Digital Dividend: A televised debate
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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. Topics covered include: bridging the knowledge gap; why investment in ICTs are so low on the international agenda; contribution of the private sector vis a vis government; ICTs as a tool for education; neglect of the traditional communications technologies, mainly radio; lack of energy as a main barrier to the spread of ICTs; ICTs for human rights and free expression; outlook for what Phase two of WSIS will achieve.
The resulting programme, Digital Dividend, was broadcast on BBC World Television on 22 and 23 October 2005, and was broadcast through Eurovision's world feed on 14 November, in advance of WSIS II in Tunis, Tunisia, on 16-18 November 2005.
Transmission time for Eurovision:
Monday, 14 November 2005 - 13:30 GMT
This debate was staged with support from APDIP, Global Knowledge Partnership and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
Related Links
View Video of Panel Debate [WMV, 43.7MB]
About the live transmission on Eurovision
Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Press Release (TVE Asia-Pacific)
World Summit on the Information Society
Contacts
For any queries on the world feed, please contact:
Dominique Curchod
Tel: +41 848 803 246
Fax: +44 207 681 1362
E-mail: dcc@curchod.com
Last modified 2006-11-22 04:22 PM
