The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) concluded its twenty-year review on December 17, closing WSIS+20, a process revisiting one of the United Nations’ most influential experiments in digital governance. Historically, WSIS is significant because it marked the first time governments, international organizations, the private sector and civil society came together to address the social and governance implications of the Internet. When the original summits took place in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005), there was no settled concept of “Internet governance” as a policy field, and no overarching framework for digital cooperation. WSIS helped to create both.
Twenty Years On: What WSIS+20 Means For International Digital Governance | TechPolicy.Press
