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This article presents information on the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) organized by the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union in the year 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Summit was convened to address the potential new technology holds, and also tackle the challenge of creating an all-inclusive and equitable information society by bridging the digital divide between developed and developing nations. Indigenous peoples, who recognize the importance of information technology in securing their own futures, are making a place for themselves inside WSIS. The 2003 meeting in Geneva was considered the first phase of WSIS. The second-phase meeting is scheduled to take place in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 16-18. During the Phase I meeting, representatives of governments, private corporations, and the civil sector, adopted a Declaration of Principles and a Plan of Action to guide their work leading to Tunisia and beyond. During Phase II, these groups will reconvene and discuss the implementation of the Plan of Action, as well as mechanisms for financing that implementation and governing the Internet.