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Sunday
4/9/2005 |
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Time |
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15:00 - 18:00 |
Registration (Ebla-Cham Hotel) |
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18:00 - 19:00 |
Opening
Ceremony:
Dr. Mouaffaq Daaboul, SCS Chairman
Dr. Ali Zaatari, UNDP Resident
Representative in Syria
Dr. Imad Sabouni, Head of Scientific
Committee
Dr. Mohammad Bachir Mounajjed, Minister
of Communications and Technology, Representative of Mr. Naji Otri, Prime
Minister of Syria |
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19:00 - 20:00 |
Keynote Address - Mr.
Hamadoun Toure (ITU): ICT and Poverty Alleviation |
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Monday
5/9/2005 |
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Time |
Information
Society
Moderator:
Dr. Rakan Razzouk; Rapporteur: Dr. Iyad Seyd Darwich |
ICT
Initiatives
Moderator: Dr.
Ghassan Assi; Rapporteur: Dr. Mouhannad Alloch |
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9:30
- 10:00 |
Dr. Najat
Rochdi (UNDP/ICTDAR):
Information
Society in the Arab Region |
Mr. Ibrahim
Haddad (ITU/Arab Regional Bureau):
Initiatives for Providing ICT
Services in Remote Areas in the Arab Region |
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10:00
10:30 |
Dr.
Nour-Eddine Cheikh-Obeid (Syria):
Information
Society Indicators for Syria |
Mr. Antoine
Hatem (Alcatel):
Alcatel's Bridge Initiative for Rural
Areas |
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10:30
11:00 |
Dr Ibrahim
Suleiman (Egypt):
A Database for Measuring
Poverty Level |
Mr. Lian
Katinis (ISMF, EU-Syria)
Citizen Service
Centers - e-Government Applications |
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11:00
11:30 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
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Coffee
Break |
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Capacity
Building
Moderator: Dr.
Wael Moalla; Rapporteur: Dr. Nawar Al-Awa |
Content and
e-Applications
Moderator: Dr.
Nabil Ades; Rapporteur: Mr. Mahmoud Anbar |
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12:00
12:30 |
Dr. Najib
Abdulwahed (MoHE, Syria):
Role of Higher Education in
Poverty Alleviation |
Mr. Samir Aita
(Mafhoum, France):
Digital Arabic Content:
Opportunities and Economic Aspects |
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12:30
13:00 |
Dr. Ammar Kheir-Bek (JICA,
Syria)
Role of JICA at Human
Capacity Developmentat the ICT Sector in Syria |
Dr. Nibal
Idlebi (ESCWA):
Digital Arabic
Content: Strategies and Technical Aspects |
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13:00
13:30 |
Dr. Issam
Zaeim (Syria)
Importance
of Information Technology in Limiting Poverty |
Dr. Yas
Sultani (Jordan)
e-Commerce and e-Business Applications |
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13:30
14:00 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
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Lunch |
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16:00
18:00 |
Parallel Event
- H.E. Dr. Mohammad Bashir Mounajjed (Minister of Communications and
Technology, Syria):
Unified System for Government's
Administrative and Financial Process Automation |
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Tuesday
6/9/2005 |
|
Time |
Policies and
Strategies
Moderator: Dr.
Amr Armanazi ; Rapporteur: Dr. Bassel Al-Khichi |
Economic
Growth
Moderator: Dr.
Mouna Hassoun; Rapporteur: Dr. Anas Tara |
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9:30
- 10:00 |
Dr. Ahmad
Patel (Ireland):
Can ICT Really Close the Digital Divide
in Improving the Economy and Eliminating Poverty in Developing
Countries? |
Dr. Omar Bizri,
Mr. Wajdi Matar (ESCWA):
ICT for
Employment Creation and Poverty Alleviation |
|
10:00
10:30 |
Mr. Ismail
Alaoui Ismaili (Morocco):
e-Maroc
2010 National Strategy: Bridging the Digital Divide |
Mr. Salem
Bouarada (IPA, Tunisia):
Role of IPA in
Increasing Competitively and Job Creation |
|
10:30
11:00 |
Mr. Zulfiqar
Zainuddin (Malaysia):
Digital Divide:
The Malaysian Experience |
Dr. Ahmad
Mashhour (Jordan):
Role of IT in
Economic Development |
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11:30 -
11:00 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
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Coffee Break |
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Access
Moderator:
Dr. Marwan Zabibi; Rapporteur: Dr. Moutassem Shafa-Amry |
Empowerment
Moderator: Dr.
Ghassan Fallouh; Rapporteur: Dr. Nizar Hafez |
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12:00
12:30 |
Ms. Nour
Mounajjed (UNDP)
Rural Knowledge Network to
Overcome the Digital Divide |
Mr. Nasser
Alla Hassan Ahmad (Sudan):
Role of ICT in Agriculture
Development |
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12:30
13:00 |
Mr. Nasser
Khalaf (NIC, Jordan)
Knowledge Station Project |
Dr. Bayan Harb
(ACU, Syria):
Economic Growth and
Employment Opportunities |
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13:00
13:30 |
Mr. Ibrahim
Al-Kendy (Thuraya)
Promoting Access
in Remote Areas |
Mrs. Basima
Khoury (Women Union, Syria):
Woman
Empowerment in the Syrian Arab Republic |
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13:30
14:00 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
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Lunch |
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16:00
17:00 |
Panel
Discussion |
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18:00
17:00 |
Closing
Ceremony |
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