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Global Forum on Youth and ICT for Development: Youth and ICT as Agents of Change

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Start Date & Time September 24, 2007 2:00 PM End Date & Time September 26, 2007 5:00 PM Location TBD Geneva Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland Event Cost TBD Event URL http://www.un-gaid.org/gfyouth RSVP Info Name: GAID Secretariat E-mail: gaid@un-gaid.org Categories Education Technology Tags You must be logged in to add tags.

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In an increasingly globalized world, the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the economic, social, cultural, political and individual spheres of life has dramatically transformed societies. Today, the role of young people in shaping their societies is becoming increasingly evident, particularly in terms of challenging the mores and practices that have re-defined traditional concepts of social interaction, means of communication and participation, development of ideas, and involvement with issues of global significance.

The outcomes of the Geneva and Tunis phases of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) have charted a clear path to a people-centred and development-oriented information society. The Summit placed particular emphasis on youth and ICT as agents of positive change in societies. It recognized that young people are the future work force and leading creators and earliest adoptors of ICT. They must, therefore, be empowered as learners, developers, contributors, entrepreneurs and decision makers.

In this context, the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID), is organizing a Global Forum on Youth and ICT for Development: Youth and ICT as Agents of Change, that will help harness the creativity and dynamism that the youth has in exploring and exploiting ICT for their own benefit and for the benefit of their peers and communities in advancement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Forum aims at actively engaging youth in debates and discussions with their peer representatives, policy makers, private sector, technology and thought leaders and others in exploring ways to empower the community and to participate more fully in society through the appropriate and responsible use of ICT.

In order to generate a global dynamic leading up to the Forum, we are launching a worldwide consultation with young people, as well as other stakeholders.

People Attending (115)

Teeman.LIB	Organisation RESH	Générose Bifunge
Kirsten	Johan Farid Khairuddin	Fauzia
Shakti	Unisa Jalloh	NDIKUMANA Evariste
Bwana Leon	Philippe Dam	Sara Club
PARD	Ayodele	Waseem Ashraf
nguyen thi thanh thuy	Temmylade	babatola
simbare fabrice	noramab	muko eseoghene
Ericc Obinna	OLALEKAN, Jamiu Olaiya	Urjana
Sudip Aryal	Abeer Adnan	Nabil Chemli
Abdallah Diwan	Elhassan sellami	Alberto