Africa And Follow-Up To WSIS

The summit reaffirmed commitments made during the first WSIS meeting in Geneva two years ago, took decisions ensuring internet security and improving financial mechanisms to support ICT in developing countries.

It also examined ways of bridging the digital divide, improving internet governance and developing strategies for implementing the Geneva and Tunis decisions. In Geneva, participants had drawn up a road map aimed at building an inclusive information society.

ECA activities during the Tunis summit included two events jointly organized with the African Union Commission. These involved a meeting on the African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE) and a partnership forum on implementing the WSIS outcomes in Africa. (...) The launch of the African Regional Action Plan in Tunis highlighted the continent�s involvement in ICT issues. It will have political leadership from the African Union and technical support from ECA. The Plan is drawn from ECA�s ICT4D [ICT for Development] work programme and the African Information Society Initiative (AISI), and incorporates the goals and priorities of the New Partnership for Africa�s Development (NEPAD).

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