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DAY ONE Monday, 21 June
2004 |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Opening session |
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• Opening
remarks: ESCWA |
Ahmed Farahat |
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• Round
table context and objectives |
Mervat Tallawy |
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• Keynote
address |
Hisham El-Sherif |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Break |
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11:30 – 13:30 |
Session 1:
Policies, strategies and the enabling environment |
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Chairperson: Yousef Nusseir |
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Developing the plan of action - Process outline |
Mansour Farah |
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• Main
activities for formulating strategies and building
an enabling environment |
Mansour Farah |
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General debate |
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13:30 – 14:30 |
Lunch |
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14:30 – 16:15 |
Session 2: ICT
infrastructure and access to information: Main
pillars of the information society |
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Chairperson: Kamal Al-Jebry |
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• Main
activities for enhancing regional infrastructure
and access |
Ayman El-Sherbiny |
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General debate |
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16:15– 16:30 |
Break |
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16:30 – 18:15 |
Session 3:
Capacity building: Roles for governments and other
stakeholders |
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Chairperson: Ferial Al-Freih |
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• Main
activities for capacity-building in ICT |
Wajdi Mattar
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General debate |
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DAY TWO Tuesday,
22 June 2004 |
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09:00 – 10:45 |
Session
4: ICT applications |
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Chairperson: Khalil Abdelmassih |
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• Main
regional activities in e-government, e-commerce,
e-learning, e-health, and e-employment |
Hesham Auda
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General debate |
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10:45– 11:15 |
Break |
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11:15– 13:00 |
Session
5: Key regional
projects for building the information society
(part 1) |
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Chairperson: Nibal Idlebi |
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Selected regional ICT projects: |
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Digital Arabic Content |
N. Chekhobeid |
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Arabic Domain Names System |
Said Ghazzi |
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Regional Cyber Hub |
Tarek Kazzaz |
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General debate |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 15:45 |
Session
6: Key regional
projects for building the information society
(part 2) |
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Chairperson: Mahmood Kassim Al-Sharief |
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Selected regional ICT projects: |
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Information Society Measurements |
Abdulilah
Dewachi |
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Regional backbone |
Ayman
El-Sherbiny |
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- ICT
for the Disabled |
Amal Dajani |
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Women in the Information Society |
Fatma Almana |
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General debate |
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15:45– 16:00 |
Break |
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16:00– 17:45 |
Session
7: Financing and Partnership: critical factors for
successful implementation |
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Chairperson:
Hisham El-Sharif |
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Activation of partnership and investment in the
ICT sector |
Abdulilah Dewachi |
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General debate |
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17:45– 18:00 |
Closing session |
Ahmed Farahat |
