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 May 13-14, 2004, San Jose, Costa Rica
GKP Annual Meeting
Did the
recent ‘cyber summit’ really
advance the cause of the emerging information society?
Can we realistically talk of a digital dividend when a majority of humankind has no easy or regular access to information and communications technologies, or ICTs?
Which ICTs can be strategically used to reduce poverty, enhance quality of life and increase sharing of knowledge worldwide?
Who governs the Internet, on what basis and how does that affect free flow of information and issues of global equality?
Five months after the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) ended in Geneva, Switzerland, a recent meeting of governments, civil society, private companies, donors and UN agencies addressed these and other key questions.
The occasion was the seventh Annual Meeting of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) held in San Jose, Costa Rica, from 13 to 14 May 2004. Attended by more than 100 representatives from GKP member organizations and specially invited guests, the meeting both looked back at the recent Geneva summit, and looked forward to its next phase to be held in Tunis, Tunisia, in November 2005.
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