GLOBAL FORUM ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE TO BE HELD

AT UN HEADQUARTERS, 25 – 26 MARCH

The complex and contentious issue of Internet governance will be the focus of a Global Forum to be held from 25 to 26 March at United Nations Headquarters, as part of the sixth meeting of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Task Force.

ONLINE FORUM ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE LAUNCHED

INTERNET GOVERNANCE ISSUES DISCUSSED AT INTERNATIONAL

TELECOMMUNICATION UNION WORKSHOP

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UN ICT TASK FORCE GLOBAL FORUM ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE TO BE HELD, 25 – 26 MARCH

DISCOVER UN AND HAVE FUN!  CD-ROM FOR YOUNGSTERS FROM 6 TO 96 YEARS

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GENEVA, 17 December (UNECE) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) this week releases a CD-ROM featuring three interactive games that permit the young -- and the not so young -- to discover the United Nations and the UNECE, and to test their knowledge of sustainable development.

UN COMMISSIONS PROMOTE REGIONAL DIMENSION OF INFORMATION SOCIETY

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World Summit on the Information Society

4^th & 5^th Plenary Meetings (AM & PM)

WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE

Speakers Underscore Need to Bridge Digital Divide

And Spread ICTs through Means Like Digital Solidarity Fund

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World Summit of the Information Society

Closing Meeting (PM)

WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY CONCLUDES FIRST PHASE

BY ADOPTING DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND PLAN OF ACTION

Affirms Right to Freedom of Expression; Recommends Creation of National Cyber

Strategies in All Countries by 2005; Requests Working Group on Internet Governance

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E-SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TODAY AT INFORMATION SUMMIT

Will Connect Pupils, Villagers across Developing World

GENEVA, 12 December (UN Information Service) -- The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) was launched today at the World Summit on the Information Society.  The Initiative seeks to connect thousands of schools and villages in the developing world through information and communication technologies (ICT).

World Summit on the Information Society

Round Table (AM)

WSIS ROUND TABLE DISCUSSES DIVERSITY IN CYBERSPACE, CHALLENGES

BEFORE WORLD’S USERS AND PROVIDERS OF INTERNET

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