Prep-WITFOR 2005

Preparatory Workshop for IFIP World Information Technology Forum 2005
August 27, 2004

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The aim of WITFOR is to examine different initiatives on effective, context sensitive development and use of ICT applications, access to quality relevant information, and the development of "fair use principles" in the Internet Age. In particular the WITFOR events are intended to:

- Help put ICT-enabled development initiatives on the agenda of different
organizations, governmental bodies, and groups currently involved in
information and communications technologies.
- Work with different groups to ensure that the issue of ICT diffusion and
sustainable effective use is on the agenda of senior policy makers and
political leaders.
- Assist international organizations and donor agencies to build issues of the
spread of ICTs and access to information into their loan and funding
programmes with adequate financial and institutio nal allocations.
- Develop a position paper on these issues and draft a Gaborone Protocol
advising governments on strategies for the use of ICT.

Gaborone Protocol is a document aiming at advising governments in emerging countries on how to formulate and follow the best strategy for the use of ICT in order to achieve global ICT-equity.

THEMES OF Pre-WITFOR WORKSHOPS

For WITFOR 2005, the following themes of The Gaborone Protocol have been
identified:
1. Building the infrastructure
2. Economic opportunity
3. Empowerment and participation
4. Health
5. Education
6. Sustainability of Natural Resources
7. Agriculture
8. Social and ethical aspects

http://www.witfor.org/

Submission dedline: 31 March 2004

Please send your submission to

Prof Dewald Roode
Inbekon Management Institute (Pty) Ltd
PO Box 35747
Menlo Park 0102
South Africa

Or electronically to: jdr@inbekon.com