High level meeting on Information and Communication Technologies

To address the digital gap that still excludes two thirds of humankind from the benefits of the digital revolution, the General Assembly will hold a high-level meeting devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development on 17 and 18 June, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber. The meeting, called for by General Assembly resolution 56/258, will address the digital divide in the context of globalization and development, and promote coherence and synergies between regional and international information and communication technologies initiatives. The event is also to contribute to the preparation of the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society. Sophia Bekele, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS International (Ethiopia) Read More