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Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Digital Inclusion for All |
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
is organizing the
“ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on “Digital Inclusion for All” which will be held
at Suntec Convention Centre (Room 303 - 305) in Singapore on 21-23 June 2011. The Forum is kindly hosted by Singapore’s InfoComm
Development Authority and the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), with the support of the Government of Australia
through the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have the potential to enhance the quality of life for persons with disabilities, elderly persons and disadvantaged women,
men and youth and support them to enjoy independent living and participate in and contribute to society. However, for ICT-enabled solutions,
barriers such as accessibility, availability and affordability need to be addressed.
The Forum is organized and designed to contribute to global activities related to ensuring that people with special needs are targeted by efforts to bridge the digital
divide in line with Programme 4 of the 2010 ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) Hyderabad Action Plan, WTDC Res.58
(Hyderabad, 2010): “Access to ICTs for persons with disabilities (PwDs), including persons with age-related disabilities”, Res. 55 (Doha,
2006): “Promoting gender equality towards and all-inclusive information society”, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities (UN CRPD). The focus will be on ICT accessibility and the use of telecommunication/ICTs for the social and economic
development for all, including persons with disabilities, the ageing society, women and girls, and other disadvantaged people. The Forum is
essentially targeted at senior officials from policy makers, regulators, industry and international organizations that are involved in ICT
policies, regulations, operations, strategies and development activities promoting digital inclusion for all.
The Forum will be conducted in English only and will be paperless.
We are pleased to inform you that subject to available fellowship funds, ITU will provide one fellowship to one delegate duly authorized by the respective ITU Administrations
from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the Asia Pacific region to facilitate their participation in the Forum. Accomplished registration and fellowship request forms
should be returned to us as soon as possible but not later than 20 May 2011.
Organizations that are interested in contributing or sponsoring the Forum,
please contact
Ms. Aurora A. Rubio (aurora.rubio@itu.int) for any further
information.
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TENTATIVE AGENDA |
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TUESDAY, 21 JUNE
2011 (DAY 1) |
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12:00-14:30 |
Registration |
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14:30-15:00 |
ADDRESS BY GUEST OF HONOUR
- Dr Yaacob Ibrahim
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore
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ADDRESS BY ITU SECRETARY-GENERAL
- Dr Hamadoun Touré
Secretary-General,
International Telecommunication Union
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15:00-15:15 |
Call for Partners |
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15:15-16:00 |
Group Photo and
afternoon break |
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16:00-17:30 |
SESSION 1: GENERAL OVERVIEW:
PROMOTING DIGITAL INCLUSION FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS - CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES
Chairman: Mr James Kang, Assistant Chief
Executive Officer, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
- Defining "ALL": Understanding the Digital Inclusion Issues for
Persons with Disabilities, Ageing Populations, Women and Girls
[Presentation] [Abstract]
[Biography]
Speaker: Ms Susan Schorr, Head, Special
Initiatives Division, ITU/BDT
- Basic Principles to ensure ICT Accessibility for All and the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Honorable Mr Monthian Buntan, Senator,
Government of Thailand
- Economic and Social Aspects of Digital Inclusion: Regional
Perspectives
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Ms Tiziana Bonapace, Chief, ICT and
Development Section, ICT and Disaster Reduction Division, ESCAP
- Assistive Technology - Needs, Challenges and
Utilization
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Ms Chia Yong Yong, President, Society
for the Physically Disabled
- Q&A
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18:00 |
Welcome Dinner hosted
by CEO, IDA |
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WEDNESDAY, 22
JUNE 2011 (DAY 2) |
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09:00-10:30 |
SESSION 2: EFFECTIVE POLICY
FRAMEWORKS AND STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE DIGITAL INCLUSION FOR ALL
Chairman:
Ms Susan Schorr, Head, Special
Initiatives Division, ITU/BDT
- Digital Inclusion for Indigenous People
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Andrew Maurer, Assistant Secretary,
Spectrum and Wireless Serivces Branch, DBCDE, Australia
- Building a Digitally Inclusive Society
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Ms Tan Kar Joo, Senior Director,
Government Cluster Group, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
- The e-Accessibility Policy Toolkit for Persons with Disabilities
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Axel Leblois, Executive Director,
Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication
Technologies (G3ict)
- Korea's Cases on Collaborative Governance for Digital Inclusion
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Ms Jiyoung Kim, ICT Capacity Building
Researcher, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Q&A
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10:30-11:00 |
Morning break |
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11:00-12:30 |
SESSION 3: TOWARDS DIGITAL INCLUSION
FOR AGEING SOCIETY
Chairman: Ms Thelma Kay, Senior Advisor on Ageing Issues, Elderly
and Disability Division, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and
Sports, Singapore
- Shape the Future: transforming society through seamless access to
digital information and knowledge
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Pascal van den Nieuwendijk,
Director, Public & Private Alliance, Public Sector Asia, Microsoft
Operations Pte Ltd.
- e-Care for Elderly in
Hong Kong, a case model
[Presentation] [Abstract]
[Biography]
Speaker: Mr Timothy Ma, Executive Director,
Hong Kong Senior Citizen Home Safety Association
- Towards Integrated Healthcare Systems - Singapore's Experience in
Building Primary and Long-term Care Electronic Healthcare Capabilities
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Peter Morgan, Chief Information
Officer, Agency for Integrated Care, Ministry of Health, Singapore
- Experience of Using IT for Active Ageing
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Dick Yip, 2008 Active Ager Award -
Silver Infocomm Champion
- Q&A
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12:30-14:00 |
Lunch break |
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14:00-15:30 |
SESSION 4: ACCESSIBLE
TELECOMMUNICATION / ICT AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Chairman: Mr Axel Leblois, Executive Director, Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies
(G3ict)
- Broadcasting and IPTV Access for All
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Peter Looms, Chair of the ITU-T
Focus Group on Audiovisual Media Accessibility, Danish
Broadcasting/European Broadcasting Union
- DAISY Standard & Disaster RIsk Reduction for All
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Hiroshi Kawamura, President, DAISY
Consortium
- Universal Service Obligation (USO) and Telecommunication Relay
Service for Persons with Disabilities
[Presentation]
[Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Wares Borvonsin, Division Director,
Universal Service Obligation Bureau, National Broadcasting and
Telecommunications Commission
(NBTC), Thailand
- humannetworklabs - sharing on experience in Silver Community
Test-bed programme
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Ms Yiping Goh, Managing Director,
Human Network Labs
- Q&A
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15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break |
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16:00-18:00 |
SESSION 5: ICTs FOR THE ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AND YOUTH
Chairman: Ms Maria Teresa Camba, Director of
Operations, Telecentre.org Foundation
- The Importance of Digital Inclusion Policies Targeting Women and
Girls
[Presentation] [Abstract]
[Biography]
Speaker: Dr Yoo-Jin Han, Vice Director, Asia
Pacific Women Information Network (APWINC)
- WITNET - Global Network of Women in ICT
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Slobodan Markovic, Adviser to the
State Secretary for Digital Agenda, Republic of Serbia
- 4G WI-MAX Community Broadband Centers in Malaysia: Its impact on the
citizens with particular attention to people with special needs
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Michael Lai, CEO, Packet One
Networks, Malaysia
- ICTs for Women's Self Help Groups in Rural India
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Ms Archana G. Gulati, Joint
Administrator (Finance), USO Fund, Department of Telecommunications,
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, India
- Cyberonia - A Game to teach our Young
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Lum Hon Fye, Chairman IT Committee
Organization, National Crime Prevention Council, Singapore
- Q&A
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THURSDAY, 23
JUNE 2011 (DAY 3) |
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09:00-11:00 |
SESSION 6: DIGITAL INCLUSION FOR ALL:
LESSONS LEARNT & CASE STUDIES
Chairman: Prof. Vu Minh Khuong, Assistant
Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of
Singapore
- SIJ@RSVP - An Innovative Approach
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Koh Juay Meng, 2nd Vice President, RSVP
Singapore - The Organisation of Senior Volunteers
- The Role of Universities in Promoting Digital Inclusion for PwDs and
Ageing Societies
[Presentation] [Abstract]
[Biography]
Speaker: Prof. Toshio Obi, Director, APEC
e-Government Research Center Waseda University
- Text-to-Speech (TTS) Development for Mongolia
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Wisit Atipayakoon, Telecom/ICT
Specialist, ITU/BDT Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Accessible Technology - Unlocking Potentials and Opening
Opportunities
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Ms Chia Woon Yee, Director, Technology
& Vocational Training, Society for the Physically Disabled, Singapore
- Addressing the Special Needs of Citizens with Disabilities through
ICTs: The Case of Sri Lanka
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Mr Mohan Jayasekere, Deputy Director
(Policy and International Relations), Telecommunications Regulatory
Commission of Sri Lanka
- Q&A
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11:00-11:15 |
Morning break |
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11:15-12:15 |
SESSION 7: GLOBAL/REGIONAL
INITIATIVES & PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS
Chairman: Ms Aurora A. Rubio, Head, ITU Area
Office for South East Asia
- ITU-telecentre.org Foundation Global Telecentre Women's Digital
Literacy Campaign
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Ms Maria Teresa Camba, Director for
Operations, Telecentre.org Foundation / Ms Susan Schorr, Head, Special
Initiatives Division, ITU/BDT
- Building Disability Awareness among Internet Stakeholders
[Presentation] [Abstract] [Biography]
Speaker: Ms
Gunela Astbrink, Director, Internet Society of Australia
- ITU Activities and Call for Partnerships
- Connect a School, Connect a Community
- Proposal for Building Capacity on DAISY
- Q&A
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12:15-12:45 |
CONCLUSION & ADOPTION
OF THE FINAL REPORT |
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12:45-13:00 |
CLOSING
- International Telecommunication Union
- MCYS
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch break |
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14:00-15:30 |
SITE VISIT (1):
Infocomm Accessibility Centre
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16:00-17:30 |
SITE VISIT (2):
Silver Infocomm Junction
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At a Glance |
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Dates:
21st - 23rd June 2011
Fellowship Deadline:
20 May 2011
Location:
Suntec Convention Centre, Room 303 - 305, Singapore
Organised by: ITU, MCYS, IDA
Contact:
For detailed information, please contact
Ms. Aurora Rubio
Head,
ITU Area Office for South-East Asia
Email: aurora.rubio@itu.int
or
Mr. Wisit Atipayakoon
ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Email: wisit.atipayakoon@itu.int
Target Audience:
- Policy makers
- Regulators
- Executive and Managers
- Administrators and officials dealing with Persons with Disabilities and/or
the Elderly
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