[WSIS CS-Plenary] Programme of CONGO event "scaling up CS best practices" 16 Nov, 1300-1700

[Rik Panganiban]

Dear Colleagues,

Please find here the provisional programme of the CONGO-organized  
event "Scaling Up Civil Society Best Practices to Bridge the Digital  
Divide” taking place on 16 November, from 1300-1700 hours, in Salle  
St Augustin, Kram Centre, Tunis, Tunisia.

We hope that you can attend what promises to be an interesting  
event.  We plan on leaving sufficient time for in-depth discussions  
of the projects presented and the possibilities of "scaling up" our  
successes.

Regards,

Rik Panganiban
CONGO




Conference of NGOs

in Consultative Relationship

with the United Nations (CONGO)




“Scaling Up Civil Society Best Practices to Bridge the Digital Divide”

16 November 2005,1300-1700, Salle St Augustin, Kram Centre, Tunis,  
Tunisia




This forum will highlight the critical role of civil society  
organizations in promoting access to and effective utilization of the  
Internet and other information communications technologies.  We will  
look at successful civil society projects in Asia, Latin America,  
Africa, and Europe.   Questions the presenters will address include:

1.           What are common challenges faced by civil society in  
implementing their projects?

2.           What are common factors in the success of certain projects?

3.           What can civil society do to better coordinate their  
projects and activities with each other?

	4.	What can the international community, UN, governments and others  
do to scale up successful projects?

Provisional Programme



1315-1400       Session I: “Grassroots Best Practices from Civil  
Society”

Renata Bloem, President, CONGO - Introductory Remarks
Sarbuland Kahn, UN ICT Task Force
Geeta Malhotra, OneWorld South Asia
Reza Salim, Bangladesh Friendship Education Society
Cornelio Hopmann, Executive Director, e-Nicaragua


1415-1500       Session II:“National Level Best Practices from Civil  
Society”

Shashi Tharoor, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for  
Communications and Public Information
Tracy Naughton, WSIS Media Caucus
Gbenga Sesan, Paradigm Youth Initiative / WSIS Youth Caucus
Shahiduddin Akbar, ICT for Development Program Bangladesh


1515-1600       Session III: “Regional Best Practices from Civil  
Society”

Bruno Lanvin, World Bank
Andy Carvin, Telecentres Caucus
Bineta Diop, Femmes Africaines Solidarité
Christine Butegwa, Programme Officer of Communications, FEMNET


1615-1700       Session IV: “International Coordination of Civil  
Society”

Adama Sammesekou, President of WSIS Phase I
Nadia Afrin, Development Gateway
Renata Bloem - Closing Remarks

Interpretation in English and French available • Interpretation en  
français et anglais disponible

  Coffee and refreshments will be provided during the programme


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RIK PANGANIBAN       Communications Coordinator
Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United  
Nations (CONGO)
web: http://www.ngocongo.org
email: rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org
mobile: (+1) 917-710-5524

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