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>Global Symposium on Promoting the Multilingual Internet
>Geneva, 9-11 May 2006
>
>Registration: On-line Registration
>Contact: multilingual@itu.int
>
>Introduction
>ITU and UNESCO are convening the Global Symposium on Promoting the
>Multilingual Internet as a follow-up of Phase 2 of the World Summit
>on the Information Society (WSIS). The Tunis Agenda for the
>Information Society, adopted at the Tunis Phase of WSIS, highlights
>the importance of multilingualism for bridging the digital divide.
>It identifies ITU as taking the lead role in the implementation of
>information and communication infrastructure (WSIS Tunis Agenda
>Action Line C2), ITU/UNESCO for access o information and knowledge
>(WSIS Tunis Agenda Action Line C3), and UNESCO for cultural
>diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content (WSIS
>Tunis Agenda Action Line C8).
>
>Objectives
>The symposium will examine issues highlighted in paragraph 53 of the
>WSIS Tunis Agenda, including:
>Options for advancing the process for the introduction of
>multilingualism in a number of areas including domain names, email
>addresses and keyword look-up;
>Options for implementing programmes, also in cooperation with other
>appropriate organizations, that allow for the presence of
>multilingual domain names and content on the internet and the use of
>various software models in order to fight against the linguistic
>digital divide and ensure the participation of all in the emerging new society;
>Options for strengthening cooperation between relevant bodies for
>the further development of technical standards and to foster their
>global deployment;
>In addition the event will review technical solutions and current
>experiences, identify open issues and discuss a roadmap for further
>steps to promote multilingualism in the internet.
>
>Call for Contributions
>UNESCO and ITU are calling for written contributions on the themes
>of the event and should be sent in final form to
>multilingual@itu.int before 25 April 2006. Contributions will be
>electronically available from the Symposium website in the language
>received, for discussion at the meeting.
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