[eccr] Online Forum on the World Summit for Information Society (WSIS2003-2005)

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PRESS RELEASE 04/04/2003

The Event 2003: Online Forum on the World Summit for Information Society
(WSIS2003-2005) 

Mandate The Future, an Internet forum for Sustainable Development, has
unveiled its online forum on the World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS), the Event 2003.

The Event 2003 online discussion forum is devoted in its entirety to the
discussion of issues pertaining to the World Summit on the Information
Society in Geneva 2003 in particular, and the Information Society in
general. 

The Event 2003, which will be continuous right up to the WSIS in Geneva
and beyond, is designed to:

1. Centralize experience: The Event 2003 will bring all the major
stakeholders in the WSIS process into one forum to discuss, debate and
pool together their knowledge and experiences gained over the course of
the summit campaign so far. This would include local, national, regional
and global level meetings, PrepComs and other advocacy and awareness
raising efforts. The Event 2003 will be a continuous and evolving
process that would run up to the WSIS summit in December and beyond.

2. Finding Alternatives: The Event 2003 will delve in to the Information
Society from all major viewpoints. This would include, among others, the
official WSIS standpoint as well as Civil Society and Youth concerns.
Participants can modify and suggest alternatives to these existing
viewpoints. These inputs will be channelled towards the 3rd PrepCom, and
eventually, to the Summit itself.

3. Q&A: Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions
from major players in the WSIS process. These would comprise the Event
2003 Guest Panelists. The Panel is yet to be finalised, but the
provision to ask questions online is already in place. Please see the
topics of discussion below and post your questions under the most
relevant theme. The answers to selected questions will be published in
June. 

4. Community Building: The Event 2003 would enable the formation of a
healthy online community of like-minded enthusiasts to supplement the
activities of already existing physical communities. This also includes
an opportunity for people actively working in the field toward the
Information Society to publicize and discuss their work, share
methodologies and success stories, and benefit from each other's
experience. Please share your news!

Mandate the Future welcomes all enthusiasts all over the world to be
part of the forum. Please visit
http://www.ctrlaltesc.org/wsis/wsis.shtml to take part.

For more Information:
(wsis /at/ mandatethefuture.org)
(rudes /at/ mandatethefuture.org)


Mandate the Future 
Online Forum for Sustainable Development
http://www.ctrlaltesc.org/wsis/wsis.shtml


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