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      GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
 
        
          |  | International Forum |  
          |  | Awareness Stakeholder |  
          |  | Participation |  | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: CONNECTIVITY INITIATIVES
 IN THE AMERICAS
   The Goal is to:
 Develop an internationally representative forum of indigenous connectivity 
      interest-holders and partners (governments and international financial 
      institutions) in tandem with and as an integral part of the World Summit 
      on the Information Society.
 
 The Objectives will be to:
 
 a. Increase awareness, share best practices and identify particular 
      indigenous barriers/challenges to the information society;
 
 b. Ensure indigenous stakeholder participation and engagement within the 
      WSIS process and deliberation;
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