High-level Meeting on ICT and Sustainable Urbanization & South-South News Asia-Pacific
& The Asia-Pacific International Organization for South-South Cooperation: Global
Business Economic Development Initiative.
United Nations ambassadors and representatives of the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU), UNICEF, UN-Habitat, and the UN General Assembly converged in Hong Kong
for a high-level meeting on the use of information and communication technologies
(ICT) to build better, safer, and more sustainable cities. Participants shared their
unique perspectives on how to ensure that the rapid urbanization transpiring throughout
the world occurs sustainably, and advocated a strong commitment to the use of ICTs
in the outcome document for the upcoming Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development.
In addition to these talks, those present enjoyed a gala dinner marking the launching
of the new Asia-Pacific office of South-South News, along with a tour of Phoenix
TV, one of China's leading media outlets. Hong Kong, a city that prides itself on
its technological acumen and serves as a shining example of the transformative power
of ICTs, provided a fitting setting for this important event.
event Videos
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Launch Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Global Business Economic Development Initiative
2012/04/16 00:04:19
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ICT at Core of Sustainable Urbanization and Development
2012/04/16 00:06:20
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Phoenix TV Brings New Vision to China
2012/04/17 00:03:13
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Leung Chun-Ying Chief Executive-Elect, Hong Kong
2012/04/16 00:03:150
EVENT IMAGES
HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON ICT ANDSUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION
Hong Kong, China April 16-17, 2012
United Nations Ambassadors and agency heads met in Hong Kong on Monday to discuss
the potential of information and communication technologies to contribute tosustainable
urbanization. The high-level meeting, sponsored by the International Telecommunications
Union, UN Habitat and South-South News, was an opportunity for representatives of
some of the world's developing countries to discuss ICT issues within their states,
and hear experts describe their experience on the issues.
GALA DINNER MARKS LAUNCH OF SOUTH-SOUTHNEWS ASIA-PACIFIC OFFICE
Hong Kong, China April 16-17, 2012
The city of Hong Kong set the stage for an opulent galadinner on Monday night, marking
the launching point for the new South-South News Asia-Pacific Office, which will
be based in HongKong and provide technical support for South-South News coverage.
This new branch will facilitate South-South News's mission to provide world class
news coverage on issues relating to the achievement of the UN's Millennium Development
Goals, and sharing best practices forinternational development. At the dinner were
19 UN ambassadors andrepresentatives of several UN agencies, along with Li Gang,
theDeputy Executive of China' Asia Office, and CY Leung, the Chief-Executive-elect
of the city of Hong Kong.
UN DELEGATION TOURS PHOENIX TV IN HONG KONG
Hong Kong, China April 16-17, 2012
If there is a city that illustrates the development potential ofinformation and
communication technologies (ICT), it's Hong Kong. Living in the financial capital
of one of the world's fastest developing economies growing economies, Hong Kongers
are very much connected with the rest of the world, and are among the planet'stech-savviest.
One staple of Hong Kongese ICT is Phoenix TV, one ofthe world's biggest and most
technologically sophisticated mediaoutlets. South-South News led a UN delegation
featuring ambassadorsand UN officials through Phoenix TV, to see firsthand how it
leads the way in ICT usage.