Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
December 2, 2003
World Summit on the Information Society
The World Summit on the Information Society will be held in Geneva, December
10-12. The aim of the Summit is to develop a common vision and
understanding of
the information society, drawing up a strategic plan of action for its
concerted development.
The Summit is also to define an agenda covering the objectives to be
achieved
and the resources to be mobilized. The roles of the various partners (Member
States, UN agencies, private sector and civil society) in ensuring a smooth
coordination of the practical establishment of the information society
around
the world will also be at the heart of the Summit and its preparation.
Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications
and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
will head
the United States Delegation to the Summit. Ambassador Gross will
discuss the
U.S. position on the need for increased Internet infrastructure and access
worldwide. He will stress that technical management and control of the
Internet
can best be accomplished by the private sector using appropriate
public-private
partnerships to reflect the international nature of the Internet. And that
innovation, expanded services, broader participation, and lower prices will
arise most easily in a market-driven arena.
Ambassador Gross will conduct a briefing for the press Wednesday,
December 3,
2003, at 11:00 a.m. in the State Department Briefing Room. Pre-set time for
cameras: 10:30 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance. Pick-up time for
stills and
writers: 10:15 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance.
Media representatives who plan to attend must present one of the following
press credentials: (1) a U.S. Government-issued identification card
(Department
of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press
Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from
their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist,
accompanied by an official photo identification (driver s license or
passport).
For further information, please contact Martha Deutscher, Bureau for
Economic
and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State at (202) 647-4864.
2003/1218
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