1. Information and communications technologies (ICTs) have experienced unprecedented growth and innovation since preparations began for the 1992 UN Earth Summit, transforming development, economies, and societies more rapidly than any other industry in history.
2. While ICT's significance for sustainable development has received little attention, advances in ICT have profound impacts on processes critical for transitioning to a sustainable future, including access to information, education, environmental monitoring, and disaster response.
3. By enabling new forms of social organization and providing unprecedented access to knowledge free of physical constraints, ICTs can help overcome limitations on meeting needs imposed by technology and social factors, as recognized in the Brundtland Report's definition of sustainable development.
Background and history of the vital role of information and communications technology in the participation of non-governmental organizations in preparations and follow-up to the 1882 Earth Summit. The presentation was made to the Information Technology Special Interest Group at Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in preparation for the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.
Information and communication technology:a class presentationSelim Reza Bappy
its a powerpoint presentation of the student of hon's 2nd year (2012-13)of the department of Information Science and Library Management of the University of dhaka. It will be helpfull for the junior.
Background and history of the vital role of information and communications technology in the participation of non-governmental organizations in preparations and follow-up to the 1882 Earth Summit. The presentation was made to the Information Technology Special Interest Group at Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in preparation for the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.
Information and communication technology:a class presentationSelim Reza Bappy
its a powerpoint presentation of the student of hon's 2nd year (2012-13)of the department of Information Science and Library Management of the University of dhaka. It will be helpfull for the junior.
The persistent environmental digital divide(s) -RGS-IBG 2018Muki Haklay
Over 25 years ago, as the web was emerging as a medium for distributing public information, it was promoted as a tool for increased democratisation. From the age of dial-up modem and PCs to the use of mobile phones and smartphones, concerns about digital divides and how they impact the ability of local participation in environmental decision making never resolved. These digital divides are creating a tapestry of marginalisation through different devices, skills, and communication potentials, and it is valuable to reflect on their dimensions – both technical and social, and consider how we can consider them in a systematic way. The talk will attempt to reflect on technological and social changes and the attempts to address them.
The Role of the Mobile Apps In the Media OrganizationsMilad Shokrkhah
The mobile phone is a powerful and comprehensive media that features many other forms of communication tools, including radio, television, video and more.
Objeto de conferencia
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2011 (Irlanda)
The Ibero-American Science and Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) is a non-profit organization comprised of educational, research, industrial, and multilateral organizations throughout the Americas and the Iberian Peninsula. The Consortium was established in 1990 to foster scientific, engineering, and technology education, joint international research and development efforts among its members, and to provide a cost-effective vehicle for the application and transfer of technology. After twenty years, ISTEC has established a presence in the region, but it also has experienced problems to interact with different cultures and interests. During 2010 it suffered important changes in its organization and big efforts were realized to accomplish new goals and to share worldwide expertise, to facilitate distributed problem solving, creating the local critical mass needed for the development of regional projects in areas such as: continuing education, libraries and repositories, globalization of the culture of quality and accreditation standards, R&D, intellectual property development, capital acquisition, and social responsibility, among others. ISTEC continues to be dedicated to the improvement of Science, Engineering, Technology, Math education, R&D, and Entrepreneurship. The Consortium will foster technology transfer and the development of social and business entrepreneurs through the implementation of a global network that pretends to reach other countries in the world creating clusters of businesses and institutions that share common interest, assisting in the establishment of strategic alliances/joint ventures, and the promotion of collaborative partnerships in general.
Ver registro completo en: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/27159
IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of computer engineering and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in computer technology. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Gender equality and empowerment of women through ICT Dr Lendy Spires
Gender equality and empowerment of women through ICT “The so-called digital divide is actually several gaps in one. There is a technological divide great gaps in infrastructure. There is a content divide. A lot of web-based information is simply not relevant to the real needs of people. And nearly 70 per cent of the world’s websites are in English, at times crowding out local voices and views.
There is a gender divide, with women and girls enjoying less access to information technology Introduction ICT and development The role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a tool for development has attracted the sustained attention of the United Nations over recent years. Strategic partnerships have been developed with donors, the private sector and civil society, and working groups and task forces have been established to enhance inter-agency collaboration throughout the United Nations system. In 2000, the Economic and Social Council adopted a Ministerial Declaration on the role of information technology in the context of a knowledge-based economy.
In 2001, the Secretary-General established a high-level Information and Communication Technologies Task Force to provide overall leadership to the United Nations on the formulation of strategies to put ICT at the service of development.2 The Millennium Declaration adopted in 2000 underscored the urgency of ensuring that the benefits of new technologies, especially ICT, are made available to all. To achieve this goal, a United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was planned in two phases. The first phase, the Geneva Summit in December 2003, aimed to develop political will and to establish the foundations for an Information Society for all.
In total, 175 Governments endorsed the Declaration of Principles3 and Plan of Action at the first phase.4 The second phase of WSIS is planned for November 2005 in Tunis. Information and Communication Technologies comprise a complex and heterogeneous set of goods, applications and services used to produce, process, distribute and transform information.
Tunisia - Access to Online Information and KnowledgeKhaled Koubaa
Global Information Society Watch
Report Year: Tunisia 2009 - Access to Online Information and Knowledge
Authors: Mondher Laabidi
Organization: Arab World Internet Institute
Website: http://www.aw2i.org/
Calendario degli eventi organizzati nell'ambito della rassegna culturale MateRadio, in programma a Matera dal 21 al 23 settembre 2012, in collaborazione con Radio3
The persistent environmental digital divide(s) -RGS-IBG 2018Muki Haklay
Over 25 years ago, as the web was emerging as a medium for distributing public information, it was promoted as a tool for increased democratisation. From the age of dial-up modem and PCs to the use of mobile phones and smartphones, concerns about digital divides and how they impact the ability of local participation in environmental decision making never resolved. These digital divides are creating a tapestry of marginalisation through different devices, skills, and communication potentials, and it is valuable to reflect on their dimensions – both technical and social, and consider how we can consider them in a systematic way. The talk will attempt to reflect on technological and social changes and the attempts to address them.
The Role of the Mobile Apps In the Media OrganizationsMilad Shokrkhah
The mobile phone is a powerful and comprehensive media that features many other forms of communication tools, including radio, television, video and more.
Objeto de conferencia
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2011 (Irlanda)
The Ibero-American Science and Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) is a non-profit organization comprised of educational, research, industrial, and multilateral organizations throughout the Americas and the Iberian Peninsula. The Consortium was established in 1990 to foster scientific, engineering, and technology education, joint international research and development efforts among its members, and to provide a cost-effective vehicle for the application and transfer of technology. After twenty years, ISTEC has established a presence in the region, but it also has experienced problems to interact with different cultures and interests. During 2010 it suffered important changes in its organization and big efforts were realized to accomplish new goals and to share worldwide expertise, to facilitate distributed problem solving, creating the local critical mass needed for the development of regional projects in areas such as: continuing education, libraries and repositories, globalization of the culture of quality and accreditation standards, R&D, intellectual property development, capital acquisition, and social responsibility, among others. ISTEC continues to be dedicated to the improvement of Science, Engineering, Technology, Math education, R&D, and Entrepreneurship. The Consortium will foster technology transfer and the development of social and business entrepreneurs through the implementation of a global network that pretends to reach other countries in the world creating clusters of businesses and institutions that share common interest, assisting in the establishment of strategic alliances/joint ventures, and the promotion of collaborative partnerships in general.
Ver registro completo en: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/27159
IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of computer engineering and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in computer technology. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Gender equality and empowerment of women through ICT Dr Lendy Spires
Gender equality and empowerment of women through ICT “The so-called digital divide is actually several gaps in one. There is a technological divide great gaps in infrastructure. There is a content divide. A lot of web-based information is simply not relevant to the real needs of people. And nearly 70 per cent of the world’s websites are in English, at times crowding out local voices and views.
There is a gender divide, with women and girls enjoying less access to information technology Introduction ICT and development The role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a tool for development has attracted the sustained attention of the United Nations over recent years. Strategic partnerships have been developed with donors, the private sector and civil society, and working groups and task forces have been established to enhance inter-agency collaboration throughout the United Nations system. In 2000, the Economic and Social Council adopted a Ministerial Declaration on the role of information technology in the context of a knowledge-based economy.
In 2001, the Secretary-General established a high-level Information and Communication Technologies Task Force to provide overall leadership to the United Nations on the formulation of strategies to put ICT at the service of development.2 The Millennium Declaration adopted in 2000 underscored the urgency of ensuring that the benefits of new technologies, especially ICT, are made available to all. To achieve this goal, a United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was planned in two phases. The first phase, the Geneva Summit in December 2003, aimed to develop political will and to establish the foundations for an Information Society for all.
In total, 175 Governments endorsed the Declaration of Principles3 and Plan of Action at the first phase.4 The second phase of WSIS is planned for November 2005 in Tunis. Information and Communication Technologies comprise a complex and heterogeneous set of goods, applications and services used to produce, process, distribute and transform information.
Tunisia - Access to Online Information and KnowledgeKhaled Koubaa
Global Information Society Watch
Report Year: Tunisia 2009 - Access to Online Information and Knowledge
Authors: Mondher Laabidi
Organization: Arab World Internet Institute
Website: http://www.aw2i.org/
Calendario degli eventi organizzati nell'ambito della rassegna culturale MateRadio, in programma a Matera dal 21 al 23 settembre 2012, in collaborazione con Radio3
Vincent Ouma Mwando - strong encryption and protection of human rights-the vi...Vincent Mwando
A paper writing submission on an existing or emerging area in Internet Governance, leveraging the learnings from the course (Internet Governance) and Internet Society 2021 Projects. Papers will be evaluated by a selection committee and the best submissions will be selected as IGF Youth Ambassadors.
Information & Communication Technology key to enable sustainable urbanizationEricsson
For the first time in human history more people live in cities than in rural areas. By 2050 it is expected that 7 out of 10 people will be urbanites, with the majority of growth occurring in cities of the Global South. A new report co-written with UN Habitat shows how technology can enable economically, socially and environmentally sustainable cities, with emphasis on solving the challenge of access to water.
Algorithmic governance in environmental information (or how technophilia shap...Muki Haklay
Presentation from a workshop in Galway, March 2016. Showing the history of linkage between environmental decision making and information systems, and the opportunities and challenges that this creates. Also the problem in terms of public access and use of information
For the first time, more people live in cities than in rural areas, bringing new challenges. ICT is playing a critical role in addressing these challenges and benefiting society.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
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In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Information & Communications Technologies: Critical Foundation for a Sustainable Common Future
1. Information & Communications Technologies:
Critical Foundation for a Sustainable Common Future
In the twenty-one years since the initial PrepCom for the UN Conference on
Environment and Development, no industry has come close to the exponential growth,
rapid technological innovation, widespread adoption and affordability than the
information & communications technology (ICT) sector; nor has any industry in human
history so rapidly transformed the path of development and the global financial,
economic and social landscapes./1
However, the significance of ICT in relation to sustainable development has gained scant
attention, yet its growth and evolution continues to have profound impacts on a wide
range of processes critical to the transition to a sustainable common future - including
opportunities for access to information and citizen participation in decision-making/2,
technology transfer, access to education and health care, real-time monitoring of
industrial processes and of the environment, early warning systems for natural disasters
and disaster relief.
The second key concept in the rarely-cited second sentence of the Brundtland Report’s
definition of sustainable development/3 - i.e. “the idea of limitations imposed by the
state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet
present and future needs” - provides a valuable framework for understanding ICT’s
significance for sustainable development. That ICT has enabled unprecedented new,
networked forms of social organization is undeniable, and the very idea of limitations
has been transcended in a digital environment in which the constraints of the material
world - imposed by the laws of conservation of mass and conservation of energy - no
longer apply, for information has zero mass, zero physical size and takes virtually zero
time to travel. Free access to knowledge is key to sustainable use of the environment.
The combination of the characteristics of information and rapidly increasing computing
power, storage capacity, bandwidth, affordability and portability/4 has provided
unprecedented access to knowledge - the key to a sustainable common future.
1.
When the UNC ED preparations began in March 1990, the World Wide W eb did not exist. It was
not until August 6, 1991, a few days before the 3rd UN CED P repCom, that Tim Berners-Lee posted
a short summ ary of the World W ide Web project on the alt.hypertext newsgroup, announcing the
debut of the Web as a publicly available service on the Internet. Twenty years later, the number of
web pages has been estimated to be more than 1 trillion.
2.
See the Rio Declaration on En vironment an d Developm ent, Principle 10, UN Conference on
Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, June 1992.
3.
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two
key concepts: the concept of 'needs', in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which
overriding priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of
technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and
future needs.” (em phasis added). Ou r Com mo n Fu ture, Ch apter 2 : The C oncept of S ustainable
Development, World Commission on Environment and Development, Geneva, 1987.
4.
W hile th e spe ctre o f a gro wing “digital d ivide” had been a m ajor c oncern for m any , the ra pid
expansion o f mobile pho nes and sm art phon es - w ith co mputing pow er an d data s tora ge far in
excess of PC s used durin g the U NC ED preparatory proce ss - in the d evelop ing world is rapidly
making it possible for the divide to be bridged.
2. The recognition in the Brundtland Report of the interlocking nature of the crises relating
to sustainable development/5 represented a major breakthrough in understanding; in
this regard, advances in ICT have made possible analyses, models and presentations
based on massive sets of data from the nature and specifics of relationships between the
different sectors in ways that were ot previously possible.
Green Economy
*
A Networked Information Economy: The key features of the information
economy - virtually zero marginal cost of production, unprecedented opportunities
for collaborative peer production free from constraints of time and distance, the
emergence of new forms of intellectual property including Open Source software
and Creative Commons licenses - have given rise to a new culture of cooperation, a
transformation of markets in a platform that is essentially carbon-free, and a
rapidly growing and freely accessible global digital commons./6
*
Access to Markets: There are countless ways in which ICT has transformed
access to markets, from the use of cell-phones and text messaging for agricultural
producers in rural areas to current market prices and conditions to online payment
systems and the availability of free templates and hosting services that enable
individual or community-based enterprises to establish an online “storefront” to
sell products and services - including, but not limited to, digital products - in the
global marketplace of the World Wide Web.
*
Education and ICT: Access to all levels of education is a central prerequisite for a
sustainable common future and ICT is transforming access to education - whether
elementary education, education in methods of sustainable agriculture, or graduate
level courses from major universities.
*
Technology Transfer: ICT has played a vital role as a medium for the transfer of
technology, especially in the free access to the transfer of the information
technology itself - in conjunction with Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) thus enabling free use of an extensive set of tools for building in a digital economy.
*
Open Source Construction Templates: Among recent development has been
the dissemination of freely available templates with detailed designs for the
construction of goods and products, especially with locally available resources.
*
Wireless Communications: The exploding use of wireless / wi-fi
communications enables unparalleled and timely access to information, markets,
tele-medicine, and much more in areas and conditions where communications
5.
“Until recently, the planet w as a large wo rld in which hu man activities and their effects were
nea tly co mpartmenta lized with in na tions, with in sec tors (ene rgy, agricu lture, trade), and w ithin
broad area s of concern (environm ent, econom ics, social). These com partm ents have beg un to
dissolve. This applies in particular to the various global 'crises' that have seized public concern,
particula rly o ver the past d eca de. These are not separate crises: an enviro nm ental c risis, a
developm ent crisis, an energy crisis. They are all one.” Our C om mo n Futu re: From One E arth to
On e W orld, World Commission on Environment and Development, Geneva, 1987.
6.
The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom,
by Yochai Benkler, Yale University Press, 2006. In keeping with the spirit of Benkler’s analysis,
The W ealth of Networks was released under a Creative Commo ns License.
3. were previously minimal or non-existent, this breakthrough in modality of
communications offers numerous savings in energy and CO2 emissions./7
*
Information Infrastructure: The development of affordable, broadband
information infrastructure - especially wireless infrastructure - deserves much
greater recognition as a foundation for sustainable development. Wireless
infrastructure - for example, combining satellite access and mesh networking in
conjunction with improvised “last-mile” information delivery. In many respects,
the establishment of universally accessible information infrastructure can allow
developing countries to leapfrog the wired technology of developed countries.
*
Full Cost Accounting: The failure of markets to incorporate external costs has
long been recognized as a key impediment to sustainability. The application of ICT
to, inter alia, monitoring of energy use and waste generation in production and
accounting for external cost throughout a business’s value chain is a sine qua non
of full cost accounting. The adoption and implementation of full cost accounting
policies and procedures needs to be actively supported, through voluntary and/or
mandatory guidelines./8
*
External Costs of ICT: While there are many positive ways in which the ICT
sector can and does support a sustainable development path, the manufacture of
computers and mobile phones is not without a substantial ecological and social
footprint, including toxic wastes and toxic working conditions to which much
greater attention must be provided. There is also a vital need for greatly
strengthened provisions and requirements for recycling used electronic equipment
to reduce the impact on landfills and to recover valuable minerals for re-use.
Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development
*
Access to Information and Participation: During the UNCED preparations,
the use of email and “electronic conferences” became established as the default
modality for access to information and the participation of NGOs in UN
proceedings; since then, ICT has become an essential medium for Member States
participation in the United Nations system as well as for civic participation at loca,
national and international levels.
*
Common Framework for Multilateral Agreements: The adoption of a
common framework for the administration of multilateral agreements can provide
greatly increased coherence between the different agreements. The characteristics
of a common framework - ideally based on an Open Source software platform needs to include a common data warehouse, and a common online template for
managing and organizing the work and meetings of multilateral agreements.
*
Environmental Monitoring: From high-resolution satellite images through
real-time monitoring of air and water quality and weather conditions, systematic
monitoring of environmental conditions is essential to intelligent responses to
environmental conditions.
7.
See, for exam ple, Wireless and the Environm ent: A Review of Opp ortunities and Challenges,
BSR & CTIA, October 2011.
8.
See, for exam ple, Corporate Value Chain Accounting and Reporting, World Resource Institute &
Wo rld Business Council for Sustainable Development, September 2011.
4. *
Open Government & Open Data: Openness and transparency in government
play a key role in enabling broad-based an informed participation in decisionmaking in sustainable development. The growth of ICT has been a principle driving
force in a growing movement for open government, including the recently launched
Open Government Partnership./9 A key element of open government is the
provision of open access to governmental data, in conjunction with encouragement
for provisions that enable the independent development of “Apps” that can provide
access to government information in more useful and usable forms than are
available on government web sites.
*
Online Meeting Spaces: One area of ICT that has gained greater appreciation
concerning sustainable development is the use of videoconferencing and the use of
collaborative documents for meetings - by governments, businesses and social
organizations - providing substantial savings in travel, time and energy & resource
use. The use of online meetings needs to be actively promoted, in conjunction with
the development and strengthening of broadband information infrastructure.
*
Natural Disaster Early Warning Systems and Disaster Response: In the
context of predictions of increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters,
ICT-based early warning systems can play a vital role, and mobile phones and GPSenabled smart phones have a crucial role in disaster recovery.
Conclusion
This paper barely begins to do justice to the scope of actual and potential relevance of
ICT with respect to sustainable development, a green economy and an institutional
framework for sustainable development. It is essential that greater attention be given to
this issue, for example through the establishment of an Ad Hoc Working Group on ICT
and Sustainable Development./10
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Submitted by Information Habitat: Where information Lives, NGO in Special
Consultative Status with ECOSOC, pioneered and supported the use of information &
communication technology by the UN NGO community, beginning with preparations for
the 1992 Earth Summit.
For comments and feedback, contact Robert Pollard, Founder & Information Ecologist
at ecologist@information-habitat.net
9.
See http://www.opengovpartnership.org/
10.
A similar Working Group wa s proposed in the Information Ecology recommendations, in Towards
Earth Sum mit II: N GO Reco mm endations for Ac tions an d Co mm itmen ts at Ea rth Su mm it II,
Non-Governmental Organization Background Paper, June 1997. New York, NY.