L4D Learning for Democracy

" WSIS Forum 2012-Identifying
Emerging Trends and a Vision
beyond 2015!
WSIS Forum 2012 was held from the 14-18th of
May in Geneva. WSIS Forum 2012 resulted in
an Outcome Document that aims at identifying
emerging trends in the Information Society.
Since 2006, the WSIS Forum has proven to be a
unique global mechanism for coordination of the
implementation for WSIS outcomes (ECOSOC
2012/5) and a multistakeholder platform for
brainstorming and consensus on emerging trends
in the area of Information Society. With information
and communications technologies (ICTs) playing an
increasingly instrumental role in the delivery of basic
services like education, health and food security,
improved connectivity, infrastructure, security
and access has become a major development
imperative.
This booklet captures the emerging trends in the
11 WSIS Action lines, both in terms of policy and
technology, discussed by stakeholders during WSIS
Forum 2012. The trends identified during the WSIS
Forum 2012, provide all the WSIS stakeholders
with guidance and a vision for the way beyond
2015, WSIS+10, related activities.
This booklet is a byproduct of the WSIS Forum
2012:" Outcome Document available at
www.wsis.org/forum