An gudanar da taron WSF na huɗu a Mumbai, Indiya, daga 16 ga Janairu zuwa 21 ga Janairu 2004. Wannan shi ne taron farko na World Social Forum da aka gudanar a waje da Brazil kuma nasarar da ta samu ya karfafa wa WSF gwiwa don fadadawa a fadin kudancin duniya. Wasu suna ba da bashi tare da yin wahayi ga taron zamantakewar Asiya da aka gudanar a watan Nuwamba na wannan shekarar. Ana sa ran halartar 75,000 kuma ya tashi sama da dubbai. Bambancin al'adu ya kasance wani muhimmin bangare na dandalin. Wani muhimmin shawarar da aka yanke shine tsayawa kan software kyauta. Daya daga cikin manyan masu magana a WSF 2004 shi ne Joseph Stiglitz. Sabanin tarurrukan da suka gabata, wanda ya fi mayar da hankali kan ilimin siyasa na Turai, taron na 2004 ya hada da zanga-zanga, da kuma zanga-zanga masu launi da raye-raye. Tambaya: Wane irin software ne aka tsaya a kai?
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