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==High-Level Summit Organizing Committee==
 
==High-Level Summit Organizing Committee==
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The High-Level Summit Organizing Committee (HLSOC) was established with the support of UN Secretary General [[Kofi Annan]] to coordinate the efforts of the United Nations in the preparation, organization and holding of WSIS. The ITU Secretary General served as Chairman of HLSOC, and it was further composed of a representative of the UN Secretary General and Executive Heads of other international organizations such as the [[WIPO|World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO), World Bank, [[WTO|World Trade Organization]] (WTO), [[ILO|International Labor Organization]] (ILO), [[UNDP|United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP), etc.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/basic/roles.html HLSOC]</ref>
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In order to coordinate the efforts of the United Nations family in the preparation, organization and holding of WSIS, a High-Level Summit Organizing Committee (HLSOC) was established under the patronage of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Composed of a Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Executive Heads of the FAO,  IAEA,  ICAO,  ILO, IMO, ITU,  UN Regional Economic Commissions, UNCTAD,  UNDP,  UNEP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCHR, UNHCR,  UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WFP, WHO,  WIPO, WMO,  World Bank, WTO, it also included IADB, IOM, OECD, UNFIP, UNITAR, UNV as observers. The Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union served as Chairman of HLSOC.
    
==The WSIS Executive Secretariat==
 
==The WSIS Executive Secretariat==
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