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E-WORK DEVELOPMENT
Geneva, 15 January 2002
As part of the digital economy development programme, the
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is holding a two-day
international seminar on E-Work and Telework for Women, in collaboration with
the Polish Ministry of Economy and the Centre for Advancement of Women, on
17-18 January 2002 in Warsaw, Poland.
Over the last years, the UNECE has been actively pursuing a
comprehensive approach designed to build the Information Society in transition
economies. Key elements of these efforts include creating enabling framework
conditions for digital economy development, providing continuous support for
technology development policy and pilot projects, publishing findings of
research and raising public awareness through conference organization.
At the outset, E-work has been conceived as one of the main
applications around which transition economies should focus major effort in
order to tap the full potential of the Internet. E-work is about the
development of knowledge economy. For instance, Telework will become available
more easily, and will be enabling many actors of the economy such as women, to
involve in economic activities from business to government to health care to
education to all every day work. This will definitely facilitate the ongoing
transition process.
In general, transition economies are well positioned in
this new context owing to their high level of education, human resources
development and high skilled and relatively low labour cost. This is
especially true for the female labour pools in the region.
Speakers will discuss the capabilities of digital
technology used to build competitive advantage and ensure new growth through
new method of E-work and E-learning. The seminar, to be held under the
auspices of the UNECE Working Party on Industry and Enterprise Development and
the Team of Specialists on Internet Enterprise Development, will be a unique
opportunity to hear key decision makers and industry leaders discuss their own
visions of these new forms of labour and skills development that will affect
the whole economy, thus the ongoing transition process.
For more information please contact:
Mr Daewon Choi
Economic Affairs Officer
UNECE Coordinating Unit for Operational Activities
Palais des Nations
CH – 1211 GENEVA 10
Tel: + 41(0)22 917 2474 or 917 1964
Fax: + 41(0)22 917 0178
E-mail: [email protected]
Ref: ECE/OPA/02/01