Creation of the Digital Solidarity Fund Foundation

At the institutional level, le Fund operates in the framework of the Digital Solidarity Fund Foundation, which Headquarters are based in Geneva. At the closing of the WSIS in December 2003, the Mayor of Geneva, Mr. Christian Ferrazino, announced that the City of Geneva was prepared to host the new DSF Foundation by putting at its disposal the offices of the Villa La Concorde.

The Foundation Board comprises from twenty-four (24) to thirty-three (33) members. Fifteen to twenty-four of them are co-opted for a period of three (3) years. They come in equal numbers from three (3) colleges (tripartite representation).

the national government college. Its representatives come from governments or national administrations;
the private sector college. Its representatives come from companies or company associations;
the civil society college, which also includes representatives of the local authorities. These representatives come from civil society organisations and/or from local governments.

Nine (9) other members, three per college, are co-opted on an annual basis according to the size of their contribution to the Fund.

In addition to the Foundation Board the following organs have been created :

the Executive Committee
the Honorary Committee
the Scientific Committee
the Secretariat
one or several working groups
the Board of auditors

Statutes of the DSF Foundation