The World Summit on the Information society and its legacy for global governance

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The World Summit on the Information society has highlighted a range of questions about issues and process that characterize communication governance at the start of the 21st century. A new paradigm for global governance generally, in which information and communication issues are central, and in which new actors, particularly global civil society, would have to be involved is indicated.

Author: Raboy, Marc
Civil society, Globalization

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Did WSIS achieve anything at all?

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The lack of political and economic context in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) discourse is focused. It is pointed out that the official WSIS final text do not refer to the already existing international agreements for information and communication that render most of the WSIS recommendations exercises in futility.

Author: Hamelink, Cees J.
Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Scientific Research and Development Services, Telephone Communication, Development, Economic Programs-Total Govt, Administration of Economic Programs, Economic aspects, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Communications industry, Economic development

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Subjects list: Conferences, meetings and seminars, Information society
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