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Developing Countries Networking Symposium
| 20 - 21 July 1998 Palexpo Conference Center Geneva, Switzerland |
Additional Fee Required (Workshop includes program, lunch and materials)
Monday, July 2014:00-16:00 Opening Ceremony
Keynote Speakers:
Bruno Lanvin, UNCTAD, France
Hisham El Sherif, Internet Society of Egypt, Egypt
George Sadowsky, Internet Society, United States
Moderator:
Laina Raveendran Greene, GetIT Pte Ltd., Singapore
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-18:00 Panel:
"Internet Infrastructure and Expertise at the National/Regional Level in Developing and Emerging Nations"
Chair : Jose Soriano, Red Cientifica Peruana, Peru
Participants :
Laurent Delifer, Newbridge, Switzerland
Jean Marchal, Global Star-Iridium, France
Tarek Kamel, Department of IDSC/RITSEC, Egypt
Jose Soriano, Red Cientifica Peruana, Peru
Andy Sundberg, Consultex, Switzerland
18:00-19:30 Cocktail Reception :
Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Le Molan Room
Vinton Cerf, MCI International, United States
Tuesday, 21 July
08:30-10:30 Panel:
"Role of the International Organizations in Promoting Internet Connectivity in Developing and Emerging Nations"
Chair: Rosa Delgado, SITA EQUANT, Peru
Participants:
Line Cormier, Ecole Internationale de la Francophonie/DDTI, Canada
Lucio Goelzer, ITU, Brazil
Ben Petrazzini, ITU, Argentina
Pascal Renaud, UNITAR, France
John Rose, UNESCO, United States
Johan Ernberg, ITU, Sueden
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Panel :
"International Organizations and Global Information Society Issues"
Chair : Pascal Renaud, UNITAR, France
Participants
Elaine Carlson, World YWCA, United States
Gideon Hayford Chonia, University of Zurich, Ghana
Daniel Erasmus, Africa Initiative, South Africa
Makane Faye, UNECA Ethiopia, Ethiopia
Chitra Radhakishun, UNCTAD, Suriname
Daniel Stern, Uganda Connect, United States
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-16:00 Panel
"Internet Technical Issues"
Panel Chair: Kilnam Chon, KAIST, Republic of Korea
Panel Participants:
David Conrad, APNIC, Africa
Michael Groenewald, GIIC Africa, South Africa
Julian Dunayevich, NIC Latinoamericano, Argentina
Erik Holst-Roness, Consultant, Sierra Leone
Semou Diouf, SITA African Region, Senegal
16:00-16:30 Break
16:30-17:00 Symposium Resumes:
Chair: Nii Quaynor, Network Computer Systems, Ghana
Which new technologies are relevant to these countries ?
What contributions can Internet make in improving the specific quality of conditions of life and how ? What are the main barriers to rapid development of Internet connectivity in emerging nations ?
18:30 End session
Developing Countries Networking Symposium
Chairs
Nii Quaynor, quaynor@ncs.com.gh, Network
Computer Systems, Ghana
Rosa Delgado, rosa.delgado@gva.sita.int,
SITA EQUANT
Organizing Committee
Tarek Kamel, tkamel@idsc.gov.eg , Department of
IDSC/RITSEC, Egypt
Pascal Renaud, pascal.renaud@unitar.org,
UNITAR
George Sadowsky, george.sadowsky@nyu.edu,
ISOC
Francois Fluckiger, francois.fluckiger@cern.ch,
CERN
J. Rose, jrose@unesco.org, UNESCO
Gideon Hayford Chonia, k042240@rzu.unizh.ch ,
University of Zurich, Ghana
Carole Pina, carole.pina@span.ch