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9th November

Inauguration by Political Authorities (click here to see the video)

  • Iñaki Azkuna, Mayor of Bilbao
  • Karmelo Sainz de la Maza, President of Association of Basque Municipalities (EUDEL)
  • Àngel Ros, President of the Commission of New Technologies of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) and Mayor of Lleida
  • Elisabeth Gateau, Secretary-General of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
  • Sarbuland Khan, Director of Division of the Economic and Council Board of the United Nations
  • Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations (Video-message)
  • Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Secretary General of the “World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
  • Marcel Boisard, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
  • Jean François Soupizet, Deputy Head of Unit of the International Relations Unit, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission
  • José Montilla, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Commerce of Spain
  • Juan José Ibarretxe, President of the Basque Country