The meeting brings together participants from countries representing the Region. The recommendations from the Beijing meeting will constitute part of the Paris Infoethics conference. The Asia and Pacific Infoethics workshop is divided into the same themes as the Paris conference in Novembers.
Ethics are moral standards that help guide behaviour, actions, and choices.
Ethics is grounded in the notion of responsibility and accountability. In most societies, a system of laws codifies the most significant ethical standards and provides a mechanism for holding people, organisations, and even governments accountable. Earlier, preparatory meetings have been held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Vienna, Austria, and a meeting for Latin-America and the Caribbean is planned to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 26 and 27 October 2000.