Day 4 - Thursday, 12 December

Time

Session

9:00 - 9:05

Logistics and daily announcements, APDIP Team

9:05 - 9:25

Policy Development and Dialogue

Victor Banning, Policy Advisor, APDIP

9:25 - 9:45

Access in Asia-Pacific, with a Focus on Gender and Empowerment

Isa Seow, Programme Specialist, APDIP

9:45 - 10:05

e-Readiness Assessments

Phet Sayo, Programme Specialist, APDIP

10:05 - 10:25

e-Government: Overview

Shahid Akhtar, Programme Coordinator, APDIP

10:25 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:00

Discussion on morning sessions

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 13:50

The Role of the Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP)

Shahid Akhtar, Programme Coordinator, APDIP

13:50 - 14:20

The Role of the Sub-regional Resource Facilities (SURF)

Johan Arvling, Research Officer, SURF Bangkok

Sangeeta Pandey, Communication Officer, SURF Kathmandu

14:20 - 14:40

The Role of Regional Information Managers

Rizwan Rashid, UNDP Regional Information Manager

14:40 - 15:00

Break

15:00 - 16:00

Discussion on afternoon sessions on "The Role of …"

16:00 - 16:20

APDIP’s ICT for Development in Asia-Pacific Information Portal

Razlan Isa, Portal Coordinator, APDIP

16:20 - 17:00

Brainstorming Session on information sharing, networking, linkages, synergies … How to Continue the Dialogue… Annual Workshop?

Moderators: Razlan Isa and Phet Sayo