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The Global Cities Dialogue on Information Society (GCD), is a non-profit international association of Mayors and High Political Representatives (HPRs) who believe that the development of the Information Society should be for the benefit of all the citizens, communities and peoples of the world. They committed themselves to become actively involved in creating equal opportunities and access for all citizens built on the principle of sustainable development. == History == The GCD was launched on November 23, 1999 Helsinki City Hall by twelve founding members who decided to commit themselves to the development of the information society for the benefit of all regardless of race, social position, creed, gender or age. Their commitment started by signing the Declaration of Helsinki for a Global Cities Dialogue on the Information Society. Its current chairman is the mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux (France), André Santini. The initiative was born while the elected representative became aware that cities have a special place for the Information Society development. "''It's the geographical, political, socioeconomic and cultural entities where millions of people live, work and directly exercise their rights as citizens and consumers. It's close to citizens and face the main questions, the changes and the opportunities of the information society, the local democracy to administrative departments''" said Erkki Liikanen, the European commissioner who has sponsored the foundation of the network in 1999. In 2000, the GCD's constitution was approved in Bremen, Germany. At the same year, the website was launched and the member-cities participated for the first time in the General Assembly Meeting in Sophia Antipolis, France. In 2004, GCD started to develop its network in Asia and in Latin America. Since its creation, the GCD has been always active through different conferences and events about new technologies. It participated in the World Summit Of Cities And Local Authorities On The Information Society in Bilbao (2005), World e-Democracy Forum in Issy-les-Moulineaux (2006) and Lyon Conference For Digital Solidarity (2008). Currently there are over 200 cities participating in the program, many are allowed to participate without attending due to usage of online communication technology, such as skype. Over the last decade it has invited nearly 200 cities across the five continents. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Global Cities Dialogue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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