| • Session 1B : Rules of Engagement; What it Takes to Be Safe on the Net |
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The session will present international experiences dealing with internet security and governance. Perspectives from various players will be explored, in an active step towards consensus building. Representatives from youth, international organizations, decision makers, Internet Service providers, the industry, and NGOs will be invited in a free set up to probe into acceptable models that would protect young users from different forms of risks on the net, and maximize its positive usages. |
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- The internet is recognized as one of the most valuable public resources available to humanity in the current age. Navigating in "cyberspace" is a challenging and interesting journey that broadens horizons and unleashes potential. However, this experience is not without risks.
- Young people and children face threats of abuse and exploitation on line. As the main users of the internet, youth have an intrinsic interest in exploring constructively ways to preserve it as a forum for freedom of expression, while being a safe place for themselves and the next generations. To achieve this goal, a participatory approach involving youth, as well as different stakeholders, is imperative.
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| • Session 3B : Social Entrepreneur for Peace |
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The session recognizes that ICTs could be a huge catalyst for Peace, to be led by Youth, change agent & leaders of tomorrow world. Yet, the session acknowledges that ICT is not a "silver Bullet" or a "panacea". Through a debate-style-set up between youth, on the one hand, and decision makers, on the other, the session examines the challenges and opportunities in using ICT to accelerate Prosperity For Peace and form "the Social Entrepreneurs For Peace". |
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- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are changing the way people, especially young people, think, learn and act.
- New technologies have offered youth new instruments to cope with their societies and environments.
- Politically, the Internet offers a forum for expression that is open to everyone, as well as innovative means for advocacy and conflict resolution. The role of ICT as a facilitating mechanism within various aspects of the conflict cycle and in humanitarian interventions has been recently recognized.
- Economically, the Internet empowers youth with tools for a more efficient means of living. Culturally, ICT creates platforms, applications for multicultural dialogues that bypass geographical, religious and cultural boundaries. ICT's contribution to society helps shape a better future, with opportunity, prosperity, harmony and peace.
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| • Session 4C : Global Citizen in a Connected World |
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A Culture of Peace and understanding requires the development of a commonality of interests among youth, and must be created out of real, natural and tangible needs. The new job market generated by the ICT revolution, is not only serving the economic needs of youth, but creating a meshed society where interaction and understanding between societies are not imposed, but become economic necessities for the both recipients and providers of new ICT services in medical fields, entertainment industry, marketing services… etc; and thus better entrenched in the culture of youth. Youth cannot afford any more to be self absorbed in their own cultures and societies only, but they have to go beyond these artificial borders in order to survive in today’s global economy. In addition, economic prosperity generated by these new across borders emerging ICT enabled services enhances propensity to tolerance and understanding.
- Did you know that the ICT revolution has created the means to establish this culture of Peace for everyone? Do you realize that it is not only the ICT specialists or ICT professionals that benefit from ICTs, but all youth looking for jobs and even youth still making their career choices?
- ICT enabled services have made it possible for youth to explore different international avenues and career pathways without leaving their own home country and that ICT continues to evolve and produce more and more opportunities for work for young people. Young people from different societies work together in various areas using ICTs in the new global market that relies increasingly on outsourcing and offshoring.
- These new economic activities have diluted economic boundaries and cultural sensitivities in an increasingly multilingual "new world order".
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| • Session 2C : Building Bridges across Geographical Boundaries - Roundtable |
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Empathy is necessary for the cultivation of peace. Cultural, geographical, religious, economic, linguistic and political boundaries obstruct empathy. ICT platforms and web based content can overcome these boundaries, open up new possibilities for reconciling youth with the local, regional and international market place and increasing their political participation. This can only be possible by exploring the opportunities offered bydifferent ICT applications and platforms and the best practices developed by youth world wide |
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