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29 May 2005The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGorg) and Chairman of the Arab Regional Network of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, delivered a speech at the Eighth Session of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development, which took place in Geneva from 23-27 May 2005.
In his speech, he called on individuals and societies to exchange expertise in the various disciplines of the sciences and technology, to minimize poverty, ensuring universal primary education, eliminating HIV, ensuring environmental sustainability worldwide in addition to fulfilling the other Millenium Development Goals. He stressed that through science, technology and cooperation, these goals can indeed be achieved by the year 2015.
More about Talal Abu-Ghazaleh:
- He was born April 22, 1938 in Jaffa, Palestine.
- He is the founder and Chairman of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, the leading Arab group of professional service firms in the fields of accounting, management consulting, technology transfer, training, intellectual property, legal services, information technology, capacity-building, recruitment, credit information, translation and publishing.
- He obtained an honorary doctorate degree in Humane Letters from Canisius College, USA, in 1988.
- He was granted numerous awards including the Decoration of the Republic of Tunisia in 1985, the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur of France in 1985, the Coat of Arms of the Kuwaiti Association of Accountants and Auditors in 1983, Gold Mercury International Award, Bahrain in 1978 and the Decoration of Independence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1967.
- He was Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Internet Governance, United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), New York- USA (2003-2004).
- He was Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce Task Force (ICC TF) on internet Governance, Paris-France (2003-2004).
- He was Vice-Chair of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), New York- USA ( 2001-2004).
- He was Chairman of the Working Group on Human Resources and Capacity Building (HRCB) of the United Nations Information and Communications Technologies, (UN ICT TF), New York- USA (2001-2002).
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