GLOBALICTCAPACITYBUILDINGSYMPOSIUM(CBS-2016)

EmbracingCapacityBuildingOpportunitiesintheDigitalEraNairobi,Kenya

6-8September2016

PROGRAMME

VenueofCBS-2016SafariParkHotelandCasino,Nairobi,Kenya

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WelcometoCBS-2016

MrFrancisW.Wangusi,MBSDirectorGeneral

CommunicationsAuthorityofKenya

H.E.DrFredOkengoMatiang'iCabinetSecretary

MinistryofEducation,ScienceandTechnologyRepublicofKenya

MrHoulinZhaoSecretary-General

ITU

MrBrahimaSanouDirector

TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau

ITU

H.E.MrJosephMucheru,MBSCabinetSecretary

MinistryofInformation,Communicationsand

TechnologyRepublicofKenya

H.E.MrWilliamSamoeiRuto,EGH,EBSDeputyPresidentRepublicofKenya

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WhatisCBS?

TheITUGlobalICTCapacityBuildingSymposium(CBS)isthemainglobaleventforcapacitydevelopmentin the field of information and communication technology (ICT). The Symposium brings togetherstakeholders from across the world to discuss trends and developments in the sector and theirimplicationsforhumanandinstitutionalcapacitybuilding.CBSinitiallyfocusedonlyonmattersrelatedtohumanresourcesandthuswastargetedmainlytohumanresourcespractitioners.Ithassincebroadeneditsscopetoembracehumanandinstitutionalcapacitybuilding,drawingonaglobalnetworkofexpertisefromdifferentregionsandstakeholders.

CBS-2016Symposiumtheme:“Embracingcapacitybuildingopportunitiesinthedigitalera”

GloballeadershaveadoptedtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)assuccessortotheMillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs). These goals are to be achieved at a time of major digital technologytransformationthatwillimpactthewaypeopleliveandsocietiesoperate.Emergingtechnologiessuchasthe Internet of Things (IoT) are increasingly becoming a reality. The advent of smart cities and smartsocieties,aswellasthegrowthofbigdata,requiredifferentsetsofknowledgeandskillsacrossallsectionsofsociety.Governments,industry,universitiesandotherhighereducationinstitutionsneedtoinvestin,anddeveloparangeofICTskills,whichwillnotonlyenableincreasedparticipationintheeconomy,butwillensurethecreationofdigitalcitizensforadigitalsociety.

Participants

CBS attracts participants from countries worldwide, as well as from regional and internationalorganisations. Panellists include high-level officials such asMinisters, Director-Generals of RegulatoryAuthorities, heads of UN Organisations, CEOs of private sector companies, representatives fromUniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsandotherexpertsinICTcapacitybuilding.SeveralthoughtleadersfromtheacademiccommunityareexpectedtomakepresentationsattheSymposium.

ReadthebiographiesofallpanellistsattheCBS-2016website.

Outcomes

The outcomes of the Symposium will provide strategic guidance to the national and internationalcommunity, including ITU,on capacity building in the fieldof ICT, andon strengthening collaborationamongtheglobalICTcapacitybuildingcommunity.ThiswilldirectlycontributetotheachievementoftheSDGs across all development sectors. For universities and other training providers, the SymposiumprovidesaforumtogaugetheneedsofthemarketintermsoftrainingandcapacitybuildinginthefieldofICT,andhelpsthemshapetheirtraininganddeliveryprogrammes.

www.itu.int/go/cbs2016

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CBS-2016pre-events

MONDAY,5SEPTEMBER2016

09:30–12:30 CapacitybuildinginInternetGovernance:Stakeholderperspectives

ThissessionbringstogetherICTprofessionalsandexecutivesfromGovernmentministries,Regulatory Authorities, UN Organisations, private sector companies, Universities andresearch institutions as well as global and regional bodies dealing with InternetGovernance.TheeventprovidesaplatformforstakeholderstodiscusscapacitybuildingissuesininternationalInternetGovernanceandtomapoutstrategiesforaddressingthese.Participantswill exchange views based on their diverse experience. In order to enrichdiscussions,theeventwillbeinteractivetogiveallparticipantsanopportunitytofreelycontributetothediscussions.

Openingremarks:MrBrahimaSanou,Director,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU

Moderator:DrDavidSouter,ManagingDirector,ICTDevelopmentAssociates

Panellists

• MsAliceMunyua,BoardMember,InternetSociety(ISOC)• MsAnne-RachelInné,Vice-PresidentGovernmentEngagement,InternetCorporation

forAssignedNamesandNumbers(ICANN)• DrKatharinaHone,ProjectManagerandResearcherforOnlineLearning,Diplo

Foundation• DrOlgaCavalli,Co-founderandAcademicDirector,SouthSchoolonInternet

Governance(SSIG)• MsAnrietteEsterhuysen,ExecutiveDirector,AssociationforProgressive

Communications(APC)• MrSantiagoReyes-Borda,SeniorPolicyAdvisor,DepartmentofInnovation,Science

andEconomicDevelopment,Canada

12:30–14:00 LunchBreak

14:00–16:00 Regulatorsasenablersandbeneficiariesofcapacitybuilding

Thissessiondiscussescapacitybuildingchallengesfacedbyregulatorsinlightofthefastevolving ICT sector that is experiencing the introduction of new technologies at anunprecedented pace. This calls for new and innovative ways of regulation throughupgradingofstaffskillsetsandtraining.

Openingremarks:MrBrahimaSanou,Director,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU

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Moderator: Dr Kemal Huseinovic, Chief, Department of Infrastructure, EnablingEnvironmentandE-Applications,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU

Panellists

• DrIsmailShahSyed,Chairman,PakistanTelecommunicationsAuthority,Pakistan• ProfessorUmarDanbatta,ExecutiveViceChairman,NigerianCommunications

Commission,Nigeria• MsNadineChorao,ExecutiveSecretary,ARCTEL• MrTroyTanner,DeputyChiefoftheInternationalBureau,FederalCommunications

Commission(FCC),UnitedStates• DrBoAndersson,ChiefEconomist,SwedishPostandTelecomAuthority(PTS),

Sweden• MrUlfLarsson,ProgrammeManager,SwedishProgrammeforICTinDeveloping

Regions(Spider),StockholmUniversity• MrFrancisW.Wangusi,DirectorGeneral,CommunicationsAuthorityofKenya

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CBS-2016agenda

TUESDAY,6SEPTEMBER2016

09:00–09:45 Openingceremony

PerformanceoftheKenyaNationalAnthem

Entertainmentinterlude

Openingremarks

• MrFrancisW.Wangusi,DirectorGeneral,CommunicationsAuthorityofKenya• MrBrahimaSanou,Director,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU• H.E.DrFredOkengoMatiang'i,CabinetSecretary,MinistryofEducation,Scienceand

Technology,RepublicofKenya• H.E.MrJosephMucheru,CabinetSecretary,MinistryofInformation,

CommunicationsandTechnology,RepublicofKenya• MrHoulinZhao,Secretary-General,ITU• H.E.MrWilliamSamoeiRuto,EGH,EBS,DeputyPresident,RepublicofKenya

09:45–10:00 Groupphotoandexhibitionofficialopening10:00–10:30 Coffeebreak10:30–12:00 MinisterialRoundtable:ICTs,SustainableDevelopmentGoalsandfutureprioritiesfor

humancapacitybuildingICTs are keyenablersof development andplay a crucial role in the attainmentof theSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Centraltothisisthecompetenciesofpeopletouse and leverage ICTs effectively. The demand for an ICT-skilledworkforce is growingrapidly, and public policy in terms of education systems and vocational trainingprogrammesneedtokeeppacewiththechallenge.Inthissession,MinistersofICTandEducationwill address policy and strategic considerations related to the roleof ICT inhumanandinstitutionalcapacitybuildingandhowitimpactssustainabledevelopment.Panelistswillbeexpectedtomakereferencetopolicypriorities,deliveryofdevelopmentprogrammes,andtoshareexperiencesfromtheirowncountries,andAgencies.

Moderator:DrCosmasZavazava,ChiefofDepartment,ProjectSupportandKnowledgeManagement,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU

Ministers

• H.E.MrJosephMucheru,CabinetSecretary,MinistryofInformation,CommunicationsandTechnology,RepublicofKenya

• H.E.DrFredOkengoMatiang'i,CabinetSecretary,MinistryofEducation,ScienceandTechnology,RepublicofKenya

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• H.E.MrMeMountagaTall,Minister,MinistryofDigitalEconomy,InformationandCommunication,Mali

• H.E.MrMohamedJamaMursal,Minister,MinistryofPostandTelecommunications,Somalia

• H.E.MrSuleimanZuhairi,DeputyMinister,MinistryofTelecommunicationsandInformationTechnology,StateofPalestine

• H.E.MrCorneliusDeveaux,DeputyMinister,MinistryofInformationandCommunications,SierraLeone

• H.E.DrWinMlambo,DeputyMinister,MinistryofInformation,CommunicationTechnology,PostalandCourierServices,Zimbabwe

12:00–14:00 Lunchbreak14:00–15:30 LeadersDialogue:Establishingcoherenceincapacitybuilding

ThissessionbringstogetherChiefExecutiveOfficersfromindustry,DirectorGeneralsofRegulatoryAuthorities, and representatives ofUniversities to discuss issues related tonationalskillspolicies,industryskillsrequirements,andtheroleofacademicinstitutionsasprovidersofskills.Thesessionwillalsodiscussemergingtechnologicalopportunitiesthatcouldcontributetoamoreinformedandequippedworkforce.Thesessionseekstoestablishacommonunderstandingamongdifferentstakeholdersfromboththedemandand supply side of capacity building in the field of ICT, and to draw a set ofrecommendations toguidecountries in takingadvantageofemerging technologies forsustainabledevelopment.

Moderator:MrWallaceKantai,BusinessEditor,NationMediaGroup,Kenya

Panellists

• ProfessorUmarDanbatta,ExecutiveViceChairman,NigerianCommunicationsCommission,Nigeria

• DrIsmailShahSyed,Chairman,PakistanTelecommunicationsAuthority,Pakistan• MrTroyTanner,DeputyChiefoftheInternationalBureau,FederalCommunications

Commission(FCC),UnitedStates• DrLiuYan,DirectorGeneral,StateRadioMonitoringCenter,MIIT,China• MrAldoMareuse,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,TelkomKenya• MsKerstinBorglin,Director,SwedishProgrammeforICTinDevelopingRegions

(Spider),StockholmUniversity• MrGabrielSolomon,Chairman,UnitedKingdomTelecommunicationsAcademy

(UKTA)• DrSabaBokhari,Education/ProgrammeSpecialist,UNESCORegionalOfficefor

EasternAfrica• DrGilbertSaggia,CountryManagingDirector,OracleKenya• DrPiotrPluta,DirectorCorporateAffairs, Europe,MiddleEast,AfricaandRussia,

Cisco

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15:30–16:00 Coffeebreak16:00–17:00 CopingwithnewskillsrequirementsinachangingICTenvironment

Today’sdigitaleconomyisdrivenbytechnologicalinnovation.Thebusinesscommunityleadsinthedevelopmentoftechnologies,includingOvertheToptechnologies,Internetof Things (IoT), big data, wearables, mobile applications, and the cloud. This sessiondiscusses the skills required for companies to turn the emerging technologies intobusinessopportunitiesandcreatingnewjobs,aswellasthecapacitybuildingchallengesarisingfromthesenewjobs.Thesessionisconductedthroughsharingofcasestudiesonsuccessfulinnovationprogrammesandinitiatives.Moderator:MrAndrewRugege,RegionalDirectorforAfrica,ITU

Panellists

• MrWikusVanderMerwe,ManagingDirector,HCBSICTLearningAcademy,SouthAfrica

• MrDavidBunei,GeneralManagerforEastAfrica,Cisco• DrJuliusOgony,SeniorCouncilMember,ComputerSocietyofKenya(CSK)andWorld

InformationTechnologyandServicesAlliance(WITSA)• MsAnnieGladding,GlobalEducationSpecialist,INTELCorporation• ProfessorAntoineB.Bagula,SeniorAssociate,AbdusSalamInternationalCentrefor

TheoreticalPhysics(ICTP),Italy

19:00 GaladinneratSafariParkHotel(hostedbyCommunicationsAuthorityofKenya)

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WEDNESDAY,7SEPTEMBER2016

09:00–10:30 Universitywithoutwalls:Exploringnewwaysoflearninginadigitalera

This session examines the transformational changes that have taken placewithin thelearninglandscapeduetoICTdevelopments,andhowthesechangesimpacttheexistingtheories,typesandstylesoflearningandknowledgedissemination.Thesessiondiscusseslearningmethodologies suchasonline learningand face-to-face learningandpresentsopportunitiesavailableinthedigitalera,suchasmassiveopenonlinecourses(MOOCs),socialmediatools,andchallengesassociatedwiththem.Thesessionwillseektoansweranumberofquestionssuchas:isthemarketandindustryreadytoembracethedigitaldeliveryofeducationandtraining?

Moderator:DrDavidSouter,ManagingDirector,ICTDevelopmentAssociates

Panellists

• DrMariaGarrido,ResearchAssistantProfessor,Technology&SocialChangeGroup(TASCHA),UniversityofWashington

• MsRondaZeleznyGreen,VisitingTutor,RoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon• MsLucienneAbrahams,DirectorandSeniorLecturer,LinkCentre,WitsUniversity• MrMohamadouArabaniSaibou,DirectorGeneral,EcoleSupérieuredes

TélécommunicationsdeDakar(ESMT)• MrJacoduToit,AdviserforCommunicationandInformation,UNESCORegional

OfficeforEasternAfrica10:30–11:00 Coffeebreak11:00–12:30 Insearchofexcellence:ITUCentresofExcellencemodel

TheITUhasaglobalnetworkofCentresofExcellencethatprovidestraininginarangeofICT disciplines under the umbrella of the ITU Academy. In this session, selected ITUCentres of Excellence from all regions showcase their success stories and share theircapacitybuildingmodelsandbestpractices.Whatarethelessonslearntsofar,andwhatarethepossiblefutureopportunitiesofgrowingthissuccessfulbrand?

Moderator:DrCosmasZavazava,ChiefofDepartment,ProjectSupportandKnowledgeManagement,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU

Panellists

• DrIkechukwuAdinde,CEO,DigitalBridgeInstitute,Nigeria• MsKalaya Chinatiworn,DirectorofInternationalOrganizationsGroup,Ministryof

ICT,Thailand• MrMarioFerreira,ContinuingEducationAssociateManager,InstitutoNacionalde

Telecomunicações,Brazil• MsLiuXiaohong,DepartmentManagerofChinaTelecommunicationTechnology

Labs,ChinaAcademyofInformationandCommunicationsTechnology(CAICT)

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• ProfessorJuanPabloMartín,FacultadRegionalSanNicolás,UniversidadTecnológicaNacional,Argentina

• DrJaroslavBurčík,Head,CentreofExcellenceforcybersecurity,CzechTechnicalUniversityinPrague(CTU)

• MrSantiagoReyes-Borda,SeniorPolicyAdvisor,DepartmentofInnovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopment,CanadaandChairofGlobalCapacityBuildingInitiative,ITU

12:30–14:00 Lunchbreak14:00–15:30 Adialoguewithcapacitybuildingchampionsfromtheacademiccommunity

ThesessionbringstogetherrepresentativesfromUniversitiesandotherhighereducationandresearchinstitutionstodiscussthecentralroletheyplayaschampionsofcapacitybuildingandtrail-blazers in introducingsmartapproaches incapacitybuildingusinghi-tech innovations.Universities involved in innovativework in the area of research anddevelopmentrelatedtoemergingtechnologies(e.g.smartcities,smartsocieties,InternetofThings)willpresent theirwork. Inparticular theywilldemonstratehowUniversitiescollaboratewithindustry,especiallytheprivatesector,todriveinnovationandproducebothproductsandgraduatesthatfittheneedsofthemarket.

Moderator:DrOlgaCavalli,Co-founderandAcademicDirector,SouthSchoolonInternetGovernance(SSIG)

Panellists

• DrAndresNavarroCadavid,Professor,UniversidadIcesi,Colombia• DrKatharinaHone,ProjectManagerandResearcherforOnlineLearning,Diplo

Foundation• DrOliverHolland,ResearchFellow,CentreforTelecommunicationsResearch,King’s

CollegeLondon• ProfessorRobertoRossi,AcademicViceRector,UniversidadBlasPascal,Argentina• MsBelindaExelby,HeadofInternationalRelations,GSMA

15:30–16:00 Coffeebreak16:00–17:00 Anewdigitalgeneration:Younginnovators

Thissessionbringstogetheryoungpeoplefromallovertheworldwhosetechnologicalinnovationscontributetocapacitybuildingleadingtosocio-economicdevelopment.Theyounginnovatorspresenttheirideas,ICTinnovationsandtheimpacttheseinnovationshaveinthedeliveryofeducationandtraining,aswellasthecontributionstheymaketocapacitybuilding.

Attheendofthesession,theaudiencewillbeinvitedtovoteforthebestinnovation.

Moderator:EngMartinObuya,AmbassadorofGovernmentAffairs,iHub

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Panellists

• MsIlanaMilkes,FounderandCEO,WorldTechMakers• MrPratikMarwah,Co-FounderandCOO,iAugmentorLabs• MsKatarinaStensson,Teamleader,L:ara• MrCorneliusWafula,LeadDeveloper,Easyprep• MrDuncanMochama,BusinessDevelopmentManager,BRCKEducation

17:00–18:00 Visittoexhibitionstands:presentationsandnetworkingopportunities 19:00 CocktailreceptionatSafariParkHotel(hostedbyCommunicationsAuthority ofKenya)THURSDAY,8SEPTEMBER2016

09:00–10:30 Celebratingresilientandsuccessfulcapacitybuildingpartnerships

This session will feature successful partnerships for capacity building that have beenforgedby ITU andother organizations. ITUpartnerswill share testimonials relating toinitiativesandactivitiesjointlyimplementedwithITUandtheimpacttheseinitiativeshavehadonindividuals,countriesandregions.

Moderator:DrCosmasZavazava,ChiefofDepartment,ProjectSupportandKnowledgeManagement,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU

Panellists

• DrPiotrPluta,DirectorCorporateAffairs,Europe,MiddleEast,AfricaandRussia,Cisco

• MrJamalAnderson,CurriculumCoordinator,UnitedStatesTelecommunicationsTrainingInstitute(USTTI)

• MrGabrielSolomon,Chairman,UnitedKingdomTelecommunicationsAcademy(UKTA)

10:30–11:00 Coffeebreak

11:00–11:45 Presentationofawards

11:45–12:15 RoundupofSymposium:Conclusionsandrecommendations

12:15–12:30 Closingceremony

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