Based on the document adopted in the First Preparatory Committee on Principles guiding the Preparatory work and the WSIS, as well as the proposal from the Chair of Sub-Committee 2 on themes for the WSIS, informal consultations of Sub-Committee 2 were held from 16 to 18 September 2002. The meeting agreed to submit the following as an informal input to the Regional Preparatory Meetings and to the Second Preparatory Committee of the WSIS.