South and South-West Asia Conference on Follow-up to the First Phase and Preparations for Second Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society
Speech given by Rt. Honorable Vice Chairman, Council of Ministers, Dr. Tulsi Giri for
"South and South-West Asia Conference on Follow-up to the First Phase and Preparations
for Second Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society." on 1st March 2005, Kathmandu.
Summary and Recommendations of WSIS
Day 1 - Tuesday, 1 March 2005
Adoption of Agenda and the Election of Officers
Presentation of the objectives of the Conference: Dr Xuan Zengpei, Director, ICSTD, and UNESCAP
Internet Governance issues
Introduction to Internet governance and UNESCAP's Initiatives in this Area: Dr Guennadi Fedorov, UNESCAP>
The Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance (ORDIG): Mr. Phet Sayo, Programme Specialist, UNDP Asia Pacific Development Information Programme
The UN Working Group on Internet Governance (UN-WGIG) – an Asian perspective:
Prof Ang Peng Hwa, Dean, School of Communications, National Technological University, Singapore and Member, UN-WGIG
Internet Governance: an Industry Perspective: Mr. Sanjib Raj Bhandari, CEO, Mercantile Communications, Nepal and ORDIG Advisory Panel Member
Introduction to Financial Mechanisms for ICT for Development and outcomes of the first regional conference by Dr Xuan Zengpei, Director, ICSTD, UNESCAP
Some case Studies on Best Practices for ICT for development by Dr Ram Tiwaree, Economic Affairs Officer, ICSTD, UNESCAP
Day 2 - Wednesday, 2 March 2005
Draft Regional Action Plan by Dr Xuan Zenpei, Director, ICSTD, UNESCAP
Use of ICT for achieving MDGs by Dr Shailendra K Hajela, Resource Person, UNESCAP
Measuring Information Society in Asia and the Pacific by Mr. Hiroaki Kimura, ICT Expert, UNESCAP
Recommendations on Establishment of Early Warning Systems by Dr Xuan Zenpei, Director, ICSTD, UNESCAP
Disaster Management and Role of ICT – a Case of Sri Lanka by Mr. Manju Haththotuwa, Managing Director, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka
China's Effort on Developing Space Technology for Disaster Management by Mr. Wang Keran, Deputy Divisional Director, Department of Foreign Affairs, China National Space Administration, Beijing, China
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