by Dr. Miltiadis D. Lytras


The 2nd World Summit on the Knowledge Society (WSKS 2009), is an international scientific event devoted to promoting the dialogue on the main aspects of the Knowledge Society towards a BETTER WORLD for all.

This annual Summit  brings together key stakeholders of the Knowledge Society development worldwide, from Academia, Industry, Government, Policy Makers, and active citizens to look at  the impact and prospects of the Information Technology, and the knowledge-based era it is creating, on key facets of living, working, learning, innovating and collaborating in today’s hyper-complex world.

The Summit provides a distinct, unique forum for cross-disciplinary fertilization of research, favouring the dissemination of research  new scientific ideas  relevant to international research agendas as the EU (FP7), OECD or UNESCO.

Ten  general pillars provide the constitutional elements of the Summit. See below the relevant links to these pillars/main tracks

We need a better world. We contribute with our sound voices to the agenda, policies and actions.

We invite you to join your voice with ours and all together to shape a new deal for our world. Education, Sustainable Development, Health, Opportunities for well being, Culture, Collaboration, Peace, Democracy, Technology for all. Open Minds for a Better World.

Dr. Miltiadis D. Lytras
President, OPEN RESEARCH SOCIETY
General Chair of the Summit