:: WSIS Policy Meeting at Ministry of Science and ICT :: BYF will lead represent Bangladesh Youth Community:::
This is a great news for everyone that Bangladesh Youth Forum on ICT will work closely with Government ICT policy for WSIS coming event. On 25 April 2004, Abdul Wahed Tomal (General Secratary of BYF) represent BYF activities in front of Govt first WSIS policy meeting at the seminar hall of Ministry of Science and ICT. Members of Civil Societ, Business Community and Media people was also present on that meeting. Regarding First Preperation meeting (Widely Known as PrepCom) of WSIS, BYF will play nation role of youth and hope to present country youth development policy through ICT.
Plz visit http://projects.takingitglobal.org/byf
For WSIS Youth Bangladesh http://ycdo.takingitglobal.org/policy/wyb

World Telecommunication Day celebrates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union in 1865.

As one of the activities in support of the theme of 'ICTs: Leading the way to sustainable development' we are conducting a survey to obtain views on the perceived importance of the targets for improving connectivity and access in the use of ICTs as determined by the World Summit on the Information Society.

The survey will remain open for responses until 10 May 2004. The results of the survey will be posted in the newsroom of the ITU website as of 17 May 2004.

More & Survey Page: http://www.itu.int/newsroom/wtd/2004/survey/
Email Message:
From: WSIS Executive Secretariat
To: WSIS Stakeholders
Message:
The International Telecommunication Union, the organizing entity of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), is conducting a survey to obtain views on the perceived importance of agreed upon targets for improving connectivity and access in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
The targets outlined in the WSIS Plan of Action were agreed to by 176 countries represented at the first phase of the Summit in Geneva, 10 - 12 December 2003. The survey is available for your input.

We welcome the input of all those interested in Information Society issues.
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Md. Akteruzzaman, Bangladesh Youth Forum on ICT
http://projects.takingitglobal.org/byf
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13 June 2004 at Berlin, time and place to be announced
Objective: To discuss and strategize for the involvement of European NGOs in WSIS phase two. The meeting will be used to prepare for PrepCom 1 of phase two that will probably take place shortly after. Possible topics include: Future interaction with EU officials; better coordination with other European initiatives; assessment of summit outcomes; action plan implementation; ideas for summit documents 2005; further development of civil society summit declaration; how to deal with Tunisia; capacity building for civil society participation and influence. The meeting will be held one day after the third "Wizards of OS" conference that deals with "liberation movements in the information society".
Attendance: Open to all interested civil society members.

Contact: Ralf Bendrath bendrath@zedat.fu-berlin.de

The Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Yoshio Utsumi, yesterday launched a global fundraising campaign to support activities for the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society. Appealing to the international community, he called on all stakeholders to help make the WSIS-2005 Fundraising Campaign and the Summit in Tunis a success.

The fundraising campaign got off to an impressive start with an announcement by the Government of Japan, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, of a CHF 386 300 (JPY 33 401 000) contribution to the WSIS Fund. In addition, the governments of Japan, Spain, Canada, Switzerland and the Republic of Korea as well as other stakeholders, including UNESCO, and KDDI Corporation and BHN Association of Japan, have confirmed that they will provide professional staff to serve in the WSIS Executive Secretariat.

Mr Utsumi thanked these partners for their continued commitment to the Summit process. He called upon governments and other stakeholders to contribute generously to the WSIS-2005 Fundraising Campaign. He said, "Financial and in-kind support is essential to prepare for the Tunis phase of the Summit and to help bridge the digital divide and create a truly inclusive Information Society."

"WSIS depends entirely on voluntary contributions to a special fund established by ITU," noted Mr Utsumi. The cost of organizing the Tunis phase of the Summit is estimated to be about CHF 15 million. The goal of the fundraising campaign is to raise at least CHF 5 million in cash contributions for the WSIS Fund while covering the remaining amount through in-kind support from various partners.

The Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society culminated with global agreement on a Declaration of Principles for the emerging Information Society and a Plan of Action to implement concrete measures to make it a reality. The road map to Tunis and beyond envisages accelerated realization of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals built on a foundation of access to information and communication technology for all by 2015.

Source: ITU

Dear Friends,
Upcoming "Global ICT Summit 2004 " is going to The first Global ICT Summit, with the theme "From Adversity to Success - The World's Best e-Content & e-Creativity Experience", will be held in Hong Kong from 11 to 15 May 2004.
I am participating this event to represent "Bangladesh".

What youth are thinking to reduce digital divide? We can make an action plan and represent on this summit.
21 countires will participate on this meeting. What is your opinion?
you can know more from: http://www.esdlife.com/campaign/global-ict/about_us.asp

With best regards,
Md. AKteruzzaman
Bangladesh
http://projects.takingitglobal.org/byf