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Web4Dev: Innovation for Access

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February 11-13, 2009, UNICEF New York

The Fifth Annual United Nations’ Web4Dev conference, hosted by UNICEF in 2009, will bring together global thought leaders and innovators from the United Nations, academia, the development and private sectors to focus on the importance of strategic partnerships, innovation and new technology for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

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2/11: Workshop: Improving Access to Information & Communities of Practice - Read about and add to the outcomes generated during group discussion.

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What Is It All About?

Web4Dev - Innovation for Access aims to promote innovation in three cross-cutting areas by sharing resources and expertise, and laying the foundation for future collaboration across academia, the development, and private sector.

Key Event Themes

• Improving Access to Information & Establishing Communities of Practice – How can new developments in technology support access to information in the most extreme circumstances, emergencies and locations?

• Monitoring and Evaluation – What are the best practices for using mobile technologies for M+E? Which case studies and initiatives can be reproduced on a global scale? What amount and kind of data can we get from mobile phones? What is the incentive to report and the importance of social reporting?

• Supporting the Supply Chain – From procurement to delivery and use - How do we support the delivery of supply-chain items using technologies like mobile phones, SMS, and PDAs for communication, stocktaking and results-driven process change?

• Knowledge Sharing Workshops – A podium for showcasing solutions, the exchange of best practices and the emergence of functional networks within areas of key concern to UN system and partner organizations, including: Open Content, Online Communication Strategy, Web Governance, and Common Publishing Framework

Event Highlights

• A Road-map for the Future – A plan for raising awareness, sharing solutions and improving efficiencies for the immediate and long-term
• A “Geek-Meet” – A group of open-source developers will be actively working throughout the conference to write software based around one of the key thematic areas.
• An Environmentally-Friendly Conference – Web4Dev contributes to minimizing the carbon footprint. Participants will be encouraged to use electronic media rather than paper or traditional conference collateral. Recycling and other “green” initiatives in areas such as event catering and audio-visual will be employed.
• Announcement of Partnerships – The presentation of ground-breaking partnerships that bring together the individual strengths of development organizations, academia and the private sector
• Web4Dev Wiki Space – A community of practice addressing event content, available before, during and after the conference concludes

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