GCD Event

The GCD event is going to be held in Prague, Czech Republic on April 1--2, 2005. It starts with a Global Cities Dialogue Steering Committee meeting on Friday, April 1. Mayors and HPRs as members of the Steering Committee meet twice a year in order to define the strategic direction of the GCD. Then, the GCD event continues with a Sherpa's meeting on Saturday, April 2. Each member city has to appoint a delegate, also known as "sherpa", entrusted with representing the city and the city's position at the working level of the GCD. Both the Steering Committee meeting and Sherpa's meeting are organized in association with the LORIS/V4DIS Conference.

Programme

Friday 1^st April 2005

Saturday 2^nd April 2005

Sunday 3^rd April 2005

About the GCD

The aim of the Global Cities Dialogue on the Information Society is to address the challenge of globalisation and the importance of cities' sharing and transferring experiences in order to stimulate a global process of information society learning and development.

The transition to the Information Society is an enormous challenge for our cities where millions live, work and directly exercises their rights as citizens and consumers. Cities play and have to play a major role in the development of the Information Society. Therefore the Global Cities Dialogue will be a most relevant instrument to advance the Information Society across the globe, helping to reduce the gap between have and have-nots. It will also provide a mechanism for an informed interaction with the private sector at local, European and global levels.

The Global Cities Dialogue was launched on 23^rd November 1999 in Helsinki in the presence of European Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society Mr. Erkki Liikanen. The Constitution of the Global Cities Dialogue on the Information Society was signed in Bremen. All documents including Action Plan you can find on the website http://www.globalcitiesdialogue.org.