It is my great privilege to present the outcome documents from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which was held in two phases in Geneva, 10-12 December 2003 and in Tunis, 16-18 November 2005. This Summit represents a milestone, not only for the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union, which played the leading managerial role in the Summit, but for all stakeholders involved. WSIS is a bold attempt to address the issues raised by information and communication technologies (ICTs) through a structured and inclusive approach.