INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES PLAY CENTRAL ROLE IN ADVANCING SOCIAL GOOD, BAN TELLS YOUTH FORUM

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Date: 9 Sep 2013 14:00:01 -0400
Subject: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES PLAY CENTRAL ROLE IN ADVANCING
SOCIAL GOOD, BAN TELLS YOUTH FORUM
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES PLAY CENTRAL ROLE IN ADVANCING SOCIAL GOOD,
BAN TELLS YOUTH FORUMNew York, Sep 9 2013 2:00PMSecretary-General
Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the role that information communication
technologies (ICTs) – including youth-driven social media platforms –
play in combating poverty and advancing development worldwide.

"Young people, perhaps more than anyone, understand how ICTs can help
make a difference in people's lives. In recent years we have seen how
youth-driven social media platforms can help disseminate ideas and
generate momentum for change," Mr. Ban said in his message to the BYND
2015 Global Youth Summit, which began today in San José, Costa Rica.

"Information technology has a growing role in connecting friends and
families, teachers and students, doctors and patients, farmers,
traders and markets," he said in remarks delivered by his Envoy on
Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi,

The BYND2015 Global Youth Summit, an initiative of the UN
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), seeks to get young people
involved in the shaping of the post-2015 development agenda. Along
with some 700 participants meeting in San José, over 3,000 young
people around the world are following the three-day summit online and
contributing their ideas from 43 hubs or workshops in 25 different
countries using social media channels.

Mr. Ban said ICTs are increasingly important to the work of the UN,
allowing it to better listen and respond to citizens of the world.

"Over the past year, these new tools have enabled the UN to initiate
an unprecedented global conversation on people's aspirations for the
coming decades," he said. "More than one million people from all
regions and backgrounds contributed, half of whom were under 30 years
old."

These contributions, which will be published in a report tomorrow
entitled, '<i>A Million Voices: the World We Want </i>,' will provide
guidance to the deliberations of the General Assembly later this
month, Mr. Ban said.

The Secretary-General encouraged young people to use ICTs to enrich
their lives and communities, harnessing their power to accelerate
progress on education, employment, and poverty reduction.

During the Summit, participants will take part in a range of
activities including workshops designed to motivate young people and
challenge them to develop innovative solutions. A 24-hour 'hackathon'
will also take place both at the Summit and at offsite locations
around the world.Sep 9 2013 2:00PM
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