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The World Summit on the Information Society has passed and has been
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followed up by the
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<a href="/activities/policy/igf/igf.html">Internet Governance Forum</a>. The pages
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here are kept for archiving purposes.
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<h1>World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)</h1>
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<p>The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a two-summit
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UN conference organised by the ITU at which important cornerstones for
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the information and knowledge society should be laid. After the
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summits in Geneva and Tunis, the WSIS is now in its implementation phase.</p>
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<p>FSFE has been participating for many years along with other civil
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societies to make sure that principles of freedom, human rights,
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sharing of knowledge and access to information will be upheld.</p>
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<h3>Followup-Activities</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="/activities/policy/igf/">Internet Governance Forum (IGF)</a><br />
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One of the most controversial undertakings of the second phase of the
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WSIS was the <a href="/activities/policy/igf/wgig.html">UN WGIG</a>. Unable to
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discuss and find consensus on substantive issues, in particular the
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issues around monopolisation of knowledge and Free Software, the
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second summit in Tunisia agreed to create an international discussion
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forum on all issues internet related, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).</li>
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<h3>Documents</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="/campaigns/wsis/wsis-and-software.html">WSIS and the Software Challenge</a>
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<ul>Article by Georg Greve about the role of Free Software in the digital world and FSFE's involvement in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).</ul></li><br />
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<li>Statement: <a href="/activities/wipo/statement-20050721.en.html">FSFE statement</a> on behalf of the <a href="/campaigns/wsis/">WSIS</a> <a href="http://www.wsis-pct.org">Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks (PCT) Working Group</a> of Civil Society at the third <a href="http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=8487" target="_blank">Inter-Sessional, Inter-Governmental Meeting (IIM) on a Development Agenda</a>, 21 July 2005</li><br />
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<li>Towards a <a href="/documents/wiwo.html">"World Intellectual Wealth
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Organisation"</a>. <ul>Supporting the Geneva Decleration.</ul></li><br />
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<li><a href="/documents/iprip.html">On "Intellectual Property" and
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Indigenous Peoples</a><ul> Essay by <a href="/about/greve/">Georg
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Greve</a> about questions raised for Indigenous Peoples by the
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"intellectual property" ideology.</ul></li><br />
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<li><a href="issues.html">Fighting intellectual poverty</a><br /> (Who
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owns and controls the information societies?)<ul>Article by <a
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href="/about/greve/">Georg Greve</a> for a publication of the <a
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href="http://www.boell.de">Heinrich Böll Foundation</a> on the World
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Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).</ul></li><br />
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<li><a href="cs-benchmarks.html">CS Essential Benchmarks for
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WSIS</a><ul>Civil Society essential benchmarks (previously
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non-negotiables) for the World Summit on the Information Society
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(WSIS).</ul></li><br />
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<li><a href="fs.html">Free Software and WSIS</a><ul>Civil Society
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reference paper on Free Software and its impact on the World Summit on
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the Information Society (WSIS).</ul></li><br />
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<li><a href="ps-20030923.html">Civil Society Statement for WSIS
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Plenary (Geneva, September 23rd 2003)</a><ul>Georg C. F. Greve on behalf of
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Patents, Copyright, Trademarks (PCT) Working Group</ul></li><br />
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</ul>
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<h3>Debriefings</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="debriefing-geneva.html">Debriefing for the Summit in
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Geneva</a> (Geneva, December 10-12 2003)<br />
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<ul>by <a href="/about/greve/">Georg C. F. Greve</a>, president of the
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FSF Europe, who took part as co-coordinator of the Civil Society
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working group on Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks (PCT), chair of
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European Caucus and Civil Society representative of German CS
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coordination circle in the German governmental delegation.</ul>
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</li><br />
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<li><a href="debriefing-paris.html">Debriefing for the intersessional meeting</a> (Paris, July 15-18 2003)<br />
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<ul>by <a href="/about/greve/">Georg C. F. Greve</a>, president of the
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FSF Europe, who attended this meeting as the representative of the WSIS coordination
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circle of the German civil society as part of the German governmental delegation.</ul>
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</li><br />
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<li><em>Past Event: <a href="event-03-12-10.html">"Free Software, Free Society"</a></em><br />
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<em>(December 10th, 2003, 17:00 - 20:00)</em><ul>
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Event of the Patents, Copyright, Trademarks (PCT) Working Group: Listen
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to and meet leading global experts on what is an essential building
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block for an empowering, sustainable and inclusive information
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society.
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</ul></li><br />
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</ul>
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<h3>Mailing Lists</h3>
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<li><a href="http://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis-euc">Civil Societies WSIS European Caucus Coordination List</a>
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Coordination list of the European Civil Societies Caucus for the
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).<br />
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Open to all civil societies/people interested in creating and
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maintaining an interface with the European governments/governance and specifically the EU that will
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allow information exchange and better cooperation.
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</li>
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<li><a href="http://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis-pct">Civil Societies WSIS Patents, Copyright and Trademarks (PCT) Working Group Coordination List</a>
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Coordination list for civil societies involved/interested in the World
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Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process.<br />
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Open to all civil societies/people interested in working on issues related
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to the questions around Patents, Copyright and Trademarks (PCTs).
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</ul>
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</li>
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<h3>More Information</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.wsis.org">Official WSIS homepage</a></li><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html">Civil Society Caucuses, working groups and coordination spaces</a></li><br />
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<li>General information by other civil societies:
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<a href="http://www.worldsummit2003.de">Worldsummit 2003</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.wsis-cs.org">WSIS Civil Society Meeting Point</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.prepcom.net">Prepcom</a><br />
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</li><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.wsis-pct.org">Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Working Group web page</a><ul></ul></li><br />
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