Summits are best at dealing with problems, where the need for action is urgent and the range of possible actions limited. They are less good at dealing with opportunities. — David Souter Copy Share Image
I don't think that developing countries gained from a two-stage process. A single phase summit (which is, after all, a two year process, not… — David Souter Copy Share
The concept of the "information society" is both vague and all-embracing. Different participants meant different things by it. In practice, though, World Summit on… — David Souter Copy Share
The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing countries and… — David Souter Copy Share
Summits are best at dealing with problems, where the need for action is urgent and the range of possible actions limited. They are less… — David Souter Copy Share
Summits [World Summit on the Information Society] are meant to help governments reach a global consensus on major issues which has proved elusive in… — David Souter Copy Share
The first lesson, simple as it is, is that whatever court we're in, whatever we are doing, at the end of our task some… — David Souter Copy Share
It does seem to me, though, that the countries that gained most from World Summit on the Information Society are those that saw it… — David Souter Copy Share
Kofi Annan described World Summit on the Information Society as the first summit to deal primarily with an opportunity. The range of issues and… — David Souter Copy Share
It is impossible, maybe undesirable, to take partisanship out of the political process. — David Souter Copy Share
