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WSIS Gender caucus: Summary of recommendations to the second WSIS Africa regional preparatory conference
2 February 2005
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
The WSIS Gender Caucus places great importance in aligning the WSIS preparatory process and outcomes with achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and urges Governments and the International Community to acknowledge and treat the integration of gender equality and women’s rights in the IS and ICTs as a fundamental issue.
The Gender Caucus acknowledges the significance of the African Regional Preparatory Conference for the second phase of WSIS, commends the theme "Access - Africa's key to an inclusive Information and Knowledge Society" and recommends collective action of all African stakeholders for the integration of a gender perspective in the Information and Knowledge Society in general and ICTs in particular. For the WSIS Gender Caucus, ICTs include traditional and new technologies, especially in the new era of convergence.
This is the WSIS Gender Caucus’ statement of recommendations on the major IS issues presented at the Accra meeting. We underline the fact that ACCESS is key; access to financing, infrastructure, technologies etc. and we urge proactive, committed and gender-sensitive actions and attitudes.
Keywords: gender caucus
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