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Expert Group Meeting on “The Future of Digital Government for Sustainable Development in LDCs, SIDS, and LLDCs"

PROGRAMME

9:00-9:30Incheon, Republic of Korea

Registration

9:30-10:00Incheon, Republic of Korea

Opening Session: Welcome and Setting the Scene

Keynote Presentation on the Findings of the UN E-Government 2018 with a Focus on LDCs, SIDS and LLDCs
Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief of Digital Government Branch, DPIDG/UN DESA

10:00-10:55Incheon, Republic of Korea

Session 1: Trends and Needs in Digital Government for Sustainable Development - in LDCs, SIDS and LLDCs

Outcome of Capacity Needs Assessment Page 2 Challenges of Digital Government Development in LDCs, SIDS and LLDCs
Mr. Keping Yao, Senior Governance and Public Administration Expert, UNPOG, DPIDG/UN DESA

Bridging Digital Divide for Social Inclusion and Growth for All
Mr. Bikram Shrestha, President, Nepal Internet Foundation

Digital Transformation for Advancing Sustainable Development
Ms. Zhanat Zhakhmetova, Zerde National ICT Holding, Kazakhstan

10:55-11:15Incheon, Republic of Korea

Break

11:15-13:00Incheon, Republic of Korea

Session 1 Trends and Needs in Digital Government for Sustainable Development - in LDCs, SIDS and LLDCs (continued)

Digital Government to Address the Vulnerabilities of SIDS for Achieving the 2030 Agenda
Ms. Anju Mangal, Business Analyst and ECM Adviser, Digital Transformation Team, Pacific Community

Digital Gov for Improving Lives: Leveraging New Technologies for Technological Innovation
Mr. Omar Mansoor Ansari, President, TechNation, Afghanistan

ICT Architecture to Improve Digital connectiity for inclusive Service Delivery
Mr. Sonam Dorji, General Manager Access Network Department, Tashi InfoComm Limited, Bhutan

Digital Government = Connectivity Platform + Imagination
Mr. David Butcher, Principal Consultant, David Butcher and Associates Ltd.

ASEAN ICT Master Plan 2020
Ms. Wai Yie Leong, Board of Directors, International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) and Professor, Mahsa University

The Pioneering Journey to Achieve Excellence of Digital Government in the Republic of Korea: Challenges and Success Factors for Sharing with LDCs, SIDS, and LLDCs
Mr. Seok-Jin Eom, Professor, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University

13:00-14:30Incheon, Republic of Korea

Lunch Break

14:30-15:50Incheon, Republic of Korea

Session 2: Digital Inclusion and E-Participation in LDCs, SIDS and LLDCs

Leveraging ICTs for an Inclusive Digital Society
Mr. Ioane Nacanieli Koroivuki, Regional Director, International Telecommunication Union

Digital Inclusion & E Participation: vital tenet for Digital Government
Mr. Ashok Kumar Seetharaman, Centre Director, eGovernment Leadership Centre, Singapore National University

Digital Transformation in the Kyrgyz Republic
Mr. Almaz Bakenov, Director, National Information Technology Center, Kyrgyzstan

ICT Development in LLDCs and How to Leapfrog: The Azerbaijan ICT Development Model
Mr. Odbayar Erdenetsogt, Executive Director, International Think Tank for LLDC, Mongolia

15:50-16:10Incheon, Republic of Korea

Break

16:10-17:30Incheon, Republic of Korea

Session 2: Digital Inclusion and E-Participation in LDCs, SIDS and LLDCs (Continued)

Digital Inclusion and E-Participation from TRBR Perspective
Mr. Andrew Arkdon Molivurae, Senior Internet Governance Officer Telecommunications Radiocommunications & Broadcasting Regulator, Vanuatu

09:00-10:30Incheon, Republic of Korea

Session 3: Leveraging Frontier Technologies in LDCs, SIDS and LLDCs for SDG Implementation: Strategies, Experiences and Challenges

Leveraging Frontier Technologies for Promoting Inclusive Public Service Delivery and Participatory Decision-Making
Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief of Programme Management and Capacity Development Unit, DPIDG/UN DESA

Leveraging frontier technologies through broadband connectivity in Asia and the Pacific
Ms. Atsuko Okuda, Chief of ICT and Development Section, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD), UN ESCAP

Enabling Transformative Tech
Mr. Klee Aiken, Senior Advisor, Strategic Engagement & Capacity Building, Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)

Digital Transformation - A Potential to Impact Solomon Islands
Mr. Haggai Haji Arumae, Director, Telecommunications Commission, Solomon Islands

China E Government Practice in the Era of Mobile Internet
Mr. Jingtian Wang, Vice President, Tencent Cloud

Data- the Seed of Cloud Platform
Mr. Jeongwon Yoon, Country Director, Amazon Web Service Korea

10:30-10:50Incheon, Republic of Korea

Break

10:50-13:00Incheon, Republic of Korea

Session 4: Strengthening Data Governance for Better Data-Driven Policy Making

Instituting Data Governance for Advancing Digital Government
Mr. Keping Yao, Senior Governance and Public Administration Expert & Ms. Mi Kyoung Park, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNPOG, DPIDG/UN DESA

Data Governance calling for Data Rules
Mr. Xiongshan Cai, Deputy Director & Chief Researcher of Law Research Center, Tencent Research Institute

Globalization 4.0: Technology Driven, Human Centric
Mr. Danil Kerimi, Deputy Head, Center for the 4th Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum Beijing

13:00-14:00Incheon, Republic of Korea

Lunch Break

14:00-15:15Incheon, Republic of Korea

Session 5: Enhancing Digital Government Capacity in LDCs, SIDS and LLDCs

Toolkit on Innovation and Public Service Delivery for the Sustainable Development Goals
Mr. Jonas Rabinovitch, Senior Advisor on Innovation and Public Service Delivery, DPIDG/UN DESA

DIGIT4SD Toolkit: Digital Government Implementation Toolkit for Sustainable Development
Mr. Wai Min Kwok, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, Digital Government Branch (DGB), DPIDG/UN DESA

Developing regional broadband connectivity for digital government initiatives in Asia and the Pacific
Ms. Atsuko Okuda, Chief of ICT and Development Section, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD), UN ESCAP

Bridging Digital Divide through ICT capacity building in APAC
Mr. Kiyoung Ko, Director, UN APCICT/ESCAP

Fostering Digital Capacity Building & Knowledge Sharing for Smart Sustainable Cities for All
Ms. Alexandra Sidorova, Senior Programme Officer, World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO)

E-Government: A Top-Down Approach
Mr. Sibesh Bhattacharya, Senior Infrastructure Specialist (ICT), ADB

15:15-16:30Incheon, Republic of Korea

Session 6: Improving the Relevance of the UN E-Government Survey ? Methodology Review from the Perspective of LDCs, SIDS and LLDCs

Methodological Approach to E-Government Assessment
Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief of Digital Government Branch, DPIDG/UN DESA

Time to Reflect on the Conceptual Framework for Assessing E-Government
Mr. Jungwoo Lee, Director of Center for Work Science and Professor of Smart Technology Management at Graduate School of Information, Yonsei University

16:30 - 16:45Incheon, Republic of Korea

Break

16:45 - 17:45Incheon, Republic of Korea

Session 7: The Way Forward - Key Messages and Policy Considerations

17:45 - 18:00Incheon, Republic of Korea

Closing Session