Melody Jenkins has been invited to Geneva, Switzerland to make a presentation about the Nata village blog at the Global Forum on Youth and ICT for development conference!
About the conference:
The Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are organizing a Global Forum on Youth and ICT for Development: Youth and ICT as Agents of Change, that will help harness the creativity and dynamism that the youth has in exploring and exploiting ICT for their own benefit and for the benefit of their peers and communities in advancement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Forum aims at actively engaging youth in debates and discussions with their peer representatives, policy makers, private sector, technology and thought leaders and others in exploring ways to empower the community and to participate more fully in society through the appropriate and responsible use of ICT.
Who? Youth, policy-makers, high-ranking government officials, representatives from the private sector and civil society, UN agencies and other stakeholders
What? Uniting agents for change in an open discussion on technology's role in advancing people's lives
Where? Geneva International Conference Centre, Geneva, Switzerland
When? September 24th – 26th, 2007
How? Co-hosted by the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
"Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If, however, they are left on society's margins, all of us will be impoverished. Let us ensure that all young people have every opportunity to participate fully in the lives of their societies." – Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General
Rock on.
Posted by: Curt | September 21, 2007 at 07:31 PM