The World Summit on Information Society (‘WSIS’) originated with two summits in 2003 and 2005 which resulted in the Geneva Declaration of Principles, the Geneva Plan of Action, and the Tunis Agenda. It envisioned building a ‘people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society.’ and promoting sustainable development. It also led to the foundation of the Internet Governance Forum (‘IGF’). While WSIS is held annually, WSIS review meetings are held every 10 years since its inception 2025 marks the 20-year review of WSIS or the WSIS+20. The review will be held at the ‘WSIS+20 Forum High-level Event,’ in Geneva in July 2025, and culminate in the General Assembly Meeting in December 2025. 

This report aims to support engagement in the WSIS+20 process by providing insight into the positions and priorities of different countries, with a focus on the Global Majority. Each chapter in this report offers country-specific analysis of the actors driving country positions, their motivations, and the implications for human rights, development, and internet governance.

This research report was produced as part of the ‘Shaping the WSIS+20 Review for a Unified Internet Multistakeholderism' project coordinated by the Global Network Initiative and Global Partners Digital with support from the inaugural ICANN Grant Program. A compiled report of sixteen country chapters can be found here. 

You can read the India chapter of the report, authored by CCG, here: