G3ict is the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs

Monday, December, 04, 2006
03:30 PM - 03:50 PM	Official Opening with United Nations DESA Officials Presentation of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development, purpose of GAID Flagship Partner Initiatives and importance of G3ict • Sarbuland Khan Sarbuland Khan, Executive Director, GAID
Monday, December, 04, 2006
03:50 PM - 04:05 PM	Presentation of participants, pre-meeting survey results, overview of GiiT two-year program
Monday, December, 04, 2006
04:05 PM - 04:15 PM	Presentation of the draft of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its dispositions regarding ICTs
Monday, December, 04, 2006
04:15 PM - 05:15 PM	Participants input. Three 20’ panels of 5 participants from each sector as follows: NGOs, Academia and Representatives of Persons with Disabilities (20’) Panel Chair: National Federation of the Blind Participants: National Council on Disability, European Disabilities Forum, World Federation of the Deaf, Georgia Tech GTRI, AAPD Private Sector (ICT vendors and users) (20’) Panel Chair: IBM Participants: Air France, Microsoft, WGBH, NiiT, Siemens International Institutions (20’) Panel Chair: Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Participants: Inter-parliamentary Union, UNITAR, Organization of American States, The World Bank, UNFIP Each panel will provide input on the following three topics: Relevance of GiiT goals and feedback/suggestions on proposed program Interest in participating to GiiT and its specific activities Suggestions for additional participants and institutional collaborations
Monday, December, 04, 2006
05:15 PM - 05:30 PM	Q&A's, summary and conclusions
Monday, December, 04, 2006
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM	Informal networking on site
Monday, December, 04, 2006
06:00 PM - 06:00 PM	Adjournment of session