Re: Idea for a global conference

ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology (or Technologies).
It refers to the comprehensive, integrated network of
technologies—including hardware, software, telecommunications, and internet
connectivity—used to create, store, process, and transmit information. ICT
acts as the backbone of modern digital infrastructure.

Milton Ponson
Rainbow Warriors Core Foundation
CIAMSD Institute-ICT4D Program
+2977459312
PO Box 1154, Oranjestad
Aruba, Dutch Caribbean

On Mon, Mar 2, 2026, 16:56 David Booth <david@dbooth.org> wrote:

> Sorry, what is ICT?  Is it one of these?
> https://www.acronymfinder.com/ICT.html
>
> Please define initialisms that you use, if they are not part of standard
> vocabulary.
>
> Thanks,
> David Both
>
> On 3/2/26 10:20, Milton Ponson wrote:
> > Independently from my strictly mathematical work and participation in
> > W3C community groups, I have been talking to local and international
> > academics dealing with the overlapping areas of Linguistics, ICT
> > (including ICT4D), Culture and Knowledge.
> >
> > And because UNESCO, the European Union, the International Science
> > Council and a slew of other organizations have made clear
> > recommendations on how sustainable development, in particular its
> > economic and social components (but evidently also the ecological
> > component), should include DEI, address sovereignty issues and provide
> > regulation of artificial intelligence, it would be convenient to address
> > all of these in a conference setting that fosters collaboration,
> > promotes research, and establishes development programs to focus on
> > objectives and goals in outcome documents.
> > I propose to organize the 1st Global Conference on Linguistics, ICT,
> > Culture and Knowledge (tentative name, acronym CLICK) and in this
> > conference have three tracks, (1) the role of ICT as enabling
> > technological environment for Language, Culture and Knowledge as drivers
> > for economic and social development, (2) AI for sustainable development,
> > (3) ICT, language, data, knowledge, and cultural sovereignty.
> >
> > It is an ambitious undertaking, but all of the linguists, social
> > scientists, economists dealing with the impacts of AI on economic and
> > technological development, and scientists I have approached so far, have
> > reacted enthusiastically.
> > And much of it aligns with activities, programs and recommendations of
> > the EU, OECD, International Science Council, ITU (AI for Good) and of
> > course the majority of UN bodies.
> >
> > I welcome suggestions, ideas and collaboration, but emphatically want to
> > keep this separate from W3C community group activities.
> >
> > But I had to float the idea because I think it would resonate with many
> > of the participants in the multitude of W3C CGs, and because the
> > proposed conference tracks would be academic and technical in nature,
> > thus of interest to the W3C community at large.
> >
> > Milton Ponson
> > Rainbow Warriors Core Foundation
> > CIAMSD Institute-ICT4D Program
> > +2977459312
> > PO Box 1154, Oranjestad
> > Aruba, Dutch Caribbean
>
>
>