UNIC Moscow
On Friday, 25 November UNIC Moscow held a special event dedicated to the World Summit on the Information Society. Approximately 40 people attended the event including: government officials, various civil society organizations, and members of the media. The UNIC Director opened the meeting with a presentation referring to the remarks made by the Secretary-General at the Tunis conference. He also addressed the digital divide within and between states. The keynote speakers were Mr. Yuri Grin', Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Information Technologies and Telecommunications, Mr. Andrei Krutskikh, Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department for Security and Disarmament, and a representative of the civil society, Mrs. Elena Krikunenko of the Indigenous Peoples Association. Ms. Krikunenko described the project to create a global indigenous issues' website, which will be launched in following months.
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