Wsis executive secretariat report on the wsis stocktaking

0Introduction

0.1WSIS stocktaking

2. The WSIS stocktaking was launched by the WSIS Executive Secretariat (WSIS-ES) in October 2004. Following an initial brainstorming meeting of stakeholders, an online consultation and discussions within the WSIS Bureau on the form the stocktaking should take, a questionnaire was developed, sent to all stakeholders and posted online (see www.itu.int/wsis/stocktaking). On the basis of responses received, a searchable, publicly accessible database of WSIS-related activities has been created. As of 5 October 2005, the database contains details of around 2’400 WSIS-related activities, including project descriptions, supporting documentation and URLs, which are searchable by WSIS action line, type of entity, the development goals contained in the Millennium Declaration (MDGs), geographical coverage, keywords, etc.

3. The WSIS stocktaking database is intended to be a dynamic portal to all WSIS-related activities undertaken by stakeholders and it will continue to be updated beyond the completion of the Tunis Phase. A preliminary report was made to PrepCom-2 (document PC-2/6) and a revised report was submitted to PrepCom-3 (PC-3/3). This revised report incorporates those comments received by 5 October and is submitted to the Summit. It contains hyperlinks to sources of information on the different projects listed. However, it does not aim to be a comprehensive report on the activities submitted to the website: rather, it points to the richer and continually updated information available in the database itself and on the Web.

0.2Statistical summary

5. Figure 1 (right chart) summarizes the breakdown of activities by action line. C3 (access to information and knowledge) is the most active action line, with relevance to 58.1 per cent of all submitted projects, followed by C4 (capacity-building), with 47.4 per cent. More than 70 per cent of all activities submitted are relevant to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs; not shown in Table 1). Goal #8—developing a global partnership for development—is the most relevant, with a cross-correlation of 45.3 per cent of submissions, followed by Goal #1—eradicating poverty and hunger—with 17.9 per cent.

0.3Implementation by WSIS Action Line

6. Table 1 shows the breakdown of submissions by WSIS action line. The role of governments has been particularly significant in WSIS action lines C1 (stakeholders), C2 (infrastructure) and C7 (ICT applications), as well as in section B (objectives) of the Plan of Action. In each of these areas, governments submitted more than two-thirds of relevant projects. The contribution of International Organisations to the implementation of WSIS action lines was relatively high for action lines C6 (enabling environment) C9 (media) and C11 (cooperation), as well as for section E (follow-up) of the Plan of Action. Almost one-quarter of the projects in these areas were carried out by International Organisations. Civil society entities have the highest level of involvement in the implementation of C8 (cultural diversity) and C10 (ethical dimensions), carrying out almost one-fifth of the projects. The involvement of business entities is highest in section D (solidarity fund) of the Plan of Action, accounting for more than one-tenth of the projects.

Figure 1: Breakdown of WSIS-related activities in the stocktaking database By source, by geographical coverage, by region and by action line. Source: WSIS Stocktaking Database, based on 2’394 activities submitted at 5 October 2005. Please note, LAC = Latin American and Caribbean states, WEOG = Western European and Others Group. In the right hand chart, the percentages sum to more than 100 per cent as many projects are relevant to more than one action line. UN regional groupings have been used in the analysis.

Table 1: WSIS-related activities by action line Action Lines Totals % of Total Govts. Int. Orgs. Business Entities Civil Society Misc. C1 Stakeholders 1’057 44.2% 67.4% 16.9% 5.6% 8.2% 1.9% C2 Infrastructure 1’004 41.9% 68.9% 14.5% 6.9% 8.1% 1.6% C3 Access to information 1’392 58.1% 62.3% 18.5% 6.3% 11.2% 1.8% C4 Capacity-building 1’135 47.4% 60.7% 20.5% 5.6% 11.4% 1.9% C5 Security 599 25.0% 63.6% 17.0% 8.2% 8.7% 2.5% C6 Enabling environment 764 31.9% 62.0% 22.4% 4.3% 9.0% 2.2% C7 ICT applications 1’042 43.5% 67.1% 15.8% 5.7% 9.8% 1.6% C8 Cultural diversity 504 21.1% 52.8% 20.2% 6.9% 17.3% 2.8% C9 Media 271 11.3% 53.5% 23.2% 4.4% 14.8% 4.1% C10 Ethical dimensions 233 9.7% 51.9% 16.3% 9.4% 19.3% 3.0% C11 Cooperation 569 23.8% 51.7% 24.8% 7.2% 14.2% 2.1% PoA B: Objectives 642 26.8% 71.5% 9.7% 6.2% 10.7% 1.9% PoA D: Solidarity 290 12.1% 62.8% 13.4% 11.4% 11.7% 0.7% PoA E: Follow-up 240 10.0% 54.2% 24.6% 6.7% 12.9% 1.7% PoA F: Tunis phase 301 12.6% 55.8% 18.9% 6.0% 15.0% 4.3% Note: “Totals” shows the number of submissions in the database considered relevant to this action line. The other columns show the percentage of these that came from different stakeholder groups. Analysis based on 2’394 activities submitted as of 5 October 2005. The columns sum to more than 100 per cent, as projects may be relevant to more than one action line at a time.