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Programme and Presentations
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11:00 - 11:45 |
Opening Ceremony
- Welcome remarks – Master of Ceremony: Dr. Shi Ping, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- Opening keynote address - Her Royalty Highness Salote Pilolevu Tuita,
Princess of Tonga, Tonga (Kingdom of)
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- Welcome keynote address - Eun-Ju Kim Ph.D, Regional Director ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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SPEECH ]
- Welcome address - Prof. Ang Wei Tech, i-CREATe School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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12:00 - 12:45 |
Session 1 – Introduction to the accessibility agenda: the international and
the Asia and Pacific perspective
Moderator: Eun-Ju Kim Ph.D, Regional Director ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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- The United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disability (UN
CRDP): overview and implication for the international community
Ms. Silvia Lavagnoli, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, (OHCHR),
Geneva, Switzerland
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- The work of ITU in promoting ICT Standards for Accessibility
Mr. Wisit Atipakayoon, Advisor, ITU Regional office for Asia and the Pacific, International Telecommunication Union
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- ICT Accessibility: from Principle to Practice
Mr. Montian Buntan, Senator, Government of Kingdom of Thailand
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PRESENTATION ]
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12:45 - 13:00 |
Questions and Answers |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch break |
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14:00 - 15:45 |
Session 2 – National Perspectives in the Asia-Pacific region
Moderator: Mr. Wisit Atipakayoon, Advisor, ITU
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- Building capacity for harnessing ICTs for disempowered /marginalized communities in Sri Lanka”- eNABLE
Mr. Jagath Ratnayake, Assistant Director, Policy and International
Relations, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
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- Empowering Persons with Disabilities through ICT
Ms. Grace Amberong, National Computer Center (NCC), Philippines
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- China Web Accessibility Standard
Ms. Wu Yinghua, Senior Engineer of China Academy of Telecom Research (CATR), China
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- The experiences of ICTs accessibility in Thailand
Ms. Wantanee Phantachat, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand
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15:45 - 16:00 |
Questions and Answers |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
Tea break |
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16:30 - 17:15 |
Session 3 – Accessibility in Action: some experiences in the Asia-Pacific region
Moderator: Mr. Wisit Atipakayoon, Advisor, ITU
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- The Daisy Consortium activities in the field of accessibility
Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, President of the DAISY Consortium, Japan
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- Accessibility and Innovation, A Shared Responsibility
Ms. Yu Mei Qin (Ms. Maggie Qi), IBM, China
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- Accessibility to ICTs for persons with disabilities in Cambodia
Mr. Riel Barey, Regulator, Department of
Telecom-Policy Regulation as Regulator, Ministry of Posts and
Telecommunications, Cambodia
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17:15 - 17:30 |
Questions and Answers and wrap-up of the workshop |
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