[WSIS CS-Plenary] TR: WSIS Cluster of Events - Information on the United Nations Regional Commissions' Joint Event titled "The Information Society - From Declaration to Implementation", 21 May 2007, Room XXVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva.

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De : Romi.Chopra at unece.org [mailto:Romi.Chopra at unece.org] 
Envoyé : vendredi, 18. mai 2007 15:28
Objet : WSIS Cluster of Events - Information on the United Nations Regional
Commissions' Joint Event titled "The Information Society - From Declaration
to Implementation", 21 May 2007, Room XXVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva.



Dear Participant of the WSIS Cluster of Events,

We thank you for your interest in participating in the event titled "The
Information Society - From Declaration to Implementation -  What United
Nations Economic Commissions are doing to achieve the Information
Society?", being jointly organized by the United Nations Regional
Commissions (ECA, ECE, ESCAP, ECLAC and ESCWA),

This event, which consists of two Sessions, will take place in Room XXVI at
the Palais des Nations, United Nations Office, Geneva, on 21 May 2007 from
14:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs. Please find the programme of the event below.

                                 PROGRAMME

14:00 – 14:15        Welcome address by: Mr. Paolo Garonna, Deputy
           Executive Secretary, UNECE

14:15 – 14:45  Key note address:
The European Shared Environmental Information System 2007-2008
           Speaker: Prof. Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, European
           Environment Agency


Session I:   ICT and Sustainable Development

Chairperson: Ms. Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director, Association for
           Progressive Communications

14:45 – 15:00        The impact of ICTs on employment and poverty
           alleviation in Africa: Opportunities and challenges
           Speaker: Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director, ICT, Science and
           Technology Division, UNECA

15:00 – 15.15  E-government and environment: e-participation in
           environmental decision-making under the Aarhus Convention
           Speaker: Mr. Jeremy Wates, Secretary to the Aarhus Convention,
           UNECE

15:15 – 15:30  Regional profile of Information Societies in Latin America
           and the Caribbean
           Speaker: Mr. João Carlos Ferraz, Director, Production,
           Productivity and Management Division, UNECLAC

15:30 – 15.45  ICT initiatives for the achievement of the Millennium
           Development Goals in the ESCWA member countries
           Speaker: Mr. Georges Younes, ICT Officer, UNESCWA

15:45 – 16:00  Knowledge Economy and ICT4D in Asia and the Pacific
           Speaker: Mr. Daewon Choi, Chief, ICT Policy Section, UNESCAP

16:00 – 16:15  Discussion


Session II:  ICT and Globalization

Chairperson: Ms. Carol Cosgrove-Sacks, Senior Advisor on International
           Standards Policy,
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
           (OASIS), and Professor, Globalization & ICT, Europa Institute,
           University of Basel

16:15 – 16:30  Regional Action Plan eLAC2007
           Speaker:  Mr. Martin Hilbert, Executive Coordinator, Information
           Society Programme, Production, Productivity and Management
           Division, UNECLAC

16:30 – 16:45  ICT, trade and economic growth in Africa
           Speaker: Mr. Makane Faye, Senior Regional Advisor, ICT, Science
           and Technology Division, UNECA

16:45 – 17:00  Regional profile of the Information Society in Western Asia
           Speaker: Mr. Mansour Farah, Team Leader, UNESCWA

17:00 – 17:15  Regional cooperation to achieve WSIS targets in Asia and the
           Pacific
           Speaker: Mr. Daewon Choi, Chief, ICT Policy Section, UNESCAP

17:15 – 17:30  E-business – the backbone for international supply chains
           Speaker: Mr. Michael Doran, Chairman of the United Nations
           Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business
           (UN/CEFACT) Forum Management Group

17:30 – 17:45  Discussion

17:45 – 18:00  Concluding Comments by: Mr. João Carlos Ferraz, Director,
           Production, Productivity and Management Division, UNECLAC

Organized by: United Nations Regional Commissions
ECA        Economic Commission for Africa  (www.uneca.org)
ECE        Economic Commission for Europe (www.unece.org)
ECLAC      Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
           (www.eclac.org)
ESCAP      Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
           (www.unescap.org)
ESCWA      Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
           (www.escwa.org.lb)

We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Kind regards.

Yours sincerely,

- Hans A. Hansell
UNECE Focal Point for WSIS, and Senior Advisor to UNECE Executive Secretary
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
E-mail: hans.hansell at unece.org