•23-24 October 2003, Trieste, Italy
•By invitation
•Open round table among scientists, librarians,
decision-makers, journalists, electronic publishers, contents providers, information and communication
technology experts, donors and non-profit organizations working on the dissemination of science
and the transfer of knowledge and technology towards developing countries.
•Goal bring together all interested parties to analyse,
share experiences, promote ideas and discuss
–better understanding and quantifying the digital divide
(for
example, differences in network performance for developed and developing
countries)
–concrete strategic alternatives
–innovative technological tools
–e-contents licensing issues
•to support scientists working in remote areas and having
low-bandwidth, or expensive access to on-line database services and the Internet.
•International Advisory Committee
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