ICT 4 ALL FORUM, TUNIS +5

As a celebration of the fifth anniversary of the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, held in Tunisia, November 2005, and within the framework of Tunisia’s strong will to concretize the United Nations General Assembly’s declaration “2010 International Year of Youth”, as response to the initiative of H.E. President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the Tunisian government organizes, in collaboration mainly with UNCTAD and ITU, and in partnership with G@ID, African Union, UNECA, AFDB, World Bank, ASIP and UTICA, the fifth edition of “ICT 4 All Forum-Tunis+5”  scheduled to take place in Hammamet (Tunisia) on November 10th, 11th  and 12th , 2010.

This important international event includes:

    * Forum: Youth & ICT: Source of Inspiration, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    * Parallel Events
    * Technological Exhibition

For instance, the 2009 edition has been a great success illustrated by the participation of:

    * The General Secretary of the UNCTAD, the General Secretary of the ITU, the President of G@ID...
    * Ministers in charge of ICT and many high level representatives of international organizations,
    * A considerable number of leaders and government officials in charge of ICT, telecommunication operators and internet service providers and experts in the field from Africa, Europe, America and Asia,
    * More than 700 presidents and high managers of international noteworthy ICT companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, Ericsson, HP, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia, Siemens, Huawei Technologies, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Intel Corp., Thomson, Altran, Dell, Stone Soft, IBM, ZTE, Get IT, LG Electronics, SETU Software, Axia Network, Pole SCS, Tunisie Telecom, Saudi Telecom, Qatar Telecom, Korea Telecom, INSEAD, IDATE, Arthur D. Little, A.T Kearney, JP Morgan…

This praiseworthy event represents a profitable space for dialog, meetings and strategic survey about:

    * Sharing best practices and experiences on youth participation in achieving the Millennium Development Goals,
    * Providing investment and partnership opportunities for young ICT entrepreneurs,
    * Presenting developed programs and business models on ICT innovation.