Dear Colleagues: We cordially invite you to participate in and contribute to the deliberations OneWorld South Asia is undertaking in the World Summit on the Information Society II, Tunisia. A detailed programme agenda is available here <http://www.dgroups.org/groups/oneworld/OneWorldSA/docs/owsa8nov.doc> and appended below for your information.
Looking forward to meeting you in Tunis, Yours sincerely Atanu Garai Knowledge for Development Programme OneWorld South Asia New Delhi. _____ OneWorld South [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2005 OWSA & OKN Stalls 1312, BCO Souk 2201, Connect the World Launch Pad Nov 14, 1700 - 1900 hrs, Room Beja Media in the making of information society- where do we go from here? In partnership with Panos London, this consultation, to be anchored by Atanu Garai, fosters dialogue to increase media's stake in building an inclusive information society. Nov 15, 1500 - 1530 hrs, ITU Connect the World Launch Pad Mission 2007: The Power of Partnerships In partnership with MSSRF, Microsoft and WSIS Grassroots Caucus, Dr. B. Shadrach starts the events to showcase one of the world's largest upscaling initiative - "Mission 2007 - Every Village a Knowledge Centre" before the global community. Nov 15, 1600-1730 hrs, Expo Room 9, GKP Pavilion ICT4ALL - The South Asia Experience Dr. B. Shadrach presents an overview of ICTs and their impact on development efforts in India in this programme hosted by Young Asia Television. Nov 15, 1700 - 1900 hrs, Hammamet Room, Kram PalExpo Round Table on Engaging Grassroots Voices In partnership with WSIS Grassroots Caucus, OWSA highlights grassroots perspectives in IS dialogue with presentations by Dhaksha Mehta, Kasturi Arounassalame, Lata Gauri, Manjula Rawal, Rajendar Negi, Tara Karki, four grassroots knowledge workers. Nov 16, 1500 - 1600 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre Roundtable consultation on Mainstreaming ICTs into MDGs Manish Kumar and Anusha Lall host the consultation to steer discussions around issues of mainstreaming ICTs in development. November 16, 2005; 1600 - 1730 hrs; ITU Connect the World Launch Pad Connecting the Unconnected by 2015 Dr. B. Shadrach joins world leaders in pledging for ITU's Connect the Unconnected initiative along with the information society visionaries to commit to the shared goal of expanding the benefits of ICTs for all. Nov 17, 1000 -1130 hrs, Kairouan Room, Kram PalExpo Local content - an answer to global problems OWSA organises this panel discussion in partnership with GKP Clusters for Local Content and Poverty Reduction to discuss challenges and opportunities of local content production globally. Nov 17, 1100 - 1300 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre Launch of Ek Duniya Ek Awaaz (EDEA/ OneWorld OneVoice) radio programmes Geeta Malhotra demonstrates EDEA radio programmes showing the global community the power of radio as a practical tool for connecting communities and empowering people. Nov 17, 1200 - 1245 hrs, GKP Pavilion Presentations of Local Content initiatives across the world Hosted by the Local Content Cluster of GKP, this event, to be steered by Dr. B. Shadrach, forms a precursor to the forthcoming publication on local content showcasing use of local content in empowering grassroots communities. Nov 17, 1400 - 1530 hrs, Room Kairouan Back to basics: Are ICTs really useful in poverty reduction? Mission 2007 in India - An ambitious initiative to fight poverty Dr. B. Shadrach and Geeta Malhotra speak on the utility of ICTs to achieve poverty reduction goals as being practised by the Mission 2007 initiative. Nov 17, 1500 - 1600 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre Digital Opportunity Channel familiarisation Manish Kumar and Anusha Lall (OWSA) host the familiarisation programme to the new revamped DO Channel exploring the rich knowledge base on mainstreaming ICTs. Nov 18, 0900-1100 hrs, Sidi Bouzid, Kram PalExpo Information Society and Sustainable development Hosted by IISD, Canada, the event will launch the book "A Developing Connection" as the outcome of the eight-country research project, with presentation by Anusha Lall and Atanu Garai. Nov 18, 1000-1100 hrs, Room Kairouan GKP Panel on Multi-stakeholder Partnerships Dr. B. Shadrach as a panelist provides a South Asian perspective to this GKP hosted panel discussion to discuss about a practical action framework on how to make partnerships in ICT4D happen. Nov 18, 1000 - 1100 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre Community engagement in infokiosks with live demo of open ENRICH software Geeta Malhotra steers the discussion around the issues of community mobilisation, content, connectivity, capacity building, and care and management of infokiosk movement while giving a demonstration of the Open ENRICH. Nov 18, 1200 - 1330 hrs, Session B, Expo Room 8 in ICT 4 ALL Exhibition Centre Strategies for Empowering Youth in the Information Society Atanu Garai moderates a session in this workshop hosted by GKP Youth Cluster to discuss about what works and what needs to be done in order to further empower youth in the information society. OWSA Delegation Dr. B. Shadrach, Director email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anusha Lall, Research Associate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Atanu Garai, Knowledge Coordinator - ICT email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geeta Malhotra, Programme Manager - Grassroots Communication email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mamata Pradhan, Programme and Partnership Coordinator email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manish Kumar, Manager - ICT Research email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Grassroots Caucus Members Dhaksha Mehta, Grassroots Knowledge Worker Kasturi Arounassalame, Grassroots Knowledge Worker Lata Gauri, Grassroots Knowledge Worker Manjula Rawal, Grassroots Knowledge Worker Rajendar Negi, Grassroots Knowledge Worker Tara Karki, Grassroots Knowledge Worker Contact for Grassroots Caucus: Atanu Garai ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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