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MEETINGS
Roundtable on Information Society Indicators and Profiles in Western
Asia - Beirut 4-5 October 2004
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DAY ONE
Monday, 4 October 2004
09:00 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 10:15 Opening session
• Opening remarks:
ESCWA Ahmed Farahat
• Round table context and objectives Mervat Tallawy
10:15 – 11:15 Session 1: Setting the Stage
Chairperson: Ahmed Farahat
• Overview Sami
Zahran
• The global partnership initiative Mansour Farah
• Discussion
11:15 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 13:30 Session 2: Contextual Perspectives
Chairperson: Diane Stukel
• OECD Martin
Schaaper
• ITU Khalil Aburizik
• UNCTAD Susan Teltscher
• Discussion
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Session 3: Contextual Perspectives, continued
Chairperson: Susan Teltscher
• UNESCO Institute
for Statistics Diane Stukel
• ESCWA (Questionnaire results) Heshem Auda
• Discussion
16:00– 16:15 Break
16:15 – 17:30 Session 4: Towards a Common Set of ICT Indicators
Chairperson: Ismail Falah
• Interventions by
heads of NSOs on their views and comments as regards
a common set of indicators and the approach adopted (led by
OECD).
• Discussion
DAY TWO
Tuesday, 5 October 2004
09:00 – 10:30 Session 5: Towards a Common Set of ICT Indicators,
continued
Chairperson: Sami Fayad
• Interventions by
heads of NSOs on their views and comments as regards
a common set of indicators and the approach adopted (led by
ESCWA).
• Discussion
10:30– 10:45 Break
10:45– 12:15 Session 6: Capacity Building of NSOs
Chairperson: Martin Schaaper
• Interventions by
heads of NSOs on their views and comments as regards
capacity building of NSOs and the approach adopted (led by
UNCTAD & UIS).
• Discussion
12:15 – 13:30 Session 7: Towards an International Database on ICT
Indicators
Chairperson: Abdel Hakim Obeid
•
Foundations
of ICT Indicators Database Hesham Auda
• ESCWA ICT Indicators Database Juliana Daher
• Discussion
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 –16:00 Session 8: Modality of Implementation
Chairperson: Ahmed Farahat
• Regional Working
Group on ICT indicators
• On-line communication venue
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15– 17:00 Closing Session |
