GLOBAL FORUM; Shaping the future and The WINNERS CONFERENCE World Summit Award 2007 AWARDS CEREMONY 3-6 November 07, Venice, Italy 4 DAYS OF CONTENT & INNOVATION SHOWCASING @ VENICE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE GLOBAL FORUM: SHAPING THE FUTURE The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global initiative to select and promote the world's best e-Content, started in 2003 in the framework of the United Nations' World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This is done through national contests, a global contest, held every two years, and numerous content-focused national and international conferences and workshops - the WSA Road Show. WSA is an invitation project and a global hub for everyone, who sees the crucial importance of excellent e-Content creation within the new Information Society. As of today, 168 countries are actively involved in WSA The importance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for social, economic and cultural development around the world has today become one of the key issues in the development towards the New Information Society. Among others, it has been explicitly addressed at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which was held in two phases: the first phase took place in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003, the second phase - in Tunis hosted by the Government of Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November 2005. OVERVIEW WSA 07 WINNERS CONFERENCE | 3-4 November, 2007 Presenting the Winners of WSA 07 On 3/4 November 2007, WSA winners from all over the world will present their awarded projects and share their visions on the topic of “ICT & Creativity”, a burning issue not just for the WSA and the EC MEDICI Framework, which will host the conference. The WSA Winners Conference 2007, jointly organized by WSA and the Medici Network, shall be a unique gathering of the world’s best and most creative e-Content producers. The Aim of the Conference ICTs in themselves are just useful for some people. But using and working with them creatively can improve the lives of many – by bridging the Digital Divide and Content Gap. Because creativity is not bound to being rich in terms of material goods, of infrastructure and access to networks. Creativity is a “natural resource” of the human mind, everywhere in the world. It is a matter of content. The aim of the WSA Winners Conference in Venice is to produce a truly optimistic showcase for bridging the Digital Divide and Content Gap. All Winners from the WSA 07 have been invited to present their projects and discuss for two days with peers topics from e-Learning to e-Health and from e-Entertainment to e-Inclusion. Presentations and workshops will provide a platform for knowledge exchange and first-hand information for all participants and visitors. The panels are designed interactively and additionally serve as a meeting hub and networking opportunity. Projects which have won a WSA award come from the following countries: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Togo, Uganda, United States of America, and Venezuela. The conference will be co-chaired by • Peter A. Bruck, Chairman, World Summit Award • Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) Supported by the Austrian Federal Chancellery In Cooperation with ZAIN Group, UN GAID, ISOC, UNIDO GLOBAL FORUM/SHAPING THE FUTURE: THE INTERNATIONAL ICT THINK-TANK. The “Global Forum / Shaping the Future” is an annual, not-for-profit, international, invitation-only event dedicated to business and policy issues that affect the successful evolution of the Information Society. Global Forum 2007 is organized by Items International, in cooperation with the Foundation Sophia Antipolis, the City of Venice and USSL8 Asolo. As a high-profile international symposium, the Global Forum brings together national, regional and local governments, industry leaders, senior policy makers and civil society leaders, and researchers and academia specialists. It acts as a catalyst for a wide range of ICT applications, platforms and positions, while remaining neutral and independent. The Global Forum facilitates the creation of synergies between suppliers and users, as well as connections between practical applications and innovative ideas in an increasingly convergent technology environment. Each year, the “Global Forum / Shaping the Future” brings together the diverse expertise of more than 300 distinguished delegates from more than 30 countries around the world. After 15 years of forging deep ties among participants, Global Forum is today much more than just an ICT conference. It is a significant event on the calendar of some of the most important people in industry, civil society and government. AN ANNUAL HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE • sponsored by organizations around the world, interested in sharing and influencing global IT agendas, and enabling business and government leaders from all sectors of the ICT communities to meet and work with suppliers and service providers • a high profile international think tank event dealing with business, policy issues and civil society & acts as a catalyst for wide ranging applications of communications • bringing together, since 1992, more than 300 high level key actors from the of Information & Communication Society, from all over the world (more than 30 countries) • providing an arena for the exposure of divergent points of views • presenting a great opportunity for the participants to develop imaginative solutions in partnership with each other during both formal and informal face to face discussions and after the Forum by electronic networking • enabling its participants to keep abreast with the latest developments in technology, regulation, markets and applications of communications (interactive TV, telephony,etc…)

Global Forum and WSA Conference and Winners event 2007

RONCHI, ALFREDO;
2007-01-01

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GLOBAL FORUM; Shaping the future and The WINNERS CONFERENCE World Summit Award 2007 AWARDS CEREMONY 3-6 November 07, Venice, Italy 4 DAYS OF CONTENT & INNOVATION SHOWCASING @ VENICE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE GLOBAL FORUM: SHAPING THE FUTURE The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global initiative to select and promote the world's best e-Content, started in 2003 in the framework of the United Nations' World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This is done through national contests, a global contest, held every two years, and numerous content-focused national and international conferences and workshops - the WSA Road Show. WSA is an invitation project and a global hub for everyone, who sees the crucial importance of excellent e-Content creation within the new Information Society. As of today, 168 countries are actively involved in WSA The importance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for social, economic and cultural development around the world has today become one of the key issues in the development towards the New Information Society. Among others, it has been explicitly addressed at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which was held in two phases: the first phase took place in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003, the second phase - in Tunis hosted by the Government of Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November 2005. OVERVIEW WSA 07 WINNERS CONFERENCE | 3-4 November, 2007 Presenting the Winners of WSA 07 On 3/4 November 2007, WSA winners from all over the world will present their awarded projects and share their visions on the topic of “ICT & Creativity”, a burning issue not just for the WSA and the EC MEDICI Framework, which will host the conference. The WSA Winners Conference 2007, jointly organized by WSA and the Medici Network, shall be a unique gathering of the world’s best and most creative e-Content producers. The Aim of the Conference ICTs in themselves are just useful for some people. But using and working with them creatively can improve the lives of many – by bridging the Digital Divide and Content Gap. Because creativity is not bound to being rich in terms of material goods, of infrastructure and access to networks. Creativity is a “natural resource” of the human mind, everywhere in the world. It is a matter of content. The aim of the WSA Winners Conference in Venice is to produce a truly optimistic showcase for bridging the Digital Divide and Content Gap. All Winners from the WSA 07 have been invited to present their projects and discuss for two days with peers topics from e-Learning to e-Health and from e-Entertainment to e-Inclusion. Presentations and workshops will provide a platform for knowledge exchange and first-hand information for all participants and visitors. The panels are designed interactively and additionally serve as a meeting hub and networking opportunity. Projects which have won a WSA award come from the following countries: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Togo, Uganda, United States of America, and Venezuela. The conference will be co-chaired by • Peter A. Bruck, Chairman, World Summit Award • Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) Supported by the Austrian Federal Chancellery In Cooperation with ZAIN Group, UN GAID, ISOC, UNIDO GLOBAL FORUM/SHAPING THE FUTURE: THE INTERNATIONAL ICT THINK-TANK. The “Global Forum / Shaping the Future” is an annual, not-for-profit, international, invitation-only event dedicated to business and policy issues that affect the successful evolution of the Information Society. Global Forum 2007 is organized by Items International, in cooperation with the Foundation Sophia Antipolis, the City of Venice and USSL8 Asolo. As a high-profile international symposium, the Global Forum brings together national, regional and local governments, industry leaders, senior policy makers and civil society leaders, and researchers and academia specialists. It acts as a catalyst for a wide range of ICT applications, platforms and positions, while remaining neutral and independent. The Global Forum facilitates the creation of synergies between suppliers and users, as well as connections between practical applications and innovative ideas in an increasingly convergent technology environment. Each year, the “Global Forum / Shaping the Future” brings together the diverse expertise of more than 300 distinguished delegates from more than 30 countries around the world. After 15 years of forging deep ties among participants, Global Forum is today much more than just an ICT conference. It is a significant event on the calendar of some of the most important people in industry, civil society and government. AN ANNUAL HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE • sponsored by organizations around the world, interested in sharing and influencing global IT agendas, and enabling business and government leaders from all sectors of the ICT communities to meet and work with suppliers and service providers • a high profile international think tank event dealing with business, policy issues and civil society & acts as a catalyst for wide ranging applications of communications • bringing together, since 1992, more than 300 high level key actors from the of Information & Communication Society, from all over the world (more than 30 countries) • providing an arena for the exposure of divergent points of views • presenting a great opportunity for the participants to develop imaginative solutions in partnership with each other during both formal and informal face to face discussions and after the Forum by electronic networking • enabling its participants to keep abreast with the latest developments in technology, regulation, markets and applications of communications (interactive TV, telephony,etc…)
2007
Global Forum; World Summit Award; think tank; econtent; eservices
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