There is a wide range of terms used to describe the use of electronic tools for meetings, such as: online and teleconferencing, e-participation, virtual events, and online events. New terms are usually coined from a combination of two elements: prefix and noun.
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04 Aug, 2009
Attending the IGF: An opportunity of a lifetime
'If we in the Cook Islands are to establish ourselves appropriately within the global community then it is necessary that we set up good policies from the outset, based on the best practices of other countries...' - Maureen Hilyard from the Cook Islands... Read more...
14 Aug, 2009
Exploring the benefits of digital education
'The government of Nigeria is making a giant stride to improve the situation by rolling out programs that would in one form or the other include Information Technology in the curriculum of primary and secondary students.' - Ijeoma Ogbuagu from Nigeria... Read more...
16 Aug, 2009
Facilitating meaningful participation of Africa
'Attending the IGF presented me with an opportunity to interact with the people behind the emails and with notable personalities in the IGF process or Internet-related institutions including the IGF secretariat, ITU, ICANN, etc.' - Mwende Njiraini from Kenya... Read more...
12 Aug, 2011
Facing the challenges of an Africa-wide ICT strategy
'There is a need to address these challenges to enhance the capacity of the AU organs, institutions and member states to better respond to instances of ICT policy in Africa. As part of the evolving African governance architecture, there is a need to formulate an ICT st... Read more...
16 Aug, 2007
Linking the community through capacity-building
'A worldwide community of people is built, accompanied by the network of the organisations and institutions each one represents. Such a community has an enormous analytic and decision-influencing potential once introduced to the global process.' - Vladimir Radunovic fr... Read more...
