High-Level Policy Statements

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16:00 – 16:45

Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary General, ITU               
Chairman: Ms Magdalena Gaj, President, Office for Electronic Communication, Republic of Poland

  1. Chad – H.E. Mr Bamanga Abbas Malloum, Ambassador of Chad to the Swiss Confederation; Official representative of the Minister of Post & ICT
  2. Guinea – Mr Moustapha Mamy Diaby, Director General, Autorité de Régulation des Postes et Télécommunications (ARPT)
  3. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  – Mr Robert  Ordanoski, Director, Agency for Electronic Communications-AEC
  4. Ukraine - Mr Oleksandr Danchenko, Head of the Committee, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine)
  5. Trinidad and Tobago – Ms Vashti Maharaj, Head of Legal Services, Ministry of Science and Technology
  6. eWorldwide Group – Dr Salma Abbasi, Chief Executive Officer
  7. International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) –Mr Raymond Morel, TC3 Special Consultant
  8. Asociación Iberoamericana de Centros de Investigación y Empresas de Telecomunicación (AHCIET) –  Mr Pablo Bello, Secretary General
  9. Wiley Rein LLP /Internet Governance Coalition, - Mr David Gross, Partner, Attorney At Law

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16:45 – 17:30

Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary General, ITU 
Chairman: Ms Magdalena Gaj, President, Office for Electronic Communication, Republic of Poland

  1. Belarus - Ambassador Mikhail Khvostov, Permanent Mission of Belarus in Geneva
  2. Equatorial Guinea - Mr Rufino Ovono Ondó Engonga, State Secretary, Ministerio de Transportes, Tecnología, Correos y Telecomunicaciones
  3. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Mrs Genevieve Clavel, Governing Board Member
  4. Association of Scientists, Developers and Faculties (ASDF) – Mr Assem Moussa, ASDF Africa President
  5. Health and Environment Program (HEP) –  Mrs Madeleine Scherb, Economist/President
  6. EC MEDICI Framework of Cooperation –Prof. Alfredo M.  Ronchi, Secretary-General
  7. 25th Century Technology Limited – Mr Kwaku Ofosu-Adarkwa, CEO
  8. Post.world – Mr Peter Alfred-Adekeye, Founder & Chief Executive Officer

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17:30 – 18:00

  • Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary General, ITU 
  • Chairman: Ms Magdalena Gaj, President, Office for Electronic Communication, Republic of Poland
Session's link to WSIS Action Lines
  • C1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • C2. Information and communication infrastructure
  • C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • C4. Capacity building
  • C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
  • C6. Enabling environment
  • C7. ICT Applications: E-government
  • C7. ICT Applications: E-business
  • C7. ICT Applications: E-learning
  • C7. ICT Applications: E-health
  • C7. ICT Applications: E-employment
  • C7. ICT Applications: E-environment
  • C7. ICT Applications: E-agriculture
  • C7. ICT Applications: E-science
  • C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
  • C9. Media
  • C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
  • C11. International and regional cooperation

Session 248
  • Wednesday 27 May,
  • Auditorium, WIPO
  • High-Level Policy Statements

WSIS Forum 2015 | Innovating Together: Enabling ICTs for Sustainable Development
25–29 May 2015, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland