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Making the Difference - ICT as key enablers for equitable and sustainable development

"Access, Empowerment & Governance - Creating a World of Equal Opportunities with ICT"
will be launched at WSIS 2005, Tunis.

The companion brochure, entitled "Making the Difference - ICT as key enablers for equitable and sustainable development" is currently made available here for download.

MAKING THE DIFFERENCE

 

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES AS KEY
ENABLERS FOR EQUITABLE AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The information revolution presents a tremendous opportunity for development. This is reflected in the accelerating convergence of global development initiatives, particularly the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the UN Millennium Project. They recognise that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can play a key role as enablers for sustainable development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

This brochure aim to show how and where ICT can make a difference. It argues ICT argues that it is as an overarching enabling platform rather than simply an instrument for reaching individual development objectives. The power of ICT can most effectively be harnessed through participation and cooperation of all stakeholders and all sectors of society - government, civil society and the private sector. Only by combining their particular competencies and resources can the massive roll-out of innovative ICT-based services and the scale-up of development interventions be achieved which are necessary to make a lasting developmental impact.
Since its foundation in 1997, the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) has grown into the leading international network in the area of ICT for development (ICT4D). With some 90 members from over 40 countries it is devoted to building cross-sectoral partnerships and sharing knowledge among all stakeholders with a view to fostering effective and innovative use of ICT in development.

As an important part of its strategy, GKP regularly and successfully acts as the convener of multi-stakeholder activities at the local, regional and international levels. In addition to raising awareness among decision makers about the enormous potential of ICT4D, events such as the ICT4D Platform in WSIS Geneva, the Global Knowledge Conferences and the GKP International Forums provide platforms for members and partners to share experiences, develop collaborative programmes, and keep abreast of important trends and innovations.

 download this 17-page brochure:

English: (900KB)
Spanish: (2MB)
French: (2MB)
Want to read more?

The role of ICT in meeting global development challenges is the subject of a forthcoming book published by the Global Knowledge Partnership. It will provide in depth analyses by leading development experts and makes a convincing case for building ICT into local,national and global development strategies

(book title & cover as show below)

 


Access, Empowerment & Governance
- Creating a World of Equal Opportunities with ICT

Edited by Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Gabriele Siegenthaler Muinde and Daniele Waldburger




This book was launched during the GKP Evening on
"Celebrating Multi-stakeholder Partnerships (MSPs)"

15-Nov-2005, 5:30pm (Day 1)
at the Central Place of the ICT4all Exhibition
WSIS 2005, Tunis

 

 

 
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