Digital Dividend: A televised debate for BBC World TV

On 30 September 2005, at the headquarters of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in Geneva, dev.tv staged a debate on the emerging agenda for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

An invited audience of 50 information and communications technology (ICT) movers and shakers fired questions at a distinguished panel of experts.

The resulting programme, Digital Dividend, was broadcast on BBC World Television on 22 and 23 October 2005, and will be broadcast through Eurovision's world feed on 14 November 2005, in advance of Phase II of WSIS, which will take place in Tunis, Tunisia, on 16-18 November 2005.

Transmission times for BBC World Television:

Saturday, 22 October 2005 - 12:10 GMT
Saturday, 22 October 2005 - 19:10 GMT
Sunday, 23 October 2005 - 07:10 GMT
Sunday, 23 October 2005 - 17:10 GMT

These are all GMT times. For local times, please check BBC World's website.

Transmission time for Eurovision:

Monday, 14 November 2005 - 13:30 GMT

This Debate is staged with support from APDIP, Global Knowledge Partnership and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

Related Links

Pre-Debate Announcement

BBC Panel Debate at WSIS 2003

BBC World

dev.tv

Broadcast on Eurovision

Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Press Release (TVE Asia-Pacific)

World Summit on the Information Society