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ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
(13-14 May 2004)
12 May 2004
0900-1230
Venue: Cedro
ICT4D Challenges and Lessons Learned: The Experience of the Latin American and
Caribbean Region
A knowledge sharing session on ICT4D challenges and lessons learned presented
by LAC based organizations. An opportunity to promote knowledge
systematization, advocacy and collaborative activities and networking amongst
LAC based organizations and GKP members and non-member from other regions.
Moderator: Kemly Camacho, Fundacion Acceso
Speaker and Title of Presentations:
Eduardo Monge, International Relations Officer, Omar Dengo Foundation
Context setting and expectations of the LAC
Magarly Zuniga, Director, Research Department, Fundacion Omar Dengo
"La Educacion y las TIC: Los retos de identificar y mostrar impactos
Klaus Stoll, General Manager, Fundacion Chasquinet
The central role of the Community in projects of ICT for Development"
Gloria Bonder, Directora, Area Genero, Sociedad y Politicas, FLACSO-Argentina
"Genero y/en la Cultura de Internet: Brechas y Proyecciones"
1030-1100
Coffee Break
Session 2: 1100-1230
Speakers and Title of Presentations
Graciela Selaimen, Communication Director, RITS
"Public policies on digital inclusion policies in Brazil"
Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director, Association for Progressive
Communication "Monitor de Politicas TIC de LAC: Regional Public policies on
digital inclusion"
Leonardo Segura, ICT Professor University of Costa Rica / Fundacion Acceso
"ICT4D experiences and lessons learned of the visually impaired population in
Central America"
Kemly Camacho, Fundacion Accesso and Pablo Liendo
"Inventory and consultation of ICT4D multistakeholders in LA&C"
1230-1400
Venue: Real II
Lunch
1400-1600
Venue: Cedro
LAC Knowledge Sharing
Moderator: Kemly Camacho, Fundacion Accesso
Parallel Sessions (A) and (B)
1600-1830
Venue: Laurel 2
Session A: Knowledge Sharing Session on Video for Development / Feedback for
Communication for Development Concept
Chair: John Dada, Director, Programme Development
This round-table session will leverage members' skills, knowledge, capacity and
encourage memebrs to network, exchange experiences and identify areas of
collaboration with other members. It aims to find collaborative actions
especially with regards to GKP's strategic use and members' capacity building
and determine Video for Development plans and activities. This session will
also provide members an opportunity to provide feedback for the Communication
for Development Concept.
1600-1800
Venue: Cedro
Session B: Open Knowledge Sharing Session
Chair: Jac Steinan, Managing Director, International Institute for
Communication and Development
An opportunity for members to share experiences and network.
Speakers and Title of Presentations:
Reza Salim, Associate Director, BFES, " Computer and Information Security"
Lady Murrugarra, Head Computer Centre, UPCH, "Gender and ICTs - Peru
Md. Badruddozza Mia, Senior Vice President, PROSHIKA, "Implementing ICT-based
Information Systems in the Remote Development Centres"
Lim Kheng Joo, Senior Manager, MIMOS Bhd, "Promotion of FOSS via Asia
OpenSource Centre Initiative"
Andriy Kolodyuk, Information Society of Ukraine, "Eastern Europe and Central
Asia Region is on the Path to the II Stage of the World Summit on Information
Society Development in Tunis (2005)
Rahul Barkataky, Director, MITRA Foundation, "Involving the Youth in Nation
Building-An Indian Perspective"
1800-1900
Venue: Laurel 2
Orientation Session for New GKP Members
Chair: Eduardo Monge, Project Development and International Relations Officer,
Omar Dengo Foundation
1900-2100
Venue: Arboleda 1
Meeting of Roleplayers for 13 and 14 May 2004
(chairpersons, session coordinators, speakers, rapporteurs)
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13 May 2004
0900-1000
Venue: Cedro
Opening Plenary
9:00-9:05 GKP Introductory Video
9:05-9:10 Opening Remarks [Rinalia ABdul Rahim, Executive Director of GKP]
9:10-9:15 Welcome Remarks [Clotilde Fonseca, Executive Director of ODF]
9:15-9:30 Opening Address [Walter Fust, Chair, GKP Executive Committee]
- Introduction of EXCOMM Members
- 1 Minute of Silence for Keith Yeomans
9:30-9:55 Arrival of the Vice-President of Costa Rica
National Anthem of Costa Rica
Special Remarks [Lineth Saborio, Vice President of Costa
Rica]
9:55-10:00 GKP presentation of token of appreciation to Vice President of
Costa Rica
Handover of Annual Meeting Session to Chair of Executive
Committee
1000-1100
Venue: Cedro
Plenary Session: Role of GKP for WSIS
Chair: Walter Fust, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation;
Chair, GKP Executive Committee
10:00-10:25 ICT for Development Platform
- GKP at WSIS - Video
- YATV Video
- Summary of Feedback and Priorities for Follow-up
[Gerolf Weigel, Head, ICT4D Division, SDC]
10:25-10:45 Input from members and discussion
10:45-10:55 EXCOMM Recommendations on GKP Role for WSIS Phase 2 and Wrap-UP
10:55-11:00 Briefing on Annual Meeting Sessions [GKPS]
11:00-12:30
Venue: Cedro
Session 1: Multi-stakeholder Partnerships and ICT4D
Chair: Clotilde Fonseca, Executive Director, Omar Dengo Foundation
Session Coordinator: Paul Greener, Program Manager, Foundation for Development
Cooperation (Powerpoint,
- Click here to download Draft Advocacy Statement on Multi-stakeholder
Partnerships in ICT4D
Effective Multi-Sector Partnerships (MSPs) are strategic alliances that combine
the resources and strengths of government, private sector and civil society in
order to address key development challenges. ICT for Development (ICT4D)
initiatives that deliver real improvements to the livelihoods of the poor are
necessarily multifaceted. Successfully scaling up their outreach and impact is
beyond the capability of any one sector of society on its own. It is here that
MSPs come into their own. If well designed, such partnerships also deliver
significant benefits to the interests of each of the participating partners.
This session will feature the MSP Issue Paper which has been revised based on
input from members and from the WSIS process, together with a discussion on
advocacy regarding MSPs and recommendations for GKP action.
12:30-14:00
Venue: Arbodela III
Lunch
14:30-16:00
Venue: Cedro
Session 2: Financing ICT4D: The Way Forward in ensuring sustainability,
replication and upscaling of initiatives
Chair: Walter Fust, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation/
Chair, GKP Executive Committee
Session Coordinators: Geraldine Kouadio, Programme Officer, Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation.
Moderator: Ranjit Khosla (Chief Financial Officer, TARAhaat)
Speakers: Radhika Lal (Policy Advisor, BDP/IT for Development, United Nations
Development Programme) Abel Caine (Manager, Business and Systems Development e-
Government, Govt. of Fiji) and Michael Chertok (Board Chairman, Digital Divide
Data)
- Click here to download Draft Advocacy Statement on Financing ICT4D
The benefits of an efficient use of ICTs in development, the importance of
knowledge and information, as well as opportunities that open up with the
efficient use of ICTs and innovative applications, are more and more known to
practitioners. The piloting phase cannot go on for ever, but it is a challange,
today, to find funds for longer lasting ICT4D projects and for the
implementation of national policies. Within WSIS, the financing question is
also one of continuous debate and a special Task Force is looking for
innovative solutions. Ths session on Financing ICT4D will give an overview of
what is being debated internationally and what has been discussed within the
GKP already in order to debate over possible contributions the GKP could make.
These contributions should be in line with the GKP Strategy 2005 and the
specific strengths of the partnership.
16:00-17:30
Venue: Cedro
Session 3: Internet Governance
Chair: Stephane Roberge, Research Fellow, IDRC
Session Coordinator: Jovan Kurbalija, Director, DiploFoundation
Speaker: Anriette Esterhuysen (Executive Director, Association for Progressive
Communication)
Awareness of the social, economic and political impact of the Internet on
modern society has brought the question of Internet governance into sharper
focus. Who governs the Internet? Who are the actors likely to influence its
future development? What will their policies be with regard to infrastructure,
e-commerce, content, funding, spam, security, and other issues central to the
emerging Information Society? These are some of the key questions that need to
be addressed within the framework of Internet governance.
19:00-21:30
Venue: Cedro
GKP Official Dinner
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14 May 2004
9:00-11:30
Venue: Cedro
Session 4: CLOSED SESSION: FOR GKP MEMBERS ONLY
Chair: Walter Fust, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation; Chair, GKP Executive Committee
9:00-9:10 Introductory remarks by GKP Chair
9:10-9:30 2003 Annual Report
9:30-9:45 2004 Work Program and Budget
9:45-10:20 GKP Sustainability and Membership Issues
10:20-10:40 Strategy 2005 Evaluation & Update on Formulation of Strategy 2010
10:40-11:00 Role of GKP for Tunis 2005
11:00-11:10 GKP Virtual Presence & Marketplace
11:10-11:20 GKPS Term and Location
11:20-11:30 Annual Meeting 2005
1130-1300
Parallel Sessions 5(a) and 5(b)
Session 5 (a): Youth
Venue: Cedro
Chair: Hilmy Ahamed, Managing Director, Young Asia Television
Session Coordinator: Terri Willard, Project Manager, Knowledge Communications,
International Institute for Sustainable Development
The WSIS Declaration recognizes that young people are the future workforce and
leading creators and earliest adopters of ICTs. They must therefore be
empowered as learners, developers, contributors, entrepreneurs and decision-
makers. We must focus especially on young people who have not yet been able to
benefit fully from the opportunities provided by ICTs. We are also committed
to ensuring that the development of ICT applications and operation of services
respects the rights of children as well as their protection and well-being.
This session will address the participation of youth in ICT and draw feedback
for recommendations for GKP action.
Session 5 (b): Poverty Reduction
Venue: Laurel II
Chair: Lim Kheng Joo, Senior Manager, MIMOS Bhd
Session Coordinator: Stuart Mathison, Program Manager, Foundation for
Development Cooperation
Despite much talk recently about halving the number of people living in poverty
by 2015, absolute poverty remains a serious issue in many countries. Throughout
history, technology has invariably exacerbated the rich-poor divide. However,
if ICTs have benefited the rich everywhere, shouldn't we be able to use them to
benefit the poor? This session will discuss issues and provide recommendations
for GKP action.
13:00-14:00
Venue: Arboleda I
Lunch
14:00-15:30
Parallel Sessions 6(a) and 6(b)
Session 6 (a): Gender
Venue: Cedro
Chair: Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director, Association for Progressive
Communication Session Coordinator: Natasha Primo, Director, Women'sNet
Speakers: Dr Gloria Bonder (Director Area Gender, Society and Policies, UNESCO
Argentina), Yog Raj Maindiratta (Trustee and Board Member, Datamation
Foundation), John Dada (Program Director, Fantsuam Foundation).
WSIS affirmed that "development of ICTs provides enormous opportunities for
women, who should be an integral part of, and key actors, in the Information
Society" and committed to "ensuring that the Information Society enables
women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in
all spheres of society and in all decision-making processes" (para. 12).
However, the conscious incorporation of the equity principle and a strong
gender analysis in all ICT-related policies and activities remains a huge
challenge in development, and most times become diminished in priority as "just
women's issues". The session will discuss the gender dimension and women's
participation in ICT while also creating recommendations for GKP action.
Session 6 (b): Media
Venue: Laurel II
Chair: Stella Hughes, Senior Program Specialist, UNESCO
Session Coordinator: Kitty Warnock, Programme Director, Panos Institute
Speakers: Hilmy Ahamed (Managing Director, Young Asia Television), Marcelo
Solervicens (Secretary General, AMARC).
The Declaration of Principles states that "The right to freedom of opinion and
expression, as outlined in Article 19, is an essential foundation of the
Information Society" (DoP, 4). The short section on media in the Plan of Action
(C.9) states that "The media &..have an essential role in the development of
the Information Society and are recognised as an important contributor to
freedom of expression and plurality of information. "Stronger and more
concerted action is needed in addressing issues of legislation in media,
independence and pluralism; community media and the portrayal of women among
others. The minimum indicative target of all having access to radio and
television services needs to be met. This session will discuss the impact of
media on ICT and draw consolidated feedback for recommendations for GKP action.
15:30-17:00
Venue: Cedro
Session 7: Indigenous Knowledge, Local Content & IPR
Chair: Gerolf Weigel, Head, ICT4D Division, Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation
Session Coordinator: Eddie Ramirez, Information Manager and Tori Holmes,
Programme Development Coordinator, Open Knowledge Network OneWorld International
Speakers: John Dada (Program Director, Fantsuam Foundation), Ann Kristin
Hakansson (Dev. Resource, Indigenous Media Network) and Marcelo Solervicens
(Secretary General, AMARC).
-The knowledge and wisdom of all cultures should be valued and promoted. The
use of ICTs has the potential to either undermine local cultures through the
creation of a globalised mono-culture; or to enhance the ability of all peoples
to express themselves and share what of their wisdom they chose to, in a way
that strengthens their own local languages. This is a crucial challenge, with
90% of languages threatened by the end of this century. ICTs should be used to
promote IK and local content, respecting the rights of authorship and ownership
of the people who develop the knowledge. The session will address advocacy
issues surrounding indigenous knowledge, local culture and intellectual
property rights in order to consolidate feedback on recommendations for GKP
action.
17:00-18:00
Venue: Cedro
Session 8: Closing and Reporting from All Advocacy Issues Session
Chair: Clotilde Fonseca, Executive Director, Omar Dengo Foundation
1700-1705: Introduction to the Session
1705-1710: Multi-stakeholder Partnerships and ICT4D
Paul Greener, Program Manager, Foundation for Development Cooperation
1710-1715: Financing ICT4D: The Way Forward in ensuring sustainability,
replication and upscaling of initiatives
Geraldine Kouadio, Programme Officer, Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation
1715-1720 Internet Governance
Jovan Kurbalija, Director, DiploFoundation
1720-1725 Youth
Terri Willard, Project Manager, Knowledge Communications, International
Institute for Sustainable Development
1725-1730 Poverty Reduction
Stuart Mathison, Program Manager, Foundation for Development Cooperation
1730-1735 Gender
Natasha Primo, Director, Women'sNet
1735-1740 Media
Kitty Warnock, Programme Director, Panos Institute
1740-1745 Indigenous Knowledge, Local Content & IPR
Eddie Ramirez, Information Manager, Open Knowledge Network OneWorld
International and Tori Holmes, Programme Development Coordinator, Open
Knowledge Network OneWorld International
1745-1800 Round of Feedback
1800-1805 Close of the Annual Meeting
1800-2000
Venue: Arboleda I
Networking
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