Final Program
Saturday, 5 May 2007
| 11: 30 – 13:30 |
Registration and Lunch |
| 13:30 – 14:00 |
Opening Remarks by H. E. Mahantha Thakur, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Nepal
Welcome Remarks by Dr. Subarna Shakya, Executive Director, National Information Technology Center, Nepal
Introduction of Participants
Group Photo Session |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Major Issues of E-Government in Nepal by Paul Schapper, Consultant, ADB Investment Project |
| 15:00 – 15:30 |
Break |
| 15:30 – 17:00 |
Group Discussion on Major Issues (5 small groups)
Group Facilitators:
Group 1:Hyeun Suk Rhee, Director, UN-APCICT
Group 2:Jeoung-Keun Lee, Director, ADBI
Group 3:Jonathan Kushner, Director of Business Development, Microsoft Asia
Group 4:Steven Braim, Vice President, Government Program, IBM Asia Pacific
Group 5:Paul Schapper, Consultant, ADB |
| 18:30 – 20:00 |
Welcome Dinner hosted by Dean, ADBI |
| 20:00 – 21:30 |
Demonstration of E-Government Programs by Subodh Tripathee, First Vice Chairman, Forum for Information Technology, Nepal |
Sunday, 6 May 2007
| 08:30 – 10:00 |
Plenary Session (Report of the Group Discussions)
Facilitator: Jeoung-Keun Lee, CBT Director, ADBI
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| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Break
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| 10:30 – 11:30 |
Drafting Action Plans for Introducing E-Government in Nepal
Facilitator: Madan Pariyar, Member Secretary, HLCIT
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| 11:30 – 12:00 |
Adoption of the Action Plans
Closing Remarks by Dr. Ki-Hee Ryu, OIC, ADB Nepal Resident Mission |
| 12:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch and adjourn (Lunch hosted by UN-APCICT)
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