Why are Local Authorities important for the WSIS?
Local Authorities are the closest point of contact for their citizen, thus enabling them to identify their true needs and oversee the provision of services to satisfy those needs. Moreover, in the words of the renowned expert Professor Manuel Castells, The new hubs of innovation and competitiveness will be structured around the regions. Currently, States are often too large to resolve the small day-to-day problems that their citizens face and too small to tackle global problems. In any case, and in spite of their favourable initial starting position, Local Authorities need to cooperate in order to improve the effectiveness of their activities. Cooperation between cities and regions is fundamental as it makes it possible to benefit from experiences that have proved successful in other territories, with the resulting saving in costs and in effort. Unlike the situation for States, which have traditionally organised their cooperation based on large international organisations, it is not ea
