[WSIS CS-Plenary] Fwd: ITU TELECOM AMERICAS Forum Session "Digital Inclusion"

[Tracey Naughton]

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ITU TELECOM AMERICAS Forum Session "Digital Inclusion"
Which strategies and technologies are most effective in extending  
access?

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Geneva, 23 September 2005

What:	Forum Business & Strategies Session 3: Digital Inclusion
When:	Wednesday, 5 October, 2005, 15:00—16:20
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?
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
Accreditation for journalists and industry analysts is available  
here. Online registration for visitors and Forum participants is  
available here.
For more information on forum Business and Strategies Sessions see  
detailed backgrounder here.

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