"ICT applications can support sustainable development, in the fields of public administration, business, education and training, health, employment, environment, agriculture and science within the framework of national e-strategies. This would include actions within the following sectors: E-government, E-business, E-learning, E-health, E-employment, E-environment, E-agriculture and E-science." 

In accordance with the results of the first multistakeholder consultation held in October 2006 in Beijing, which assigned UNESCO a role as the facilitator for the implementation of the Action Line C7 "E-science", UNESCO organizes the second multistakeholder consultation on C7 "E-science" on 21 May 2007 at ITU in Geneva. 

The main objectives of the meeting are to: 

• present concrete projects and initiatives that have been carried out aiming at implementing the action lines 
• initiate joint ventures between stakeholders 
• determine parameters for organizing the team work 

A forum has been made available in order to stimulate the discussion, have a clearer idea of the different points to the agenda prior to the meeting and to provide a forum to discuss projects and initiatives to be presented during the meeting.