Final Agreed Draft WSIS+10 Statement On The Implementation of WSIS Outcomes

Geneva 2014 WSIS+10 Statement on the Implementation of the WSIS
Outcomes
FINAL AGREED DRAFT
WSIS+10 Statement on the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes
A !"eam#le
The ITU coordinated WSIS+10 Hih !evel "vent too# place in close colla$oration %ith
all U& 'encies under their respective mandates( pursuant to ITU )ouncil *esolution
1++4,
This statement and the related WSIS+10 -ision for WSIS .e/ond 2010 have $een
developed #eepin in mind the follo%in principles1
a, 2ocus on the WSIS 'ction !ines and measurement of their implementation,
$, 3evelop a vision upon e4istin frame%or# of 'ction !ines( identif/in emerin
trends( challenes and priorities for ne% decade( %ithout ma#in e4istin frame%or# of
'ction !ines o$solete,
c, Geneva 3eclaration and Geneva 5lan of 'ction still remain valid until further
decisions $/ General 'ssem$l/,
d, *estrict the proposals on 'ction !ines( under the responsi$ilit/ of the respective U&
'encies( to the Geneva 5lan of 'ction,
e, 'void proposals referrin to the outcomes of the Tunis phase of WSIS on the
follo%in( implementation mechanism( follo% up( internet overnance 6other than
internet issues relevant to action lines7( IG2( enhanced cooperation( )ST3,
f, 'void pre8udin the outcomes of the 9:th Session of the General 'ssem$l/ on
modalities of the Overall *evie%,
, *espect mandates iven $/ Tunis 'enda and respect for the multi;sta#eholder
principles,
Ten /ears ao( at the World Summit on the Information Societ/ 6WSIS7 in its t%o phases
6Geneva 200+( < Tunis 20007( the representatives of the peoples of the %orld adopted a
common vision on the Information Societ/( identif/in its main principles and challenes
World Summit on the Information Societ/ WSIS +10 Hih;!evel "vent Outcome
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to%ards a people;centered inclusive and development;oriented Information Societ/, The
fundamental aim of the WSIS process %as to foster the use of technolo/ to improve
peoples= lives and to $ride the diital divide,
The uses of I)Ts have developed considera$l/ and $ecome a part of ever/da/ life since
the second phase of the WSIS in 2000( acceleratin social and economic ro%th(
sustaina$le development( increasin transparenc/ and accounta$ilit/( %here applica$le(
and offerin ne% opportunities to leverae technolo/( in developed and developin
countries,
The information and communication technoloies 6I)Ts7 have also demonstrated their
value as a facilitator and development ena$ler in reachin the >illennium 3evelopment
Goals 6>3Gs7, Ho%ever( ma8or challenes still la/ ahead for counteractin the %ide
disparities in development and ena$lin all roups and all countries to $enefit from
universal access to information and #no%lede, >oreover reapin the $enefit of I)Ts
use has /et not $een shared in all countries proportionatel/, In particular %e reaffirm
para +9 of the Tunis )ommitment reardin the potential of I)Ts to promote peace and
to prevent conflict,
To this effect( international la%( and in particular( the charter of U& is applica$le and is
essential to maintainin peace and sta$ilit/ and promotin an open secure peaceful and
accessi$le I)T environment,
Since the WSIS process started( emphasis has $een iven to the multi;sta#eholder
approach and its vital importance in the WSIS implementation at the national( reional
and international levels and in ta#in for%ard the WSIS themes and 'ction !ines, Such
approach contri$uted to strenthenin the enaement of all sta#eholders
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to %or#
toether( %ithin their respective roles and responsi$ilities,
In this context;
We reaffirm the reat importance of I)Ts in further development of Information Societ/(
stimulatin innovations( empo%erin different roups of people in developed and
developin countries( providin access to information and fosterin economic and social
ro%th,
We invite the U& s/stem orani?ations and all sta#eholders %ithin their respective roles
and responsi$ilities to ta#e full advantae of I)Ts in addressin the development
challenes of the 21st centur/ and to reconi?e them as cross;cuttin ena$lers for
achievin the three pillars of sustaina$le development,
1, We reaffirm the vital role of /outh and /outh orani?ations as reconi?ed in
pararaph 11 in the WSIS 3eclaration of 5rinciples( statin that @/outh should $e
empo%ered as learners( developers( contri$utors( entrepreneurs and decision
ma#ers, We must focus especiall/ on /oun people %ho have not /et $een a$le
1See Para 35 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society
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to $enefit full/ from the opportunities provided $/ I)Ts, We are also committed to
ensurin that the development of I)T applications and operation of services
respects the rihts of children as %ell as their protection and %ell$ein@, The role
of /outh %as also underlined in the World 5roramme of 'ction for Aouth( %here
I)T is identified as one of the 10 priorit/ areas( in the sense that it can provide
/outh %ith the opportunit/ to overcome the $arriers of distance and socio;
economic disadvantae, In addition( the ITU Glo$al Aouth Summit in 201+
declared /outh as a force for proress( and assured the importance of their full
participation in decision ma#in processes to improve democrac/( mar#in that
the spread of information amon /oun people can directl/ foster empo%erment
and innovation on a lo$al scale 6.A&3 2010 Glo$al Aouth 3eclaration7, While
proress has $een made( it is important to e4ert reater efforts to ensure the
implementation of mentioned proram( declarations and others ali#e,
2, We reaffirm the human rihts and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Universal
3eclaration of Human *ihts and relevant international human rihts treaties( includin
the International )ovenant on )ivil and 5olitical *ihts and the International )ovenant
on "conomic( Social and )ultural *ihtsB and %e also reaffirm pararaphs +( 4( 0 and 1:
of the Geneva 3eclaration,@
+, While there is reconition of the potential of I)T as a tool for promotin ender
eCualit/ and the empo%erment of %omen accessin and usin I)Ts( a Dender
divideE has also $een identified, We reaffirm the importance of promotin and
maintainin ender eCualit/ and %omen empo%erment( uaranteein the
inclusion of %omen in the emerin lo$al I)T societ/ and ta#in into account
the mandate of the ne%l/ esta$lished aenc/ U&;WO>"&( the
recommendations of the Hih !evel 5anel in the post;2010( The .ei8in
3eclaration and 5latform for 'ction adopted at the 2ourth World )onference on
Women in 1FF0, We therefore %ish to recall and emphasise the importance of
ta#in into account throuhout the WSIS+10 Statement and -ision para 12 of
the WSIS 3eclaration of 5rinciples statin that the development of I)Ts provides
enormous opportunities for %omen( %ho should $e an interal part of( and #e/
actors( in the Information Societ/, We are committed to ensurin that the
Information Societ/ ena$les %omen=s empo%erment and their full participation on
the $asis of eCualit/ in all spheres of societ/ and in all decision;ma#in
processes, To this end( %e should mainstream a ender eCualit/ perspective and
use I)Ts as a tool to that end,
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4, We reconi?e and ac#no%lede that challenes on $ridin the diital divide still
remain unaddressed adeCuatel/ and reCuires sustaina$le investments in I)T
infrastructure and services( capacit/ $uildin( facilitate #no%;ho% transfer( as %ell
as to promote the transfer of technolo/ on mutuall/ areed terms,
0, *ecallin the U& )onvention on the rihts of people %ith disa$ilities( the Geneva
principles pararaph 11( 1+( 14 and 10( Tunis )ommitment paras 20( 22 and 24(
and reaffirmin the commitment to providin eCuita$le access to information and
#no%lede for all( $uildin I)T capacit/ for all and confidence in the use of I)Ts
$/ all( includin /outh( older persons( %omen( indienous and nomadic peoples(
people %ith disa$ilities( the unemplo/ed( the poor( mirants( refuees and
internall/ displaced people and remote and rural communities( it is crucial to
increase the participation of vulnera$le people in the $uildin process of
information Societ/ and to ma#e their voice heard $/ sta#eholders and polic/;
ma#ers at different levels, It can allo% the most fraile roups of citi?ens
%orld%ide to $ecome an interated part of their economies and also raise
a%areness of the taret actors on the e4istin I)Ts solution 6such as tolls as e;
participation( e;overnment( e;learnin applications( etc,7 desined to ma#e their
ever/da/ life $etter,
9, We $elieve that I)Ts have the potential to $e a #e/ ena$ler of development( and
to $e a critical component of innovative development solutions in the 5ost;2010
3evelopment 'enda, I)Ts should $e full/ reconi?ed as tools empo%erin
people( and providin economic ro%th to%ards achievin development( ta#in
into account the ro%in importance of relevant content( s#ills and an ena$lin
environment,
G, !earnin from the lessons of the past decade %e need to turn our attention on
the ne4t period to those %ho provide create and manae the I)Ts the
professionals that empo%er the users of I)T to ensure that the rate of
development can continue and increase,
:, The evolution of the information societ/ over the past 10 /ears is contri$utin
to%ards( inter alia( the development of #no%lede societies around the %orld
that are $ased on principles of freedom of e4pression( Cualit/ education for all(
universal and non;discriminator/ access to information and #no%lede( and
respect for cultural and linuistic diversit/ and cultural heritae, When mentionin
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the information societ/( %e also refer to the a$ove mentioned evolution and to the
vision of inclusive #no%lede societies,
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$ O%e"%ie& of the implementation of Action Lines
The commitment and adoption of the Geneva 3eclaration of 5rinciples and Geneva
5lan of 'ction of 200+ and the Tunis 'enda and )ommitment of 2000 led to sinificant
proress $ut also raised challenes, The most nota$le achievement of the current
implementation of the WSIS 'ction lines is the participation and risin interest of all
sta#eholders( at the national( reional( and international levels( in 8ointl/ $uildin and
shapin the inclusive information societ/ and raisin a%areness and overcomin the
challenes that this process entails, This section hihlihts the proress achieved
to%ards the implementation of the WSIS 'ction !ines 1
We note %ith satisfaction
1, That the WSIS 'ction !ines have helped in $uildin a common understandin of
the desira$ilit/ to reali?e a trul/ lo$al interconnected and inclusive Information
Societ/, 'nd that the implementation of those 'ction !ines has helped in dra%in
the attention to the crucial role the I)Ts can pla/ in man/ areas includin
reducin povert/ and promotin literac/,
2, That the WSIS Geneva 5lan of 'ction has led to the development of
international( reional and national strateies and plans for the development of
inclusive Information Societ/,
+, That there is reater a%areness of the importance of promotin diital inclusion
for /outh( ae;related disa$ilities( %omen( the vulnera$le and marinali?ed(
indienous peoples( local communities and persons %ith disa$ilities and special
needs( %hile promotin the %ealth and sustainin the diversit/ of the %orld=s
lanuaes
4, That the ena$lin environment ;the policies( content and capacities reCuired to
ma#e ood use of technoloies for development; is understood toda/ as $ein
as important as infrastructure investments,
We ac#no%lede the sinificant
0, "fforts made to%ards the reali?ation of a lo$al I)T $ased econom/ throuh
adoptin and implementin appropriate national I)T policies %ith a vie% to
interatin the efforts of all sta#eholders,
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9, )ontri$ution of all U& 'encies in chare of facilitatin 'ction !ines( and all
sta#eholders( activel/ contri$utin to the WSIS implementation,
We particularl/ emphasi?e
G, The importance of the %or# carried out $/ the D5artnership on >easurin I)T for
3evelopmentE on the development of a set of core I)T indicators that has $een
adopted $/ the U& Statistical )ommission( as %ell as( ac#no%lede the I)T
3evelopment Inde4 6I3I7,
We reconi?e that
:, >an/ countries have made considera$le proress in implementin the 'ction
lines in the form of tani$le policies( pro8ects and services across the different
sectors of the societ/,
F, I)T infrastructure development has $een $oosted $/ several ena$lers such as
ne% policies and technoloies includin $road$and and mo$ile solutions(
Universal Service 2unds( plannin and $ac#round data( the development of
national and reional internet e4chane points and international standards,
10, The access to information and #no%lede has %idened and deepened in the past
10 /ears due to technoloical advancement in connectivit/( e4panded mo$ile
penetration and $road$and access and the emerence of ne% platforms and
applications( such as social media and cloud computin,
11, Improved access to I)T in education over the past 10 /ears enhanced
development of all roups and supported the development of s#illed la$or force(
providin active participation in the societ/ and availin ne% opportunities for
social mo$ilit/,
12, The efforts e4erted to increase afforda$le access to I)Ts in the developin
countries and in particular !3)s,
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1+, There has $een increasin a%areness $/ polic/ ma#ers of the importance of
pu$lic access to I)Ts and the different tools to com$at the diital and #no%lede
divide,
14, There has $een a%areness of the need for reater colla$oration amon
overnments and all relevant sta#eholders to address different aspects of
endeavorin to ensure confidence( securit/( privac/ and personal data protection(
safet/ and trust in the use of I)Ts, International and reional cooperation and
capacit/ $uildin prorams have $een reconi?ed as #e/ elements in achievin
this,
10, The WSIS 5lan of 'ction has contri$uted to a deepened understandin for the
sinificance of I)T for development amon polic/ and decision ma#ers( includin
of the ethical dimensions of the Information Societ/,
19, I)Ts pla/ an important role in socio;economic development throuh 8o$ creation
and entrepreneurship,
1G, The WSIS 5lan of 'ction has contri$uted to supportin research in e;Science
providin $etter understandin of emerin trends( its impact and future
direction,
1:, )ultural diversit/ has $een reconi?ed as an interal part of the information
societ/ and sustaina$le development,
1F, Innovative financial mechanisms( pu$lic private partnership( as %ell as adeCuate
and sustaina$le investments contri$uted to the proress to%ards $uildin
inclusive Information Societ/,H
20, The annual WSIS 2orum has $ecome an efficient lo$al multista#eholder
platform for coordination of the implementation of the WSIS Outcomes, The
decennial countries and 'ction !ine facilitators reports initiated $/ the WSIS
2orum served as a $asis for the WSIS+10 Hih;level "vent,
21, WSIS Stoc#ta#in 5rocess( includin WSIS 5ro8ect 5ri?es( has $ecome( an
efficient and effective platform for collection of I)T;related pro8ects for WSIS
'ction !ines providin useful contri$ution to the sharin $est practices at the
lo$al level,
We note
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22, The event titled D2irst WSIS+10 *evie% "vent Towards Knowledge Societies, for
peace and sustainable development hosted $/ U&"S)O and co;orani?ed %ith
ITU( U&)T'3 and U&35 in 2e$ruar/ 201+ and its results,
' 'hallen(es)*u"in( implementation of Action Lines an* ne& challen(es that
ha%e eme"(e*
We acknowledge that the WSIS 'ction !ines( in a multista#eholder approach( have helped
and continue to help in $uildin a%areness of the importance of people centric inclusive
and development oriented Information Societ/,
We note that the WSIS 'ction !ines have $een contri$utin in ena$lin and supportin a
sound frame%or# and approach for reali?in the oal of an inclusive Information Societ/,
We recognize
That several challenes have $een identified in the implementation of the WSIS
'ction !ines that still remain and %ould need to $e addressed in order to $uild
inclusive Information Societ/ $e/ond 2010,
The need for ensurin proper interation of the WSIS and the 5ost;2010
3evelopment 'enda,
We further recognize the follo%in challenes that have emered in the implementation
of 'ction !ines and ne% challenes in the implementation of these 'ction !ines $e/ond
20101
1, The need to protect and reinforce all human rihts( and to reconi?e their
importance to reali?e economic and social development( ensurin eCual respect for
and enforcement of all human rihts online and offline,
2, The need to full/ interate ender eCualit/ perspectives in WSIS related strateies
and facilitate their implementation as referred to in the 5ream$le to ensure that the
Information Societ/ ena$les %omen=s empo%erment and full participation on the
$asis of eCualit/ in all spheres of societ/ and in all decision;ma#in processes,
+, The need for more enaement of /outh and enhancement of their participation in
the WSIS process( to facilitate their inclusion and to strenthen their role in the
Information Societ/ development at the national( reional and international levels as
referred to in the 5ream$le,
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4, The need for continued e4tension of access for people %ith disa$ilities and
vulnera$le people to I)Ts( especiall/ in developin countries and amon
marinali?ed communities( ta#in into account the commitments mentioned %ithin
the pream$le,
0, >ore than half of the %orld=s population is still not connected to the Internet( and
therefore the information and communication infrastructure( capacit/ and local
content development needs to continue to $e addressed( especiall/ in rural and
remote areas,
9, The need for further improvin manaement and use of radio;freCuenc/
spectrumIsatellite or$its for facilitatin development and deplo/ment of lo%;cost
telecommunication net%or#s( includin satellite net%or#s for all countries( ta#in into
account special needs of developin and least developed countries, These are
implemented throuh application and in accordance %ith ITU *adio *eulations,
G, That reater efforts are still reCuired to improve afforda$le access to I)Ts( information and
#no%lede for all people( in particular in the developin countries and !3)s, There is also a
need to ensure eCuit/ of access( includin pu$lic access( in terms of human capacities and
access to current and ne% I)Ts( $et%een ur$an and rural communities %ithin countries and
$et%een countries around the %orld,
:, There is still reater need for the north;south cooperation( complemented $/ south;south
cooperation to facilitate #no%;ho% transfer( as %ell as to promote the transfer of technolo/
on mutuall/ areed terms in order to facilitate the transition to diital econom/ and reduction
of povert/,
F, The need to promote access for all to information and #no%lede( %hile respectin
individual privac/( and to encourae open access to pu$lications and information( includin
in the research sector( and particularl/ in developin and least developed countries
10, The I)T role in povert/ reduction need to $e enhanced throuh north;south and south;south
cooperation in facilitatin the diital econom/,
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11, The deplo/ment of $road$and net%or#s is still needed to achieve the sustaina$le
development aenda $e/ond 2010 and to ensure that I)T applications and
services and ne% technoloies reCuired for people= empo%erment and %ell$ein
$ecome availa$le to ever/one,
12, The need to promote access for all to pu$lic information and #no%lede( includin
open access to scientific information( particularl/ in developin and least developed
countries and amon marinalised communities in all countries,
1+, I)Ts have $ecome vitall/ important drivers for economic ro%th and development(
and have stimulated innovation and ne% $usiness opportunities, It remains
important that adeCuate policies and frame%or#s ena$le Small and >edium;si?ed
"nterprises to $enefit from the economic potential of I)Ts(
14, ' need for all education and lifelon learnin opportunities for all mem$ers of societ/( usin
educational prorammes( distance education and open educational resources 6O"*7 and
applications to $uild I)T competencies responsive to specific societal and user needs and to
$etter ena$le and empo%er teachers( educators and learners,
10, The need to e4chane vie%s on $est practices to $uild confidence and securit/ in
the use of I)Ts %hile considerin the importance of developin international
cooperation amon all relevant sta#eholders as appropriate,
19, The need to strenthen the continued development of appropriate net%or# securit/
and privac/( and continue to support capacit/ $uildin and coordination on incident
response and to encourae the creation of national and reional computer incidence
response teams 6)I*Ts7 to $etter respond to I)T securit/ incidents,
1G, The need to increase the lo$al( reional and national a%areness of the relevance of
WSIS process to national economic development;related strateies( policies and
initiatives and the role it could pla/ in their development( %hich underpin lo$al
development of I)Ts( promote investment in I)Ts and infrastructure( and foster
entrepreneurship and innovation,
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1:, The need to enhance policies( includin polic/ coherence across #e/ information
societ/ sectors and reduce the s#ills ap( %hich is ro%in( $et%een rich and poor
%ithin the same countr/( $et%een countries( and $et%een reions,
1F, The need to continue to set realistic oals and to ta#e decisive actions to reduce the
technolo/ ap( %hich is ro%in( $et%een developed and developin countries,
20, The need to call upon all States( in $uildin the information societ/( to ta#e steps to
avoid and to refrain from ta#in an/ unilateral measure not in accordance %ith
international la% and the )harter of the United &ations that impedes the full
achievement of economic and social development $/ the population of the affected
countries and that hinders their %ell;$einB
21, The need to develop frame%or#s( measures and other initiatives 6e,, IJ5s7 to
enhance $etter access to I)Ts especiall/ in developin countries,
22, The need to continue to promote investment and foster entrepreneurship and
innovation in I)Ts at the national( reional( and international levels as appropriate,
2+, The need to recall the importance of creatin a trust%orth/( transparent and non;
discriminator/ leal( reulator/ and polic/ environment, To that end( %e reiterate that
ITU and other reional orani?ations to continue ta#in steps to ensure rational(
efficient and economic use of( and eCuita$le access to( the radio;freCuenc/
spectrum $/ all countries( $ased on relevant international areements,
24, The need for a coherent lin#ae $et%een the WSIS process at the international level
and initiatives at the national and reional levels includin $ottom up initiatives( as
appropriate,
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20, The need to ensure environmental sustaina$ilit/( includin $/ avoidin an/ harmful
impacts that ma/ result from the disposal of massive e;%aste,
29, The need to respect human diversit/ in all its forms( in particular( cultural and
linuistic diversit/ as %ell as diversit/ of tradition( reliious $eliefs and convictions to
develop measures and policies to safe uard endanered lanuaes and preserve
cultural and linuistic heritae( includin $/ supportin multilinualism in the use of
I)Ts,
2G, The need for people to have media and information literac/ s#ills that are
indispensa$le in order to full/ participate in an inclusive Information Societ/,
2:, The need to increase the a%areness of all sta#eholders of the ethical dimension in
the use of I)Ts and encourae international and interdisciplinar/ reflection and
dialoue on the ethical challenes of emerin technoloies and the information
societ/,
2F, The need for sufficient investment in diital inclusion measures( ta#in into account
innovative approaches to $rin the $enefits of I)T to all( includin access to
soft%are and hard%are in a non;discriminator/ manner,
+0, The need to promote further dialoue on the protection of privac/ in liht of
technoloical developments,
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