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A project of the IITF
Established in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 2005
An Indigenous led mechanism for follow-up on the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and beyond...
The International Indigenous Portal
A project of the IITF
International Indigenous ICT Task Force
Established in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 2005
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CONTACT THE IITF
IITF Regional Focal Points: Africa, Saoudata Aboubacrine - tinhinanbf@yahoo.fr ; Arctic, Ann-Kristin Håkansson - akigua@telia.com , Naja Paulsen ; Asia, Lucky Sherpa - hiwn@wlink.com.np , Chupinit Kesmanee ; Central and South American, & the Caribbean, Roberto Mukaro Borrero - uctp_ny@yahoo.com , Marcos Terena ; North America, Kenneth Deer - kend@easterndoor.com ; Pacific, Teanau Tuiono - teanau.tuiono@gmail.com , Malia Nobrega - malianob@aol.com ; Russian Federation, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Transcaucasia, Irina Kurilova
Relevant Links
- INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS PORTAL
- WSIS
- UN Group on the Information Society
- The Golden Book
- Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
- ITU
- IP Declaration and Programme of Action, Geneva 2003
- INTERNET WORLD MAP
- Internet Governance Forum
- ICT for Indigenous Development
- Global Knowledge Partnership
- ECLAC Information Society Programme
- DgCommunities: Online Resources Portal
- Development Gateway Foundation
Indigenous Peoples Address to the WSIS Plenary
"Within the deep roots of our Indigenous families is buried a timeless wisdom. This wisdom has kept our peoples self-sustainable for thousands of years. Information is not wisdom. Information is without value if it is not available to those who need it. Knowledge, combined with the wisdom of our peoples, is what creates true opportunity.
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Indigenous peoples are a valuable part of the information society, and universal connectivity will help us to maintain our values, languages, traditions and sovereignty. If we do not relate technology to our cultures, and assert our rights to this new digital territory, we believe ICTs will become just another solution in search of a problem."
(Joe Shirly, Jr., President of the Navajo Nation and member of the IISC, addressing the official WSIS Plenary for the IITF in Tunis, Nov 18th 2005)
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