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Consultative
Meeting for the Establishment of Regional Knowledge Network of Telecentres
in Central Asia
6-7 May 2008
Baku, Azerbaijan
The Consultative Meeting for the Establishment of Regional Knowledge
Network of Telecentres in Central Asia will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan on 6-7 May 2008. The Meeting is one
of many activities of the United Nations Development Account project
entitled “Knowledge networks through ICT access points for disadvantaged
communities”, which is being implemented jointly by the five United Nations
Regional Commissions. ESCAP will implement regional knowledge networks in
the Asia-Pacific region including countries in Central Asia.
The project aims to empower the poor and disadvantaged communities, women
in particular, through transforming selected existing ICT access points into
knowledge hubs of global knowledge network to provide, develop, organize,
share and disseminate knowledge pertinent to these communities.
The objectives of the Meeting are to share experience and good practices
on telecentre initiatives and to consult with telecentre stakeholders,
including governments, associations of telecentres, international
organizations, NGOs, and the private sector on the establishment of a
knowledge network of telecentres in the Central Asian region.
Documents
Information
Queries concerning the meeting should be addressed to:
Mr. Clovis Freire
Information, Communication and Space Technology Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(UNESCAP)
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok, 10200, Thailand
Tel: (66 2) 288 1551; Fax: (66 2) 288 1085; E-mail: freire@un.org
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