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High Level Panel:
Financial Mechanisms in Economic Downturn
19 May 2009,
9:00 -
11:00
ITU Headquarters, Room B1
Both phases of the World Summit on
Information Society highlighted the
necessity of multi-stakeholders partnerships
to ensure innovative solutions are designed
and implemented to reduce the digital
divide. Several of recommendations have been
proposed and forwarded for implementation by
government, private organizations,
foundations, venture capitals and
entrepreneurs, in order to develop ICT
infrastructure, promote enabling
environment, foster capacity building,
develop and democratize ICT applications,
etc. Even though many of them became
successful, recent economic downturn puts
their sustainability in question. The
purpose of this session is to discuss in
closer details implications recent financial
crises with particular focus on the ICT
sector development.
Moderator:
Mr. Peter Rave, ICT Advisor, German
Technical Cooperation
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Dr
Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General, ITU
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H.E. Dr
Jasna Matic, Minister, Ministry of
Telecommunications and Information
Society, Republic of Serbia
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H.E. Dr.
Hoda Baraka, First Deputy To Minister,
Ministry of Communications & Information
Technology, Egypt
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Mr. Alain
Clerk, Executive Secretary, Digital Solidarity Fund
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Mr.
Rob Conway, CEO, GSM Association
Please note
that for all high-level panels
English-French interpretation will be
available.
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