On March 8, 2001 the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) Sofia Office and the Center for the Study of
Democracy held a second coordination meeting on IT for Development.
It was chaired by Mr. Antonio Vigilante, UNDP Resident
Representative, and CSD President Mr. Ognian Shentov and was
attended by representatives of the major donors in the country,
NGOs active in the IT area and representatives of the IT private
sector.
The meting provided an opportunity to exchange views
and generate ideas for future public-private sector co-operation
and facilitated the information exchange on IT issues.
Mr. Vigilante outlined the goal of this meeting as
the strengthening of the public- private partnership in the IT area
with an eye toward development in the country, while Mr. Shentov
accentuated on the government's "Program 2005" which will have a
strong IT component, with -40 million put toward "wiring
schools", and the Ministry of Transport and Communication will do a
briefing in March on the IT components of the Program.
The main findings from the questionnaires gathered
prior the meeting were summarized and final recommendations were
presented; key issues, proposals and initiatives for the country's
further IT development were discussed.
It was agreed nominations for participants in the
policy group to be submitted by mid-week, and the group to be
formed from the business community and public sector with support
of UNDP.
For more information see the Meeting Agenda, Minutes and Participants' List
See
First IT Meeting
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