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Preliminary Programme of Launch Seminar, GAID Latin America and Caribbean Network

4 February

08:30 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 10:00 Welcoming statements:
Sigfredo Figueroa, e-País Programme, Government of El Salvador
Martine Dirven, ECLAC
Claudia Oglialoro, IADB
Angelica Ospina, IDRC-ICA
Stefano Cacciaguerra, Government of Italy
Sarbuland Khan, UN DESA GAID: Regional Networks and Activities, delivered by Daniel Stauffacher
10:00 - 11:30 Panel 1: Regional Issues relating to National ICT Policies and Strategies for Achieving the MDGs

Panel Moderator/Organizer: Hernán Galperín (DIRSI - Universidad de San Andrés)
Panelists:
  • Martin Hilbert, ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)
  • Roxana Barrantes, DIRSI and the Institute of Peruvian Studies
  • Amy Mahan, Lirne.net (Learning Initiatives on Reforms for Network Economies)
  • Pablo Accuosto, ITEM (Third World Institute) and APC (Association for Progressive Communications)
 ICT cuts across various different fields, but where can we see an immediate impact of the innovative usage of ICT?

How are technologies distributed so that the individuals, organizations, universities and governments can utilize them to achieve the targets?

It is one thing to connect the poor to the rest of the world but how does this connection translate into improvements in their quality of life?
11.30 - 13.00 Discussion on National ICT policies and eLAC goals
13:00 - 15:00 Networking break and Lunch
15:00 - 16:30 Panel 2: Technology for the Poor: ICT innovation for poverty eradication. Are there ICT innovations that are truly making a difference in Education, Health and Youth employment?

Panel Organizer: IDRC-ICA (The International Development Research Centre – Institute for Connectivity in the Americas)
Moderator: Clotilde Fonseca, Omar Dengo Foundation
Panelists: ICT4D has for some time existed on the periphery of the development agenda. How is the development community hoping to establish it as a core development topic?

How will "innovative ideas" translate into on-the-ground action? Who is responsible for the final delivery?

Business models that target traditional markets are inadequate to the challenge of broad-based development that is at the heart of the MDGs. Pro-poor business models and technology solutions can make the market grow and enhance profits for those who can think beyond the traditional modes. How do we invest in the right innovations for the people at the bottom of the ICT pyramid?

Who are the players and what kind of support is needed to create "buying power" (access to credit, income generation), “improve access” (distribution systems, communications links), “shaping aspirations” (consumer education, sustainable development), and tailoring local solutions (targeted product, bottom-up innovation)?
16:30 - 16:45 Coffee break
16:45 - 18:15 Discussion re: technology for the poor and eLAC goals

Closing
20:00 Reception

5 February

09:15 - 10:45 Panel 3: How to develop e-government application in order to enhance citizens' participation and promoting accountability, transparency and efficiency in governance processes?

Panel Organizers/moderators:
  • Migual Porrúa, RedGEALC (Network of e-Government Leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean), OAS (Organization of American States)
  • Hernán Moreno, ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)
Panelists: From the point of view of International Trade, how can e-Government benefit the countries of the region? Can these practices and benefits be extrapolated to other e-Government applications?

What is the importance of standardizing the procedures and interoperability of information-management in International Trade paperwork?

What steps must be taken by countries to ensure the mass adoption of e-Government services, such as those that must be implemented in International Trade?

How can we share best practices and innovative technologies between industries and governments so as to optimize e-government services in all areas of public administration?
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 Discussion on enhancing citizens' participation in e-government & eLAC
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Panel 4: Multi-stakeholder frameworks for developing effective policies and partnerships for mainstreaming ICT.

Panel Organizer: GAID
Moderator: Daniel Stauffacher, ICT for Peace Foundation
Panelists:
Because innovation in ICT moves very rapidly and is dominated by the private sector, what is the best "engagement model" between the government and the private sector to facilitate this knowledge sharing and policy making?

What kinds of incentives and/or support needed by the private sector can be provided by government?

How can public-private collaboration drive progress in developing countries? Abundant in the business community are resources, capacity and an entrepreneurial spirit that are scarce within the public sector. How should the development community and the business community join hands to find new models to meet the needs and demands of the poor?
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 - 17.15 Discussion of frameworks for developing ICT partnerships under eLAC

CLOSING SESSION

Chair: Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator of GAID
17:15 - 17:45 Chair: Sarbuland Khan, UN DESA GAID
Presentation of the outcomes of the meeting
UN DESA GAID/ECLAC/IDRC-ICA
17:45 - 18.00 Closing remarks and final observations
18:00 - 18:30 Press conference
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Welcome statement by Martine Dirven, ECLAC67.13 KB
Welcome statement by Stefano Cacciaguerra, Government of Italy118.26 KB
GAID and its regional networks and activities, Sarbuland Khan90.64 KB
Welcome statement by Claudia Oglialoro, IADB15.95 KB
Convergencia y universalización de los servicios de telecomunicaciones, Roxana Barrantes, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos133 KB
Panorama Digital de América Latina y el Caribe 2007, PNUD, DIRSI, CEPAL, ICA-IDRC, @LIS1.81 MB
El rol de las TIC en la consecución de los ODM, Pablo Accuosto, Instituto del Tercer Mundo (ITeM)135.5 KB
Oportunidades Móviles: El móvil como herramienta de inclusión digital, Hernan Galperin, Universidad de San Andrés3.31 MB
Pobreza, TIC y la Integración Social en América Latina y el Caribe: reflexiones y propuestas, Saadia Sánchez Vegas, SELA398.5 KB
eLAC2010, Elena García, RELPE542.5 KB
La Estrategia Punto J: Adolescentes, jóvenes e internet en la lucha contra el VIH-sida, Alicia Quintana, Instituto de Educación y Salud8.38 MB
Haiti, poor country: Myth or Reality, Patrick Attie, ESIH2.28 MB
Interoperabilidad en el comercio exterior colombiano, Gloria Cañas Arias1.11 MB
Gobierno electrónico, Miguel A. Porrúa Vigón, OEA739 KB
Panel 3859 KB
Se puede fomentar la aplicación del Gobierno Electrónico para aumentar la participación ciudadana y para promover la rendición de cuentas, la transparencia y la eficiencia de los tramites de gobierno?, Nazaré Lopes Bretas335 KB
Alianzas Multisectoriales: Conditio sine qua non de TICpD, Cornelio Hopmann, eNicaragua – Development Gateway1.13 MB
TIC y alianzas para el desarrollo en América Latina, Matías Rodríguez Perdomo, AHCIET1.08 MB
Marcos de alianzas de Múltiples Interesados para crear cooperaciones efectivas en la construcción de capacidades en educación, Irene Hardy de Gómez, Fundación Cisneros246 KB
TICAF, Rafael Fuentes, CAF3.55 MB
Agenda Digital Local: Una Estrategia para Construir la Sociedad de la Información, Ramón Peñagaricano, IT4ALL3.18 MB
Regional Issues relating to National ICT Policies and Strategies for Achieving the MDGs, Amy Mahan, LIRNE.NET251 KB
Empowerment through multi-stakeholder partnership, Johan Haeger, Ericsson720.74 KB
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