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MEDIA ADVISORY — MEDIA ADVISORY — MEDIA
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AMERICAS Forum Session "Digital
Inclusion"
Which strategies and technologies are most effective in extending
access?
Geneva, 23 September 2005
| What: |
Forum
Business & Strategies Session 3: Digital Inclusion |
| When: |
Wednesday, 5 October, 2005, 15:00—16:20 |
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Where: |
Xangó 1
room, Bahia Convention Centre, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil |
| Why: |
In the
last decade, the level of access to basic telephony and advanced
telecommunication services in the Americas has accelerated, but
penetration still falls short of developed countries. Government
strategies that include information and communication technologies as a
means to achieve social and economic development goals need to be based
on the principle of inclusion. What types of strategies can be
implemented to promote digital inclusion? Which ICTs work best, based on
current infrastructure and the needs of the Americas region?
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| Who: |
Keynote
speakers for this session:
His Excellency Mr José Ortiz Rivera, Ministro, Ministerio de
Transportes y Comunicaciones, Peru
Mr Clovis José Baptista Neto, Executive Secretary,
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission, CITEL
Confirmed panelists include:
Ms Soraya Solabarriets, Secretaria General, Comisión Nacional de
Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL), Honduras
Mr Rafael Esmeraldo Luchéis Ramacciotti, Secretary Science,
Technology and Innovation, State of Bahia, Brazil
Professor Peter Yu, Associate Professor of Law, College of Law,
Michigan State University, United States
Dr Gillian Marcelle, Principal Consultant, Technology for
Development, Trinidad and Tobago
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