Read more on the WSIS in the latest issue of ICT Update, a bimonthly multimedia magazine on ICTs for rural development in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries published by CTA, Wageningen, the Netherlands. ICT Update 23 highlights key WSIS issues, including: Financing the Information Society in the South by Pablo Accuosto and Niki Johnson (Third World Institute) The African regional WSIS conference, held from 2-4 February in Accra, Ghana by Aida Opoku-Mensah, (African Information Society Initiative) Access to ICTs for agricultural development by Willie Currie, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) An interview on ICTs and rural development - with Rodney Cooke (IFAD). See also: ICT Update's annotated links to WSIS-related Events, Documents and Initiatives. ICT Update is produced by Contactivity bv, Leiden, the Netherlands.

The stated aim of the WSIS is to 'develop a clear statement of political will and a concrete plan of action to ensure that everyone can participate in the information society and benefit from the opportunities that ICTs can offer to create, access, utilize and share knowledge and information'. The WSIS is the first Summit to take place in two sessions - the first took place Geneva in December 2003, and the second will be held in Tunis from 16 to 18 November 2005.