World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

ISOC’s Policy Statement at the WSIS Forum: Support Your Local Heroes
On 13 June 2017, Internet Society Vice President, Global Engagement, Raúl Echeberría, and Senior Director, Global Internet Policy, Constance Bommelaer de Leusse, participated in...

WSIS Forum 2016: A Spirit of Cooperation
At the WSIS Forum 2016 this week, participants had a clear mission: Supporting the implementation of the Sustainable Development...

No haven for spam: collaborating at WSIS Forum 2016 to address spam in emerging economies
Spam is not a new issue. Its origins precede the arrival of the Internet. Remember all the unwanted mail,...

Multistakeholder Approaches Are The Way Forward – Remarks at the WSIS Forum 2016 Opening Session
Today Raúl Echeberría, our Vice President for Global Engagement, delivered the following remarks as part of the Opening Session...

2016: Confronting the Promise and the Challenge of a Global, Open Internet: Connection AND Security
Happy New Year to all! 2015 was a big year for the Internet Society. The graphic we published earlier...

Wrapping Up A Successful WSIS+10 Review
This week, we concluded the UN’s ten year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+10), a...

Internet Society CEO Speech at the UN General Assembly WSIS+10 Review
Today, December 16, 2015, Internet Society President and CEO Kathy Brown delievered the following remarks before the UN General...

ISOC At WSIS+10 Day 2: Kathy Brown Speech, Access Side Event, Cybersecurity Sessions
On this second day of the 10-year Review of the World Summit on the Information Society (a.k.a “WSIS+10”) at...

ISOC At WSIS+10, Day 1: Women's Empowerment and Building on WSIS+10
Today marks the official start of the 10-year Review of the World Summit on the Information Society (a.k.a “WSIS+10”)...
WSIS+10 Matrix of Comments on 4 Nov 2015 Draft Outcome Document
This document compiles comments submitted on the draft WSIS+10 outcome document released 4 November 2015. The rows of the...
ISOC Comments on WSIS+10 4 November Draft
Formal Input The Internet Society thanks the co-facilitators for their work in developing the draft outcome document of 4...

Looking Beyond IGF 2015 to WSIS+10
IGF 2015 in João Pessoa, Brazil will be seen as a milestone for the global Internet community. After 10...