Plenary Sessions

28th and 29th of June 2001

The plenary sessions set the stage for the Democracy Forum and the subsequent workshops by presenting facts, arguments and statistics on the digital divide and thereby providing an overall conceptual foundation for the Forum. The first two plenary sessions cultivated considerations, questions and suggestions to examine the implications of the information and communication technology (ICT) revolution for democracy and its core values. The final plenary session brought the discussions of the prior days into precise focus through the presentation of policy recommendations.

 

Plenary Sessions

Plenary 1: The ICT Revolution and Democracy: Peril or Promise?

Plenary 2: The ICT Revolution and Democracy: Divide, Deficit or Dividend

Plenary 3: The Way Forward

Closing plenary

Workshops

Workshop 1: How Governments and Parliaments are Using Information and Communication Technology

Workshop 2: Political Expression in the ICT Age - The Role of Political Parties

Workshop 3: Introducing Technology to Elections: A Sustainable Approach

Workshop 4: The Globalizing Civil Society

Workshop 5: Opening up Authoritarian States