TOWARDS ACCESS TOWARDS ACCESS FOR ALLFOR ALL

What is missing?What is missing?

World AttentionWorld Attention

WSISWSIS

20052005

UN ICT TFUN ICT TF

Millenium Millenium Development Goals Development Goals MDGs 2015MDGs 2015-- half extreme povertyhalf extreme poverty- universal primary education- universal primary education- gender equality- gender equality- reduce child mortality- reduce child mortality- improve maternal health- improve maternal health- combat HIV/AIDS, etc- combat HIV/AIDS, etc- ensure sustain. environ.- ensure sustain. environ.- global partnership for dev’t - global partnership for dev’t including ICTs including ICTs

WSIS I promised to:WSIS I promised to:

ConnectConnect::

villages, schools, villages, schools, research centers, research centers, hospitals, libraries, hospitals, libraries, post offices, post offices, governments, etcgovernments, etc

EnsureEnsure::

access ”within reach” access ”within reach” for more than half of for more than half of world population world population

ICT4D Platform at WSIS IICT4D Platform at WSIS I

Showed and discussed problems and Showed and discussed problems and some innovative solutionssome innovative solutions

Showed appropriate Technology?Showed appropriate Technology? Promoted networking Promoted networking

UN MDG TF – Science & TechnUN MDG TF – Science & Techn

J Sachs: ” ...inadequate reflection of J Sachs: ” ...inadequate reflection of the potential of ICT4D – need ideasthe potential of ICT4D – need ideas.”.”

Prof Juma: ”Development isn’t Prof Juma: ”Development isn’t something somebody does for something somebody does for somebody else, it is what people do somebody else, it is what people do for themselves.”for themselves.”

MilestonesMilestones WSISWSIS PrepCom’sPrepCom’s

June 2004June 2004 Feb 2005Feb 2005 Sep 2005Sep 2005

WSIS II Nov 2005WSIS II Nov 2005

UN ICT TF and WGsUN ICT TF and WGs

Oct 2004Oct 2004 Feb 2005Feb 2005 Sep/Oct 2005Sep/Oct 2005 Nov 2005Nov 2005

GeSCI - Global e-Schools and Communities InitiativeGeSCI - Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative

””Mid term” Dec 2004Mid term” Dec 2004 WSIS II Nov 2005WSIS II Nov 2005

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What new ideas can we provide?What new ideas can we provide?

Where?Where? By whom?By whom? What do we want to see at WSIS II?What do we want to see at WSIS II?