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Workshop on Green ICTs and Innovation
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30 September 2011 from 10.30
to 12.30 hours, Nairobi, Kenya
Conference Room 6
- Opening remarks
- Moderator: Mr. Issah Yahaya, Director, Policy and Planning,
Ministry of Communications, Ghana
(Accra
Call to Action)
- Brief presentation of key
activities on Climate Change by participants:
- Ms Cristina Bueti, Programme Coordinator,
Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB),
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
(Outcome of the
ITU
Green Standards Week) [PPT]
- Mr Taylor Raynolds, Senior
Economist, Information Economy, ICTs and
Environment, OECD
- Mr Rizwan Tufail, Technology Officer,
Microsoft [PPT]
- Ms Edith Ofwona Adera, Senior Program
Specialist, International Development Research
Centre (IDRC) [PPT]
- Mr Mick Wilson, Division of Early Warning and
Assessment (DEWA), United Nations Environmental
Programme (UNEP)
- Mr James Kasigwa, Ag. Commissioner Broadcasting
Infrastructure, Ministry of Information and
Communication Technology, Uganda [PPT]
- Mr Giacomo Mazzone, European Broadcasting Union
(EBU)
- Dr Faheem Hussain, Assistant Professor, Asian
University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh
- Open discussion
- Next steps
- Closing of the workshop
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4th meeting |
30 September 2011, 9.00 to
10.30h
Conference Room 6
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SPEAKER'S BIOS (Alphabetically by surname)
Ms
Cristina Bueti |
Programme Coordinator,
Telecommunication
standardization Bureau (TSB),
ITU
Cristina Bueti graduated from
the Faculty of Political Science
and International Cooperation
and Development of the
University of Florence, where
she completed postgraduate
studies in International
Cooperation. In 2003, Ms Bueti
completed a project for the
Faculty of Laws, University of
Malta, before joining the
International Telecommunication
Union in Geneva in January 2004.
As a Programme Coordinator, she
is actively involved in ITU-T's
activities related to
sustainability, e-waste and
climate change. |
Mr
Taylor Reynolds |
Senior
economist,
Information Economy,
ICTs and Environment, OECD
Taylor Reynolds is a senior
economist at the OECD. He leads
the organization's Information
Economy Unit that covers issues
such as the role of information
and communication technologies
in the economy, digital content,
economic impacts of the Internet
and green ICTs. His previous
work at the OECD concentrated on
telecommunication and
broadcast markets with a
particular focus on broadband.
Before joining the OECD, Taylor
worked at the International
Telecommunication Union, the
World Bank and the National
Telecommunications and
Information Administration
(United States). Taylor has a
Ph.D. in Economics from American
University in Washington, D.C.
(United States). |
Mr Faheem Hussain |
Ph.D, Assistant
Professor Asian University for
Women, Bangladesh
Dr. Faheem Hussain is an
Assistant Professor of Computer
Science and Information &
Communication Technology (ICT)
undergraduate program of Asian
University for Women (AUW) in
Chittagong, Bangladesh. Dr.
Hussain completed his Ph.D. from
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
in the Department of Engineering
& Public Policy, with a focus on
technology and development in
the South Asian region: in ICT
for Development (ICTD),
Telecommunication Policy and
Management, Science and
Technology Policy, and Community
Media. He served as a faculty
member for Carnegie Mellon's
Qatar Campus. His present work
interests include: green ICT;
comparative effectiveness
analysis of different
Information Service options in
rural South Asia; and emerging
telecommunication industry and
regulations. |
Mr James Kasigwa |
Commissioner Broadcasting Infrastructure, Ministry of Information and
Communication Technology, Uganda
Mr. James Kasigwa is a Telecommunications Engineer, with a Masters degree in
Telecommunications & Computer Networks Engineering (TeCNE) from London South
Bank University, and a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
from Makerere University, Kampala. Currently, Mr. Kasigwa heads the Department
of Broadcasting & Infrastructure at the Ministry of Information & Communications
Technology, Government of Uganda. He is also the Chairman of the Multi-sector
working group on ICT & Climate Change at the Ministry of Information &
Communications Technology. |
Mrs Edith Ofwona-Adera |
Senior Program Specialist with
the International Development
Research Centre
Mrs. Edith Ofwona-Adera is a
Senior Program Specialist with
the International Development
Research Centre (IDRC) of
Canada. With over 18 years of
experience gained from working
in government and international
development organisations, her
specific focus is on Information
and Communication Technologies
for Development (ICT4D), Climate
Change and Water. She has been
pivotal in the research work
behind the development of
Uganda’s and Kenya’s universal
access strategies and
implementation plans. |
Mr Rizwan Tufail |
Technology Officer,
Microsoft
Rizwan Tufail is the Regional
Director and Technology Officer
for Microsoft West, East,
Central Africa and Indian Ocean
Islands. In this role he leads
Microsoft’s strategic
initiatives relating to all
aspects of technology strategy,
innovation and policy across the
48 governments of the region. He
is the primary engagement
contact with government, and a
key spokesperson for Microsoft
on technology policy issues as
they arise in the public debate,
including issues of Security,
Privacy, Open Standards, and
Interoperability. As part of the
work he also oversees
Microsoft’s work with
Governments to create projects
and programs that help the
governments achieve their
national objectives and address
their national socio-economic
development priorities. |
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