Consultation on the CSTD ten-year review of WSIS:
Latin American and the Caribbean perspective
The Economic and Social Council has tasked the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) with conducting a ten-year review of the progress made in the implementation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) outcomes.* As part of this review, the Economic and Social Council requested the Commission to collect inputs from all stakeholders. The objective of this consultation is to provide opportunity to stakeholders from the Latin America and the Caribbean region to share any experiences and insights believed to be of value for the ten-year review.
The discussion will center around the following questions:
Panellists:
Ms. Mervi Kultamaa, WSIS Coordinator, Science, Technology and ICTs Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
Mr. David Souter, Managing Director, ICT Development Associates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ms. Gisela Kopper, Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica
Ms. Olga Cavalli, Vice-chair of the working group on Internet governance of the Plan of Action for the Information Society and Knowledge in Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC)
Interactive Discussion
* More information of the CSTD's ten-year review of the implementation of WSIS outcomes is available at: http://unctad.org/en/Pages/CSTD/WSIS-10yearReview.aspx