The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) has
continued to grow and develop towards the WSIS Forum 2018, with WSIS prize
now up for grabs until January 2, reports ITRealms.
The prize, ITRealms gathered would form part of the 2018
WSIS Forum slated to hold in Geneva, Switzerland from 19-23 March 2018.
Vladimir Stankovic of WSIS, CSD, International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) said that the annual Forum serves as a platform to discuss how
information and communication technologies (ICTs) can accelerate progress on
the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
The Forum hosted by the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) and co-organized by ITU, United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); provides
an opportunity to exchange information and share best practices. It represents
the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community.
The annual WSIS Prizes have emerged as a popular and
integral part of the WSIS
stocktaking process, because
they recognize individuals, governments, civil society, local, regional and
international agencies, research institutions and private-sector companies for
their success in leveraging the power of ICTs as an enabler of development.
ITRealms further reports that deadline for submission of applications is January 2,
2018.
Nonye Dom/GEE
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