A seminar organized by the Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA GAID), the Inter- American Development Bank, the IDRC-ICA and ECLAC, will take place from 4-5 February 2008 at the Radisson Hotel in San Salvador, preceding the II Ministerial Conference on the Information Society eLAC2007. The seminar will gather ICT-for-development experts to elaborate concrete proposals to present at the II Ministerial Conference, in the areas of ICT and poverty eradication, health, education, youth employment, and e-government for improved accountability. The event will also feature the launch of the GAID Latin American and Caribbean Regional Network.

The guiding themes of the Seminar are presented by the action points outlined in the current draft of the “El Salvador Commitment, eLAC2010”.

The latest versions of the San Salvador Commitment are available in English and in Spanish.

For more information on the event please contact Ms. Carolina Jara at Carolina DOT Jara AT cepal DOT org or Ms. Enrica Murmura at Murmura AT un DOT org.

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