24-27 April 2010

Workshop on the Consolidation and Expansion of the ESCWA Knowledge Network

Location
  • Damascus
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Launched in mid-2006, the United Nations Development Account project entitled "Knowledge Networks through ICT Access Points for Disadvantaged Communities" is currently in its final stages of implementation. Led by ESCWA and co-jointly managed with the other United Nations Regional Commissions, its main objective is to empower disadvantaged communities by transforming selected ICT access points/telecentres into networked knowledge hubs. By providing, developing, organizing, sharing and disseminating knowledge in areas of sustainable development that include employment, education, gender and health, the project will improve the living standards of the targeted communities.
Past project activities have included:  (a) The review and assessment of ICT access points/telecentres in the ESCWA region; (b) The selection of ICT access points/telecentres to be included in the pilot phase of the project; (c) The development of a detailed project implementation plan; (d) The preparation of regional and global strategies covering the transformation into knowledge hubs and networking processes; (e) The design and implementation of a knowledge network portal; and (f) Workshops aiming at sharing knowledge, strengthening the networking process and building the capacities of telecentre managers.
 
The next planned activity is the “Workshop on the Consolidation and Expansion of the ESCWA Knowledge Network.” Scheduled to take place in Damascus between 24 and 27 April 2010, the workshop will be held under the patronage of the Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology and is being organized in collaboration with the Syrian Computer Society and the Syria Trust for Development.
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