Digital Ontario

'Digital Ontario' A symposium that examines governance,
leadership, civic engagement, strategic partnerships
for development in a digital era

Date: Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 -
Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Place: Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre,
50 Stone Road West,
Guelph and The Arboretum,
The University of Guelph

The goal of the meeting is to bring together
academics and  practitioners to
explore the capacity of Ontario society
to adapt to the digital era and
benefit from the expansion of broadband.
The proposed event has the
following specific objectives:

Provide a forum for those leading broadband
initiatives to present
their
experiences and ideas for the future
Engage in thematic discussions about
specific strategies for broadband
enabled development and address
digital divide issues
Invite local, national and
international experts and practitioners
with substantive knowledge of ICTs
for development to discuss strategic
directions.

The themes of this symposium emerged
from discussions among  academicians,
researchers, policy makers, service providers
and representatives of  civil
society organizations. These discussions
included several forums such
as the December 2006 meeting
"Toward a Broadband Research
Agenda for Ontario:
Urban, Rural and Remote Contexts"
at the University of Toronto.
The  province will provide an overview
of this work and seek input on future
directions
for enabling a digital Ontario.

http://kmdi.utoronto.ca/broadband/programs/default.html

www.uoguelph.ca/snowden