manthan award agenda 2010 - new delhi, dec. 17-18, 2010

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VENUE: PARKLAND EXOTICA, NEW DELHI DATES: DECEMBER 1718, 2010

CONTACT: Amarendra Srivastava; Maria Rizvi Manthan Award South Asia Secretariat; 44, Third Floor, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi 110016, +9111 26532786/7; [email protected] , www.manthanaward.org


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PROVISIONAL AGENDA| DEC 17 & 18, 2010

BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE TWO DAYS EVENT

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL CONTENT & SERVICES [SPECIAL FOCUS: EMPOWERING RURAL MASSES THOUGH WIRELESS, 3G MOBILE & BROADBAND] Across the 2 days, there would be several parallel sessions, where selected and short listed Manthan Award nominees shall make presentations of their innovations across topics like Health; Environment; Business; Rural Development & Enterprises, Culture & Heritage, Entertainment, Mobile Content, Community Radio, Education; Learning & Human Resource Development, Governance & Digital Panchayat & Constituencies; and so on. All presentations are to be followed by intense discussions on the subject area with special focus on role of Mobile, Broadband & Wireless. At the end of each panel deliberation, a list of key recommendations emerge as final conclusions.

INAUGURAL SUMMIT SESSION Some of Indias best minds will throw new light and perspective on the role of Digital Content & Services for Rural Masses though Wireless, 3G Mobile & Broadband and thereby linking better connectivity and networking, with inclusive social and economic Development of India & South Asia.

SOUTH ASIA EXPOSITION / MELA ON DIGITAL CONTENT & SERVICES FOR SERVING CITIZENS NEEDS THOUGH 3G MOBILE, WIRELESS & BROADBAND

The exposition showcases content and ICT bazaar services with a special focus on devices, content,

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corporates and international organisations. The ICT Mela displays innovations of the Manthan Award 2010 nominees as well as past awardees showcasing their innovations and award winning projects and ideas.

SPECIAL ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS: EMPOWERING RURAL MASSES THROUGH WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY MSMES [MICRO SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES] FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

7 th MANTHAN AWARD GALA NIGHTThis occasion will celebrate & felicitate the 2010 winners an amazing array of pioneers with out of the box innovations in area of ICT for Development. Final shortlisted nominations shall be felicitated. A short film will be shown on each successful entry and winners. Winners will get a platform to share their thoughts on their projects and get connected to critical support stakeholders.


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DELIBERATIONS HIGHLIGHT

PARTNERS

DAY ONE FRIDAY, DEC 17, 2010

High Powered Inaugural Session with South Asian Inter Ministerial Exchange

Summit Sessions on: o Digital Technologies & Preservation of

Culture, Heritage & Tourism o Alternative News & Community

Broadcasting o Digital Solutions in Health o

Governance, Public

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Digital Constituencies

o Digital Solutions in Science & Environment Roundtable Discussion on:

o ICT & Internet for MSMEs and Economic Development

DAY TWO SATURDAY, DEC 18, 2010

Summit sessions on: o Social Inclusion & Localization through ICT

Tools o Sustainable Digital Approach for Education,

learning & skill Development o eBusiness, Agriculture & Livelihood

Roundtable Discussion on: o Empowering Rural Masses through

Wireless Connectivity

The Manthan Award South Asia Evening Gala 2010


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DRAFT AGENDA DAY 1: December 17, 2010 9:30 AM 8:30 PM 09:00 AM 9:30 AM: MASA 2010 REGISTRATION

INAUGURAL SUMMIT SESSION with Indias best minds to share new perspective and thoughts on the role of Digital Content & Services for Rural Masses though Wireless, 3G Mobile & Broadband and linking with opportunities for better livelihood and social and economic gains in

India and

South

Asia.

Guest of Honour Shri Shri Gurudas Kamat, Honourable Minister of State for Communications & Information

Technology, Government of India* Shri Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the PM of India, Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations,

Government of India (addressed through live video)

Power Panel Mr. Mahabir Pun, Nepal Wireless, Magasaysay Award Winner 2007 Shri Satej (Bunty) D. Patil, Minister of State [Home, Rural Development], Govt. of Maharashtra Dr. Ranjit Kumar Biswas, NDC, Chairman, Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation

Mr. Uday Kumar Varma, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India* Mr. Mohammad Haleem Khan, IAS, Director General, Council for Advancement of People's

Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India Mr. N Ravi Shanker, IAS, Joint Secretary, DIT & CEO National Internet Exchange of India Mr. Sivakumar Ramamurthy, Managing Director, Intel South Asia Mr. Reshan Dewapura, COO, ICTA, Sri Lanka Mr. Rajnesh D. Singh, Head, Regional Bureau for Asia, Internet Society Mr. Manish Dalal, Vice President, APAC, VeriSign Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, MD & CEO, One97 Mr. R. Sukumar, Editor, Mint Shri Popatrao Pawar, Sarpanch, Hiware Bazar, Maharashtra [India's Highest GDP Panchayat]

DAY 1| 1st HALF 9:30 AM 11:30 AM WELCOME & POWER SESSION

Digital Content & Services for Rural Masses through Wireless, 3G Mobile & Broadband


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Inauguration of Exhibition and showcasing of more than 100 best innovative digital content product and service, where one could experience the content and ICT bazaar with special focus on masses connecting devices, content, technologies, initiatives including governments, corporate, NGOs, international organisations, and even individuals. The ICT Mela is to focus on innovations by nominees of the Manthan Award 2010, and by past awardees showcasing their innovations and award winning projects and ideas.

Session Focus Importance of affordable, quality and accessible content and services for enhanced governance services

delivery until the last mile. Content regulation, medium of content services delivery and putting in place the right kind of ICT

infrastructure Special focus on how various constituencies like, rural administrative constituencies, Assembly and

Parliamentary constituencies could be eenabled to link with people Contribution to the framework and recommendations in the areas of governance with exclusive focus with

citizen linked constituencies at all level vis vis Panchayat, Assembly and Parliamentary.

Methodology Each presenter will have 5 to 7 minutes for their presentation, which will be followed by a group or topic discussion. The presenters will be the winners and handpicked nominations from Manthan Award South Asia 2010. Each Session will be chaired by a Chairman, who at the end of the session, will suggest 10 points recommendation advisory to be shared with relevant government department, industries and associations; Moderator will introduce the chair and speakers and to moderate the session; and a Rapporteur to note minute by minute proceeding of the session.

CHAIR: Anurag Jain, Secretary IT, Madhya Pradesh Government* COCHAIR & MODERATOR: Abhishek Singh, IAS, Director, Dept of IT, Govt. of India

PANELIST: i. Sri Lanka GovSMS Portal SMS to 1919 ICT Agency [SRI LANKA]

ii. Akshaya Common Service Centre Akshaya [INDIA] iii. Auto DCR Automatic Building Plan Scrutiny System SOFTTECH Engineering Pvt. Ltd. [INDIA] iv. Fishnet REALCRAFT NIC, Kerala State Centre [INDIA] v. Janmitira Samadhan Kendra , Gwalior Collector , Gwalior

vi. m Governance An Efficient Way to Meet Citizens Expectations Rajkot Municipal Corporation vii. Citizen Services Portal APOnline Ltd.

viii. JEEVAN Department of Information Technology, Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi

Session Discussion & Q&A

12:00 PM 1:30 PM DAY 1|1 st HALF PARALLEL SESSION 1 Governance, Public Service Delivery & Digital Constituency

11:30 AM 12:00 PM DAY 1| 1st HALF Inauguration of South Asia ICT Exposition cum Mela Focusing on Digital Content for

Rural Masses through 3G Mobile, Wireless& Broadband Connecting Masses

(With Tea Break in Exhibition Area)


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Session Focus: The importance of ICT and digital content in environmental services overcoming time, geographical,

economic and social limitations. How ICT and content can facilitate promotion and sustenance of environment with larger attention on

local ecosystem. What initiatives we have where science could be reached to the scientific temper level through the use of

digital media.

Methodology Each presenter will have 5 to 7 minutes for their presentation, which will be followed by a group or topic discussion. The presenters will be the winners and handpicked nominations from Manthan Award South Asia 2010. Each Session will be chaired by a Chairman, who at the end of the session, will suggest 10 points recommendation advisory to be shared with relevant government department, industries and associations; Moderator will introduce

the chair and speakers and to moderate the session; and a Rapporteur to note minute by minute proceeding of the session.

CHAIR: Dr. K. J. Ramesh, Advisory, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India COCHAIR: Sanjay Motwani, Country Manager India, Raritan Green IT

PANELIST: i. CellPhone based Early Warning Dissemination to Disaster Prone Community People Comprehensive

Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), UNDP [INDIA] ii. Shipbreaking in Bangladesh Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) [BANGLADESH]

iii. Digital Green Project Digital Green [INDIA] iv. Disaster Management Information Network Portal Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme

(CDMP), UNDP [BANGLADESH] v. Non Touch Interface (NTL) University of Central Punjab [PAKISTAN]

vi. Ninithi Lanka Software Foundation vii. Biggani.org Biggani.org


12:00 PM 1:30 PM DAY 1|1 st HALF PARALLEL SESSION 2 Digital Solutions in Science & Environment


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Session Focus: Use of ICTs to enhance the productivity of Medium and small scale enterprises [MSMEs]. The importance of affordable, quality and accessible content and services for enhanced business process

until the last mile putting the right kind of ICT infrastructure.

Methodology This is a special session by NSIC [Ministry of MSME, Government of India] . It will have very high level delegates as speakers for the panel discussion, which will be followed by a group or topic discussion. Each Session will be chaired by a Chairman, who at the end of the session, will suggest 10 points recommendation advisory to be shared with relevant government department, industries and associations; Moderator will introduce the chair and speakers and to moderate the session; and a Rapporteur to note minute by minute proceeding of the session.

CHAIR: Shri Amarendra Sinha, Joint Secretary, Ministry of MSME, Government of India

COCHAIR: Shri Chetan Sanghi, Secretary [Industry], Delhi NCR & Commissioner, DSIIDC MODERATOR: Dr. Subho Ray, President, IAMAI PANELIST:

i. Kartik Taneja, Lead India Channel, VeriSign ii. CVS Suri, COO, sify.com & Director, NIXI

iii. Osama Manzar, Founder & Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation iv. Dr. H. P. Kumar, Chairman cum Managing Director, National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. [NSIC] v. Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms

vi. National Handloom Development Corporation Limited vii. The Handloom Export Promotion Council

viii. Dr. G.V. Ramaraju, Managing Director & CEO, Media Lab Asia ix. Dr. Rajnikant, Founder Director, Human Welfare Association (HWA), Varanasi


Kindly Note: This session is by invitation only

1:30 PM 2:30 PM: LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING

12:00 PM 1:30 PM DAY 1|1 st HALF PARALLEL SESSION 3: SPECIAL ROUNDTABLE ICT & Internet for MSMEs and Economic Development


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Session Focus: Showcasing the best practices in terms of how local culture, heritage, entertainment, travel & tourism is

reaching out through the digital content and medium How we can globalize the national treasure of culture, heritage and tourism. Importance of digitization of culture to making local culture globalised.



CHAIR: COCHAIR & MODERATOR: Dr. Madanmohan Rao, Author Asia Unplugged, Editor Mobile Monday and Expert of Knowledge Management

PANELIST: i. AWATAR Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation [INDIA]

ii. SALA ProSat GPS Navigator Sala GIS Pvt Ltd [SRI LANKA] iii. Aporv Aporv Crafts Pvt. Ltd. [INDIA] iv. Punjab Digital Library Punjab Digital Library [INDIA]

v.

ABA

Game

Core

[SRI

LANKA]

vi. Spiel Studios Pvt. Ltd. Spiel Studios Pvt. Ltd. [INDIA]

vii. SHIKSHAKA: A framework for bridging the language gap University of Colombo School of Computing viii. Disha Sanskrit Manuscripts National Informatics Centre, APSC, Hyderabad (MCIT, Govt. of India)

ix. Vimanika Comics Vimanika Comics [India]


2:30 PM 5:30 PM DAY 1| 2nd HALF PARALLEL SESSION 1 Digital Technologies & Preservation of Culture, Heritage & Tourism


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Session Focus: Focus on Indias oral society to have multi lingual option of accessing and exercising their participation in

accordance. Role, impact and importance of content services in alternative news and community broadcasting Use of ICT to facilitate better, enhanced and outreached news and other vital information in meeting basic

needs of the common man.


CHAIR: Supriya Sahu, IAS, Director (Broadcasting), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting COCHAIR & MODERATOR: Dr. Sundeep R. Muppidi, Secretary General, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre

PANELIST: i. Neuron News Room Management System Neuron Management Services Private Ltd. [PAKISTAN]

ii. Village Voice International Media Institute of India [INDIA] iii. Ada Derana Derana Macroentertainment Pvt. Ltd. [SRI LANKA] iv. Adult Education Through Radio Chitrabani Society [INDIA] v. Radio Active Community Radio RADIO ACTIVE CR 90.4MHz [INDIA]

vi. YaalDevi Yaaldevi & Friends Pvt ltd [SRI LANKA] vii. Noakhali Web Noakhali Web

viii. Implementation of Science and Technology for Women Empowerment and Improvement in Rural Sectors Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College

ix. Protecting Planet Earth and Combating Global Warming Kongu Community Radio


2:30 PM 5:30 PM DAY 1| 2nd HALF PARALLEL SESSION Alternative News & Communit Broadcastin


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Session Focus:

The importance

of

ICT

and

digital

content

in

health

services

delivery

with

affordable

quality

and

accessible

content and services overcoming time, geographical, economic and social limitations.

How ICT can be an empowerment tool to aware and timely impart health services to the remotest location.


CHAIR: Laxmikant Deshmukh, Collector, Collector Office, Kolhapur COCHAIR & MODERATOR: Babu Ahmed, IAS, CEO, Aarogyasri Healthcare Trust

PANELIST: i. Tripura Vision Centre Department of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of Tripura [INDIA]

ii. PathReports.in N Anoop [INDIA] iii. Software for Assessment of Disabled for Access Rehabilitation and Empowerment (SADAREM)

APOnline Limited [INDIA] iv. Mobile Phone Health Service Management Information System (MISHealth) v. Computerized Management Information System (CMIS) for Safe Motherhood and Child Survival Project

Deepak Foundation vi. AG Breast Care ehealthProgram Amader Gram

vii. Remote Patient Monitoring System Next Generation Intelligent Networks Research Center viii. Aarogyam D.M., Meerut Division ix. EMamta: Name based Mother and Child tracking application State Rural Health Mission, Department

of Health and Family welfare, Government of Gujarat x. Save The Baby Girl Collector Office, Kolhapur


4:00 PM 4:30 PM: TEA BREAK IN EXHIBITION AREA BETWEEN THE SESSIONS

2:30 PM 5:30 PM DAY 1| 2nd HALF PARALLEL SESSION 3 Digital Solutions in Health


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DAY 2: December 18, 2010 9:30 AM 8:00 PM

Session Focus: To showcase best practices in areas facilitating empowerment of the differently able population, women,

tribal communities, minorities through digital content and medium Highlighting the tools, mediums, content services delivery for information and knowledge empowerment Focus on ICT and digital approach towards localization



CHAIR: Ashis Sanyal, Senior Director, DIT COCHAIR & MODERATOR: Murali Shanmugavelan, Information Society and Media Specialist, Maple Consultancy Services

PANELIST: i. Affordable Indigenous Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities MindTree Foundation [INDIA]

ii. FINO Technology Solution Financial Inclusion Network & Operations Ltd. [INDIA] iii. Ability Willager [INDIA] iv. Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY for ALL), Digital Talking Books and Digital Talking Drama

Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), Information, Communication and Technology Resource Centre on Disability (IRCD) [BANGLADESH]

v. Project Bhasha Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited [INDIA] vi. SiyaBasScript Keheliya Bandara Gallaba [SRI LANKA]

vii. The First and Only Multi lingual Web based Sri Lanka Map Marius sanjeewa Jayasuriya [SRI LANKA] viii. Bangla Calculator Bangla Technologies [BANGLADESH]

ix. HarVa HarVa x. INSIGHT Kerala State IT Mission

xi. COMBACCS (Cell Phone Operated Mobile audio Communication & Conferencing system) College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Mannuthy,Thrissur, Kerala, India

xii. Source For Change Source For Change


9:30 AM 1:00 PM DAY 2| 1st HALF PARALLEL SESSION 1 Social Inclusion & Localization through ICT Tools


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Session Focus: The biggest challenge for the nations like India is to meaningfully provide education to masses, make them

skilled for employment to engage them fruitfully. Use various digital media, ICT tools, and create policies where educational institution and government

machinery should take advantage of ICT infrastructure, eapplication, elearning platforms Use of growing penetration of mobile, internet, and other digital media platforms, like radio and TV. To showcase best practices on the subject and come out with some recommendations for the Ministry of

HRD

Methodology Each presenter will have 5 to 7 minutes for their presentation, which will be followed by a group or topic discussion. The presenters will be the winners and handpicked nominations from Manthan Award South Asia 2010 Each

Session will

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Chairman,

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advisory to be shared with relevant government department, industries and associations; Moderator will introduce the chair and speakers and to moderate the session; and a Rapporteur to note minute by minute proceeding of the session.

CHAIR: Subhash C. Khuntia, Joint Secretary, Bureau of Secondary Education, MHRD* COCHAIR & MODERATOR: Srikanth B Iyer, Director & COO, Manipal K12 Education (P) ltd MODERATOR: Ashish Garg, Specialist, ICT in Education

PANELIST: i. Implementation of Computer Aided Learning in 244 Schools in Bihar under SSA by Bihar Education

Project Council (BEP) Bihar Education Project Council (BEP), Bihar State Education Development Council

(BSEDC) and

IL&FS

E [INDIA]

ii. Guruji DATABYTE EQUIPMENT PVT. LTD [INDIA]

iii. School Report Card under the Project District Information System for Education (DISE) NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION (NUEPA) & DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY, MINISTY OF HRD [INDIA]

iv. Paperless Admission System of Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh [BANGLADESH]

v. National Library and Information Service Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (NLIST) Indian Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre [INDIA]

vi. www.ganitgurooz.com Elipsis Consulting [INDIA] vii. MKCLs Digital Schools Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited [INDIA]

viii. Women Aloud Videoblogging for Empowerment (WAVE) Women Aloud Videoblogging for Empowerment (WAVE) [INDIA]

ix. Resource Centre for Visually Challenged RCG SRVC Foundation x. Schools of the Future (for the Underprivileged) Indus International Community School


9:30 AM 1: 00 PM DAY 2| 1st HALF PARALLEL SESSION 2 Sustainable Digital Approach for Education, Learning & Skill Development


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Session Focus: The importance of affordable, quality and accessible content and services for enhanced business process

until the last mile putting the right kind of ICT infrastructure. Showcasing the best practices, that is already doing great linking work with the masses with brilliant

business logic and entrepreneurial adventure. How the ICT usage could enhance the productivity of individual as well as enterprise.

Methodology Each presenter will have 5 to 7 minutes for their presentation, which will be followed by a group or topic discussion. The presenters will be the winners and handpicked nominations from Manthan Award South Asia 2010. Each Session will be chaired by a Chairman, who at the end of the session, will suggest 10 points recommendation advisory to be shared with relevant government department, industries and associations; Moderator will introduce the chair and speakers and to moderate the session; and a Rapporteur to note minute by minute proceeding of the

session.

CHAIR: Sanjeev Chopra, Joint secretary, Ministry of Agriculture COCHAIR & MODERATOR: Anju Sharma, IAS, Mission Director (NRHM), State Rural Health Mission, Department of Health and Family welfare, Government of Gujarat

PANELIST: i. Tothyo Tori: Access to Information for Poor Communities of Haor Region in Bangladesh CARE

Bangladesh [BANGLADESH] ii. Msme.com.bd Online Platform Bangladesh Telecentre Network [BANGLADESH]

iii. Nepal Wireless Nepal Wireless [NEPAL] iv. RML Direct Reuters Market Light [INDIA]

v. Transparent Targetted Public Distribution System Food & Civil Supplies Department, UP [INDIA] vi. eKrishi Market Driven Agriculture Initiative through IT enabled Agri Business Centres in Kerala State

Kerala State IT Mission [INDIA] vii. Rang De Rang De

viii. SourcePilani Pilani BPO Pvt. Ltd. ix. eFarms Project: Establishing Sustainable Rural Production Communities through Innovative and

Integrated use of ICT TEAMS (Pvt) Limited x. Digital Cane Procurement System (e Purjee) Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC)


11:15 AM 11:45 AM: TEA BREAK IN EXHIBITION AREA BETWEEN THE SESSIONS

1:00 PM 2:00 PM: LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING

9:30 AM 1:00 PM DAY 2| 1st HALF PARALLEL SESSION 3 eBusiness, Agriculture & Livelihood


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Co presented by: Digital Empowerment Foundation, Department of Information Technology and Internet Society Session Focus:

Implication of wireless, mobile & broadband since these technologies help transcend traditional infrastructural bottlenecks in rural areas

Sharing and showcasing best wireless/broadband based initiatives & implementations where such networks have proved to be highly effective in serving the masses

Building connectivity & information platform/tools to keep farm and non farm villagers updated with latest news & information about their respective occupations

Connecting the government and business services that can reach the masses through wireless & mobile networks in local languages and in oral medium

Theme & Methodology

The main objective of the session is to build a strong case & compelling advocacy for maximizing adoption of wireless technologies for rural empowerment and enable delivery of content and services reach masses.

Some of the celebrated pioneers in South Asia will showcase their best practices in using connectivity tools to empower masses. Practitioners will interact with stakeholders from all sectors to share the methods, tools and practices which are proven to effectively connect people across in remote areas.

The Moderator will introduce the Chair and Speakers and coordinate the session. The Chair of the session will ensure that the interactions lead to a rich compilation of recommendation advisory which shall be shared with relevant government department, industries and associations. A Rapporteur shall note minute by minute proceedings of the session.

Keynotes [2:00 PM 2:30 PM]

Rajnesh

D.

Singh,

Head,

Regional

Bureau

for

Asia,

Internet

Society,

Internet

Society

Shri D. K. Jain, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India

Case Study Presentations [2:30 PM 3:15 PM]

Chanderi Wireless Empowering traditional communities: Osama Manzar Nepal Wireless Connecting Rural Nepal to the Global Village: Mahabir Pun Air Jaldi Empowering Communities through wireless networks: Michael Ginguld KSRTC Gaurav Gupta, IAS, MD

Tea Break [3:15 PM 3:30 PM]

Roundtable Discussion [3:30 PM 4:30 PM]

Representatives from Academia (3), Government (3), Telcos (3), Regulatory Authorities (3), Industry Associations (3) and Civil Society (3)

10 Point Recommendation for wider advocacy to government and private sector

Kindly Note: This session is by invitation only

4:30 PM 5:00 PM: TEA BREAK IN EXHIBITION AREA

2:00 PM 4:30 PM DAY 2| 2nd HALF SPECIAL ROUNDTABLE Empowering Rural Masses through Wireless Connectivity


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The Award gala would be moderated by Dr. Madanmohan Rao, Author Asia Unplugged, Editor Mobile Monday and Expert of Knowledge Management

GUESTS OF HONOUR

Shri Harsh Mander, Member, National Advisory Council Sri Satej (Bunty) D. Patil, Minister of State [For Home and Rural Development], Maharashtra Government Dr. Prof Peter Bruck, Chairman, WSA Mobile Content, ICNM, Austria Mr. Rajnesh D. Singh, Head, Regional Bureau for Asia, Internet Society Mr. Mohammad Haleem Khan, IAS, Director General, Council for Advancement of People's Action and

Rural Technology (CAPART) Mr. N. Ravi Shankar, Joint Secretary, DIT & CEO NIXI, India Mr. Arvind Kumar, IAS, Joint Secretary (Broadcasting), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Shri Amarendra Sinha, Joint Secretary, Ministry of MSME, Government of India Shri D. K. Jain, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India Mr. Reshan Dewapura, Chief Operating Officer, ICTA, Sri Lanka Mr. Vishwanath Alluri Reddy, Founder & CEO, IMImobile Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Managing Director & CEO, One97 & Founder, One97 Mobility Fund

Mr. Manish

Dalal,

Vice

President,

APAC,

VeriSign

Mr. R. Sukumar, Editor, Mint Mr. Pradeep Gupta, Managing Director, Cyber Media Mr. Mahabir Pun, Nepal Wireless, Magasaysay Award Winner 2007 Shri Chetan Sanghi, Secretary [Industry], Delhi NCR & Commissioner, DSIIDC Shri Popatrao Pawar, Sarpanch, Hiware Bazar, Maharashtra [India's Highest GDP Panchayat]

6:30 PM Grand Jury Process Film & Award Announcements & Distribution & Felicitation of Certificate

The Award ceremony would consist of showing Jury Process film, followed by category wise calling of winners, special mentions and also the finalist. There will be 15 categories of award, and in each category, there will be announcement of the name of the winning project and showing small clipping of a film on winning project while the winners would walk up to the stage.

7:45 PM VOTE OF THANKS BY DEF & HIGH TEA

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