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>>         The UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is
>> holding an open consultation as part of its five-year review of
>> implementation and follow-up to the World Summit on the Information Society.
>> CSTD was given the responsibility for reviewing WSIS outcomes at the Summit,
>> on behalf of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
>>         
>> Questions cover three main areas:
>>         a.       where there has been more or less progress in implementing
>> WSIS outcomes;
>>         b.       what new Information Society themes and issues have emerged
>> since the Summit ended in 2005, and what implications they have for the
>> future; and
>>         c.       priorities for the next five years.
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>>         The consultation and questionnaire can be found at
>> http://www.unctad.info/en/CSTD_WSIS5. The closing date for submissions is 14
>> December.
>>