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==First Phase: Geneva 2003==

==First Phase: Geneva 2003==

The first phase of the WSIS which was held in Geneva in 2003 was attended by 11,000 people from 175 countries. The main objective of the event is to create and promote commitment and political will among the participants to take action in making the information society accessible for everyone to be able to achieve their full potential and promote development and experience quality life. This objective was clearly stated in the Declaration of Principle adopted by the participants in the summit.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/official/dop.html Declaration of Principle]</ref>  In addition, a Plan of Action was established outlining the specific goals and objectives of the overall Information Society which shall be achieved by 2015 through international cooperation.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/official/poa.html Plan of Action]</ref>

The first phase of the WSIS was held in Geneva in 2003 and was attended by 11,000 people from 175 countries. The main objective of the event was to create and promote commitment and political will among the participants to take action in making the information society accessible for everyone, to allow all to achieve their full potential and promote development and enrich the world's quality of life. This objective was clearly stated in the Declaration of Principle adopted by the participants in the summit.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/official/dop.html Declaration of Principle]</ref>  In addition, a Plan of Action was established outlining the specific goals and objectives of the overall Information Society to be achieved by 2015 through international cooperation.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/official/poa.html Plan of Action]</ref>

Ambassador David Gross, United States coordinator for Communication and Information Policy emphasized the "three pillars" of the U.S. governments stand at the WSIS in Geneva which include: commitment to the private sector and the rule of law must be emphasized in the summit for countries to attract the needed investments for infrastructure, intellectual property protection is needed to inspire on-going content development and security of the internet, electronic communication and electronic commerce should be maintained meaning people should feel secure from cyber attack and their privacy is also secured.<ref>[http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2003/December/20031203163730retropc0.0570032.html US Priorities for WSIS]</ref>

Ambassador [[David Gross]], United States coordinator for Communication and Information Policy, emphasized the "three pillars" of the U.S. government's stand at the WSIS in Geneva, which include: commitment to the private sector and the rule of law must be emphasized in the summit for countries to attract the needed investments for infrastructure; [[Intellecutal Property|intellectual property]] protection is needed to inspire ongoing content development and security of the internet; electronic communication, commerce, and privacy should be maintained and people should feel safe from cyber attacks.<ref>[http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2003/December/20031203163730retropc0.0570032.html US Priorities for WSIS]</ref>

 

One of the main issues that was strongly objected by the Bush Administration during the WSIS summit in Geneva was the proposal for the United Nations to control the top-level servers that direct traffic to the master data bases for all domain names wherein the ITU, an organization under the UN offered to take over the control from the United States. This idea was highly supported by the European Community.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/2010-1071_3-5886556.html Perspective: Power grab could split the Net]</ref>

One of the main issues that was strongly objected by the Bush Administration during the WSIS summit in Geneva was the proposal for the United Nations to control the top-level servers that direct traffic to the master data bases for all domain names, wherein the ITU, an organization under the UN, offered to take over the control from the United States. This idea was highly supported by the European Community.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/2010-1071_3-5886556.html Perspective: Power grab could split the Net]</ref>

==Second Phase: Tunis 2005==

==Second Phase: Tunis 2005==