Internet Governance
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
The United Nations convened the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to develop a "common vision and understanding of the information society and the adoption of a declaration and plan of action for implementation by Governments, international institutions and all sectors of civil society".
WSIS was held in two phases: the first in Geneva, hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003, and the second in Tunis hosted by the Government of Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November 2005.
WSIS Tunis 16 - 18 Nov 2005
A roundup of recent press articles about Internet governance issues and the World Summit on the Information Society:
- The letter that won the internet governance battle (The Register, UK - Dec 2, 2005)
- Governance still overshadows WSIS (Computerworld, New Zealand - Nov 30, 2005)
- Nigeria fails to impress at WSIS (Vanguard, Nigeria - Nov 30, 2005)
- The WSIS Deal (CircleID - Nov 26, 2005)
- Open source from the vending machine (Computerworld, Australia - Nov 25, 2005)
- The World Summit in pictures (The Register, UK - Nov 22, 2005)
- Business seeks to make a contribution (International Herald Tribune, USA - Nov 21, 2005)
- ITU refuses to accept net governance agreement (The Register, UK - Nov 21, 2005)
- Now is the time for solutions (International Herald Tribune, USA - Nov 21, 2005)
- Root servers: The real Net power (CNET News.com, USA - Nov 21, 2005)
- The world doesn't get it - no one 'owns' the Internet (The Observer, UK - Nov 20, 2005)
- Controversy blights UN net summit (BBC News, UK - Nov 18, 2005)
- UN net summit diary - Day three (BBC News, UK - Nov 18, 2005)
- Internet Organisations Welcome Internet Governance Forum (Highway Africa, South Africa - Nov 18, 2005)
- Free wind-up laptops for world's poor (The Australian, Australia - Nov 18, 2005)
- Pocket answer to digital divide (BBC News, UK - Nov 18, 2005)
- Internet governance battles to continue (CNET News.com, USA - Nov 18, 2005)
- Internet Organisations Welcome Internet Governance Forum (Highway Africa, South Africa - Nov 18, 2005)
- Sun exec calls for a Net summit of engineers (IDG News - Nov 18, 2005)
- Read all about it. But be quick (The Times, UK - Nov 18, 2005)
- The 15 enemies of the Internet and other countries to watch (noticias.info, Spain - Nov 18, 2005)
- UN information summit wraps up with agreement on Internet governance (People's Daily Online, China - Nov 18, 2005)
- US Retains Control of Internet - for Now (CNSNews.com - Nov 18, 2005)
- Who will be the keeper of the Net (CNET News.com, USA - Nov 18,2005)
- 'Digital divide' not so easy to close, Kenya finds (Reuters, UK - Nov 18, 2005)
- Cuba, Iran lash out at Internet freedom (CNET News.com, USA - Nov 18, 2005)
- UN net summit diary - Day two (BBC News, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- UN predicts 'internet of things' (BBC News, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- No New Oversight for Internet Management, Summit Agrees (Highway Africa, South Africa - Nov 17, 2005)
- Another U.N. Internet rift develops (CNET News.com, USA - Nov 17, 2005)
- UN debut for $100 laptop for poor (BBC News, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- $100-laptop created for world's poorest countries (New Scientist, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- 'Steal' my big idea says $100 laptop developer (The Times, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- US wins right to keep internet control after warning of censorship risks (The Independent, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- Making the most of WSIS (Al-Ahram Weekly, Egypt - Nov 17, 2005)
- Many claim victory over global Web pact (International Herald Tribune, USA - Nov 17, 2005)
- Whose finger on the 'access denied' button? (Scotsman, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- The internet: A peace of sorts (The Economist, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- U.S. retains Internet control (Sun Herald, USA - Nov 17, 2005)
- UN predicts 'internet of things' (BBC News, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- US defends its control over new domains in last-minute global deal (The Times, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- Victory claims abound for global Web accord (International Herald Tribune, USA - Nov 17, 2005)
- Who's Running the Internet (IDG News, USA - Nov 17, 2005)
- US defends its control over new domains in last-minute global deal (The Times, UK - Nov 17, 2005)
- Another U.N. Internet rift develops (CNET News.com, USA - Nov 17, 2005)
- U.N. says its plans are misunderstood (CNET News.com, USA - Nov 17, 2005)
- FAQ Tunisia summit and Internet governance (CNET News.com, USA - Nov 16, 2005)
- U.S. reaches Net detente with U.N. (CNET News.com, USA - Nov 16, 2005)
- US retains hold of the internet (BBC News, UK - Nov 16, 2005)
- A chance to move forward together (International Herald Tribune, USA - Nov 16, 2005)
- Compromise reached in Tunis on Internet control (International Herald Tribune, USA - Nov 16, 2005)
- EU internet governance plan gains US support (Daily Journal, Venezuela - Nov 16, 2005)
- FT.com - Technology - FT Briefing Internet governance (Financial Times, UK - Nov 16, 2005
- Negotiators water down text on internet governance (Independent, UK - Nov 16, 2005)
- Q&A - Who controls the internet? (The Times, UK - Nov 16, 2005)
- US Retains Internet Control (Red Herring, USA - Nov 16, 2005)
- Internet sous contrôle (Le Monde, France - Nov 16, 2005)
- The E.U. Supports a Free Internet (Washington Post, USA - Nov 16, 2005)
- Tunis talks find internet compromise (The Times, UK - Nov 16, 2005))
- UN net summit diary - Day one (BBC News, UK - Nov 16, 2005)
- US Dominates Internet Traffic as WSIS Opens (Islam Online, Qatar - Nov 16, 2005)
- US wins net governance battle (The Register, UK - Nov 16, 2005)
- A tussle over America's internet hegemony (The Economist - Nov 15, 2005)
- Battle for control of internet heats up (The Times, UK - Nov 15, 2005)
- Countries Hashing Out Who Controls the Internet (VOA News, USA - Nov 15, 2005)
- Internet Governance Who's in Command of the Information Superhighway (VOA News, USA - Nov 15, 2005)
- So where are we up to with this internet governance thing? (The Register, UK - Nov 14, 2005)
- Tug of war over Net takes center stage (International Herald Tribune, USA - Nov 14, 2005)
- WSIS Still Clouded by Governance Debates - Fate of ICANN Awaits (Information Today, USA - Nov 14, 2005)
- Keep the Internet Free (Washington Post, USA - Nov 12, 2005)
- US to open internet root to bids (Computer Business Review, USA - Nov 10, 2005)
- Who Should Control the Internet (VOA News, USA - Nov 8, 2005)
- The U.N. Isn't a Threat to the Net - Commentary by Kofi Annan (Washington Post, USA - Nov 5, 2005)
- Keep the Internet free - Commentary by Carl Bildt (International Herald Tribune, USA - Oct 11, 2005)
- Plans for global management of the internet are a threat to its future (The Economist, UK - Oct 6, 2005)
- CBS News U.S. Wants To Maintain Grip On Web (CBS News, USA - Sep 29, 2005)
