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AMMAN --- February 3, 2010 --- Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) will be leading a high-ranking delegation from the Alliance to meet with UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon on February 8, 2010 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
During the meeting, Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh will discuss GAID’s 2010 plan and mechanisms to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through the use of ICT for a sustainable development on an international level and in the developing countries in particular.
In addition, Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh will update the Secretary-General on the “Community Rights Declaration in Information” which the Alliance is currently carrying out.
Moreover, the need to launch an international initiative to develop ICT for the protection of people and properties will be tackled.
GAID was established by the UN Secretary General in March 2006, to meet the need for an inclusive, multi-stakeholder global forum and platform for policy dialogue and partnership building, to promote the use of ICT for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and to enable and catalyze multi-stakeholder partnerships for action under the GAID umbrella.
Mr.
Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and CEO of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org),
has been appointed as the Chairman of the Global Alliance for ICT and
Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UNDESA-GAID) to succeed Craig Baret, Intel CEO
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In June, 2009
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Over the years, Abu-Ghazaleh managed to establish close partnerships with global organizations such as the UN and the WTO. On April 4, 2007, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon appointed Abu-Ghazaleh, as deputy chairman of the UN Global Compact during its second meeting held at the UN headquarters in New York.
On October 24, 2007, Abu-Ghazaleh was inducted to the IP Hall of Fame in Chicago, USA, to become the first expert from outside the G8 countries to join the world's most prominent figures in IP.
On June 17, 2009, UN appoints Abu-Ghazaleh Chair of UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development. After receiving a letter from the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) HE Sha Zukang inviting him to lead the Alliance, composed of representatives from public, private and civil society sectors as well as international organizations.
Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh have received many Honarary Awards:, The Arab Federation for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (AFPIPR), Jordan, 2009. The International Lifetime Achievement Award, Dubai, UAE, 2008. IP Hall of Fame Inductee, IP Hall of Fame Academy, Chicago, USA, 2007, and Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Canisius College, N.Y., USA, in 1988.
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