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Presentations/Contributions

ITU Regional Development Forum for Europe (RDF-EUR)

Information and Communication Technologies for attaining
Sustainable Development Goals
organized by the International Telecommunication Union at the kind invitation of the
Ministry of Industry and Trade of Czech Republic

Monday 11 June 2018 | Prague, Czech Republic

9:00 - 9:15	Opening Ceremony Mr. Brahima Sanou, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union Mr. Jaromir Novak, Chairman of the Council of the Czech Telecommunication Office, Czech Republic Special Addresses H.E. Dorina Cinari, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, Albania H.E. Irini Reljin, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Republic of Serbia Mr. Vilem Vesely, Representative of the leadership of COM-ITU/CEPT
9:30 – 11:00	Beyond the WTDC-17 *ITU-D Objectives, Outputs \| Buenos Aires Plan of Action \|* *Regional Initiatives \| Resolutions \| ITU-D Study Groups \|WSIS Action Lines and SDGs \| Partnerships \| Membership\| Academia* Setting the Context and Moderation Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of ITU Office for Europe Draft Implementation Plan 2018-2021 Panelists Mrs. Blanca Gonzalez, TDAG Vice-Chair and Head of Unit, Ministry of Energy, Tourism and the Digital Agenda, Spain Mr. Wim Rullens, TDAG Vice-Chair and Coordinator International Organisations Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands Mr. Krisztián Stefanics, National Media and Infocommunications Authority, Hungary Ms. Annelies Kavi, Chair of Steering Committee, ITU Centre of Excellence Network for Europe, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands Mr. Jaroslav Burčík, Head of ITU Centre of excellence for Cybersecurity, Czech Technical University Updates on sub-regional developments Ms. Maja Handjiska-Trendafilova, SEE2020 Coordinator, Regional Cooperation Council [TBC] Mr. Nikola Nikolov, ICT Adviser, Ministry of Information Society and Administration, The FYR Macedonia
11:30 – 13:00	Implementation of the ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe *EUR1: Broadband infrastructure, broadcasting and spectrum management* Setting the Context by Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of ITU Office for Europe ITU Interactive Transmission Map ITU Membership Contributions and Open Discussions Albania Albania (proposal 2) Georgia Greece Hungary Italy Montenegro Poland Serbia Slovenia NEW *EUR2: A citizen-centric approach to building services for national administrations* Setting the Context by Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of ITU Office for Europe ITU Interactive Transmission Map ITU Membership Contributions and Open Discussions Albania Poland Serbia Slovenia NEW
14:00 – 16:00	Implementation of the ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe *EUR3: Accessibility, affordability and skills development for all to ensure digital inclusion and sustainable development* Setting the Context by Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of ITU Office for Europe Self paced elearning course ITU Membership Contributions and Open Discussions Bosnia & Herzegovina Croatia Georgia Serbia International Center for Promotion of Enterprises [Slovenia] Oslo Metropolitan University [Norway] *EUR4: Enhancing trust and confidence in the use of information and communication technologies* Setting the Context by Ms. Rosheen Awotar-Mauree, Programme Officer, ITU Office for Europe ITU Membership Contributions and Open Discussions Albania Bosnia & Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Georgia Slovenia NEW Energypact Foundation [Austria] Empowering Children Foundation [Poland] Safer Internet Centre [UK]
16:30 – 17:45	Implementation of the ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe *EUR5: ICT-centric innovation ecosystems* Setting the Context by Ms. Rosheen Awotar-Mauree, Programme Officer, ITU Office for Europe ITU Innovation Programme ITU Membership Contributions and Open Discussions Bosnia & Herzegovina Hungary Georgia Montenegro Poland Slovenia NEW Oslo Metropolitan University [Norway] 2018-2019 Action Plan for Implementing ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe Final Discussions with participation of all participants
17:50 – 18:00	Conclusions and Way Forward Mr. Jaromir Novak, Chairman of the Council of the Czech Telecommunication Office, Czech Republic Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of ITU Office for Europe