Web4Dev is the name given a series of international conferences first convened in 2003 by the World Bank. Attendees, who include
UN system
The United Nations System consists of the United Nations' six principal organs (the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the UN Secretariat), ...
organizations, international development agencies, international development
NGOs and, on occasion, commercial partners, use the conferences to discuss how the internet related technologies can be applied to support the
Millennium Development Goals. The community is now co-ordinated by UN System Chief Executives Board Secretariat.
The sixth annual conference was held in February 2010 in
Brasilia, under the oversight of
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
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World Bank
International conferences