SIS Forum: a complementary exhibition to the RSIS conference, in the framework of the ICD4D Platform

The ICD4D at WSIS

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the Global Knowledge Partnership are organizing in Palexpo during the WSIS an exhibition and a series of events collectively called the ICT4Developement platform (ICT4D).

What is the SIS Forum

• CERN together with RSIS Conference partners is organizing in the ICT4D framework, an exhibition called Science and Information Society Forum.

• The Science and Information Society Forum will take place on a 85m2 stand in the ICT4D exhibition area. It will consist of digitized-only demonstrations and presentations of projects and activities, to support the thesis that Science is a key contributor to the development of the information society.

• The stand will be physically organized in five distinct thematic areas provided with standard computing and presentation equipment. The thematic areas will reflect the five domains of society addressed at the RSIS conference: Health, Education, Environment, Development, Enabling Technologies.

Call for Content

CERN and its partners are inviting the scientific community to propose demonstrations and presentations for the SIS Forum. A program will be drawn up where selected projects will be invited to present or demonstrate their activity. See the Call for Content