ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRD UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION Public Forum Side Event: Forum on using ICTs for Disaster Risk Reduction,
Draft Programme
09:00 – 12:00 hrs. 15 March 2015
Room A106, Tohoku University This side event will explore the critical role of information and communication technology in disaster risk reduction. It will discuss policy, legal, technical and regulatory, and operational issues. Panelists will also review the implementation of the Hyogo Framework and draw lessons post-2015 period that would inform the implementation of the Sendai Programme of Action. Welcoming Remarks: Japan (TBC) Opening Remarks: Mr. Brahima Sanou, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU Moderator: Dr. Cosmas Zavazava, Chief, Project Support and Knowledge Management Department, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU Panelists: - H.E. Mr. John Nasasira, Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Uganda
- H.E. Mr. Louis Casambre, Deputy Minister, DOST, Philippines
- H.E. Mr. Yasuo Sakamoto, Vice Minister for Policy Coordination, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Information Technology, Japan
- H.E. Ms. Anusha Rahman Ahmad Khan, Minister of State for Information, Technology, Pakistan
- H.E. Mr. Francis Imitai, Minister, FSM Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure, Micronesia
- Mr. Samer Halawi, CEO, Thuraya Telecommunications, UAE
- Ms. Donna Bethea Murphy, Vice President, Regulatory Engineering, Iridium, USA
- Mr. Jose Toscano, Director General, International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (ITS0)
- Mr. Richard Anago, Director of International Affairs and Cooperation, Ministry of Development of Digital Economy and Posts, Burkina Faso.
- Mr. Ken Yamamoto, Secretary, IARU Region 3
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