Empowering marginalized communities to access the Internet among IGF Day 2 priorities
Finding new ways to empower women, youth and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was a central sentiment shared by IGF attendees.
Internet can play key role in achieving SDGs, officials say at IGF opening
Noting that ICTs can deliver smart solutions to address climate change, hunger, poverty and more, the Secretary-General¡¯s statement urged delegates to keep working to ensure universal access to a more open information society.
With nearly 4 billion people still offline, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ forum to tackle ”digital divide”
International organizations, governments, academics, and technology leaders will gather at the IGF to address the urgent need to intensify global efforts to bridge the digital divide.
Internet Governance Forum to intensify efforts toward fostering accessible web for all
With a focus on addressing the challenges of today¡¯s digital age and how to leverage the Internet to ensure it provides equal access to opportunities, the busy week-long Forum will run from today until December 9.
Ban welcomes Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Assembly¡¯s endorsement of action plan on post-2015 development financing
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ General Assembly today endorsed the new global action agenda for financing sustainable development adopted two weeks ago by a major Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ conference.