Welcome to Global Forum 2009 edition website, Romania


Global Forum in Romania

Global Forum is an annual international and independent event, a Think Tank dedicated to the Economic, Political and Social issues related to the successful evolution of the Information Society.

Romania has won the competition with US, China and Switzerland to organize this year the 18th edition of the Global Forum.

The event took place on Monday the 19th & Tuesday the 20th, October 2009 at the Parliament Palace in Bucharest. It’s the first time in its 17 yearold history when the event took place in an Eastern European country.

The event was organized under the High Patronage of the Romanian Presidency. Traian Basescu, President of Romania will attend the forum sessions.

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Organizers

Global Forum is a not-for-profit initiative of Items International and the Foundation Sophia Antipolis, with the participation of the European Commission.

• Items International
• Ministry of Communications and Information Society
• National Authority for Regulation in Communications
• Sophia Antipolis Foundation
  

Romanian support

This year, Global Forum was co-organized and supported by the following Romanian organizations:

• Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI)
• Association of Municipalities in Romania (AMR)
• National Foundation of Young Managers (FNTM)
  European Commission (CE)
• Bucharest Prefecture (IPMB)
• American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCHAM)
  

Exceptional participation this year

Over 250 political leaders, mayors, multinational company leaders, university professors and different association representatives, well-known consulting and law firms were expected to participate in Global Forum 2009. Among the attendees, representatives of the US Administration, the European Commission, and the United Nations Organization, governmental representatives from Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Middle East are expected.

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Local Government attendees from all over the world

Furthermore, Bucharest mayors, deputy mayors and/or IT department directors (from cities such as Taipei, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Stockholm, Trikala, Parma and many others) were also expected to attend the event.

With this occasion, Global Forum 2009 hosted local government special dedicated sessions where the Romanian municipality mayors, the county presidents and the IT department directors of the Romanian city halls and regional councils have been invited.

Global themes that will cover a wide range of topics

Discussions about the crisis and its effects, measures to stimulate and reshape the global economy, through the means of IT&C were approached.

From the Internet of the future to digital media, from local public services to national and pan-European services, from climate issues to biotechnology, from telemedicine to electronic payments, all the actual themes were debated by the participants invited this year to Romania.

The local government representatives, private companies, universities and other organizations in Romania had the occasion to follow presentations related to different financing programs and forms, to develop collaborative relationships and close partnerships with institutions and organizations worldwide.