Regional Meeting "Information Society Development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia"
17 November 2005
Room 8, ICT4All Exhibition
Tunis, Kram Palexpo
About
The main goal of the meeting is to present the level of the information society development in Eastern European and Central Asian countries. Existing strategies and action plans of the information society development, as well as stocktaking activities and pilot projects implementation will be discussed.
Major focus will be on the multi-stakeholder partnerships in the region within the global initiatives such as Global Knowledge Partnership, UN ICT Task Force Europe and Central Asia Regional Network, Europe and Central Asia Country Gateways Network, etc. The aim of their cooperation is to create a necessary climate for development of the information society in each country individually and in the region as a whole.
National e-strategies and action plans comparison for the region
Analysis and evaluation of Eastern European and Central Asian countries readiness for the information society development
Elaboration of tools and methods for monitoring of information society development in the region and some countries taken individually
Coordination of activity and strengthening of partnership of different development-driven communities on regional level
Forming of partnership for development of information society in Eastern Europe and Central Asia on the regional level as well as each country individually
The event is scheduled for 17 November 2005 on 12:00 - 13:30 at ICT4All Exhibition, Expo Room 8.
Contacts
Yuri Hohlov
Chairman of the Board
Institute of the Information Society - Russia
Tel./Fax: +7 (095) 925-1727
E-mail: hohlov@iis.ru
Web: http://www.iis.ru/en/wsis/
