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UNESCWA (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) website of the entity |
| Activity: |
Regional profile of the information society in Western Asia - 2007 website of the activity |
| Activity description: | The Regional Profile of the information society in Western Asia addresses major issues related to building the information society, such as: (1) the Role of government and all stakeholders in building the information society; (2) ICT infrastructure, access to information and knowledge, with special attention to availability, affordability and quality of services; (3) ICT Capacity building, ICT sector building, ICT dissemination in rural and urban areas, and strategic public-private partnerships; (3) Enabling environment and building confidence and security in the use of ICTs; (4) Main applications influencing the socioeconomic development in ESCWA region such as e-government, e-business, e-learning and e-health; (5) Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content and media; (6) International and regional cooperation; and (7) MDGs |
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| Entity from: International |
| Geographical coverage of the activity: Regional |
| WSIS action lines related to this activity:
Theme 1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development [ICT for sustainable development] [E-participation] Theme 2. Information and communication infrastructure Theme 3. Access to information and knowledge Theme 4. Capacity building Theme 5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs Theme 6. Enabling environment Theme 7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life [E-government] [E-government strategies] [Measuring e-government] [E-business] [E-commerce and e-trade] [Enabling environment] [E-learning] [E-health] Theme 8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content Theme 9. Media Theme 10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society Theme 11. International and regional cooperation Theme 12. Achieving WSIS targets (PoA, Section B) Theme 14. Follow-up and evaluation (PoA, Section E) |
| Related MDGs:
MDG 1. Eradicate poverty and hunger MDG 2. Achieve Universal Primary Education MDG 3. Promote gender equality & empower women MDG 4. Reduce child mortality MDG 5. Improve maternal health MDG 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases MDG 7. Ensure environmental sustainability MDG 8. Develop a global partnership for development |
| Activity type: Publication |
| Time scale: Ongoing: - 01/12/2007 |
| Partners: Arab Countries Governments, Major private sector players in ICT in Western Asia, NGOs in Western Asia, other regional and international organization. |