The second phase of the Summit was held in Tunis from 15-17 November 2005.
The Council of Europe’s contribution to WSIS Tunis consisted of two parts: (1) the Committee of Ministers’ political declaration on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the Information Society; (2) two parallel events; one entitled “From here to e-democracy: promoting e-participation and dealing with harmful content”, and a second one on “The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime: a global treaty?”.
Moreover, on 18 November, Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio addressed the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis to promote the positive use of new information technologies.
The Council of Europe Intra-Secretariat Task Force on the Information Society oversaw the preparations of the Council of Europe contribution.
In the Tunis agenda for the information society, the importance of the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime is underlined.
Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on human rights and the rule of law in the Information Society