After the World Summit on the Information Society ended in Tunisia last November, the Civil Society Statement commented: "Overall, it is impossible not to conclude that WSIS has failed to live up to (its) expectations." In a more-recent article titled 'Pushing and prodding, goading and hand-holding', the APC presents its verdict. It comes from a perspective which believes that the ability to access, produce and share information is a key requirement for creating more equal and just societies.