World Summit on the Information Society

two-phase United Nations-sponsored summit on information, communication and, in broad terms, the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis
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World Summit on the Information Society

Summary

World Summit on the Information Society is a convention[1]. It draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (convention category, ranking #59 of 250).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Summit on the Information Society is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's instance of is recorded as convention[4].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 127148612[5].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's GND ID is recorded as 1091762740[6].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004028066[7].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's location is recorded as Tunis[8].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's location is recorded as Geneva[9].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's Commons category is recorded as World Summit on the Information Society[10].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.8008, 'lon': 10.18}[11].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01p41f[12].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's organizer is recorded as International Telecommunication Union[13].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World Summit on the Information Society[14].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's Commons gallery is recorded as World Summit on the Information Society[15].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987011426825505171[16].
  • World Summit on the Information Society's ICANNWiki page ID is recorded as World_Summit_on_the_Information_Society[17].

Why It Matters

World Summit on the Information Society draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (convention category, ranking #59 of 250).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

It has been cited as an influence by Global Digital Compact[20], an initiative[21], founded in 2021[22].

FAQs

Who did World Summit on the Information Society influence?

World Summit on the Information Society has been cited as an influence by Global Digital Compact[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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