GOVERNMENT USE OF ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES SPREADING

WIDELY BUT UNEVENLY, SAYS UNITED NATIONS REPORT

UN'S ONLY FARSI WEB SITE GOES ONLINE

(Delayed in transmission.)

TEHRAN, 22 September (UNIC)-- The United NationsInformation Centre Tehran's Web site, featuring key United Nations documents in Persian, is now functioning, much to the appreciation of the people of Iran.

THIRD MEETING OF PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR INFORMATION SUMMIT

CONCLUDES IN GENEVA

Concrete Steps Taken in Declaration, Action Plan to Bridge

Digital Divide; Delegates to Reconvene in Geneva, 10-14 November

(Reissued as received.)

GLOBAL SCHOOLNET ALLIANCE CREATED FOR WORLD SUMMIT

Students and Educators Will Examine

How Information Society Impacts Human Rights Declaration

(Reissued as received.)

TEEN GUIDE TO THE INTERNET

(Reissued as received.)

THIRD MEETING OF PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR WORLD SUMMIT

ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY OPENS IN GENEVA

40 Heads of State and Government to Participate in December Summit

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THIRD PREPARATORY SESSION FOR WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY

MEETS IN GENEVA, 15-26 SEPTEMBER

Draft Declaration, Action Plan to Be Focus of Negotiations

ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT FOCUS

OF UN TASK FORCE MEETING IN GENEVA, 12 – 13 SEPTEMBER

The role of information technology in education and development will be the central topic of the fifth meeting of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Task Force, to be held on 12 and 13 September at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva.

DIGITAL DIASPORA NETWORK FOR LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

TO BE LAUNCHED ON 5 SEPTEMBER

NEW YORK, 3 September -- Representatives of leading technology companies, global banks and non-profit organizations will address the digital divide in Latin America and the Caribbean and explore ways to bridge it at a conference on