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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> | + | 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] |
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− | ===Members of HLSOC=== | + | ==WSIS Executive Sekretariat== |
− | The members of the HLSOC include:<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/basic/roles.htm HLSOC]</ref> | + | The WSIS Executive Secretariat was run by ITU under the responsibility of the Secretary General of ITU and Secretary General of the Summit Mr. [[Yoshio Utsumi]], and consisted of personnel partly seconded to ITU from Governments, International Organizations and civil society |
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− | '''WSIS Executive Secretariat (ITU)'''
| + | The Secretariat was headed by: |
− | * Mr. [[Yoshio Utsumi]]- Secretary General of WSIS and Secretary General of ITU
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− | * Mr. [[Charles Geiger]]- Executive Director | + | * Mr. [[Charles Geiger]], Executive Director and Head of the Executive Secretariat, Tunis Phase |
− | * Mr. [[Pierre Gagne]], Executive Director, Geneva Phase | + | * Mr. [[Pierre Gagne]], Executive Director and Head of the Executive Secretariat, Geneva Phase |
− | * Mr. [[Alain Clerc]] and Ms. [[Louise Lassonde]], Head Civil Society Division
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| + | Mr. [[Alain Clerc]] and Ms. [[Louise Lassonde]] were Heads of the Civil Society Division of the Executive Secretariat for the Geneva Phase of the Summit |
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| Other members of the Executive Secretariat include: | | Other members of the Executive Secretariat include: |