A Challenge for Governments World-Wide
The numbers of international migration today make the world-wide population of migrants estimated by international organizations the fifth largest population in the world - one larger than Brazil, Pakistan or Russia. The social aspects, as well as the security aspects related to global migration have become a major concern in the agendas of governments world-wide, while the impact on the economy of hosting countries and remittance to the countries of origin is such that global migration significantly affects the prosperity of mature and emerging economies alike.
The objective of the Global Migration Summit (GMS) is to support governments world-wide as they face the challenges at a policy development and implementation level in the strive to foster a new, more comprehensive approach to international migration. Global Migration Summit looks at the flow of both people and money, and focuses on the pivotal role played by unequivocal identity verification of migrants in the architecture of immigration control, entitlement and the global fight against international crime.
In 2012, the Global Migration Summit focused its investigation around the following key topics:
- New paradigms of entitlement
- Managing transnational movement
- Financial flows in the global village
- Towards transparent supply chains
- Changes in the strategic approach
The 2012 calendar of Global Migration Summit events includes the following appointments:
- March 18-19: Global Migration Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- June 4-5: Global Migration Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- October 16-18: Global Migration Summit in Frankfurt, Germany
The Global Migration Summit invites representatives from governments, security agencies, the transportation industry, banking organizations, telecom service providers, and postal operators to meet ICT industry experts on the occasion of the international ID WORLD symposiums on identification, security, mobility and traceability (www.idworldonline.com).
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