Goal 8 of the MDG includes specific indicators regarding ICTs infrastructure and connectivity.

A number of targets are mentioned in the national communication.

It was recognized that ICT for development could support the development goals of the Millennium Declaration, either directly, in the case of Goal 8 and its target 18 ( In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communication technologies ), or indirectly.

Information and communication technologies can significantly contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

It's a very ambitious goal but we believe it can be achieved with political will.

Goal eight of the Millennium Development Goals calls for global access to the benefits of new technologies, especially ICT.

The objective of the ESCAP subprogramme on ICST is to meet the targets established in the Plan of Action of the World Summit on the Information Society with a view to achieving the information society.

2.7 Define clearly the goals and objectives of ICT and enhance evaluation, assistance and monitoring and follow up processes in all countries, so as to provide access to progress in the use of ICT as a contribution towards fulfilment of the Millennium Declaration and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

The standard ratio for maintenance of communications equipment is 10 per cent of the standard cost of communications equipment.

To further facilitate such a flow will be the principal objective of the Department.

The Registry has produced information products, action plans and directories of key partners target groups and has set up channels of communication.

Several participants underscored the potential of information and communications technologies (ICT) to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals and other development goals and, in light of this, the importance of improving developing countries' access to ICT.

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ICTs have opened pathways to education, commerce and health, with substantial potential to aid progress in every one of the MDGs.

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2 Target 18 In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies especially information and communication technologies.

The Millennium Declaration had acknowledged the crucial role of information and communication technologies in the realization of development objectives.

Bilateral projects reported in the energy sector were directed toward a number of different objectives.

This was expected to be achieved in particular through a more intensive use of information technologies.

So pervasive has been the role of ICTs that there would be little hope of achieving the MDGs without significant upgrading of ICTs in developing countries.

Applications in ICTs and biotechnologies in particular, hold enormous promise for the achievements of MDGs.

Box 2 illustrates some of the development targets that Parties identified in their national communications.

The overall objective was to strengthen support for the implementation of the development agenda which had emerged from the 2005 World Summit and to use ICT as an instrument to accomplish that goal.

Applications in information and communication technology and biotechnology, in particular, hold enormous promise for the achievements of the Goals.

The overall objective is to provide organizational ICT systems and infrastructure which allow UNICEF to manage, share and utilize information in support of the MTSP targets and processes.

The Working Group also agreed that the text of the Guide should explain the aims of the regulations, and underscore the objective of functional equivalence of all forms of communication so that higher standards of authenticity, integrity, interoperability and confidentiality should not be imposed more on electronic than paper based communications.

The United Nations information and communication technologies strategy must enhance the Organization's effectiveness and capacity to support countries in using information and communication technologies to achieve the Millennium Goals.

SDI addresses these goals through educational communications, education and training meetings, support to humanitarian projects, and providing disaster relief.

WTDC 98 will discuss, among other subjects, the progress made in the implementation of the Buenos Aires Action Plan for Global Telecommunication Development, as well as the SPACECOM and RASCOM projects.

The Subcommittee stressed the need to develop ICT indicators to monitor progress towards the information society and the Millennium Development Goals.

Other ICT use indicators

Mr. Chimphamba (Malawi) said that ICT was central to sustainable development and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.

28. The objective of this thematic area is to promote access to information on sustainable development through greater utilization of information technologies.

The standards task force of the ICT Board continues to address ICT standards throughout the Secretariat.

By contrast, the credibility associated with pursuing only an inflation target builds on itself. Given this, it would be safer and more effective for the Fed and other central banks to pursue a single inflation target, and then use the gain in credibility to aid economic recovery.

ICT could be used to promote the interests of all the world's peoples, in keeping with the ICT goals of the Millennium Declaration.

Targeting decisions are made drawing together all available information on each individual target.

It had a comprehensive national policy on information and communication technologies and aimed to build national society driven by information and communication technologies and based on knowledge by the year 2006.

Because of conservative propellant budgeting INTELSAT normally exceeds the targeted decommissioning altitude.

Because of conservative propellant budgeting, INTELSAT normally exceeds the targeted decommissioning altitude.

Its goal was to jointly develop and market satellites for communications and Earth observation applications for the Chinese and other markets.

International development strategies and programmes should make more effective use of information and communication technologies to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

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