This report is intended as a starting point for the Tripartite Meeting (18-22 October 2004, Geneva), enabling ILO tripartite constituents to discuss such questions in the context of the debate that took place at the first session of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) (December 2003, Geneva), and providing an opportunity to make an important contribution to the Summit-s second session (November 2005, Tunis). The report focuses on: “old media” (e.g. printed information and non-digital radio and television) and their importance for the Information Society; the quality and content of information, and the ability to turn information into knowledge that can be applied at work and in daily life; the key role of this sector in turning simple access to ICTs, telecommunications and Internet networks into real possibilities for societies to become better informed; the need in the information Society for more and better information about every aspect of life on this planet; the importance of social dialog