This one-day seminar will build on the high-level retreat outside New York City on 5-6 May 2008, entitled "ICT4D 2.0 – Defining a way forward: Key Issues in Formulating and Implementing National E-Strategies" which gathered Ministry of ICT representatives and senior-level diplomats. It will present the main issues, recommendations and outcomes that emerged from the retreat. In parallel, it will offer a series of case studies reflecting different models for successfully implementing national e-strategies on the ground. A round-table discussion will follow each session.

The objective of the seminar is to build on the insights from the high-level retreat by involving a more expansive and diverse set of voices from the private sector, civil society, and academia, in order to discuss the opportunities presented by ICT4D 2.0 and define a way forward for how ICT can support the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Agenda

ICT Policymaking and the New Economy
Professor John Zysman, University of California, Berkeley

People and the Next Transformation
Mr. Jonathan Murray, Worldwide Technology Officer, Microsoft Corporation

Why ICT Projects Fail?
Mr. Robert Schware, ICT4D Expert, Former Lead Informatics Specialist at the World Bank

The GAP Principles: Governance, Architecture and Procurement
Mr. Jonathan Murray, Worldwide Technology Officer, Microsoft Corporation

Case Study: Aligning ICT: Learning from the private world
Mr. Alan Morley, Lecturer, Columbia University

Case Study: Connecting the Unconnected – The role broadband can play in support of the economic development of a country
Mr. Glenn Strachan, Senior ICT and Broadband Wireless Consultant, Wireless Macedonia

Case Study: ICT and Youth
Ms. Jennifer Corriero, Taking IT Global