Abu-Ghazaleh is heading todays s closing sessioclosing session to formulate the required recommendations that draw the roadmap for boosting development
PARIS --- March 2, 2010 --- Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and CEO of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), chairman of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA-GAID), delivered the key remarks at the Expert Meeting “Knowledge Societies: The Way Forward” March 1-2, 2010.
During first day of the event, organized by the UNESCO at its Headquarters in Paris, Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh discussed the Global Project: Development through IT; tackling the importance of preparing the Matrix through the use of ICT project to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which were set during the World Summit in 2000 and called for in the eighth Millennium Development Goal pointing out that this is the year of development.
Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh took part in the first days discussions entitled National Initiatives and Knowledge Societies Approaches.
In addition, Abu-Ghazaleh is heading todays closing session to formulate the needed recommendations that draw the roadmap for boosting development.
The meeting is set out to examine the theory of knowledge societies and to connect it with practice. It is expected to update the concept of knowledge societis role in itses and to further develop UNESCOs role in its implementation.
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