UNDP holds panel discussions and activities

I. The Political Summit

II. Events organized in conjunction with the Summit: For a Comprehensive listing, see: http://www.wsisgeneva2003.org/03_summit/events.html

UNDP contact: Stephen Browne or Radhika Lal (+1 917-607-5295)

Tuesday, 9 December 2003
15:00-18:00 Conf Room 12, Hall 4 Palexpo (ICT4D)
Institute@WSIS (UNDP w/ the Smithsonian Institution)
E-Strategies: Enhancing Results and Development Outcomes

Wednesday, 10 December 2003
10:00-13:00 Conf Room 12, Hall 4 Palexpo (ICT4D)
Institute@WSIS (UNDP w/ the Smithsonian Institution)
Security, Inclusion and Human Rights

15:00-18:00 Conf Room 12, Hall 4 Palexpo (ICT4D)
Institute@WSIS (UNDP w/ the Smithsonian Institution)
Multi-Stakeholder Approaches to the Information Society

15:30-17:00 Palexpo Hall 2 Room H
Challenges and Best Practice in the Preparation & Implementation of National Strategies for the Information Society
(UNDP w/ UNCTACD, UN Regional Commissions, World Bank, UN-ICT Task Force)

Thursday, 11 December 2003
10:00-13:00 Conf room 12, Hall 4 Palexpo (ICT4D) Institute@WSIS (UNDP w/ the Smithsonian Institution)
E-governance :Enabling government-citizen Interactions

10:00-11:30 Room 2+3, Hall 4 Palexpo (ICT4D) ICT for MDGs: Moving from Rhetoric to Action

11:30 -14:30 Conf Room 12A, Hall 4 Palexpo (ICT4D)
Digital Divide Panel Discussion (on invitation only) with BBC World webcast
(UNDP APDIP/ APRI w/ BBC TVE)

13:30-15:30 Palexpo Conference Center Cervin
Working towards the Millennium Development Goals: Leveraging ICT for Good Governance and Development
(Government of Italy, the Inter-American Development Bank, UNDESA, UNDP)

15:00-18:00 Conf Room 12, Hall 4 Palexpo (ICT4D)
Institute@WSIS (UNDP w/ the Smithsonian Institution)
Technology Choices for decision-makers

15:00-18:00 High-level roundtable with Heads of State
ICT as a tool to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
(WSIS Secretariat - closed session)
Moderated by Mark Malloch Brown.

16.00-18.00 GKP Pavilion, Showcase Gallery, Hall 4, Stand # 331 Communication Street
Preview Event: Forthcoming Regional Human Development Report on Promoting ICT for Human Development in Asia 2004: Realizing the MDGs (UNDP APDIP/ APRI)

Friday, 12 December 2003
10:00-13:00 Conf Room 12 Hall 4 Palexpo (ICT4D)
Institute@WSIS (UNDP w/ the Smithsonian Institution)
Emerging technologies & Innovative solutions

10:00-10:30 am Media Centre, Hall 2
UNDP press Conference (w/ Mark Malloch Brown)

14:00-15:30 Conf Room 4, Hall 4 Palexpo (ICT4D)
Building Knowledge Societies in the Arab World: The Contribution of ICT4D Policies and Actions (UNDP/ICTDAR)

15:00-18:00 Conf Room 12, Hall 4 Palexpo (ICT4D)
Institute@WSIS (UNDP w/ the Smithsonian Institution)
Internet Governance, WTO & Electronic Trade