>From 10 - 12 December 2003, in Geneva, The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will provide a unique platform for all key stakeholders to gather at a high-level forum to develop a common vision and a concrete plan of action on how to increase and extend the benefits of the information society to the world community. It will bring together representatives of governments, private sector as well as civil society.
Within and around the Summit, a networked series of events will be held, which will complement and further enrich the Summit gathering. As part of these events, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco) of the Government of Switzerland, and the Information for Development Program (infoDev) of the World Bank, are jointly organizing the Annual 2003 infoDev Symposium in Geneva, December 9 - 10, 2003. The Symposium will bring together global leaders from the public and private sectors to review and identify the challenges and opportunities ICT hold to narrow social and economic inequalities. This event will explore the theme of 'ICT for Development, What Works, What Does Not Work'. Sessions will include: * Network Competitiveness * Mobilization of Private Investment for ICT * Capacity Building and Trade Competitiveness through ICT * Network Security and Affordability It will be an opportunity to showcase some of the most recent experiences using ICT for poverty reduction and economic competitiveness. As this is an invitation-only event (the audience will be limited to 600 participants), you must be registered to attend. Please register on-line at: http://www.infodev.org/symp2003/registration.htm For up-to-date program information, please consult the Symposium web site <http://www.infodev.org/symp2003/>. There is no registration fee for attending the Symposium but participants in the Symposium are expected to arrange their own financial support, travel and accommodation. We realize that this is short notice (our registration deadline is December 4th), however, we are hoping that those attending WSIS will be available to attend. We look forward to welcoming you at this important event. With best regards, |----------------------------------------+--------------------------------| | Oscar Knapp | Bruno Lanvin | | Ambassador, Delegate of the Swiss | infoDev Program Manager | | Government for Trade Agreements | | |----------------------------------------+--------------------------------| ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
