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*C1: The role of public governance authorities and
all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
*C2: Information and communication infrastructure
*C3: Access to information and knowledge
*C4: Capacity building
*C5: Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
*C6: Enabling environment
*C7: ICT applications:
E-government, E- Business, E-learning, E-health,
E-employment, E-environment, E-agriculture, E-science
*C8: Culture diversity and identify, linguistic diversity and local content
*C9: Media
*C10: Ethical dimensions of the information society
*C11: international; and regional cooperation

Figure 1 WSIS action lines - SDGs matrix [6]

In its mapping, WSIS mapped its action lines to the sustainable
development goals. For each mapping in the table a detailed rationale is given
in the report. In the following we briefly outline the action lines as described
by WSIS. [6] The action line C1 (“Role of Government and all Stakeholders in
the Promotion of ICT for Development”) [7] highlights the importance of the
buy-in from governments and stakeholders in order to establish the
Information Society. C2 (“Information and communication infrastructure: an
essential foundation for the Information Society”) [7] demands adequate

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