Hola M�stica,
Les reenv�o esta invitaci�n a participar en un Foro electr�nico sobre
enlaces entre sociedad de la informaci�n y desarrollo sostenible.
Margarita Salas
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>Solving the IS and SD Puzzle: A Forum to Explore Links Between Information
>Society and Sustainable Development Policy Development
>
>How can we harmonize the visions of the emerging information society with
>the priorities articulated by the Millennium Development Goals and the
>World Summit on Sustainable Development?
>
> From June 13-24, join eight researchers working at the national level to
> identify the key convergence areas between the Information Society and
> Sustainable Development policy making in the Global South.
>
>"Solving the IS and SD Puzzle" will gather practitioners, students,
>academics, policy-makers and the general public in an e-forum to examine
>local policy questions in the following areas:
>
>1) ICT for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
>* What is the real, tangible impact of mobile connectivity to
>environmental sustainability and pollution abatement? - Led by Robert
>Sagun, Philippine Resources for Sustainable Development, the Philippines
>* What are some examples of effective use of geographic information
>systems for coastal resource development? - Led by Amira Sobeih,
>Sustainable Development Association, Egypt
>* What economic and other incentives for innovation can be used in the
>area of ICTs for environmental protection? - Led by Wainaina Mungai,
>OneWorld International, Kenya
>
>2) Participatory Frameworks: the Importance of Local Content and Knowledge
>and Grassroots Voices in the IS and SD Debate
>* How are linkages between IS and SD expressed by grassroots voices? - Led
>by Anusha Lall and Atanu Garai, OneWorld South Asia, India
>* What are the key issues surrounding SD, ICTs and Local Content in South
>Africa? - Led by Steve Vosloo, Empowerment for African Sustainable
>Development, South Africa
>
>3) Equity and Equality: Reducing Regional Disequilibria and Prioritizing
>Equality as a Foundation Principle of the Information Society
>* Why are women a minority in many national IT sectors? - Led by Margarita
>Salas Guzman, Fundacion Acceso, Costa Rica
>* How can the information society help to balance development and reduce
>the regional disequilibria? - Led by Diogo Andre de Assumpcao, Grupo
>Interagir, Brazil
>
>The topics are varied, but our primary intention is to gather those
>working around the issues through an interesting exchange, not to find all
>of the answers to these questions. If in the meantime, we do find some of
>the answers, then all the better. The results of this research effort will
>be published in a book, which will be launched at the Third Preparatory
>Committee Meeting to the World Summit on the Information Society, in
>September 2005.
>
>Whether your country is already represented in the research, or you are
>bringing a new regional perspective, please join us as we work to meet the
>need for harmonizing the work of policy-makers in the areas of the
>Information Society and Sustainable Development.
>
>To sign up to participate in the e-forum, just send a blank email to
>[email protected] or visit
>http://lists.iisd.ca:81/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=issd.
>
>To read messages online, please visit the forum archives at
>http://lists.iisd.ca:81/read/?forum=issd.
>
>For more information about the e-forum, or the wider Information Society
>and Sustainable Development work undertaken by the International Institute
>for Sustainable Development, please visit the Next Generations Policy
>Research page at http://www.iisd.org/networks/issd.asp or contact Maja
>Andjelkovic at [email protected]
>
>_________________________________________
>Maja Andjelkovic
>Associate, Knowledge Communications
>International Institute for Sustainable Development
>
>Tel. +1-204-958-7727
>Email: [email protected]
>Fax: +1-204-958-7710
>
>http://www.iisd.org
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