IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing), the global ICT professional body, has invited developing nations to partner with it to build their technology expertise and capability.
IFIP President Leon Strous used his high level address to the WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Forum last week to make the offer to countries and organisations wanting to improve their ICT capacity as a way of meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in areas such as education, health and addressing poverty.
Held in Geneva, Switzerland from 2-6 May, WSIS Forum 2016 is the world’s largest conference focused on harnessing the power of technology to drive development and sustainability, attracting over 1,800 delegates from around the world including over 85 government ministers and 250 high-level representatives. It is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD along with various facilitators of the WSIS Action Lines.
To date, IFIP has sought to maximise knowledge transfer and information sharing by staging various technical conferences to which it invites representatives and practitioners from all over the developing world. “Our World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) event in Costa Rica in September this year is specifically focused on bringing together ICT experts with developing nations to achieve positive results in relation to the SDGs.”
Mr Strous said IFIP’s offer of partnership has been warmly received by numerous countries and organisations who have expressed an interest in talking further about how they can leverage the expertise of the global body to help their people.
IFIP took a contingent of seven people to the WSIS Forum, between them conducting three workshops and presenting at various forums and meetings. Mr Strous was accompanied by:
- Brenda Aynsley, Chair of IFIP’s International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3);
- IP3 Deputy Chair, Moira de Roche;
- IP3 Board member, Raymond Morel;
- Stephen Ibaraki, Chair of IFIP’s Global Industry Council, which was recognised with a WSIS Champion Award during the event;
- IFIP Vice-president, Ramon Puigjaner; and
- ISES projectleader Bernhard Hämmerli.
Mr Ibaraki received the Champion Certificate from ITU Secretary-General, Mr Houlin Zhao, during a special ceremony to honour organisations and individuals making a significant impact in progressing the SDGs, after receiving the most global votes out of more than 240,000 overall and best reviews from the WSIS expert group.
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Global ICT Body Offers to Partner with Developing Nations to Achieve UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing), the global ICT professional body, has invited developing nations to partner with it to build their technology expertise and capability.
IFIP President Leon Strous used his high level address to the WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Forum last week to make the offer to countries and organisations wanting to improve their ICT capacity as a way of meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in areas such as education, health and addressing poverty.
Held in Geneva, Switzerland from 2-6 May, WSIS Forum 2016 is the world’s largest conference focused on harnessing the power of technology to drive development and sustainability, attracting over 1,800 delegates from around the world including over 85 government ministers and 250 high-level representatives. It is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD along with various facilitators of the WSIS Action Lines.
To date, IFIP has sought to maximise knowledge transfer and information sharing by staging various technical conferences to which it invites representatives and practitioners from all over the developing world. “Our World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) event in Costa Rica in September this year is specifically focused on bringing together ICT experts with developing nations to achieve positive results in relation to the SDGs.”
Mr Strous said IFIP’s offer of partnership has been warmly received by numerous countries and organisations who have expressed an interest in talking further about how they can leverage the expertise of the global body to help their people.
IFIP took a contingent of seven people to the WSIS Forum, between them conducting three workshops and presenting at various forums and meetings. Mr Strous was accompanied by:
Mr Ibaraki received the Champion Certificate from ITU Secretary-General, Mr Houlin Zhao, during a special ceremony to honour organisations and individuals making a significant impact in progressing the SDGs, after receiving the most global votes out of more than 240,000 overall and best reviews from the WSIS expert group.
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