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The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), in collaboration with the Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organized an Expert Group Meeting on “E-Participation: Empowering People through Information Communication Technologies (ICTs)" from 24 to 25 July at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, as part of the preparations for the 52th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) that will take place in February 2014 and to promote the 2013 theme of the Economic and Social Council Annual Ministerial Review on "Science, technology and innovation -- as well as culture -- for sustainable development".
The meeting was convened in the context of draft Resolution 1 in the Report of the Commission for Social Development (E/2012/26) in which the Economic and Social Council decided that the priority theme for the 2013-2014 review and policy cycle should be “Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all”.
Draft Documents
- Aide Memoire
- Background Paper: Information and Communication Technologies and e-Participation for the Empowerment of People and e-Governance by John Mathiason
- Agenda
- List of Participants
- Bios of Participants
- Themes for Discussion
Papers
- E-Participation of Social Groups as Means for Social Inclusion: Persons with Disabilities by Axel Leblois
- Empowerment and E-Participation: Policy Recommendations by Charles Y. Senkondo
- Innovative and Technology for the Ageing by Craig A Lehmann
- E-Participation: Innovative Strategies, Emerging Trends and Services for the Empowerment of People by Dennis Anderson
- E-Participation in Colombia by Enrique Cusba
- Sharing the benefits of Information Communication Technologies: The role of justice and the rule of law in the post-2015 development framework by Ilaria Bottigliero
- Singapore’s Experience: Initiatives to promote e-Participation by Karen Tan
- Digital Technologies for the 21st Century Democracy by Maria Elena Aguero, Club Madrid
- Innovative applications and strategy For the Empowerment of People with ICTs by Toshio Obi
- E-Participation in Russia: Developmental Difficulties and Recent Achievements by Yuri Hohlov
- Empowerment and E-Participation: Policy Recommendations by Rutjens Jacqueline.
- Participation of vulnerable people in the Information society as a way to empower the target group by Yuliya Morenets
Other Papers:
- Innovation and Technology for Ageing by Craig A Lehmann, Jean Marie Giacini, Professor Dianne Davis
- Innovation and Technology for Civil Society by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
- Innovation and Technology for Indigenous Peoples by Roberto Múkaro Borrero (Borikén Taíno)
- Innovation and Technology for Persons with Disabilities by Nabil Eid
- Innovation and Technology for Youth Employment by Dennis Anderson, Frankie Chen, Katja Schroeder
- Innovation and Technology for Social Enterprises by Julius O Akinyemi, John Dilyard, Dennis Anderson, Katja Schroeder
Resources
- UNDESA-DPADM Meeting on "E-Participation: Empowering People through ICTs"
- 52nd Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD)
- UNDESA-DSPD on Facebook | Twitter (please use hashtag#EmpowerPeople and #eParticipation)
- UNDESA-DSPD YouTube Channel
Presentations
- E-Participation of Social Groups as Means for Social Inclusion: Persons with Disabilities by Axel Leblois
- Empowerment and E-Participation: Policy Recommendations by Charles Y. Senkondo
- E-Participation and Social Inclusion : Persons with Disability and older persons by Chris Rourke
- E- Participation of Social Groups as Means for Social Inclusion: Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons by Craig Lehmann
- E-Participation: Innovative Strategies, Services and Tools for the Empowerment of People through E-Participation by Dennis Anderson
- E-Participation in Colombia by Enrique Cusba García
- The role of justice and the rule of law in people’s empowerment by Ilaria Bottigliero
- Empowerment and ICT by John Mathiason
- E-Participation: Opportunities and Challenges by Jovan Kurbalija
- E-participation: Connecting Government and Citizens by Karen Tan
- Digital Technologies for the 21st Century Democracy by Maria Elena Aguero
- Empowering displaced people and migrants through online services by Mikhail Komarov
- Empowerment and E-Participation: Policy Recommendations by Jacqueline Rutjens
- Innovative Strategy, Emerging Trends and Services for Empowerment of People by Toshio Obi
- An Open Government in Denmark:empowerment through ICTs by Yih-Jeou Wang
- Participation of vulnerable people in the Information Society as a way to empower the target group by Yuliya Morenets
- Empowerment and E-Participation: Policy Recommendations by Yuri Hohlov