The Lebanon E-strategy meeting of the United Nations Information, Communication Technologies Task Force Arab Network will be held from December 9-10, 2002, at the American University in Beirut.
The purpose of this meeting is to develop the ICT policy and strategy, with multi-stakeholder participation, for the United Nations ICT Network in Lebanon. The Secretary General of the United Nations officially launched the Information and Communication Technologies Task force on November 20, 2001 to form partnerships with public, private, non-profit and multilateral stakeholders in order to establish networks as forums for addressing development issues. The Arab Regional Network will provide region-specific support to and strengthening of the UN ICT Task Force in its activities to help bridge the digital divide.
[Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGO) is sponsoring and hosting this meeting. Co-organizers for the event are: UN ICT Task Force, Banque Du Liban, and TAGI].
AGENDA (suggested draft)
Monday, December 9th, 2002
UN ICT TASK FORCE ARAB NET WORK: STRATEGY FOR E-LEBANON
08:00 - 08:30 Registration
MORNING SESSION (Open Meeting)
08:30 - 09:00 Opening session
Welcome by Dr Nasser Saidi
Statement of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Lebanon
UN ICT Task Force Statement
UN ICT Task Force Arab Regional Network Statement
09:00 - 11:00 Session One: Panel on Strategy for e-Lebanon
Presentations on Lebanons perspectives on ICT strategy, communication infrastructure and bridging the digital divide to be chaired by ITU.
School Net
SeBIL
IT Skills Award (E-Learning)
E-Commerce
E-government
E-readiness
E-Banking
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Each initiative presentation will brief the audience on their project, objectives, current status, current funding and additional funding required
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 13:15 Session Two: Panel on Statgegy for e-Lebanon (Continued)
13:15 - 14:00 Open Forum
14:00 - 15:30 Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION: Organizational Meeting of Stakeholders (By invitation)
15:30 - 17:00 National Coordination Committee
Offices in Lebanon
Budget
Strategy
Action Plan
Tuesday, December 10th, 2002
UN ICT Task Force ARAB NETWORK Meeting
A meeting between the members of the UN ICT Task Force and the Arab Region Networks and stakeholders to discuss Arab Regional strategy and related issues.
Morning Session: PAYMENT GATEWAY Strategy Meeting
09:00 - 10:00 Opening remarks, Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
Introduction to SeBIL: an ARAB ICT Model Project, Dr Nasser Saidi
10:00 - 11:00 Update on Arab Region Networks
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 12:00 Strategic Analyses: Open forum
12:00 - 13:00 Conclusions & Recommendations
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