WSIS Thematic Meeting on Multi-Stakeholder
Partnerships for Bridging the Digital Divide

               Seoul, Republic of Korea, 23 - 24 June 2005                   

Programme

Day One - 23 June 2005
                Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, Cosmos Room (3rd Floor)

09:30 - 09:45

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Mr. Jun-Hyong RHO, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC)
Mr. Tim KELLY, Head Strategy and Policy Unit, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

09:45 - 10:15

Introductory Remarks
(Host of this WSIS Thematic Meeting and host countries of the Geneva and Tunis phases of WSIS)

Mr. Yeon-gi SON, President/CEO, Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO), Korea

Mr. Hak-Su KIM, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Mr. Walter FUST, Director General, Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation, Chairman of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), Switzerland
Mr. Othman JERANDI, Ambassador of Tunisia to the Republic of Korea, Tunisia

  10:15 -  10:30

  10:30 -  10:45

Nomination of Chairman
Adoption of Agenda
Introduction of Vice-Ministers

Mr. Michael REED, Director, International Institute for Software Technology, United Nations University, Japan (Chairman)

10:45 - 12:30

Keynote Speakers

Mr. Jonathan KUSHNER, Global Strategic Accounts Executive- Public Sector, Asia Pacific, Multilaterals and Bilaterals, Microsoft
Mr. Andy CARVIN, Director, Digital Divide Network, EDC Center for Media & Community
Mr. Art REILLY, Senior Director, Strategic Technology Policy, Cisco Systems
Mr. Alain CLERC, Executive Secretary, Digital Solidarity Fund
Mr. Yon MOREIRA DA SILVA Jr., Vice-President for Strategic Business, Brasil Telecom
Mr. Bechir RADDAOUI, Director at the Cabinet of the Minister, Ministry of Communication Technologies of Tunisia

12:30 - 14:30

                                   Lunch at the Vista Hall (B2)

14:00 - 14:30

Introductory Presentation:
Background Paper on Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Bridging the Digital Divide
(BDB-WSIS/05)

Mr. Tim KELLY, Head, and Ms. Lilia PEREZ-CHAVOLLA, Policy Analyst, Strategy and Policy Unit, ITU
 

14:30 - 16:00

Building Successful Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: National Policies

Mr. Paulo SIQUEIRA, Head of International Cooperation Office, Brazilian Institute of Information on Science and Technology (IBICT), Brazil
Mr. Jonathan LOPEZ RODRIQUEZ , e-Government Director, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT), Mexico
Mr. Robert SAGUN, Global Policy Coordinator, WSIS Youth Caucus, Philippines
Mr. Jirapon TUBTIMHIN, Director, GITI, NECTEC, Thailand
Ms. Thi Minh Van NGUYEN, External Relations Expert, Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corp., Vietnam

16:00 - 16:30

                                          Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:00

Building Successful Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: Promoting Access through Telecenters and Capacity Building

Mr. Ahmad Farshid GHYASI, Deputy Project Manager, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Afghanistan
Mr. Jean Paul NKURUNZIZA, General Secretary, Burundi Youth Training Centre, Burundi
Ms. Mariana TODOROVA, Managing Director, Saga Technology, Bulgaria
Mr. Gajendra BOHRA, Telecom Consultant, Organisation Development Centre, Nepal
Mr. Cheung Moon CHO, Director, Division of International Cooperation & Planning, Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO)

18:00 - 18:15

Summary

Mr. Michael REED, Chairman

18:30 - 20:00

                         Welcome Dinner at the Aston House

Day Two - 24 June 2005
Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, Cosmos Room (3rd Floor)

09:00 - 09:05

Welcome

Mr. Michael REED, Chairman

Building Successful Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: ICT Applications

Mr. Mohan Brij BAVEJA, Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, India
Ms. Rita TSERING, UNITeS Associate, UN Volunteers-UNITeS
Mr. Mohammad SALAHUDDIN, Head of Subdirectorate for Posts, Telecommunication and ICT, BAPPENAS, Indonesia
Mr. Muhammad ATIF SHEIKH, President, STEP, Secretariat General DPI, Pakistan
Mr. Harsha DE SILVA, Senior Consultant Economist, LIRNEasia, Sri Lanka
Mr. Yong-jae LEE,  Senior Manager of Global Marketing Operation of Samsung Electronics

                                         Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:30

Introductory Presentation:
Background Paper on the Digital Opportunity Index (DOI)(BDB-WSIS/06)

Mr. Michael MINGES, Senior Market Analyst, Telecommunications Management Group (TGM)

11:30 - 12:30

Measuring the Digital Divide: Towards the Development of a Digital Opportunity Index

Session Chair: Mr. Tim KELLY
 

Mr. Cheung Moon CHO, Director, Division of International Cooperation & Planning, Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO)
Mr. Mongi HAMDI, Chief, Science and Technology, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Mr. Larry PRESS, Professor of Information Systems, California State University

12:30 - 14:00

                                    Lunch at the Mugunghwa Grand Ballroom (1F-Lobby)

Next Steps: Overcoming Barriers and Enhancing Partnerships

Session Chair:  Mr. Andy CARVIN, Digital Divide Network

Mr. Cosmas ZAVAZAVA, Head of Least Developed Countries Unit, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Mr. G. M. FEDOROV, Chief, ICT Policy Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Mr. Sergei KAMBALOV, Deputy Executive Coordinator, United Nations ICT Task Force
Ms. Karen BANKS, Networking and Advocacy Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

Closing Plenary:
Chairman's Report
Protocol

Mr. Michael REED, Chairman

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