Kuala Lumpur Declaration on ICT Policies and e-Strategies in Asia and the Pacific

Delegates of the Asian Forum on ICT Policies and e-Strategies have endorsed the "Kuala Lumpur Declaration on ICT Policies and e-Strategies in Asia and the Pacific" to ensure the views of developing nations of the Asia-Pacific region are not marginalized in the international discussions on formulating guidelines towards the Information Society at WSIS, emphasis was placed on specific policies on poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals, governance, gender, infrastructure and access, human capacity, content and applications, enterprises and entrepreneurs, and regional co-operation. The specific needs and interests of least developed countries, landlocked and developing island nations of the Asia-Pacific region were also highlighted. [more]