Hi, A Happy New Year!!
Now, I like to confirm that the Panel on Jan 13, Monday be organized by 'us',
AP NGO CCW.
So far we have the following outline.
We need to decide the panel members from
Communication Rights
Information Society
Pacific Islands
Discussant from Government/international organization
and Rapporteur
So, if you are involved as the organizer of the side event, please
make the decision as soon as possible, say by Jan 5th and get back
to me.
As for government discussant and rappoteur, we are trying
to contact potential candidates, but if you have any good
recommendation, please let us know as soon as possible.
Thanks,
izumi
Panel Discussion VI
Date/Time: Monday, 13 December 2003, 16:30 - 18:30
Session Title: "Towards more inclusive Information Society: Asian
perspectives"
Abstract of the session
At this panel, we would like to examine the critical challenges our NGO and
civil
society actors in Asia and Pacific are facing in relation to the rapid
diffusion of ICT
on the one hand, and the lack or insufficient penetration of infrastructure
and other
resources to fully enjoy its benefit. We will bring key stakeholders from
NGO and
civil society by inviting the main speakers from the thematic Side Events
preceding
the Main conference: Gender, Youth, Pacific Islands, ICT for Development,
Communications rights, and Defining Information Society.
By doing so we will find common path to build more inclusive Information
Society in
Asia Pacific context. We will also invite discussants from government and
private
sector for a constructive multi-stakeholder dialogue.
Moderator:
Ms. Ubonrat Siriyuvasak <subonrat@chla.ac.th>
Campaign for Popular Media Reform (CPMR), Thailand
Panelist:
Gender:
Chat Garcia Ramilo
Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support
Programme, Philippines
<chat@apcwomen.org>
Youth:
Robert Sagun
robsagun1@yahoo.com, robsagun@consultant.com
Young Volunteers for Sustainable Development, Philippines
ICT for Development:
Eiji Hayashi, BHN Association, Japan
Pacific Islands
<TBC>
Communications Rights
<TBC>
Defining Information Society
<TBC>
Discussants
From Government
<TBC>
From Private Sector
Masahobu Kato
Senior Group Vice President, Fujitsu, Japan
mkatoh@jp.fujitsu.com
Rappoteur:
<TBC>