ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2004

FORUM PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

ADVANTAGE AFRICA

Mon.
03 May

OPENING Ceremony
1145H - 1230H
Room: Cheops

YF.1 - OPENING
1400H - 1500H

YF.2 - 1530H - 1830H
Technology and Applications

Tue.
04 May

OPENING 1 - 1000H - 1100H
Advantage Africa

OPENING 2 - 1130H - 1300H
The State of the Industry

PLENARY 1 - 1430H - 1600H
Policy Visions

PLENARY 2 - 1630H - 1800H
New Challenges, New Institutions

WORKSHOP 1 - 1430H - 1700H
Voice over IP

YF Lunch Session - 1230H - 1430H
Vodafone

YF.3 - 1430H - 1730H
Telecom Policies & Regulations

Wed.
05 May

PLENARY 3 - 0900H - 1030H
Mobile Africa

PLENARY 4 - 1100H - 1230H
Building the Infrastructure

PLENARY 5 - 1430H - 1600H
Creating Successful
Business Models

PLENARY 6 - 1630H - 1800H
Investment and Finance

WORKSHOP 2 - 1430H - 1700H
Management of Internet Resources

YF.4 - 0930H - 1230H
Finance & Business Opportunities

YF Lunch Session - 1230H - 1430H
Intelsat

YF.4a - 1430H - 1730H
Working Session - Development of a Youth Action Plan for Africa

Thurs.
06 May

PLENARY 7 - 0900H - 1030H
ICT for Development:
Case Studies

PLENARY 8 - 1100H - 1230H
Using ICTs to achieve NEPAD objectives

PLENARY 9 - 1430H - 1600H
Promoting Universal Access and Use

CLOSING - 1630H - 1800H
Digital Solidarity
(WSIS)

SPECIAL WORKSHOP - 0930H - 1100H
National and Pan African IXP

WORKSHOP 3 - 1400H - 1630H
Fostering Local Content and Software Development

YF.5 - 0900H - 1130H
Development of a Youth Action Plan for Africa (Working Group - report back from drafting team)

YF Free time

YF - CLOSING
1800H - 1900H

Openings, Closing and Plenaries Forum sessions in Mycerinos A
Workshops in Mycerinos C

YF = Youth Forum (by invitation only)
Youth Forum sessions in Mycerinos D