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Contribution
to the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society |
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The
UN World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) will
be held in two phases: The first phase is to be held
in Geneva, Switzerland, December 10-12, 2003, and
the second phase will be held in Tunis, Tunisia in
2005. According to resolution 73 of the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations
has decided to hold a World Summit. The General Assembly
resolution 56/183 has endorsed the framework of the
Summit in cooperation with other organizations and
partners: governments, private sector, UN bodies and
other inter-governmental organizations, non-governmental
organizations, and civil society.
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In
line with these resolutions and expectations, the International
Research Foundation for Development, as a transnational policy
research and advocacy organization within its framework of
consultative status granted by the ECOSOC of the United Nations,
will host a series of events to contribute to the preparatory
process and the World Summit on Information Society. |
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The
world community has recognized the revolutionary nature of
information society, which affects all spheres of human lives
in the 21st century. These transformation dynamics have prompted
the urgency for a global dialogue to facilitate the full benefits
of the information revolution. The International Research
Foundation for Development will be an active partner creating
an inclusive framework and a global venue to stimulate a comprehensive
dialogue on International Communication Technology (ICT) and
Information Society. |
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Geneva
2003 Conference |
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Digital
Divide, Global Development and Information Society |
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December
8th & 9th, 2003 - Geneva, Switzerland |
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December
10th, 2003 - Geneva |
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Call
for Papers and Session Proposals |
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Send
Abstracts and Proposals to wfis@irfd.org |
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The
focus of this conference is on critical issues and considerations
in the context of information technological revolution, global
transformation, and marginalization. Inter and intra regional
disparities will be examined in terms of information infrastructure
and dissemination, knowledge generation and management. Special
emphasis will be on the following: 1. The variations on ICT
physical and institutional infrastructural development (threshold
of ICT investment in terms of human capital and intellectual
capital) and economic performances of enterprises at all levels
(large, medium, small, informal sector economy), and the need
of their integration into the global market; 2. To shed light
on socio-economic & politico-cultural implications of
the information revolution and digital divide; 3. To formulate
critical policies, strategies, and advocacy efforts within
an interdisciplinary and integral framework to bridge the
digital gap creating necessary ICT threshold for economic
development and political democratization across the globe;
4. To develop an integrated approach to create a sustainable
global development and information society for the 21st century. |
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Click
here to see the list of specific topics
for this conference. |
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Register
Online for the Geneva 2003 Conference |
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