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ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
How can ICT durably contribute to the wellbeing of all citizens around the world?

International Conference
January 22-23, 2009
European Commission - Brussels


Arthus-Bertrand Yann
Photographer (video message)

Bogaert Lorenz
CEO
NetLog
Bratt Steve
CEO
World Wide Web Consortium
Campolargo Mario
Director, DG Information Society and Media
European Commission
Cerf Vinton G.
VP & Chief Internet evangelist
Google (video message)
Da Graca Carvalho Maria
Principal Adviser to the Bureau of European Poilicy Advisers
European Commission
Darmanin Anna-Maria
Member
European Economic and Social Committee
Everaers Pieter
Director Agr. and Environment Statistics
Eurostat
Giovannini Enrico
Director of the Statistic Directorate and Chief statistician
OECD
Jakob von Uexkull
Founder
World Future Council
Jeremijenko Natalie
Associate Professor
New York University
Jun Li
CEO
CCID Consulting
Kapitza Sergey
Professor
Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
Karma Ura Dasho
President
Center for Bhutan Studies
Liang Guo
Deputy Director, Center for Social Development
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Madden Peter
Chief Executive
Forum for the Future
McNeely Jeff
Chief Scientist
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Peltomaki Antti
Deputy Director General, DG Information Society and Media
European Commission
Pietras Jaroslaw
Director General
General Secretariat of the Council of the EU
Pistoletto Michelangelo
Painter and art theorist

Plooij Elly
Former Vice-President
European Parliament
Pottering Hans-Gert
President
European Parliament
Prodi Vittorio
Member of the European Parliament

Queau Philippe
Director
UNESCO Office in Rabat
Reding Viviane
Commissioner for Information Society and Media
European Commission
Rifkin Jeremy
President
Foundation on Economic Trends (video conference)
St Amour Lynn
President and CEO
The Internet Society
Toure Hamadoun I.
Secretary General
International Telecommunication Union
Verella Frantz
Former Minister for Public works,
Transport and Communication, Haiti
Von Solms Basie
President
IFIP
Walters Keith
First Vice-chair of the EDUC Commission
Committee of the Regions


 

European Commission

Developed in the framework of the FP7-ICT-224098 PARADISO Project
supported by the European Commission (DG Information Society & Media)
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International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"By creating opportunities for people to communicate, cooperate, and collaborate, the Internet will play a key role in bringing about a more equitable, sustainable future for all of us. "
St Amour Lynn
President and CEO
The Internet Society
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"Introduce full-cost national accounting and footprint analysis to complement GDP accounts"
Karma Ura Dasho
President
Center for Bhutan Studies
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"Tomorrow's web? It's about people! (not just machines, web pages, specifications,etc.)"
Bratt Steve
CEO
World Wide Web Consortium
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"The Internet can be a 'virtual classroom of public opinion' leading China to sustainable future"
Liang Guo
Deputy Director, Center for Social Development
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"The best available ICT needs to be applied to biodiversity conservation"
McNeely Jeff
Chief Scientist
International Union for Conservation of Nature
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"Improve policy making, through a better measurement of policy and societal outcomes"
Giovannini Enrico
Director of the Statistic Directorate and Chief statistician
OECD
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"ICT: last chance for Haiti to avoid collapse in the future?"
Verella Frantz
Former Minister for Public works,
Transport and Communication, Haiti
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"ICT have got role to play in climate strategy"
Pietras Jaroslaw
Director General
General Secretariat of the Council of the EU
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"The majority of the world population still lives in poverty and remains untouched by the ICT revolution "
Queau Philippe
Director
UNESCO Office in Rabat
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"The European Union's special role in spearheading a third industrial revolution"
Rifkin Jeremy
President
Foundation on Economic Trends
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"Business as usual is simply not an option"
Toure Hamadoun I.
Secretary General
International Telecommunication Union
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"We all have the power to change for the better, so what are we waiting for?"
Arthus-Bertrand Yann
Photographer
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"People should be the focus of our technological developments to achieve sustainability in social terms"
Darmanin Anna-Maria
Member
European Economic and Social Committee
International Conference
ICT FOR A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 Brussels - January 22-23, 2009

"We will put a greater emphasis on technologies having a positive social, economic and environmental impact"
Reding Viviane
Commissioner for Information Society and Media
European Commission

One of the main expected outputs of the PARADISO project is the PARADISO reference document, made available, in its successive versions, on this web site. This document has been discussed on the occasion of the two events the project has organised in Brussels (on June 12-13, 2008 and on January 22-23, 2009). Its current version is open to contributions from any organisations and individuals through an online consultation.
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