The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing countries and (especially) civil society.
Summits are best at dealing with problems, where the need for action is urgent and the range of possible actions limited. They are less good at deali… - David Souter
Summits are best at dealing with problems, where the need for action is urgent and the range of possible actions limited. They are less good at deali…
- David Souter
It is much easier to modify an opinion if one has not already persuasively declared it. - David Souter
It is much easier to modify an opinion if one has not already persuasively declared it.
The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing c… - David Souter
The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing c…
Kofi Annan described World Summit on the Information Society as the first summit to deal primarily with an opportunity. The range of issues and poten… - David Souter
Kofi Annan described World Summit on the Information Society as the first summit to deal primarily with an opportunity. The range of issues and poten…
The concept of the "information society" is both vague and all-embracing. Different participants meant different things by it. In practice, though, W… - David Souter
The concept of the "information society" is both vague and all-embracing. Different participants meant different things by it. In practice, though, W…
It is impossible, maybe undesirable, to take partisanship out of the political process. - David Souter
It is impossible, maybe undesirable, to take partisanship out of the political process.
Summits [World Summit on the Information Society] are meant to help governments reach a global consensus on major issues which has proved elusive in … - David Souter
Summits [World Summit on the Information Society] are meant to help governments reach a global consensus on major issues which has proved elusive in …
It does seem to me, though, that the countries that gained most from World Summit on the Information Society are those that saw it as an opportunity … - David Souter
It does seem to me, though, that the countries that gained most from World Summit on the Information Society are those that saw it as an opportunity …
I don't think that developing countries gained from a two-stage process. A single phase summit (which is, after all, a two year process, not a three … - David Souter
I don't think that developing countries gained from a two-stage process. A single phase summit (which is, after all, a two year process, not a three …
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