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ITU Regional Development Forum for Europe (RDF-EUR)
Information and Communication Technologies for attaining Sustainable Development Goals

Monday 6 May 2019 | Rome, Italy

9:00– 9:15	Opening Ceremony Ms Doreen Bogdan, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU Ms Eva Spina, Director General for Planning and Management of Spectrum at the Ministry of Economic Development, Italy Ms Cristiana Flutur, Co-President, Conference of European Postal and Telecommunication Administrations (CEPT)
9:30 – 11:00	Regional Actions Beyond the WTDC-17 and PP-18 *ITU Actions at the Regional Level \| Regional Initiatives \| Study Groups \| Partnerships \| Membership \| SMEs \| Academia \| WSIS Action Lines and SDGs* Setting the Context and Moderation Mr Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of the ITU Office for Europe - Presentation Panelists Ms Blanca Gonzales, European Vice-Chair of the ITU-D Telecommunication Development Advisory Group, and Head of Unit at the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Telecommu nications and Information Society, Spain Mr Vadim Kaptur, European Vice Chair of the ITU-D Study Group 1, and Vice Rector of ONAT Academy, Ukraine Ms Amela Odobasic, European Vice Chair of the ITU-D Study Group 1, and Head of Public Affairs, Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Presentation Mr Dominique Wurges, European Vice Chair of the ITU-D Study Group 2, Director for International Relations, Orange Dr Lidia Stepinska-Ustasiak, Chairman of the Steering Committee ITU Centres of Excelence Chairman of the ITU-D Global Capacity Builidng Group and Head of Social and Corporate Policy Unit, Office of Electronic Communciations, Poland - Presentation WSIS and SDGs Implementation Mr Vladimir Stankovic, ICT Policy Analyst, ITU - Presentation
11:30 –13:00	Review of Implementation of the ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe *EUR1: Broadband infrastructure, broadcasting and spectrum management* Albania Czech Republic Latvia - Presentation Montenegro North Macedonia Poland - Presentation ONAT Academy (Ukraine) - Presentation *EUR2: A citizen-centric approach to building services for national administrations* Czech Republic Georgia FAO - Presentation ONAT Academy (Ukraine) - Presentation Oslo Metropolitan University (Norway) WHO
14:00 –16:00	Review of Implementation of the ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe *EUR3: Accessibility, affordability and skills development for all to ensure digital inclusion and sustainable development* Bosnia and Herzegovina Malta - Presentation Poland - Presentation MWF (Austria) - Presentation ONAT Academy (Ukraine) (Proposal 1, Proposal 2, Proposal 3, Proposal 4) - Presentation Oslo Metropolitan University (Norway) ESSL Foundation - Presentation ILO *EUR4: Enhancing trust and confidence in the use of information and communication technologies* Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Georgia North Macedonia Romania San Marino DCAF (Switzerland) Empowering Children Foundation (Poland) - Presentation Energy Pact Foundation (Austria) Institute for Accountability in the Digital Age (Netherlands) ONAT Academy Ukraine (proposal 1) (proposal 2) - Presentation Safer Internet Centre (UK) - Presentation
16:30 –17:45	Review of Implementation of the ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe *EUR5: ICT-centric innovation ecosystems* Cyprus Greece Hungary Latvia - Presentation Montenegro Oslo Metropolitan University (Norway) *2019-2020 Action Plan for Implementing* *ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe* ITU Office for Europe
17:50 –18:00	Conclusions and Way Forward Mr Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of the ITU Office for Europe Mr Fabio Bigi, Ministry of Economic Development, Italy