Grassroots WSIS coverage [bOing bOing]

Brainpower is Getting Cheaper. Edward Hugh and Marcelo Rinesi write in The Straits Times: The 'new new economy' way – one that recognises that well-educated human minds are as much of a commodity as any standards-compatible central processing unit – involves software written by bright maverick programmers (maybe tucked away in an East European 'transitional […]

Ghana – an African ICT Showcase. There is no doubt that African nations are not being left out of WSIS. One of the countries that is making its voice heard at the Summit is Ghana. Ghana, a peaceful and stable country in West Africa is gearing itself up towards becoming the 'Silicon Valley' of the […]

ITU Brokers Powerful Partnerships at World Information Society Summit. Building on its 138-year old role as a catalyst and facilitator for better connectivity between and within countries, the International Telecommunication Union is announcing more than 15 new partnerships between governments, industry, international organizations and universities. The announcements were made at the World Summit on the […]

Africa's dicey situation. Africa fears being left behind as the world rushes into a high tech future. The Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo said bluntly at WSIS yesterday, “We are still struggling to provide the basic necessities of life… While faced with these challenges, we are also confronted with the digital revolution. We are, therefore, placed in […]

the hammer of the travel gods. so i'm trying to get from the conference at the georgetown university conference center to reagan national airport . i've given myself a more than adequate window of time to go the relatively short distance, factoring in traffic, airport security and getting lost. yes, that's right, whenever i'm in […]

Live coverage of WSIS. The WSIS Secretariat is providing live coverage of all the speeches of heads of state and the general debate. [ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Newslog]

WSIS Highlights 10 December 2004. Inclusive Summit Reflects Diversity of Information Society After months of intensive preparations, the final touches were in place for the official opening of the Geneva phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which took place today. Visitors, delegations, staff and volunteers arrived to a hugely busy and […]

WSIS Events Round-up. ITU Forges Ahead on New Partnerships Two new partnership agreements – in the form of Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) – were signed today between ITU and the World Bank, and ITU and Cisco. Partnership agreements were also set to be signed between ITU and Inmarsat, Cameroon, Rwanda and the Kyrgyz Republic, IIMT […]

Introducing a WSIS guest blogger. Later on today, the magnificent Gus Hosein, will be logging in to CT and giving us his impressions of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Gus is a key figure in a global community of privacy activists – the people who say “huh? you mean what?!” to the […]