What is the Information Society? WSIS said:
The digital revolution in information and communication technologies has created the platform for a free flow of information, ideas and knowledge across the globe. This revolution has made a profound impression on the way the world functions. The Internet has become an important global resource, a resource that is critical to both the developed world as a business and social tool and the developing world as a passport to equitable participation, as well as economic, social and educational development. The purpose of the World Summit on the Information Society is to ensure that these benefits are accessible to all while promoting specific advantages in areas such as e-strategies, e-commerce, e-governance, e-health, education, literacy, cultural diversity, gender equality, sustainable development and environmental protection. At WSIS Geneva in December 2003, World leaders declared “our common desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society, where everyone can create, access, utilize and share information and knowledge, enabling individuals, communities and peoples to achieve their full potential in promoting their sustainable development and improving their quality of life, premised on the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and respecting fully and upholding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.â€
Terjemahan bebas (bebas banget deh):
"Masyarakat Informasi yang berpusat pada masyarakat, inklusif, dan berorientasi pada pembangunan, adalah dimana setiap orang dapat membuat, mengakses, memanfaatkan, dan berbagi informasi serta pengetahuan, yang memungkinkan setiap individu, komunitas, dan masyarakat untuk mencapai potensi mereka dalam rangka mengembangkan pembangunan yang terus terpelihara dan mengembangkan kualitas hidup mereka, sebagaimana yang telah di deklarasikan di dalam tujuan dan prinsip-prinsip dari Piagam PBB, dan menghormati secara penuh serta menguatkan Deklarasi Universal Hak Asasi Manusia."