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The Electronic Tools Task Force is a forum of pan-European
government representatives and experts, and international
and non-governmental organisations. It was established in
July 2000 by the Meeting of the Signatories to the UNECE
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation
in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental
Matters (the Aarhus Convention), with the endorsement
of the UNECE's Committee on Environmental Policy.
Cognizant of the rapid growth of the European Information
Society, and the so-called threat of a "digital divide",
the Task Force's commitments are toward:
a) exploring the opportunities and benefits offered by
information communication technologies; and
b) sharing related experiences, know-how and information,
pertaining to the region's and countries' needs.
Through workshops, e-fora, good practice documentation and
this website, the Task Force will explore new mechanisms to
improve public access to environmental information and to
enhance the opportunities for community participation in decisionmaking.
Through this work, it hopes to further the implementation
of the "Aarhus" Convention.
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The
Task Force is chaired by the
Bulgarian Ministry of
Environment and Water
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