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Asian Regional Expert Consultation on |
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PROGRAMME
15 December 2002 (Sunday)
Arrival of Participants
Evening: Registration
16 December 2002 (Monday)
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0900-1030 |
Inaugural Session |
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Opening remarks |
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Ms Revathi Balakrishnan |
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Senior Gender and Development Officer |
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FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
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Mr Rex Navarro |
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Head of the Information Resource Management Office |
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ICRISAT |
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Ms Usha Reddi |
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Commonwealth of Learning, New Delhi |
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Special Address |
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Mr S. Sivakumar |
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Chief Executive of Agri-Businesses, ITC Limited, India |
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Opening Remarks |
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Mr Daniel Gustafson, FAO Representative in India |
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Presidential Address |
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Mr William D. Dar, Director General, ICRISAT |
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Vote of thanks |
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Mr S. Srinivas, Head, LIS, IRMO, ICRISAT |
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1100-1100 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1100-1200 |
Invited Resource Paper and Discussion: |
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Chair: Ms Revathi Balakrishnan |
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Gender and ICTs in Agriculture and Rural Development Agenda |
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Ms Eva Rathgeber, Joint Chair, Women’s Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada |
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1200 - 1230 |
Introduction to Participants (mutual) |
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Programme Arrangements and Overview |
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Mr B. Ramkumar, IRMO, ICRISAT |
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1230 - 1330 |
Lunch |
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1330 - 1500 |
Regional Overview: ICTs in Development |
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Chair: Ms Uma Coomaraswamy |
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Regional Review 1: South Asia |
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Mr Frederic Noronha, Facilitator, Bytes for All |
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Regional Review 2: General |
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Mr Roger Harris, ICT4D Consultant, China and Hong Kong SAR |
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1500 - 1530 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1530 - 1730 |
Session I Country Case Studies on ICTs for Rural Development: Recent Experience and Innovations as Applicable to Rural Women |
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Chair: Ms Eva Rathgeber |
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Malaysia: Ms Poline Bala, University of Malaysia at Sarawak |
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Philippines: Ms Teodora Acoba-Battad, Central Luzon State University |
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Thailand: Ms Kamolrat Intaraat, Kasetsart University |
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Viet Nam: Ms Bui Le Diem, Angiang University |
17 December 2002 (Tuesday)
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0800 - 0945 |
Session II Case Studies on ICTs for Rural Development: Recent Experience and Innovations as Applicable to Rural Women |
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Chair: Mr Roger Harris |
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Sri Lanka: Mr K.D.G. Kulatunga, Open University, Sri Lanka |
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Korea, Rep: Ms Young-Joo Paik, Korean Women’s Development Institute |
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India: Ms M. J. Asmita, Programme Manager, Marathmoli |
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0945 - 1000 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1000 - 1200 |
Panel Presentation and Discussion: ICTs for Development with Focus on Rural Population: Private Sector Partnership Innovations |
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Ms Nazneen Sultana, Grameen Communications, Bangladesh (convenor) |
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Mr V. V. Rajasekar, ITC E-Chaupal, India |
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Mr S. Giridhar, Azim Premji Foundation, India |
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Mr Ziv Navoth, Verve! Consultants, UK |
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Mr Sudhir Ahluwalia, Tata Consultancy Services, India |
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1200 - 1400 |
Lunch |
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1415 - 1600 |
Thematic Presentation and Discussion: ICTs in Rural Capacity Building for Knowledge Sharing and Social Entrepreneurship with Gender Balanced Impacts (host country experiences) |
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Ms Meera Shenoy, Velugu Project, AP State, India (convenor) |
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Ms Richa Kumar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
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Ms Rajeswari Pingali, Formerly Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford University |
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Mr S. Senthil Kumaran, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, India |
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Mr T. Harishchandra Prasad, Managing Director, Samaikhya Agri-Tech, India |
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Rapporteur: Susan White |
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1600 - 1615 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1615 - 1800 |
Thematic Presentation and Discussion |
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Distance Learning for Rural Women and Girls: Basic Education and Skill Development |
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Chair: Mr Gajaraj Dhanarajan, President and CEO, COL |
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Mr Zeng Yichun, Vice President, CABTS, Beijing, China |
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Ms Uma Coomaraswamy, Vice Chancellor, Open University of Sri Lanka |
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Mr Chaikot Samnaran, Coordinator of the Light house project, PDA, Thailand |
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Mr Ram Takwale, Former Vice Chancellor, IGNOU, India |
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Ms Usha Reddi, COL |
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Rapporteur: Mr Surya Gunjal |
18 December 2002 (Wednesday)
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0830 - 1000 |
Special Presentations and Discussions |
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Chair: Mr C. L.L. Gowda |
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Highlights from UNDAW Expert Group Meeting on Information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women and FAO Consultation Link to the UNDAW Efforts. |
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Ms Revathi Balakrishnan, Senior Gender and Development Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
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International Conference on Information Technology, Communications and Development (ITCD 2002): Highlights |
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Ms Hana Kobayashi, Associate Professional Officer, Gender, Participatory Approach and Policies, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
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Highlights from the Digital Review of Asia Pacific: an ORBICOM-IDRC-APDIP initiative |
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Mr V. Balaji, IRMO. ICRISAT |
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Rapporteur: Ms Poline Bala |
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1000 - 1030 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1030 - 1230 |
Group Discussion in Thematic Sessions |
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· ICTs for development with focus on rural population: private sector partnership innovations and ICTs in rural capacity building for knowledge sharing and social entrepreneurship with gender balanced impacts |
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· Distance learning for rural women and girls: basic education and skill development |
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1230 - 1330 |
Lunch |
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1330 - 1500 |
Group Discussions (continued) |
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1500 - 1530 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1530 - 1700 |
Chair: Ms Eva Rathgeber |
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Presentations of highlights and recommendations from small group sessions |
19 December 2002 (Thursday)
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0900 - 1045 |
Regional strategies: Discussions and adoption of action strategy and report |
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Chair: Ms Revathi Balakrishnan |
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1045 - 1100 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1130 - 1230 |
Valedictory Session: |
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Opening Remarks |
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Mr Dyno Keatinge, Deputy Director-General - Research |
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ICRISAT |
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Highlights of the Consultation |
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Ms Revathi Balakrishnan, Senior Gender and Diversity Officer |
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FAO Regional Officer for Asia and the Pacific |
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Presidential Address |
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Ms Sathi Nair |
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Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh |
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Valedictory Address |
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Mr Gajaraj Dhanarajan, President and CEO, COL |
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Vote of Thanks |
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Mr V. Balaji, IRMO, ICRISAT |
