[At-Large] WEBCAST TODAY: Asia Internet Symposium Kathmandu – ‘Local Content : Prospects and Challenges’

[Joly MacFie]

In a study released in 2011 - The Relationship Between Local Content,
Internet Development, and Access Prices the Internet Society, the
OECD, and UNESCO jointly reported that local content was key to the
development of Internet access. In this event today the ways and means
are tackled, looking at a special case - Nepal - where there are 123
spoken languages.  It is just about to begin.


joly posted: "Today, Tuesday October 1 2013 the Asia Internet
Symposium (AIS) is being held in Kathmandu, Nepal. This is the 6th AIS
in the last year, with previous events having taken place in Manila
(twice), Sydney, Gangtok, and Kolkata. The theme of AIS Kathmandu is"

Today, Tuesday October 1 2013 the Asia Internet Symposium (AIS) is
being held in Kathmandu, Nepal. This is the 6th AIS in the last year,
with previous events having taken place in Manila (twice), Sydney,
Gangtok, and Kolkata. The theme of AIS Kathmandu is 'Local Content :
Prospects and Challenges' and participants will examine how local
content in a developing country (Nepal) is created, exchanged and
adapted. The event will discuss challenges linked with local content
development in a country with 123 languages spoken as mother tongue.
Speakers include Internet Society Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau
Director Rajnesh Singh. AIS Kathmandu will be webcast via the Internet
Society Chapters webcasting channel. Nepal is 9hrs 45mins ahead of
NYC.

What: Asia Internet Symposium Kathmandu
Where: Yak and Yeti Hotel, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu
When: Tuesday October 1 2013 2pm - 6pm NST | | 0815-1215 UTC | 0415-0815 EDT
Agenda: http://www.internetsociety.org/events/asia-internet-symposium-kathmandu-2013
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters
Twitter: #AISKathmandu

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