Nishantha Arachchige Don

World Forum Secretariat

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Research Papers in Economics

     
 
 
Volume 28, Issue 19 
Conference Announcement 
World Forum on Information Society 
Location : Renaissance Tunis Hotel, La Marsa, Tunisia
Organizers : International Research Foundation for Development, Inc. (IRFD)
Major Topics : Digital Divide, Global Development, the Information Society
Conference Dates : 11/14/2005 to 11/14/2005
Submission Deadline : 3/31/2005
Send Submissions To : wfis2005@irfd.org
Sponsoring Organizations : 
For further information contact : World Forum Secretariat, IRFD, wfis2005@irfd.org, http://www.irfd.org
Web Page : http://www.irfd.org/events/wf2005
The major focus of the Tunis Phase is to find concrete ways of using ICT (Information and Communication 
Technology) as tools for development, and to improve the quality of life around the world. It is noted that particular 
attention should be given to the challenges facing the Least Developed Countries and marginalized segments of the 
world population. Issues and considerations pivotal to three major areas: internet governance financing mechanisms 
and the issue of media which had difficulty during the Geneva Phase negotiations must be carefully examined and 
debated during the preparatory process of the Tunis Phase.  Furthermore, IRFD recognizes the complex and intricate 
nature of these remaining issues and the importance of conducting continuous research and policy dialogues in the 
broad context of information technological revolution and global transformation.   To this effect IRFD will organize a 
series of professional events to contribute to the United Nations'' World Summit on the Information Society, its 
preparatory process, and its aftermath effort of implementing the final plan of action. Therefore, IRFD invites all 
stakeholders, and provides a forum to examine all relevant issues and considerations pertaining to the information 
revolution and knowledge society in a comprehensive and scientific manner which will pave the way to commitments 
being made by all stakeholders to find solutions, share best practices and experiences, and launch new action 
programs.
 
Citation: Nishantha Arachchige Don , (2005) Economics Bulletin, Vol. 28 no.19 p.A1. 
Submitted: February 09, 2005  Published: February 10, 2005. 
URL: http://www.accessecon.com/pubs/EB/2005/Volume29/EB-05CC0003A.pdf 
 
     

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