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14:00 - 14:30 | Registration |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Opening Remarks - Sergio De Cola, Director, National Directorate of Telecommunications, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM-Dinatel), Uruguay [ Biography EN | ES ]
- Guilherme Canela, Regional Adviser for Communication and Information, UNESCO [ Biography EN ]
- Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman, ITU-T Study Group 5 “Environment and Climate Change” [ Biography EN ]
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| 14:45 - 15:15 | Keynote speech - Zelmira May, Coordinator, International Hydrological Program for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNESCO: International Hydrologial Programme contribution to the World Water Security [ Biography EN | Presentation EN ]
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| 15:15 - 16:15 | Session 1: The Role of ICT in Smart Water Management The continuing availability of water supply is imperative to ensure the proper functioning of economic activities and basic services, such as reliable access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation, both in urban and rural contexts.This session will present some successful examples of how ICT solutions, such as smart metering technologies and weather monitoring systems, can help in bettering the distribution, management, and allocation of water resources. Moderator: Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman, ITU-T Study Group 5 “Environment and Climate Change” [ Biography EN ] Speakers: - Cristina Bueti, Advisor of ITU-T Study Group 5 “Environment and Climate Change”, ITU: Partnering for solutions: ICTs and smart water management [ Biography EN | Presentation EN | Presentation ES ]
- Guadalupe Tiscornia, Research Scientist, Agro-climate and Information System Unit (GRAS), National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA), Uruguay: Sistema de Información para la Gestión de Riesgo Climático [ Biography EN | ES | Presentation ES ]
- Rafael Gonzalez, International Hydroinformatics Centre (CIH), Brazil: Software Libre para la Gestion de Aguas [ Biography EN | Presentation ES ]
Questions and answers |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Coffee Break (sponsored by Antel) |
| 16:30 - 17:45 | Session 2: Partnering for ICT Solutions ICT can bring enormous benefits to water authorities in mapping, managing and distributing water resources, as well as in forecasting and giving advance warning of water-related emergencies. But the current role that ICT play in water management has remained not been fully identified. This session will provide an open platform to set priorities to further advance the development of ICT solutions for water resources management, as well to discuss how ICT standards can pave the way to it. Moderator: Guilherme Canela, Regional Adviser for Communication and Information, UNESCO [ Biography EN ] Speakers: - Alexander Knaani, Smarter Cities Executive, IBM: Gestión Inteligente del Agua [ Biography ES | Presentation ES ]
- Alicia Fernández, Coordinator, Academic Committee of Water, AUGM, Argentina: From water research to water management [ Biography ES | Presentation EN ]
- Gabriel Apolo Goyoaga, Obras Sanitarias del Estado (OSE), Uruguay: El rol de la información en la gestión inteligente de las redes de distribución de agua potable [ Biography ES | Presentation ES ]
- Miguel Rodríguez, Servicios Ambientales S.A. (SASA), Bolivia: Ciudades Inteligentes ante el reto del Cambio Climático [ Biography EN | Presentation ES ]
Questions and answers |
| 17:45 - 18:00 |
Wrap up and closing remarks- Guilherme Canela, Regional Adviser for Communication and Information, UNESCO [ Biography EN ]
- Sergio Scarabino, Head of ITU Area Office, Santiago [ Biography ES ]
- Sergio De Cola, Director, National Directorate of Telecommunications, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM-Dinatel), Uruguay [ Biography EN | ES ]
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