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Designing E-Government for the Poor Workshop
Agenda

Monday, 28 March 2005

09:00 – 09:30

Registration

09:30 – 10:00

Opening Ceremony
Welcome Remarks by Ja-Kyung Yoo, UNESCAP
Opening Remarks by Peter McCawley, Dean,ADBI
Election of Officers
Group Photo Session

10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:20

Introduction to the Workshop, Participants and Resource Persons by Jeoung-Keun Lee, Senior Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI

11:20 – 13:00

Enabling Local Governments to Offer e-Services to Poor Citizens: Progress and Challenges by Clay G. Wescott, Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist, ADB

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:40

Country Reports: Bangladesh, Cambodia, People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia (Chairperson)

15:40 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:50

Country Reports: Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

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Tuesday, 29 March 2005

09:30 – 11:00

Factors and Procedures to be Considered in Designing e-Government Programs for the Poor by Stephen Braim, Government Programs Executive, IBM Asia Pacific

11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 13:00

Stakeholder Participation in Designing and Implementing e-Government Programs by Ja-Kyung Yoo, Chief, ICT Applications Section, UNESCAP

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30

Developing Local e-Government Portals by Sosakul Teeratep and Panrit Tosukhowong, IT Consultant, ADBI

15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:30

Small Group Work on Developing e-Government Portal by Sosakul Teeratep and Panrit Tosukhowong

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Wednesday, 30 March 2005

09:30 – 11:00

Citizen Centric e-Government Programs and Success Factors by Jonathan Kushner, Global Strategic Accounts Executive, Microsoft

11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 13:00

How to Draft Project Proposals by Hun Kim, Director, SASS, Asian Development Bank

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30

Job Training and Job Placement Services for the Rural Economy Developmen by Kyosuke Yoshimura, Learning Solutions Executive, IBM Asia Pacific

15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:00

E-Government and Digital Divide: Beijing Experience by Zhu Yan, Director General of the Beijing Municipal Office of Information

17:30 – 18:30

Welcome Reception by ADBI

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Thursday, 31 March 2005

09:30 – 11:00

Building e-Government in Japan by Shuichi Takano, Director, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication, Japan

11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 12:15

Methods of Assessing Information Needs of the Poor by Wimal Gunawardena, Chairman, TEAMS

12:15 – 13:00

Conducive Policy Environment for e-Government by Peter Chong, Corporate Attorney, Microsoft

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30

Case Study: Yokosuka City Government by Satomi Hirokawa, Chief, Information Policy Division, Yokosuka City Office, Japan

  • Paper [PDF 1.8MB | 44 pages]
15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:30

Public Key Infrastructure Initiatives for e-Asia by Yeoul Hwangbo, Professor, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology

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Friday, 1 April 2005

09:30 – 11:00

Presentation of Project Proposals (Hun Kim)

11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 13:00

Presentation of Project Proposals (Hun Kim)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00

Finalization of the Action Plans and Workshop Evaluation (Jeoung-Keun Lee)

15:00 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:20

Closing Ceremony
Closing Remarks [ PDF 70KB | 4 pages ] by Raymond Z. Renfro, Director, ADBI
Handing Out Certificates
Vote of Thanks by Participants





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