| | WSIS System wide follow up through the the ECOSOC and the CSTDDecember 2007: Intersession CSTD Panel, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)Contents
Background InformationThe ECOSOC Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) was reformed by ECOSOC in July 2006 with the view to assist ECOSOC in overseeing the system-wide follow-up to the Tunis commitments, after its 9th session. States agreed in the WSIS outcome document that this mechanism would take into account a multi-stakeholder approach in its work and procedures, and that ECOSOC would consider the strengthening of the Commission. "105. We request that ECOSOC oversees the system-wide follow-up of the Geneva and Tunis outcomes of WSIS. To this end, we request that ECOSOC, at its substantive session of 2006, reviews the mandate, agenda and composition of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD), including considering the strengthening of the Commission, taking into account the multi-stakeholder approach." (Tunis Agenda for the Information Society) Up coming CSTD meetings:
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