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FICCI International Conference "In Support of Information Society"

20 Sep 2006
ICC India, in association with FICCI, organized an International Conference "In Support of Information Society" on September 20, 2006 at Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. This conference followed the meeting of ICC Commission on E-Business IT & Telecom (EBITT), scheduled for the first time, in New Delhi on September 19, 2006.
 
Prominent among those who attended were Chair, ICC EBITT Commission, Mr Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (President, TAGI, Jordan); Mr Raju Vegesna, Chairman CEO & Managing Director, Sify Ltd; Mr Stefan Bernhard (Bird & Bird, Sweden), Mr Gordon Moir, Vice President, Legal & Regulatory, BT Global Service, United Kingdom; Mr Erkki Ormala, Director Technology Policy, Nokia and Ms Heather Shaw, Director, e-Commerce, United States Council for International Business, Mr Sushil Jiwarajka, Managing Director, Salora Interntional Ltd and Mr David Appasamy, Chief Communication Officer, Sify Ltd Besides. Around 30 senior business leaders from across the country attended this conference and about 15 foreign participants from world over.
 
Mr. Nitin Desai, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General for the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), addressed the participants in the opening session.
 
The conference provided a platform for an in-depth discussion between Government and businesses, both international and Indian, on development of regulatory policies, best practices and global voluntary rules dedicated to the expansion of information society.
 
While welcoming the participants, it was said that PC & the internet had emerged as powerful forces impacting every aspect of our daily lives. It had become the medium of choice for information access, communication, decision making, commerce, education, & much more. The information revolution was a reality and it was essential for governments to see the potential of these technologies and turn them into enabling tools for promoting social and economic development. Exploiting the potential of information technologies would unleash the potential of human capital, foster entrepreneurship and innovation, and create employment opportunities for the youth. However, it was imperative to bridge the digital divide to reach these goals.