========================================================================= Digital Dividend on Eurovision - Monday, 14 November 2005, 13:30 GMT
http://www.apdip.net/news/ictpovertydebateoneurovision ========================================================================= A debate on the emerging agenda for WSIS was staged by dev.tv at the headquarters of the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva on 30 September 2005. Live transmission of the debate through Eurovision's world feed will take place on 14 November 2005, 13:30 GMT, in advance of the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis. This debate was also broadcast on BBC World Television on 22 and 23 October 2005. An invited audience of 50 information and communications technology (ICT) movers and shakers fired questions at a distinguished panel of experts. Topics covered include: bridging the knowledge gap; why investment in ICTs are so low on the international agenda; contribution of the private sector vis a vis government; ICTs as a tool for education; neglect of the traditional communications technologies, mainly radio; lack of energy as a main barrier to the spread of ICTs; ICTs for human rights and free expression; outlook for what Phase two of WSIS will achieve. This debate was staged with support from UNDP-APDIP, Global Knowledge Partnership and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
