The WSIS Stocktaking is intended to fulfil the dual purpose of providing an inventory of activities undertaken by governments and all stakeholders in implementing the Geneva decisions (WSIS Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action) and of taking stock of the progress made in building the Information Society.

The WSIS stocktaking was launched by the WSIS Executive Secretariat (WSIS-ES) in October 2004. Following an initial brainstorming meeting of stakeholders, an online consultation and discussions within the WSIS Bureau on the form the stocktaking should take, a questionnaire was developed and sent to all stakeholders and posted online (see www.itu.int/wsis/stocktaking).

The database contains details of Regional WSIS-related activities, including project descriptions, supporting documentation and URLs, which is searchable by WSIS action lines the development goals contained in the Millennium Declaration (MDGs), geographical coverage, etc.

The intention is that, over time, the WSIS stocktaking database should become a dynamic portal to all regional WSIS-related activities undertaken by stakeholders. The database will continue to be updated with new inputs, both up to and beyond the completion of the Tunis Phase.

The Regional Conference offer an open and mobilized dialog with the stocktaking. The propose action is to design an holistic approach for the regional information society and to prepare a more detailed report for PrepCom-3. Beyond the workshops and meetings , the Conference with the stocktaking will reflet better the results of its preliminary findings benefiting the participation of civil society, academia and private sector on the strategy o be follow in the region.