BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a5982e9aa7eb DTSTART:20170126T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20170126T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (2016-2018)\, Second Meeting CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The second meeting of the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Developmen t will be held on 26 and 27 January 2017 in room XVII of the Palais des Na tions\, Geneva. It will commence at 10 a.m.This meeting is the second in a series of meetings intended to facilitate the reporting of the Working Gr oup to the twenty-first session of the Commission on Science and Technolog y for Development in 2018.Background and purpose of the meetingDuring its seventieth session\, the General Assembly undertook a comprehensive review of the 10-year implementation of the World Summit on the Information Soci ety outcomes.In the outcome document of that review\, General Assembly res olution 70/125 of 16 December 2015\, the General Assembly requested the Ch air of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development\, through the Economic and Social Council\, to establish a working group to develop recommendations on how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisi oned in the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society\, taking into conside ration the work that had been done on the matter thus far. Pursuant to thi s request\, the Chair established the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperatio n on 2 May 2016.The Working Group held its first meeting on 30 September 2 016 (the Chair'\;s Summary is annexed to this notification)\, at which it agreed on the following two questions that will guide the discussion a t its second meeting:What are the high-level characteristics of enhanced c ooperation?Taking into consideration the work of the previous Working Grou p on Enhanced Cooperation and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society \, particularly paragraphs 69-71\, what kind of recommendations should be considered?As a follow-up to the meeting\, the Chair of the Working Group invited all stakeholders to submit their contributions to these two questi ons by e-mail to the Commission on Science and Technology for Development secretariat.All contributions will be made available for consideration by the Working Group\, in their original languages\, unless requested otherwi se.The deadline to submit inputs is 15 December 2016.<\;p>\;The secon d meeting of the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation of the United Natio ns Commission on Science and Technology for Development will be held on 26 and 27 January 2017 in room XVII of the Palais des Nations\, Geneva. It w ill commence at 10 a.m.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;This meeting is the second i n a series of meetings intended to facilitate the reporting of the Working Group to the twenty-first session of the Commission on Science and Techno logy for Development in 2018.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Backgr ound and purpose of the meeting<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Dur ing its seventieth session\, the General Assembly undertook a comprehensiv e review of the 10-year implementation of the World Summit on the Informat ion Society outcomes.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;In the outcome document of tha t review\, General Assembly resolution 70/125 of 16 December 2015\, the Ge neral Assembly requested the Chair of the Commission on Science and Techno logy for Development\, through the Economic and Social Council\, to establ ish a working group to develop recommendations on how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda for the Informatio n Society\, taking into consideration the work that had been done on the m atter thus far. Pursuant to this request\, the Chair established the Worki ng Group on Enhanced Cooperation on 2 May 2016.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Working Group held its first meeting on 30 September 2016 (the Chair'\ ;s Summary is annexed to this notification)\, at which it agreed on the fo llowing two questions that will guide the discussion at its second meeting :<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;What are the high-level characteristi cs of enhanced cooperation?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Taking into considerat ion the work of the previous Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society\, particularly paragraphs 69-71\ , what kind of recommendations should be considered?<\;/li>\;<\;/ul& gt\;<\;p>\;As a follow-up to the meeting\, the Chair of the Working Gr oup invited all stakeholders to submit their contributions to these two qu estions by e-mail to the Commission on Science and Technology for Developm ent secretariat.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;All contributions will be made avai lable for consideration by the Working Group\, in their original languages \, unless requested otherwise.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The deadline to submi t inputs is&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;15 December 2016<\;/strong>\;.& lt\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/work ing-group-enhanced-cooperation-2016-2018-second-meeting DTSTAMP:20260717T011833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a5982e9aa910 DTSTART:20170127T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20170127T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (2016-2018)\, Second Meeting CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The second meeting of the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Developmen t will be held on 26 and 27 January 2017 in room XVII of the Palais des Na tions\, Geneva. It will commence at 10 a.m.This meeting is the second in a series of meetings intended to facilitate the reporting of the Working Gr oup to the twenty-first session of the Commission on Science and Technolog y for Development in 2018.Background and purpose of the meetingDuring its seventieth session\, the General Assembly undertook a comprehensive review of the 10-year implementation of the World Summit on the Information Soci ety outcomes.In the outcome document of that review\, General Assembly res olution 70/125 of 16 December 2015\, the General Assembly requested the Ch air of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development\, through the Economic and Social Council\, to establish a working group to develop recommendations on how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisi oned in the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society\, taking into conside ration the work that had been done on the matter thus far. Pursuant to thi s request\, the Chair established the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperatio n on 2 May 2016.The Working Group held its first meeting on 30 September 2 016 (the Chair'\;s Summary is annexed to this notification)\, at which it agreed on the following two questions that will guide the discussion a t its second meeting:What are the high-level characteristics of enhanced c ooperation?Taking into consideration the work of the previous Working Grou p on Enhanced Cooperation and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society \, particularly paragraphs 69-71\, what kind of recommendations should be considered?As a follow-up to the meeting\, the Chair of the Working Group invited all stakeholders to submit their contributions to these two questi ons by e-mail to the Commission on Science and Technology for Development secretariat.All contributions will be made available for consideration by the Working Group\, in their original languages\, unless requested otherwi se.The deadline to submit inputs is 15 December 2016.<\;p>\;The secon d meeting of the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation of the United Natio ns Commission on Science and Technology for Development will be held on 26 and 27 January 2017 in room XVII of the Palais des Nations\, Geneva. It w ill commence at 10 a.m.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;This meeting is the second i n a series of meetings intended to facilitate the reporting of the Working Group to the twenty-first session of the Commission on Science and Techno logy for Development in 2018.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Backgr ound and purpose of the meeting<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Dur ing its seventieth session\, the General Assembly undertook a comprehensiv e review of the 10-year implementation of the World Summit on the Informat ion Society outcomes.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;In the outcome document of tha t review\, General Assembly resolution 70/125 of 16 December 2015\, the Ge neral Assembly requested the Chair of the Commission on Science and Techno logy for Development\, through the Economic and Social Council\, to establ ish a working group to develop recommendations on how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda for the Informatio n Society\, taking into consideration the work that had been done on the m atter thus far. Pursuant to this request\, the Chair established the Worki ng Group on Enhanced Cooperation on 2 May 2016.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Working Group held its first meeting on 30 September 2016 (the Chair'\ ;s Summary is annexed to this notification)\, at which it agreed on the fo llowing two questions that will guide the discussion at its second meeting :<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;What are the high-level characteristi cs of enhanced cooperation?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Taking into considerat ion the work of the previous Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society\, particularly paragraphs 69-71\ , what kind of recommendations should be considered?<\;/li>\;<\;/ul& gt\;<\;p>\;As a follow-up to the meeting\, the Chair of the Working Gr oup invited all stakeholders to submit their contributions to these two qu estions by e-mail to the Commission on Science and Technology for Developm ent secretariat.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;All contributions will be made avai lable for consideration by the Working Group\, in their original languages \, unless requested otherwise.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The deadline to submi t inputs is&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;15 December 2016<\;/strong>\;.& lt\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/work ing-group-enhanced-cooperation-2016-2018-second-meeting DTSTAMP:20260717T011833Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR