Outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the overall review
of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society
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participation of relevant stakeholders from developing countries. We call upon the
Commission, within its regular reporting, to give due consideration to fulfilment of
the recommendations in the report of its Working Group.
4.1. Enhanced cooperation
64. We acknowledge that various initiatives have been implemented and
some progress has been made in relation to the process towards enhanced
cooperation detailed in paragraphs 69 to 71 of the Tunis Agenda.
65. We note, however, the divergent views held by Member States with
respect to the process towards implementation of enhanced cooperation as
envisioned in the Tunis Agenda. We call for continued dialogue and work on the
implementation of enhanced cooperation. We accordingly request the Chair of the
Commission on Science and Technology for Development, through the Economic
and Social Council, to establish a working group to develop recommendations on
how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda,
taking into consideration the work that has been done on this matter thus far. The
group, which shall be constituted no later than July 2016, will decide at the outset
on its methods of work, including modalities, and will ensure the full involvement
of all relevant stakeholders, taking into account all their diverse views and
expertise. The group will submit a report to the Commission on Science and
Technology for Development at its twenty-first session for inclusion in the annual
report of the Commission to the Council. The report will also serve as an input to
the regular reporting of the Secretary-General on implementation of the outcomes of
the World Summit on the Information Society.
5.
Follow-up and review
66. We reaffirm that the ongoing implementation of the outcomes of the
World Summit on the Information Society will require the continued commitment
and action of all stakeholders, including Governments, the private sector, civil
society, international organizations and the technical and academic communities,
and that regular review of progress of the full set of Summit action lines will be
essential to achieving the vision of the Summit.
67. We call for the continuation of annual reports on the implementation of
outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, through the Commission
on Science and Technology for Development, to the Economic and Social Council,
taking into account the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, and in this regard invite the high-level political forum on sustainable
development to consider the annual reports of the Commission on Science and
Technology for Development. We encourage the members of the United Nations
Group on the Information Society to contribute to the reports.
68. We also call for the continuation of the work of the United Nations
Group on the Information Society in coordinating the work of United Nations
agencies, according to their mandates and competencies, and we invite the regional
commissions to continue their work in implementation of the World Summit on the
Information Society action lines and their contribution to the reviews thereof,
including through regional reviews.
69. We recognize that the World Summit on the Information Society Forum
has been a platform for discussion and sharing of best practices in the
implementation of the World Summit outcomes by all stakeholders, and it should
continue to be held annually.
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