ProgrammeTentative agenda (please click here to download the programme) As of 27 November 2009
Tuesday 1 December 08:30 - 09:30 Registration and welcome coffee (Foyer area)09:30 - 10:00 Opening Ceremony (Meeting Room 408-409)MC: Noraini Noor Khan, Deputy Director, International Affairs, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) - H.E. Vincent Piket, Ambassador and Head of the EC Delegation to Malaysia
- H.E. Helena Sångeland, Ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia
- H.E Dato' Joseph Salang, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture, Malaysia
10:00 - 10:45 ICT infrastructure & broadband: problems & solutionsChair: Zamani Zakaria, Senior Director of MyICMS, Technology and Standards Division, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) The situation of the ICT infrastructure in ASEM countries is very diverse. This session will focus on reviewing the current status of ICT infrastructure and broadband in ASEM countries. Panellists will be asked to give their views on how to boost investment in these sectors in ASEM countries, in particular through policy or regulatory initiatives Support for the Establishment of Harmonised Policies for the ICT in the ACP Affordable Internet for the next billion - Stephan Martin, Nokia Siemens Networks
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break (Foyer area)11:15 - 12:30 ICT infrastructure & broadband: problems & solutions (cont'd)- Henry Quek, Next Generation Networks Programme Office, IDA, Singapore
- Seow Hiong Goh, Global Policy and Government Affairs Team, CISCO
ASTRA Satellite Technologies for Telecommunication and Development - Vu Tien Khang, Senior Sales Manager and Director of Vietnam Programs, SES ASTRA TechCom
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch14:00 - 15:30 Session I: TEIN3 Bringing the Asian Community together – South Meets East Opening Remarks - H.E. Vincent Piket, Ambassador and Head of the European Commission Delegation to Malaysia
TEIN3 – a continuing networking success story - David West, Project Manager, DANTE
Joining the TEIN3 community: South meets East - Nimal Ratnayake, Technical Director, LEARN, Sri Lanka
- Dipak Singh, Director ERNET, India
Looking beyond TEIN3: what lies ahead? Panel discussion chaired by Adriana Lojova, EuropeAid Co-operation Office, European Commission Panellists: - ByungKyu Kim, Executive Principal Researcher, NIA, Korea
- Shinji Shimoji, Director of JGN2 plus Research & Operations, NICT, Japan
- Roger Torrenti, Project Coordinator, SEACOOP
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break (Foyer area)16:00 – 17:30 Session II: TEIN3 A Network for Users Reaping the benefits: e-infrastructures for crop research - William Padolina, Deputy Director General for Operations and Support Services, IRRI, Philippines
Future applications: Climate change in Nepal - Bhushan Raj Shrestha, Chairman, Nepal Research and Education Network, Nepal
How is TEIN3 supporting applications? User panel discussion chaired by George McLaughlin, DANTE Panellists: - Kanchana Kanchanasut, CANALavist, Thailand
- Prawit Chertchom, GISTDA/THEOS project, Thailand
- Israr Albar, Firewatch Indonesia, Indonesia
- Masami Nakata, UNESCO, Jakarta Office
- Shahid Chohan, EMBNet, Pakistan
TEIN3: more than just a R&E network - Suhaimi Napis, MYREN, Malaysia
19:30 – 21:30 Cocktail & Dinner (Banquet Hall Foyer) Link to GEANT launch event in Stockholm at 21:00: Live dance performance streamed over TEIN3 network
Wednesday 2 December
09:00-10:30 Affordable access to technologies & servicesChair: Catherine Bounsaythip, Senior Advisor, IP Finland Oy Affordable access to technologies and services and, therefore, to knowledge is a major issue for developing countries. How can the poor have affordable access to technology to support their community development needs? What role can industry play in building inclusive access to technology? Panellists will discuss these matters and present some best practice cases which could be replicated in other countries KhmerOS experience: identifying and eliminating language and economical barriers to ICT development - Javier Sola, Open Institute
Low-cost technologies to bridge the Digital Divide - Philipp Hoschka, Deputy Director, W3C
Innovative Information Infrastructure for Development (I³D) - Naimur Rahman, Director OneWorld South Asia & Chair, Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
Open Source Technologies for Advancing eGovernance in the Developing World: The Experience of Philippine Municipalities - Robert Sagun, eGovernance Project Officer, Canadian Executive Service Organization - Philippine Partnership Branch
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break (Foyer area)11:00 - 12:30 Capacity building, services & applications Chair: Roger Torrenti, CEO, Sigma-Orionis Capacity building embraces a large number of issues and, in particular, human resource development, organizational, institutional and legal framework development as well as production of local content and relevant applications. Success stories will be discussed during this session and in particular on e-health, e-learning and natural disaster prevention The role of standards in ICT for development - Bernardo Correia, External Relations Officer, ETSI
Taking Rural Enterprises Mainstream Using ICT - Vijay Anand, Rural Technology and Business Incubator (RTBI), IIT Madras, India
ICT development in Nepal - Subarna Shakya, Executive Director, National Information Technology Center, Ministry of Science and Technology, Nepal
Informatics for Rural Empowerment and Community Health (iREACH) - Sok Huor Chea, Project Manager, iReach
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (Foyer area)13:30 - 14:45 Creating a favourable environment for investments Chair: Alvis Ancans, International Relations Officer, European Commission Policy and regulatory environment have a determinant impact on investment in countries. What are the basic principles for creating the right environment which will enable investment, competition and innovation to flourish? This session will highlight some best practice cases and successes in terms of public-private partnerships - Commissioner Sudharma Yoonaidharma, NTC, Thailand
- Christophe Forax, ICT and Telecoms Counsellor, European Commission
Improving Access to Information: Transforming Telecentres to Knowledge Hubs. Policies that could benefit the disadvantaged Communities - Timothy Loh, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, UNESCAP
14:45 - 15:00 Coffee break15:00 – 16:00 Panel discussion and conclusions Chair: Alvis Ancans, International Relations Officer, European Commission The closing session will be the occasion to have a debate on the outputs of the seminar, highlight the principle conclusions and discuss the way forward. Participants: - Sandro Bazzanella, ITU-D
- Catherine Bounsaythip, Senior Advisor, IP Finland Oy
- David West, Project Manager, DANTE
- Christophe Forax, ICT and Telecoms Counsellor, European Commission
Subarna Shakya, Executive Director, National Information Technology Center, Ministry of Science and Technology, Nepal
16:00 – 18:00 (Closed meeting)EC-Asian ministry officials meeting on TEIN3 sustainability |  |
