growth, where new businesses will receive The activities reported also to light initiatives guidance and assistance in the form of services that have furthered several objectives within a such as business set-up support, workspace single project, thus illustrating a multidimensional facilities, networking opportunities with other IT approach in achieving the WSIS targets. professionals, videoconferencing and business consultancy, as well as financial, technical and It is important to emphasize that in the nine marketing mentorship. since 2004, WSIS stocktaking has been playing a crucial role, and this role takes on even greater There are numerous examples of projects, significance in the light of the WSIS+10 review initiatives and other activities that have been process on the implementation of the WSIS launched to enable government agencies to share outcomes. The ten-year reporting mechanism information securely at higher speeds and more based on the WSIS stocktaking process has been cost-effectively and also to ensure the link carefully designed, administrations and action between governments and citizens. Indeed, many line facilitators have been provided with countries have established government portals, templates for reporting, and ITU has taken a lead call centres and other similar initiatives. role in organizing a series of virtual coordination There are a growing number of initiatives that meetings with action line facilitators. focus on gender mainstreaming, providing On behalf of the entire team, we like to relevant training and personal capacity-building thank all stakeholders who have contributed to tools. In the Dominican Republic, for instance, the the WSIS Stocktaking Database this year, and we purpose of the Women in the Internet project is encourage and urge stakeholders to continue to to ensure that poor, young Dominican females submit the latest - updated and new - have access to training opportunities and to the information on a regular basis. upper levels of the different ICT industry areas, such as telecommunication networks, programming and multimedia.
growth, where new businesses will receive guidance and assistance in the form of services such as business set-up support, workspace facilities, networking opportunities with other IT professionals, videoconferencing and business consultancy, as well as financial, technical and marketing mentorship. There are numerous examples of projects, initiatives and other activities that have been launched to enable government agencies to share information securely at higher speeds and more cost-effectively and also to ensure the link between governments and citizens. Indeed, many countries have established government portals, call centres and other similar initiatives. There are a growing number of initiatives that focus on gender mainstreaming, providing relevant training and personal capacity-building tools. In the Dominican Republic, for instance, the purpose of the Women in the Internet project is to ensure that poor, young Dominican females have access to training opportunities and to the upper levels of the different ICT industry areas, such as telecommunication networks, programming and multimedia. The activities reported also to light initiatives that have furthered several objectives within a single project, thus illustrating a multidimensional approach in achieving the WSIS targets. It is important to emphasize that in the nine since 2004, WSIS stocktaking has been playing a crucial role, and this role takes on even greater significance in the light of the WSIS+10 review process on the implementation of the WSIS outcomes. The ten-year reporting mechanism based on the WSIS stocktaking process has been carefully designed, administrations and action line facilitators have been provided with templates for reporting, and ITU has taken a lead role in organizing a series of virtual coordination meetings with action line facilitators. On behalf of the entire team, we like to thank all stakeholders who have contributed to the WSIS Stocktaking Database this year, and we encourage and urge stakeholders to continue to submit the latest - updated and new - information on a regular basis.
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