TakingITGlobal - Groups - Jordanian National Youth Campaign on the Information Society

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Name: Jordanian National Youth Campaign on the Information Society
Categories: Technology
Child & Youth Rights

Description:
What is WSIS (www.wsis.org)?

Information and communications technologies have brought about revolutionary changes impacting every aspect of our society -- connecting cultures, creating new opportunities for education, restructuring employment, generating new economies, and changing citizens' relation to government. Recognizing these and other paradigm shifts, the United Nations has created the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), a political process in two phases. We are now in the second phase, leading to a major event in Tunis, Tunisia around November 2005. WSIS brings together world political, business and civil society leaders to create a shared vision for the information society, and implement an Action Plan to ensure equitable access to technology, and harness ICTs for development - in areas such as education, the environment, health, and sustainable livelihoods.

Why are young people involved (http://www.wsisyouth.org)?

Youth are creators and consumers of technologies ranging from mobile telephones to email, to instant messaging, radio and television. As both business and social entrepreneurs, youth are creatively using technology to address community needs.
Youth were also one of the most organized and successful stakeholder groupings in the first phase of the WSIS process -- participating and speaking at meetings, publishing a regular newsletter, running an award program, conducting significant national-level outreach, and much more. Clearly, if it is to achieve its ambitious goals, the WSIS now must continue to engage young people, the path-breakers of the ICT revolution.

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