Agenda

The conference will take place over three days from Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 May 2005. After a brief presentation to set context and purpose of the world conference, different contributions will be made by sessions. These sessions include both local and interactive interventions from around the world by using the GDLN (Global Development Learning Network) of the World Bank Institute. From the text below, you can get an overview on the structure, a detailed programme can be downloaded as pdf file

Wednesday, 11 May 2005

09.00 - 11.15 Setting the framework: After formal welcome and an opening adress by Koichiro Matsuura , Director-General, UNESCO. there will be keynote speeches by Vladas Adamkus, President of Lithuania and Janis Karklins, President of the WSIS Preparatory committee of the Tunis phase.

11.30 - 13.00 Policy making and critical success factors: The session will be introduced by Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commissison.
14.00 - 17.00 Interactive session with Latin America: presentations from Brasilia (Brazil), Guadalajara (Mexico) and Buenos Aires(Argentina)

17.00 - 18.00 Debate on critical success factors

Thursday, 12 May 2005

09.00 - 12.00 Interactive session with Arab States and Central Asia: presentations from Kuwait City (Kuwait), Amman (Jordan) and Cairo (Egypt)

12.00 - 13.00 Technology Partnerships for life long learning in developing countries

14.30 - 16.00 Technology for life-long learning in developing countries

16.00 - 19.00 Interactive session with Africa: presentations from Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Pretoria (South Africa)

Friday, 13 May 2005

09.00 - 12.00 Interactive session with Asia: presentations from Beijing (China), New Delhi (India) and Kabul (Afghanistan)

12.00 - 13.00 Sustainable solutions for capacity-building: This session will discuss the the needs of developing countries

14.00 - 15.30 Low cost technology for capacity-building: Among others, Nicholas Negroponte, MIT, will present a 100-Dollar-Laptop initiative

15.45 - 16.30 Synthesis and conclusions for WSIS

16.30 - 17.00 Closure: The closing Speech will be held by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, President of the Club of Rome

Wednesday, 11 May 2005
09.00 - 11.15	Setting the framework: After formal welcome and an opening adress by Koichiro Matsuura , Director-General, UNESCO. there will be keynote speeches by Vladas Adamkus, President of Lithuania and Janis Karklins, President of the WSIS Preparatory committee of the Tunis phase.
11.30 - 13.00	Policy making and critical success factors: The session will be introduced by Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commissison.
14.00 - 17.00	Interactive session with Latin America: presentations from Brasilia (Brazil), Guadalajara (Mexico) and Buenos Aires(Argentina)
17.00 - 18.00	Debate on critical success factors
Thursday, 12 May 2005
09.00 - 12.00	Interactive session with Arab States and Central Asia: presentations from Kuwait City (Kuwait), Amman (Jordan) and Cairo (Egypt)
12.00 - 13.00	Technology Partnerships for life long learning in developing countries
14.30 - 16.00	Technology for life-long learning in developing countries
16.00 - 19.00	Interactive session with Africa: presentations from Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Pretoria (South Africa)
Friday, 13 May 2005
09.00 - 12.00	Interactive session with Asia: presentations from Beijing (China), New Delhi (India) and Kabul (Afghanistan)
12.00 - 13.00	Sustainable solutions for capacity-building: This session will discuss the the needs of developing countries
14.00 - 15.30	Low cost technology for capacity-building: Among others, Nicholas Negroponte, MIT, will present a 100-Dollar-Laptop initiative
15.45 - 16.30	Synthesis and conclusions for WSIS
16.30 - 17.00	Closure: The closing Speech will be held by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, President of the Club of Rome