PARTICIPATION OF WEBFORCE INTERNATIONAL IN THE INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ORGANIZED BY THE TAC

        On the 9^th and 10^th May, the TAC (Tunisian Association for Communication), organized a colloquium at the Sciences City, in Tunis, with the following theme: the role of the Civil Society in building Knowledge Cities”.

        The purpose of this colloquium was to deal with the subject « Knowledge Cities », as a contribution of the civil society in Tunisia and around the world concerning the urgent need of knowledge and experience exchange between the cities in the field of producing and spreading knowledge and information. Another purpose of this meeting was to examine the contribution of the “civil society” to the study of the latest innovations and their implementation in order to develop more and more the services intended to citizens and to facilitate formalities and administrative procedures. (Extract from the newspaper: Le Quotidien, 11^th May 2007).

        Several high levels speakers follow each other, like Mrs. Khadija Ghariani, Secretary of State to the Minister of Communication Technologies; Mr. Zouheir M’Dhaffer, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, in charge of Public Service and the Administration Development, or Mr. Abdelwaheb Jmal, Vice General Secretary in the RCD, in charge of Organizations and Associations.

        On the occasion of these meetings, the President of WebForce International Federation, the Professor Mellet Brossard, presented a programme made by its organization: the UN-NGO Alliance, which consists in gathering Non governmental Organizations for better communication and coordination between each other and a better efficiency of their actions. 

        His Excellency Mr. The Minister the Dr. Mustapha MASMOUDI, President of the TAC, drove these meetings brilliantly and the President of WebForce International has thought about him for the implementation of the programme “Un-NGO Alliance”. His membership of the Shabaka (the Arab Network of NGOs) and so his role of representative of Arab Organizations make him very relevant for this close cooperation that is notably Euro-Mediterranean.

 CONCLUSION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE ATIM AND WEBFORCE

        The Press Conference of the ATIM, Tunisian Association of Internet and Multimedia, driven by Mr. Moez Souabni, the President of ATIM was held on the 11th May, in the hotel El Hana International in Tunis,

        This press conference has a double purpose. The first one was to present the action carried out by the ATIM: the days of Jugurtha. The various representatives of the Association presented the results of the first days, organized last year, and announced the programme of the 2^nd Days of Jugurtha. These days consist in bringing new technologies in isolated places and to carry out all sorts of activities in order to make people aware of it.

        The second purpose was the presentation of the programme UN-NGO Alliance made by WebForce International, and represented by its President, the Professor Mellet Brossard. The Professor talked also about the other programme of his organization: Tunis + 2. It consists in a proposition of a World Summit of the Responsible Civil Society for the Equitable Development of Information and Communication Technologies. WebForce International has proposed this initiative to the Tunisian authorities and is currently waiting for their agreement. Indeed, it is important for WebForce International to cooperate with governments in any case.