Ninth Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
The Ninth Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working Group on Information and Communication Technology (IWG) was held at UNCC, Bangkok on 19 December 2005. It was jointly organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT). The Meeting had discussions on the issues related to the follow up and the implementation of the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and Regional Action Plan towards the Information Society in Asia and Pacific approved by the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference for WSIS held in Tehran in May-June 2005. The meeting was attended by representatives of nine United Nations Organizations, International/Regional and Inter-governmental Organizations and NGOs including the UNESCAP Secretariat.
Opening Statement by of Mr Guennadi Fedorov - Chief, ICT Policy Section Information, Communication and Space Technology Division United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Regional Action Plan towards an Information Society in Asia and the Pacific approved by the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference for WSIS held in Tehran in May-June 2005
Presentation on the outcomes of the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference held in Tehran (31 May- 2 June 2005) and the Second Phase of WSIS held in Tunis (16-18 November 2005) by Mr Ram S. Tiwaree, Economic Affairs Officer, ICSTD, UNESCAP.
Presentation on the ITU activities and actions: post WSIS by Ms Eun-Ju Kim, Acting Head, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
Strategic Plan of the APT for 2006 - 2008 by Mr. Toshiyuki Yamada, Deputy Executive Director - APT
Regional Interagency Working Group on ICT: Matrix of Projects with ICT4D Components by Ms. Eun-Ju Kim, Acting Head, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific