World Summit on the Information Society

two-phase United Nations-sponsored summit on information, communication and, in broad terms, the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis
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World Summit on the Information Society

Summary

World Summit on the Information Society is a convention[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • World Summit on the Information Society is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's instance of is recorded as convention[4].
  • The location of World Summit on the Information Society was Tunis[5].
  • The location of World Summit on the Information Society was Geneva[6].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's Commons category is recorded as World Summit on the Information Society[7].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.8008, 'lon': 10.18}[8].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's organizer is recorded as International Telecommunication Union[9].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World Summit on the Information Society[10].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's Commons gallery is recorded as World Summit on the Information Society[11].

Body

When and Where

Recorded location include Tunis[5] and Geneva[6]. World Summit on the Information Society is in the country of Switzerland[3].

Context

World Summit on the Information Society's instance of is recorded as convention[4].

Why It Matters

World Summit on the Information Society has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

It has been cited as an influence by Global Digital Compact[13], an initiative[14], founded in 2021[15].

FAQs

Who did World Summit on the Information Society influence?

World Summit on the Information Society has been cited as an influence by Global Digital Compact[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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