Addressing the 8 UN Millennium Development Goals, the Forum was organized by the UN Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technology and Development in partnership with the UN e-Leaders Committee, Athgo International, and the Armenian Ministry of Economy on 21-24 October 2008. Approximately 300 people, including an important number of university students from Armenia and abroad attended the forum and we were among the participants.
About the Forum
The Global Innovation Forum IT Development provided a platform for the participants to advance their causes toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals through ICT. Area experts from the private and public sectors and selected young participants (18-35 years old) showcased their successful ICT practices and highlight new innovations and business models that successfully address the development needs in different societies.
The Forum was set to encourage young people to get engaged in, and develop and propose new ICT initiatives that advance local communities.
First, the Forum concentrated on the basic tools that facilitate the creation of innovative solutions. Consequently, the forum focused on ways to improve educational opportunities and quality through ICT, specifically focusing on building ICT skills among young people. The second part of the forum highlighted some of the best practices in the areas of ICT access and connectivity, with a special attention on the impact of appropriate local content to ensure sustainable development.
Proposed questions to discuss were in the field of education, innovation and development.The major concerns were how to encourage human capital investment in ICT, how to ensure that ICT education did not become obsolete in a world where technology changes constantly, how do we bring the richness of Web 2.0 to LDCs in a cost effective way, how to increase absorption capacity, especially in LDCs where other development challenges had yet to be resolved and how to improve access and connectivity in areas where infrastructure had been damaged by disaster.
About the Forum
The Global Innovation Forum IT Development provided a platform for the participants to advance their causes toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals through ICT. Area experts from the private and public sectors and selected young participants (18-35 years old) showcased their successful ICT practices and highlight new innovations and business models that successfully address the development needs in different societies.
The Forum was set to encourage young people to get engaged in, and develop and propose new ICT initiatives that advance local communities.
First, the Forum concentrated on the basic tools that facilitate the creation of innovative solutions. Consequently, the forum focused on ways to improve educational opportunities and quality through ICT, specifically focusing on building ICT skills among young people. The second part of the forum highlighted some of the best practices in the areas of ICT access and connectivity, with a special attention on the impact of appropriate local content to ensure sustainable development.
Proposed questions to discuss were in the field of education, innovation and development.The major concerns were how to encourage human capital investment in ICT, how to ensure that ICT education did not become obsolete in a world where technology changes constantly, how do we bring the richness of Web 2.0 to LDCs in a cost effective way, how to increase absorption capacity, especially in LDCs where other development challenges had yet to be resolved and how to improve access and connectivity in areas where infrastructure had been damaged by disaster.
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It is very important nowadyas to be involved in such an activitieS !! I'm very happy, that form your blog I don't miss any news in that field !!!
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