| Wednesday 6 November 2002 |
| 09.00 - 09.30 |
Welcome and introductory remarks by organisers
Chair: ECA
Message of goodwill by the ECA Executive Secretary
Overview of agenda |
| 09.30 - 10.45 |
Background infromation and presentations:
- What is the scope of ICT policy? Why is it important and why should CSO's care? - Emmanuel Njenga Njaguna Civil society voice in ICT policy - David Souter Media sector and broadcasting policy - Tracey Naughton Mainstreaming gender in ICT policy - Jennifer Radloff Communication rights and Internet rights - Peter Benjamin
- Freedom of expression - Fatou Gagne
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| 10.45 - 11.15 |
Coffee break |
| 11.15 - 12.15 |
Overview of regional and international ICT policy initiatives and their relevance to civil society organisations: What is the role for civil society organisations?
- ICT civil society and governance - Habib Sy The role of parliamentarians in the formaulation fo ICT policies - Kouferidji Ramanou
- The role of civil society in NICI plans and strategies - Lishan Adam
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| 12.15 - 13.00 |
Reports from e-discussion lists on e-governance and civil society - Mme Nnenna Nwakanma and Mohammed Rimoulali |
| 13.00 - 14.30 |
Lunches and networking |
| 14.30 - 15.00 |
Introduction to breakaway sessions - Peter Benjamin |
| 15.00 - 16.00 |
Working groups:
- The right to communicate, rights awareness and realisation of rights, privacy and security, civil liberties in the Information Age Freedom of expression and information exchange, media diversity Diversity of content, language, ownership and control and the protection of user rights
- Global regional and national governance of the information society/Internet
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| 16.00 - 16.30 |
Coffee break |
| 16.30 - 18.00 |
Working groups continue |
| Thursday, 7 November 2002 |
| 08.30 - 09.15 |
Africa wide initiatives relevant to ICT policy in Africa
Chair: Emmanuel Njenga Njuguna, APC
- The African Information Society Initiative (AISI) - Aida Opoku-Mensah (Powerpoint presentation >>) New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) - Mme Anne Rachel Inne (Powerpoint presentation >>)
- The UN-ICT Task Force, African Stakeholders Network (Powerpoint presentation >>)
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| 09.15 - 10.00 |
The African Preparatory process to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) including CSO activities and recommendations
- Bamako 2002/PrepCom 1 reports - Tracey Naughton, MISA (Powerpoint presentation >> Full paper in MS Word >>)
- UNESCO's support of NGO's for WSIS - Gunther Cyraneck, ECA (WSIS CSO Bamako Resolution in MS Word, english >> french >>, UNECA and WSIS >>)
|
| 10.00 - 10.30 |
Coffee break |
| 10.30 - 12.00 |
Presentation of civil society organisations' work
Showcase of ICT applications in Africa for CSO's |
| 12.00 - 13.00 |
Report back from Working groups 1 (MS Word >>) |
| 13.00 - 14.30 |
Lunch |
| 14.30 - 15.15 |
Learning from past ICT initiatives - role of civil society
- Weakness and strength in networking Evaluation of networks and initiatives in Africa and around the world Challenges: how to renew methodologies of networking to be more efficient to influence ICT policy
- Social impact of ICT policy, evaluation of roles and action of CSOs
|
| 15.15 - 15.35 |
Mobilizers networks - information dissemination, regional catalysts - Peter Benjamin |
| 15.35 - 16.00 |
Coffee break |
| 16.00 - 18.00 |
Working groups for action plan |
| 19.00 - 22.00 |
Hafkin Prize Dinner |
| Friday, 8 November 2002 |
| 08.30 - 09.30 |
Working groups continue - action plan |
| 09.30 - 10.45 |
Report backs to plenary (Powerpoint presentation >>) |
| 10.45 - 11.15 |
Coffee break |
| 11.15 - 12.00 |
Regional groups meeting |
| 12.00 - 13.30 |
Recommendations and way forward
Evaluations, thanks and closing |
| Training Course: Saturday, 9 November 2002 |
| 09.00 - 16.00 |
Training course on ICT policy for civil society |
