e-Inclusion Lisbon 2007 :: Programme
Ministerial Debate on European
e-Inclusion Policy
Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon,
Portugal on 2nd and 3rd December 2007.
Provisional Programme (as at 27th November 2007)
- Preliminary Programme Sunday 2nd December
- Preliminary Programme Monday 3rd December
- Minister Provisional Programme 2nd December
- Minister Provisional Programme 3rd December
| 13:30 | Registration Opens |
| 14:00 | Living e-Inclusion exhibition opens |
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16:00 |
Welcome and Opening - Almada Negreiros (S6) |
| 16:00 | Welcome and Opening Statement |
| Minister José Mariano Gago, Minister José Mariano Gago, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal | |
| 16:15 | The European e-Inclusion Initiative |
| Commissioner Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media | |
| 16:20 | Rodolfo Cattani, European Disability Forum |
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16:30 |
Panel Debate and Audience Questions - Almada Negreiros (S6) |
| facilitated by Margaret Doyle, Contributing Editor, Economist Conferences | |
| Sustainable and Inclusive Design - What do people really think? | |
| Rodolfo Cattani, European Disability Forum | |
| e-Inclusion is Good Business, not just a social responsibility | |
| Veli Sundbäck, Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Responsibility, Nokia | |
| e-Accessibility legislation: help or hindrance? | |
| Mark McGann, Director General, EICTA | |
| The Fourth World economy: e-Inclusion for Social Change | |
| Luc Soete, Professor MERIT / UNU Maastricht | |
| 17:30 | Exhibition Tour and Exhibitor workshops |
| 19:30 | Dinner |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Parallel Sessions PS1: ICT & Disability - Almada Negreiros (S6) |
| The challenges of ensuring that technology is designed for all including disabled people, and contributes to achieving greater independence, improving quality of life, empowerment and active involvement in society and the economy | |
| Chair: Professor Gerard Quinn, National University of Ireland | |
| 09:05 | Mind the gap - disability and the digital divide |
| Dan Pescod, International Campaigns Manager, Royal National Institute of Blind People | |
| 09:15 | Three educational strategies for Higher Education: Design for all education, assistive technology training and Rehabilitation Engineering Education |
| Professor Francisco Godinho, Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Engineering Department | |
| 09:25 | The Italian experience: key success factors for an eAccessibility |
| Steven Sintini, eAccessibility expert, National Centre for Informatics in Public Administration (CNIPA) | |
| 09:35 | Accessibility of digital TV, or how can accessibility problems be solved by users and industry |
| Renaud Di Francesco, Chairman, EICTA Broadcast Cluster Group | |
| 09:45 | Q&A |
| 10:15 | Close |
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Parallel Sessions PS2: ICT in support of Active ageing and employment - Luis de Freitas Branco (S1) |
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| In a world with an ageing population, how ICT can help older people continue to work productively for longer and live more independent lives. | |
| Chair: Susan Scott-Parker, Employers'Forum on Disability | |
| 09:05 | Active Aging at work |
| Kurt Vogler-Ludwig; Director, Economix Research & Consulting | |
| 09:15 | The added value of older workers |
| Anne-Sophie Parent, Director, AGE - the European Older People's Platform | |
| 09:25 | Next Generation working practices |
| Dermot Honan, Intel Information Technology | |
| 09:35 | Better Work, Better Life |
| Professor Christian Roßnagel, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Jacobs Centre on Lifelong Learning, Jacobs University Bremen | |
| 09:45 | Q&A |
| 10:15 | Close |
| 10:15 | Coffee |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Parallel Sessions PS3: Digital Literacy & Competencies - Almada Negreiros (S6) |
| Challenges and steps to take for digital literacy and competences as core enablers for everyone to fully take part in the economy and have an active role in society. | |
| Chair: Prof. Dr. Valerie Frissen, Senior strategist/Professor TNO ICT | |
| 10:45 | EC Digital Literacy Review |
| Emilie Normann, Chief Consultant, Danish Technology Institute | |
| 10:55 | Social integration (via ICT) of immigrants and ethnical minorities |
| Mr Bernado Sousa, Director, High Commission for Integration and Inter-Cultural Dialogue | |
| 11:05 | Do partnerships work? The role of multi-stakeholder partnerships in delivering Digital literacy &competences |
| Elena Bonfiglioli, Director Corporate Citizenship, Microsoft Europe Middle East and Africa | |
| 11:15 | The new Digital literacy: is the gap narrowing or broadening? |
| Prof. Tapio Varis, University of Tampere Finland and Unesco Chair in global e-learning | |
| 11:25 | Q&A |
| 12:00 | Close |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Parallel Sessions PS4: e-Inclusion for economic growth - Luis de Freitas Branco (S1) |
| Identifying how an inclusive information society can be - and should be - a major contribution to the Lisbon agenda for growth and competitiveness. | |
| Chair: Anabela Pedroso, President, AMA | |
| 10:45 | The long tail of e-Inclusion |
| Loris Di Pietrantonio, Policy Officer, ICT addressing Societal Challenges, Information Society and Media, European Commission | |
| 10:55 | The economic value of e-Inclusion |
| Cristiano Codagnone, University of Milan, Italy | |
| 11:05 | The economic potentials of broadband enabled services |
| George Hall, Member of the Board of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), EU Public Affairs and Government Relations Consultant | |
| 11:15 | Regions: the necessary, logical and opportune territorial scale for making eInclusion work |
| Hervé Le Guyadier, Vice President of the Board of eris@, the European Regional Information Society Association | |
| 11:25 | The social impact of e-inclusion |
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Helen Milner, Managing Director, UK online
centres - see also the video |
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| 11:35 | Q&A |
| 12:00 | Close |
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12:15 |
Keynote address - Almada Negreiros (S6) |
| Cognitive Horizon - Are we including everyone? | |
| John D Kemp, Partner, Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, PC | |
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12:30 |
Closing Plenary |
| e-Inclusion Initiative for Portugal | |
| Luis Magalhães, President, UMIC Knowledge Society Agency, Portugal | |
| e-Inclusion 2008: Be a Part of it! | |
| Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director General, Information Society and Media, European Commission | |
| Minister José Mariano Gago, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal | |
| Minister Mojca Kucler Dolinar, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Slovenia | |
| 13:00 | Close |
Minister's Programme - Sunday 2nd December 2007
| 13:30 | Registration Opens |
| 14:00 | Living e-Inclusion exhibition opens |
|
09:30 |
Welcome and Opening |
| 16:00 | Welcome and Opening Statement |
| Minister José Mariano Gago, Minister José Mariano Gago, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal | |
| 16:15 | The European e-Inclusion Initiative |
| Commissioner Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media | |
| 16:20 | Rodolfo Cattani, European Disability Forum |
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16:45 |
Panel Debate and Audience Questions |
| facilitated by Margaret Doyle, Contributing Editor, Economist Conferences | |
| Sustainable and Inclusive Design - What do people really think? | |
| Rodolfo Cattani, European Disability Forum | |
| e-Inclusion is Good Business, not just a social responsibility | |
| Veli Sundbäck, Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Responsibility, Nokia | |
| e-Accessibility legislation: help or hindrance? | |
| Mark McGann, Director General, EICTA | |
| The Fourth World economy: e-Inclusion for Social Change | |
| Luc Soete, Professor MERIT / UNU Maastricht | |
| 18:00 | Refreshments |
| 18:30 | Ministers e-Inclusion Conversation Lounges |
| Informal Conversation lounges will be attended by 8-10 Ministers and a number of experts. | |
| Economics of e-Inclusion: hosted by Commissioner Viviane Reding | |
| Realising the e-Accessibility agenda: hosted by Professor Gerard Quinn, National University of Ireland | |
| Digital Literacy & Competences: hosted by Minister José Mariano Gago | |
| Active Ageing: hosted by Margaret Doyle | |
| 19:45 | Press Conference |
| 20:00 | Ministers and VIP speakers dinner |
| National Museum of Archaeology (including a visit to the exhibition Portuguese Traditional Gold jewellery – Viana do Castelo) |
Ministers Programme - Monday 3rd December 2007
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09:30 |
Ministerial Meeting |
| Ministerial Meeting, chaired by Minister José Mariano Gago | |
| European e-Inclusion Policy | |
| Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director General, Information Society and Media, European Commission | |
| Member State Responses | |
| Initial Positions, plus intentions for 2008 | |
| Presidency Conclusions, | |
| Minister José Mariano Gago, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal | |
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12:40 |
Closing Plenary |
| e-Inclusion Initiative for Portugal | |
| Luis Magalhães, President, UMIC Knowledge Society Agency, Portugal | |
| e-Inclusion 2008: Be a Part of it! | |
| Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director General, Information Society and Media, European Commission | |
| Minister José Mariano Gago, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal | |
| Minister Mojca Kucler Dolinar, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Slovenia | |
| 13:30 | Close |