Réseau Régional pour l'Amérique Latine et les Caraïbes

Announcements/events for GAID-LAC members

Strategy Council and Steering Committee Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18 – 20 May, 2008

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The UN DESA GAID Annual Meeting will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 18 – 20 May, 2008.

The meeting aims to bring together partners to help implement a number of ICT projects of significant, catalyzing impact on the development of ICT infrastructure, services and applications. This year’s Annual Meeting will focus on issues of Access and Connectivity, particularly for the Asian and Island States as well as Innovative Funding Mechanism for the implementation of the ICT infrastructure, services and applications.

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About the GAID LAC Network

The UN DESA GAID LAC Network will be the Latin American and Caribbean focal point for the Global Alliance for ICT and Development. The Network will take stock of the current situation in the ICT for Development field in the Region, establish links among stakeholders, help them to coordinate and meet, and identify key areas in order to create an action-oriented agenda. Our objective is to bring together people and organizations from throughout the Region to promote intra and inter-regional collaboration among interested stakeholders.

Mission

The mission of the Global Alliance is to promote ICTs as a tool for development as stated in the Millennium Development Goals (#8) and the World Summit on the Information Society (Tunis Agenda). The GAID-LAC site furthers that goal in Latin America and the Caribbean within the framework set out by the Seminar in San Salvador and the eLAC Plan of Action

The Network will rely on participants who will:

  • Demonstrate leadership in ICT4Development issues
  • Share best practices and knowledge
  • Engage in policy dialogues
  • Share innovative business models for economic growth and empowerment of people
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Nouvelles de Colnodo

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Nouvelles de Development Gateway

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Objectives

Deliverables

Lead organization

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

Focal Point

Partners

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
The International Development Research Centre - Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (IDRC-ICA)
ECLAC

Network Type

Regional Network

Area of Focus

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