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June 2012
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Rio+20
is an
alternative name
given to the
2012 United
Nations
Conference on
Sustainable
Development
(UNCSD). Held to
mark of the 20th
anniversary of
the 1992 United
Nations
Conference on
Environment and
Development
(UNECD or Earth
Summit), Rio+20
will take place
in Rio de
Janeiro (Brazil)
on 20-22 June
2012. |
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RIO+20 OUTCOME |
 Rio+20,
the 2012 United
Nations
Conference on
Sustainable
Development has
recognized in
its outcome
document,
entitled “The
Future We Want”,
the
critical role of
information and
communication
technologies
(ICT) in
accelerating the
implementation
of sustainable
development
commitments.
The Rio+20
outcome document,
agreed by
UN Member States,
defines
the key
principles that
will guide the
international
community in the
upcoming years
to move the
sustainable
development
agenda forward,
highlighting the
role played by
ICTs in
facilitating the
flow of
information
between
governments and
the public,
promoting
knowledge
exchange,
technical
cooperation and
capacity
building for all
three pillars of
sustainable
development –
economic growth,
social inclusion
and
environmental
sustainability.
The agreement is
the result of
multi-stakeholder
efforts
initiated in
2011 and built
on the legacy of
the 1992 Earth
Summit. The
essential role
of ICTs and
Broadband
networks was
supported by the
United Nations
Group on the
Information
Society (UNGIS),
the Ministry of
Communications
of Brazil and a
number of other
government,
business and
civil society
partners.
Together, they
reinforced the
message that
ICTs are
cross-cutting
drivers of
sustainable
development.
Press release
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"The
future we want"
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HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY
MESSAGES |
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A call to action
from the
Broadband
Commission
The
Broadband
Commission for
Digital
Development
issued on 23
April 2012 a "Call
to Action"
to advocate for
the recognition
of ICTs as
catalysts for
sustainable
development in
the outcomes of
the Rio+20
conference.
Press release
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Call to Action
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An invitation to ITU Membership to take
action
ITU together with the Host Country would like to
invite all ITU administrations to encourage
their national delegations to highlight the role
of Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs) as one of the major cross-cutting drivers
of sustainable development in the Rio+20 outcome
document “The Future we want”.
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H.E. Paulo Bernardo Silva
Minister of Communications of Brazil
Dr. Hamadoun Touré
ITU Secretary-General
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ICTs are a
catalytic step
for ending
extreme poverty
A joint message
from
Professor
Jeffrey Sachs
Director of
the Earth
Institute
Dr. Hamadoun
Toure
ITU
Secretary-General
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by ITU Secretary-General |
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