Call for contribution: online dialogue on thematic focus and innovative format of WSIS Forum 2012

What are the key issues that need to be addressed at the WSIS Forum? Is there any room for improvement in terms of efficiency and effectiveness of the Forum?

The fourth edition of the WSIS Forum will take place from 14 to 18 May 2012. Within the framework of its preparatory open consultation process, UNESCO is organizing an online dialogue involving all WSIS stakeholders to discuss the thematic focus and innovative format of this event. The results of this consultation will feed into the overall agenda of the Forum and help organizers to improve the setup.

You can participate in the dialogue either by replying to a discussion board, or by uploading a video message. It will be open until 15 January 2012 at the WSIS KC –Knowledge Communities website (www.wsis-community.org).

Please note that a video message can be:

• recorded by mobile phone, webcam, digital camera, etc.


• up to 10 MB in size and


• up to 3 minutes in length.

For more information about the open consultation, please visit the WSIS Forum 2012 website at www.wsis.org/forum.

The WSIS KC – Knowledge Communities platform was created as a contribution by UNESCO to the World Summit on the Information Society. It is an open, global online social network committed to sharing solutions for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through ICT for Development.