Location: Geneva

The World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2013 is an annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. This forum will provide structured opportunities to network, learn and participate in multi-stakeholder discussions and consultations on WSIS implementation. This event builds upon the tradition of annual WSIS May meetings, and its format is the result of open consultations with all WSIS Stakeholders.

The agenda and program of the WSIS Forum is built on the basis of official submissions received during the Open Consultation Process. The WSIS Forum 2013 Open Consultation Process on the Thematic Aspects and Innovations on the Format is structured in five phases and will begin on 8 October 2012.