Late into the evening this past Saturday, government delegations wrapped up work at the first preparatory meeting, or prepcom, for the November 2005 World Summit on the Information Society. The final document produced by the governments has no major surprises in it. The governments agreed to work towards reaching a solution on outstanding issues related to Internet governance and funding mechasims to bridge the digital divide. They also agreed not to re-open any of the decisions made during the previous summit in Geneva last December; rather, they would work towards identifying actionable strategies to implement these previous decisions. The next Prepcom will take place in Geneva for seven working days, starting February 17 early next year.
The WSIS Secretariate has published a press release summarizing the results of the Prepcom; additionally, you can download the final document released at the end of the Prepcom.... -andy
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