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Programme - ICT for an Inclusive Society -
Riga 11-13 June 2006

GAMMA 2

Monday 12 June

  Coffee Break
10:30 – 10:55 Detlef Gerhardt, European Commission, DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
  "Access to ICT as means to fight Social Exclusion: survey of policy measures"
  John O'Flaherty, MAC - National Microelectronics Application Centre
  "eParticipation for Local Democratic Renewal & Citizen Engagement"
   
12:45 -14.15 Lunch
  André Richier, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry
  "e-Skills: Preparing a Long Term Strategy"
  Jeremy Evas, Welsh Language Board
"Linguistic Inclusion & IT: Lessons From Wales"
  Thomas Geretschläger, Österreichische Computer Gesellschaft
  "ECDL barrier free- the European standard in IT Certification gets accessible for people with special needs"
   
15:45-16:15 Coffee Break
Natalia Tokareva, UNESCO IITE
"UNESCO IITE Contribution to the ICT Policy in Education Development for Inclusive Society"
Kuljit 'Kooj' Chuhan, Video & Digital Media Artist and Consultant, Freelance artists/consultant; co-director Virtual Migrants; director Metaceptive Media
"Presentation of Digital and New Media Art Works by the artist Kooj Chuhan"

Tuesday 12 June

  Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:00 Dace Rodzina, APEIRONS
  "E-inclusion of People with Disabilities: APEIRONS' Experience and Vision for the Future."
  Paolo Inchingolo, Higher Education in Clinical Engineering, DEEI, University of Trieste
  "GOAAL: An action proposal of Governance & AAL for e-inclusion of elderly people"

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