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Youth Participation In
World Summit On Information Technology (WSIS)
By:
Maitreyi Doshi
Representative Of The Youth Caucus
WSIS Prep - Com 1
What is WSIS??? World Summit on Information Society
1st - 2003 Geneva 2nd – 2005 Tunis
AimAddress issues associated with Information Society -
Broadly clustered into 3 main areas:
• Vision • Access• Applications
Organised by: United Nations
Who is Participating?• Government • Civil Society • Private Sector
The WSIS Process The Preparatory Committees
(Prep Coms) 1st July to 5th July 2002
Geneva 2nd March to 4th April
2003 Geneva
Regional Meetings
- Africa- Europe
- Asia Pacific - Latin America
Aim:Agenda of Summit
Modalities of participationDraft declaration and Action
PlanTarget specific issues
related to region
World Summit On Information Technology Outcomes
1. “Declaration of Principles”
2. Action Plan to achieve goals of Information Society
Importance of Youth Participation in WSIS
Young people today :• ARE The leaders of Information
Technologies Web Developing to Information
access Growing up with Technology
• ARE: Innovators Entrepreneurs
• SEE technology as a tool for: Communication Education Solving social issues
Importance of Youth Participation in WSIS Problems faced by young people: 1. Lack of main stream support
Funding Recognition
2. Lack of participation in decision Making Policy development Framework Support and Legitimacy Sustainability Policy implementation
3. Lack of communication Fragmented effort Uninformed Unconnected Not motivated
4. Lack of continuity Valuable experience taken away New people have to relearn
Importance of Youth Participation in WSIS
Why Should we participate:
• WSIS one of the key decision making forums
• Young people cut across all spheres
• Young people major stake holders in WSIS
• Young people need to put forth their problems
• Help solve some of the problems• Getting involved in the decision
making
Youth @ WSIS Overview: • 15 young people comprised the
youth caucus • 7 selected from online mailing list of
young people from 40 countries• They were Funded by Global
Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
Aim of the youth caucus is to ensure: • That Young people:
Are heard Are on the WSIS agenda Are able to participate in the decision making All young people are involved
• Connectivity with previous outcomes and recommendations from other youth forums into the WISS
• That WSIS is a Sustained process for young people • That the WSIS action plan is implemented
Youth @ WSISWhat we did there?
1. Provided a framework for procedure Youth Participation cuts across all
spheres Youth a Major Stake holder Right to speak in plenary and sub-
committees Simpler Accreditation mechanisms Innovative mechanism to facilitate
full and effective participation
2. Youth Position Paper on the thematic groups Drawn from previous declarations Includes a broad category of issues under Information Society
3. Fund raising 4. Lobbying with government delegations 5. Presented Youth Creating Digital Opportunities 6. Working on Individual themes
What we expect from WSISYoung people want WSIS to ensures that it is:
1. Relevant to young people 2. Allows participation of all
young people3. Is sustained4. Is heard5. Includes follow up activities6. Creates a platform for
youth involvement in decision making
WSIS And youth employment
The 5 basic principles: 1. Promoting youth
Entrepreneurship 2. Promoting public-private
partnerships3. Targeting vulnerable
young people4. Bridging gap between
digital economy and informal sector
5. Putting youth in charge
WSIS And youth employment through ICT’sUN, World Bank and ILO Recommendations: 1. Employability
• Government investment in education• Vocational training
2. Equal opportunities to girls3. Entrepreneurship
• Easier process to start and run enterprises • More and better jobs for young women
4. Employment creation• Center of macroeconomic policy
Problems of Developing Countries1.Access2.Expensive infrastructure3.English dominates
WSISYouth
Lobbying
Civil
Society
Regional and
Prep -Coms
WSIS Action
Plan
Expectations from Other Youth Organisations
• Work with us• Help us lobby for the
decision making
How it will help you?• You will be heard • Sustainability • Receive mainstream support • Involved in decision making
How to get involved?• Participate in the WSIS prep-
coms, regional conference, and the Summit
• Participate in the online discussion at ict.takingitglobal.org
• Join our mailing list – [email protected]
• Fund youth participation in the Prep-coms, regional conference, and the Summit
• Write about us in the media
