Presentations

Presentations presented at the Conference
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Conference Opening
Plenary Session 1
Plenary Session 2
Plenary Session 3
Thematic Session 1/1
Thematic Session 1/2
Thematic Session 2/1
Thematic Session 2/2
Thematic Session 3/1
Thematic Session 3/2



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Conference Opening:
Monday, June 3
09:00-10:30
Venue: Grand Hotel Union		Chairman:
Pavel Gantar, Minister, Ministry of Information Society, Slovenia
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First Plenary Session:
Inclusion and Participation - Implications to Society
Monday, June 3
15:00-16:15
Venue: Grand Hotel Union		Chairman:
Douglas Holmes, Author of the Book “e.gov: E-Business Strategies for Government”
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Second Plenary Session:
Trust and Security - Requirements for Society
Tuesday, June 4
9:45-11:15
Venue: Grand Hotel Union		Chairman:
Reinhard Posch, CIO, Federal Ministry of Public Service and Sport, Austria
  • Andrew Pinder, e-envoy (United Kingdom)
  • Nick Lockett, Stanbrook-Hooper, Belgium (speech also available)
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Third Plenary Session:
Conference Conclusions
Tuesday, June 4
11:45-13:00
Venue: Grand Hotel Union		Chairman:
Erkki Liikanen, Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society, EC

Reports from Rapporteurs of Thematic Sessions:
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TS1: Knowledge Based Society and Economy
Current Developments in Implementing a Knowledge-Based Economy
Monday, June 3
11:00-13:00
Venue: Grand Hotel Union		Chairman:
Austin Gatt, Minister of Justice (Malta)
Rapporteur:
Dušan Faktor, Secretary of State (Slovakia)
Assistant Rapporteurs:
Arvo Ott (Estonia) & Michael Niebel (European Commission)
  • Introduction from Chairman
  • Karel Brezina, Minister (Czech Republic)
  • István Erényi, Representative of the Ministry of Information Society and Technology (Hungary)
  • Dan Nica, Minister (Romania)
  • Franc Dolenc, R&D Manager, IskraTEL (Slovenia)
  • Discussion and contributions from the floor
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TS1: Knowledge Based Society and Economy
Future Orientations - The Role of Governments, Industry and Financial Institutions
Monday, June 3
16:30-18:00
Venue: Grand Hotel Union		Chairman:
Michael Kleiber, Minister of Science (Poland)
Rapporteur:
Dušan Faktor, Secretary of State (Slovakia)
Assistant Rapporteurs:
Arvo Ott (Estonia) & Michael Niebel (European Commission)
  • Introduction from Chairman
  • Paul Siegelbaum, Director of UCA Region’s Private and Financial Sector Development Department, The World Bank
  • Eike Röhling, Director GeneralMinistry of Economy (Germany)
  • Paul Skehan, Deputy Secretary General, Eurochambres (Belgium)
  • Antanas Zabulis, Director General, COMNITEL (Lithuania)
  • Dragan Domazet, Minister of Science, Technology and Development of Serbia
  • Marijana Vidas-Bubanja, Chair of the eSEE Initiative
  • Discussion and contributions from the floor
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TS2: Information Infrastructure
Competition, Regulatory Framework and Investment
Monday, June 3
11:00-13:00
Venue: Grand Hotel Union		Chairman:
Robert Verrue, Director General, DG INFSO
Rapporteur:
Tomaž Kalin, Secretary of State (Slovenia)
Assistant Rapporteurs:
Wlodzimierz Marcinski (Poland) & Hans-Peter Gebhardt (European Commission)
  • Introduction from Chairman
  • Krzysztof Heller, Undersecretary of State for Telecommunications (Poland)
  • Peter Scott, Head of Unit, Regulatory Framework, DG INFSO
  • John Brimacombe, Director, NM Rothschild & Sons Limited
  • Guy Clausse, Head of division of the bank’s Policy Support Department, European Investment Bank
  • Michael Frendo, Member of the Parliament, Member of the EU Convention, Malta
  • Discussion and contributions from the floor
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TS2: Information Infrastructure
Broadband, Universal Service and Internet Security
Monday, June 3
16:30-18:00
Venue: Grand Hotel Union		Chairman: Oktay Vural, Minister of Transportation (Turkey)
Rapporteur: Tomaž Kalin, Secretary of State (Slovenia)
Assistant Rapporteurs: Wlodzimierz Marcinski (Poland) & Hans-Peter Gebhardt (European Commission)
  • Introduction from Chairman
  • Nikolay Nikolov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transport & Communications (Bulgaria)
  • Gun Eriksson, Secretary of State, Sweden
  • Dan Lloyd, Senior Manager, Public Policy, Vodafone Group
  • Emir Arslanagić, Director, Network Security Engineering & Infrastructure Group, Cable & Wireless
  • Walter Beforth, SEVP, Deutsche Telekom
  • Discussion and contributions from the floor
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TS3: Information Society Policy and Emerging Services at Local Level
The Need for Information Society Policy for Local Development
Monday, June 3
11:00-13:00
Venue: Grand Hotel Union		Chair:
Adriana Ticau, State Secretary, Romania
Rapporteur:
Jaak Aaviksoo, Rector, University of Tartu (Estonia)
Assistant Rapporteurs:
Tomáš Renčin (Czech Republic) & Giangaleazzo Cairoli (European Commission)
  • Introduction from Chairman
  • Andrea Mairate, Head of Unit, European Commission, DG REGIO
  • Michael Niebel, DG Information Society
  • Gareth Hughes, Executive Director, Eris@
  • Ingrid Götzl, President, Telecities
  • Juris Mikelsons, Manager, Riga City Council
  • Discussion and contributions from the floor
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TS3: Information Society Policy and Emerging Services at Local Level
What are the Elements of a “Best Practice” Project - A First Exchange
Monday, June 3
16:30-18:00
Venue: Grand Hotel Union		Chairman:

Rapporteur:
Jaak Aavikso, Rector, University of Tartu (Estonia)
Assistant Rapporteurs:
Tomáš Renčin (Czech Republic) & Giangaleazzo Cairoli (European Commission)
  • Introduction from Chairman
  • Dušan Keber, Minister of Health, Slovenia
  • Peter Ponicky, Minister of Education, Slovakia
  • Mateu Hernández, Assistant Director of Barcelona Activa
  • Mel Proudfoot, Senior Director of Public Services, Oracle EMEA
  • Discussion and contributions from the floor
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Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Information Society in co-operation with the European Commission, DG Information Society and DG Enlargement
Contact info: gp.mid@gov.si
Web: http://emcis.gov.si, http://www.europa.eu.int/eeuropeplus
 
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