The WSIS+10 High-Level Event coincides with the 10th Anniversary of the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, which was launched in 2004. The High-Level Dialogue organized by the Partnership highlighted its work over the past 10 years and discussed the role of the Partnership and of measuring the information society in the future, with reference to the post-2015 development agenda. The session featured high-level speakers stressing the importance of measuring ICT at the national, and international levels.

The high-level dialogue addressed the following questions:

• What is the relevance of measurement to advancing the information society and development?
• How can information society statistics support policy? How can policy makers support the statistical production and what is the role of the statistical community, in particular in any post-2015 ICT measurement framework?
• How can the Partnership help improve measurement of the impact of ICT on development?

The high-level dialogue was moderated by Dr. Cosmas Zavazava, Chief of Department, Project Support and Knowledge Management, International Telecommunication Union.

Panellists:

• H.E. Mr. Stanley Simataa, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication
• H.E. Mr. Janis Karklins, Ambassador-at-large of Latvia, and Chair, Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG)
• Ms. Li Li, Deputy Director-General, National Statistical Bureau of China
• Mr. Pablo Tactuk, Director, National Statistical Office of the Dominican Republic
• Dr. Tatiana Ershova, Director General, Institute of the Information Society, Russian Federation
• Ms. Silvia Monzón de Bidart, Vice-Chair, World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WTISA) 

Dr. Tatiana Ershova shared Russia's experience in information society monitoring.

The purpose of the Facilitation Meeting for Action lines С1 (The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development), C7 (ICT Applications: E-government), and C11 (International and regional cooperation which is open to all stakeholders from the public and private sectors, the civil society, and international organizations) was to discuss the roles and activities that are and will be built upon the Outcome Documents, endorsed as the “WSIS+10 Statement on Implementation of WSIS Outcomes” and “WSIS+10 Vision for WSIS Beyond 2015”. 

This Facilitation Meeting provided a platform for participants to exchange information and experiences; to identify the propriety areas for implementation within the Action Lines; and to create synergies among different stakeholders for more effective knowledge sharing and collaboration in order to ensure the implementation of WSIS at the international, regional and national levels. The meeting could also contribute to further coordination of major stakeholders’ activities to support strategic planning and implementation of accessible, inclusive and participatory governments. 

The outcomes of the meeting contributed to the “WSIS+10 Statement on Implementation of WSIS Outcomes” and “WSIS+10 Vision for WSIS Beyond 2015” to harness international expertise and experience to support deliberations on Post-2015 priorities and development challenges in the 21st century.

This meeting was organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM). The meeting was chaired by Dr. Yuri Hohlov, Chairman of the Board, Institute of the Information Society (Russia).

Panellists:

• Elia Armstrong, Chief, Development Management Branch, Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
• Dr. Zakareya Ahmed Al Khajah, Vice CEO, eGovernment Authority, Head of Delegation (Kingdom of Bahrain)
• Mr. Andy Richardson, Information Specialist, Parliamentary Resource Centre, Inter-Parliamentary Union (Switzerland)
• Mr. Hani Eskandar, Technical Officer, BDT, International Telecommunication Union
• Ms. Andrea Stoiciu, PhD, Director, Institute for Management and Sustainable Development, Romania
• Mr. Mohammed Abdulaziz, Assistant Director, eGovernment Authority, Kingdom of Bahrain
• Ms. Bikesh Kurmangalieva, Deputy Chairman, Zerde National ICT Holding JSC, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Astana
• Ms. Minerva Novero-Belec, Policy Specialist, eGovernance and Access to Information Bureau for Development Policy, United Nations Development Programme
• Ms. Tiziana Bonapace, Chief, ICT and Development Section, ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
• Dr. Nibal Idlebi, PhD, Chief, ICT Applications Section, United Nations - ESCWA
• Mr. Chengetai Masango, Programme and Technology Manager, Secretariat of Internet Governance Forum
• Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov, Sr. Governance and Public Administration Officer Development Management Branch, Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
• Dr. Yuri Hohlov, Chairman of the Board, Institute of the Information Society (Russia)

Dr. Hohlov made presentation on “Open Government: WSIS +10 and Beyond”.