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Global Youth Summit: BYND 2015
Join global youth jam around ‘our digital future’ –
is technology empowering or enslaving?
Geneva, 9 July, 2013 – Around
the world, young people are the most ardent adopters of information and communication
technologies (ICTs). Under 25s now use ICT devices as their main means of
exchanging personal information, their primary channel to news and happenings,
and their central repository of sensitive data like banking details, online
passwords and health information. Is new technology empowering them – or is it
enslaving them by setting them up as prey to cybercriminals, unprincipled data
mining organizations, and worse?
Around 500 talented young people from around the world will gather this
September in San José, Costa Rica to debate these and other crucial issues
facing the first truly ‘digital generation’.
At the invitation of Costa Rican President and youth advocate, Laura Chinchilla,
ITU’s Global Youth Summit: BYND 2015 (San José, Costa Rica, 9-11
September) features an action-packed three-day programme built around four key
streams – youth employment, e-health, cybersecurity, and the environment. The
summit aims to capture the global voice of youth and transmit their shared
hopes, concerns and proposals to world leaders, through a crowd-sourced,
multimedia statement to the United Nations General Assembly session in September
2013.
The event will be held at the San José Hotel Crowne Plaza, with special
interactive outdoor sessions at venues close to the city. Key sponsors include
UNICEF,
the
Kofi Annan Foundation,
One Young World,
Microsoft,
América Móvil/Claro,
Cisco Systems,
Telecentre.org,
Ooredoo,
The Walt Disney Company,
the government of
Azerbaijan,
PricewaterhouseCoopers,
ICTQatar
and
Intel.
See full details of the contribution of each partner
here.
Media are invited to accredit now to attend this important UN summit. Formal
accreditation prior to the event is essential to gain access to the venue.
Please note that accreditation will close on Wednesday 4 September and that
there will be no accreditation onsite.
What:
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Global Youth Summit – Beyond 2015
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When:
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9-11 September 2013
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Where:
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Crowne Plaza Hotel,
San José, Costa Rica
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Why:
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The chance to speak to young people from around
the world on what technology means in their
day-to-day lives and how it will shape their
future, and the opportunity to meet with special
guest speakers and prominent ICT- and
youth-oriented partner organizations.
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Who:
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Around 500 young people aged 18-25 from around
the world, plus a programme of special guest
speakers. Full programme of sessions and
speakers available soon.
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Media Information
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Accreditation is essential
for media and industry analysts to participate
onsite. Accreditation closes on Wednesday 4
September.
Accredit here.
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Follow the
debate on Twitter: #BYND2015 and join the #BYND2015 Community on Google+:
http://bit.ly/BYND2015G
Twitter:
www.itu.int/twitter
hashtag: #BYND2015
For more
information, please visit
www.itu.int/en/bynd2015
or contact:
Sarah Parkes Chief,
Media Relations & Public Information, ITU
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Media accreditations enquiries:
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Soraya Abino Quintana ITU Media Accreditation
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