In addition to training given to volunteers in the context of specific projects, ICVolunteers organizes capactiy building courses and participates in conferences for volunteers, professionals of the volunteers sector, as well as persons in professional reintegration on the following topics: - volunteer management, - reporting and applied use of languages, - use of communication tools.
The African Regional Preparatory Conference for the WSIS,in Accra, with the theme "Access? Africa's key to an inclusive Information Society" will prepare Africa for an effective participation in the second phase of the WSIS to ensure a strategic and interdependent digital partnership that will promote economic growth and human development of the continent. More...
The 18th World Volunteer Conference of IAVE (International Assoocation for Volunteer Effort), at this occasion organized by FCVS (Federació Catalana de Voluntariat Social), was held in Barcelona from August 17-21 2004 within the framework of the FORUM de las Cultureas 2004. More...
In the light of the first World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in 2003 (and the creation of a "volunteer family"), along with the significant investment throughout Europe in the new Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) as a core element to strengthen the volunteering infrastructure, delegates were given a chance to learn from each other and to explore some of the challenges faced by the volunteering sector. More...
The use of New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) has created a new global information society, from which four milliards people are currently excluded. More...
International Conference Volunteers (ICVolunteers) has been involved in the Summit since its early stages of preparation in May 2002, both at an operational level, recruiting, training and coordinating volunteers and also as the focal point of the WSIS Civil Society Bureau Volunteer Family. More...
20 December 2003, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)
The ICDF-TAIWAN showcased the scope of its international development work and humanitarian assistance programs during the 'Taiwan NGOs International Exchange and Cooperation Exhibition' at the Taipei World Trade Center on December 20, 2003. More...
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) -Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005- will provide an opportunity to discuss issues raised by the emergence and current development of the Information Society. More...
Date: 7 December 2003, 9 to 9h30 Moderator: Viola Krebs of ICVolunteers and Focal Point of the WSIS Volunteer Family Reporters: Laila Petrone, Cornelia Rauchberger. More...
Representatives from Belgium, Spain, Germany, Scotland, Switzerland, Romania, the Czech Republic, the UK and the Netherlands discussed ICTs and Volunteerism in Europe. More...
