Write a short note on WSIS Declaration of 2003.

One of the main items on the global agenda today is the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). It was first proposed at Geneva in  in 2003. UNESCO,under the high patronage of the UN Secretary-General, tries “to develop and foster a clear statement of political will and a concrete plan of action for achieving the goals of the Information Society, while fully reflecting all the different interests at stake”.

 Among the fundamental ideas behind the WSIS is an ambition to create a more inclusive Information Society and to bridge the digital divide in a North-South perspective.


When the final WSIS document is adopted in 2005, 25 years will have passed since the MacBride Commission submitted its report to UNESCO. Like the MacBride Commission in 1985, the WSIS has identified important issues and problem areas with regard to global information and communication.

The significance of the WSIS will depend on the extent to which national governments, the private sector, the civil society and other relevant stakeholders are brought into the continued work towards these goals.



Some facts of WSIS are as given below-

1. To bridge the so called global digital divide. Separating rich countries from poor countries by spreading access to the Internet n developing countries.

2. To discuss on Information Society, Opportunities and Challenges.

3. To implement ICT to  facilitate  achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and

4. Bringing the Information Society - a global challenge in the new Millennium.

May 17 is observed as World Information Society Day.