How is the participation of the Local Authorities in the WSIS coordinated?
The instrument chosen by the UNO in order to create a framework for the participation of the Local Authorities of the world in this process is UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research), whose Executive Director, Mr. Marcel Boisard, is, at the same time, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations. To perform this task, UNITAR is counting on the CIFAL programme, Decentralised Cooperation Programme, whose mission is to help local players identify their priorities and strengthen their capabilities in key areas for their development.