30 November 2009 → Digital future declaration adopted at Minsk summit
A declaration Towards the Digital Future was adopted at the ITU-sponsored Connect CIS summit in Minsk. Belarusian Information Technologies and Communications Minister Nikolai Pantelei read out the document at the final session, BelTA has learned.
The declaration calls for the recognition of the important role of governments in developing information technologies, assessment of the IT industry contribution to the social and economic development in the CIS, confirmation of the CIS states’ determination to fulfill resolutions of the UN World Summit on the Information Society. The digital future declaration calls upon international organizations, funds and financial institutions to provide resources for the development of the IT industry.
The Connect CIS summit took place in Minsk on 26-27 November. It was organized by the International Telecommunications Union in partnership with the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications, the CIS Executive Committee, the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development. The Connect CIS summit was supposed to foster the development of information technologies in the Commonwealth of Independent States, mobilize human, financial and technical resources to ensure a prompt transition of the region to the digital infrastructure and services, which have been widely recognized as the engine for future employment growth, economic advance and social development. The two-day summit brought together the presidents of Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, top officials of several CIS governments, Georgia, the International Telecommunications Union, heads of relevant ministries and heads of 62 companies and organizations from 27 countries.
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