Organized in the framework of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) follow-up, this meeting will showcase the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on economic and social development and growth with a view to encourage action at the national, regional and global levels to implement the WSIS outcomes.

Participants will discuss:

• how ICTs influence labour markets
  
  
• shifts in production and employment in manufacturing and business services
  
  
• the evolution of outsourcing services
  
  
• the implications for developing countries of the geographical movement of jobs and workers fostered by ICTs