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The WSIS Summit in Tunis was attended by more than 19,000 participants from different governments, international organizations, non-government organizations, civil society, business entities and members of the media. During the second phase of the summit, participants repeated their commitment and support for the Geneva Declaration and Action Plan in 2003. The summit in Tunis was focused on the financial strategies to meet the challenges faced by the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Development. Participants in the summit identified areas of ICT development that need larger financial resources such ICT capacity-building programs, communication access and communication access for ICT services and applications in remote rural areas and small island developing states, Regional backbone infrastructure, regional networks, Network access points, broadband capacity and many other areas and issues that needs to be resolved. In addition, they also recognized the important roles of both private and public sectors in financing ICT infrastructures and they also encouraged multilateral institutions including bilateral to consider helping and providing additional financial support in regional and large scale ICT Infrastructure projects.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/tunis/off/6rev1.html Tunis Agenda for the Information Society]</ref>

Prior to the opening of WSIS Summit in Tunis, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pointed out that the main objective is not to take over or control the internet but to ensure that poor countries will have access and enjoy the full benefits of the internet and the latest developments in information ad communication technologies. The UN Secretary General also shared the findings from the report of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) wherein a proposal internet stakeholders proposed the creation of a "new space of dialogue" that will bring all stake holders to share information, best practices and problems.He also pointed out that no one proposed for the United Nations to take over the control of the internet from the current technical organization, the [ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers] which manages the activities of the internet in an international and private capacity.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/04/AR2005110401431.html The U.N. Isn't A Threat to the Net]</ref>

Prior to the opening of WSIS Summit in Tunis, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pointed out that the main objective is not to take over or control the internet but to ensure that poor countries will have access and enjoy the full benefits of the internet and the latest developments in information ad communication technologies. The UN Secretary General also shared the findings from the report of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) wherein a proposal internet stakeholders proposed the creation of a "new space of dialogue" that will bring all stake holders to share information, best practices and problems.He also pointed out that no one proposed for the United Nations to take over the control of the internet from the current technical organization, the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] which manages the activities of the internet in an international and private capacity.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/04/AR2005110401431.html The U.N. Isn't A Threat to the Net]</ref>

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 The WSIS Summit in Tunis was attended by more than 19,000 participants from different governments, international organizations, non-government organizations, civil society, business entities and members of the media. During the second phase of the summit, participants repeated their commitment and support for the Geneva Declaration and Action Plan in 2003. The summit in Tunis was focused on the financial strategies to meet the challenges faced by the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Development. Participants in the summit identified areas of ICT development that need larger financial resources such ICT capacity-building programs, communication access and communication access for ICT services and applications in remote rural areas and small island developing states, Regional backbone infrastructure, regional networks, Network access points, broadband capacity and many other areas and issues that needs to be resolved. In addition, they also recognized the important roles of both private and public sectors in financing ICT infrastructures and they also encouraged multilateral institutions including bilateral to consider helping and providing additional financial support in regional and large scale ICT Infrastructure projects.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/tunis/off/6rev1.html Tunis Agenda for the Information Society]</ref>
-Prior to the opening of WSIS Summit in Tunis, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pointed out that the main objective is not to take over or control the internet but to ensure that poor countries will have access and enjoy the full benefits of the internet and the latest developments in information ad communication technologies. The UN Secretary General also shared the findings from the report of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) wherein a proposal internet stakeholders proposed the creation of a "new space of dialogue" that will bring all stake holders to share information, best practices and problems.He also pointed out that no one proposed for the United Nations to take over the control of the internet from the current technical organization, the [ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers] which manages the activities of the internet in an international and private capacity.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/04/AR2005110401431.html The U.N. Isn't A Threat to the Net]</ref>
+Prior to the opening of WSIS Summit in Tunis, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pointed out that the main objective is not to take over or control the internet but to ensure that poor countries will have access and enjoy the full benefits of the internet and the latest developments in information ad communication technologies. The UN Secretary General also shared the findings from the report of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) wherein a proposal internet stakeholders proposed the creation of a "new space of dialogue" that will bring all stake holders to share information, best practices and problems.He also pointed out that no one proposed for the United Nations to take over the control of the internet from the current technical organization, the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] which manages the activities of the internet in an international and private capacity.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/04/AR2005110401431.html The U.N. Isn't A Threat to the Net]</ref>
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