The United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) will highlight the work of A4AI during its 2013-2014 Inter-sessional Panel, taking place at the U.S. State Department December 2-4.
On Tuesday, December 3, Wendy Seltzer, Board Member of the World Wide Web Foundation, will introduce A4AI during a panel addressing ICTs for inclusive social and economic development, one of the CSTD’s themes for 2013-14.
Along with serving on the board of the Web Foundation, Wendy is Policy Counsel to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and a visiting Fellow with Yale Law School’s Information Society Project, researching openness in intellectual property, innovation, privacy, and free expression online
The CSTD is a subsidiary body of the U.N. Economic and Social Council and the “torchbearer” for science, technology, engineering, and innovation in the U.N. system. It is a multi-stakeholder forum for governments, industry, academia, and civil society to share best practices and foster cooperation between developed and developing countries. For more information about the event, visit the commission’s website.