", The Digital Divide, Internet Governance

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