Day 1 Monday 25th March 2013

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1 Day 1 Monday 25th March Registration and Coffee Delegates Assemble in Victoria Ballroom Chairperson Opening Remarks Welcome address by the Host Godfrey MUTABAZI, Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission Welcome Address by the Secretariat Prof. Tim UNWIN, Secretary General, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Ministerial Opening Address Hon. Ruhakana RUGUNDA, Minister of Information and Communication Technology Republic of Uganda Address by the Chief Guest Group Photograph VIP Walkabout Morning Refreshments and Networking Break Session I: e-governance administration: policies, structures and frameworks 11:00 E-Governance Administration: Structures and Frameworks Keynote presentation: E-Gov readiness at the global and regional levels Vincenzo AQUARO Chief of E-Government Branch Public Administration and Development Management Division (DPADM) United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs Featured presentation: UNPACS: The Role of Institutional Frameworks and Leadership in e- Government Readiness in Africa Elida RECI, Africa Coordinator, Public Administration and Development Management United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs Panel discussion: Resolving issues limiting effective e-governance administration in Africa Who should e-governance implementing agencies report to: the PM/Presidency, the Ministry of ICT or Finance Ministry? Whole Government Approach: What are the hindrances and challenges to interinstitutional collaboration? Institutional frameworks to overcome the challenges in promoting the e-gov agenda 1

2 Building awareness to drive adoption and use of e-government services e-government Directorate, Kenya e-government Board, Botswana Galaxy Backbone, Nigeria National Information Technology Authority, Uganda Exhibition Visit and Networking Lunch at the Poolside Speke Resort Session II: Enabling infrastructure for e-governance Issues and Challenges Sponsor Presentation: Broadband connectivity for e-service delivery Session Discussion: Build it and They Will Come: Public Infrastructure for e-enabled Government National Certification Authority, Payment Gateways and Public Key Infrastructure Data capture, data mining, data warehousing and data analytics Citizen credentialing, biometric identification and e-passports Broadband connectivity: wi-max, mobile and fibre solutions Session Moderator: Bob LYAZI, Director, Rural Communication Development Fund, UCC Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania World Health Organisation country representative UNDP Bureau for Development ZICTA Analysys Mason Session III: Cloud infrastructure and public data management Sponsor Presentation: Effective use of Cloud middleware to integrate public services, applications and data Session Discussion: Making Cloud work for e-governance in Africa Examining cloud infrastructure models to accelerate the adoption of e-services Cloud security as applied to e-governance Will Cloud services provide adequate privacy for public information? Organising public data through capture, and trusted digital repositories 2

3 MTN International Records Management Trust Department of Cooperative Governance, South Africa Digital Economy Department, Ministry of Digital Economy, Communication and Post, Gabon Workshop: Digital Data and E-Records as the Foundation for Transparency Open Government and Trustworthy Records Reliable records as evidence of government accountability Case studies from the Commonwealth Assessing records readiness for Open Data Dr. Anne THURSTON, Director, International Records Management Trust Day 2 Tuesday 26th March Registration and Coffee Chairperson Opening Remarks Featured Presentation: Electronic data interchange to transform African trade Featured Presentation: e-justice: A crucial enabler of transparency between courts and human rights Morning Refreshments and Networking Break Session IV: e-governance at work: good practice, applications and solutions in Africa La Vision e-senegal Presidency of the Republic, Senegal Networking Cocktail Reception in the Exhibition Foyer Welcome Gala Dinner hosted by Uganda Communications Commission Cloud Gabon effective digital administration of public services Digital Economy Department, Gabon Interoperability of national e-governance services in Nigeria National Information Technology Development Agency of Nigeria 3

4 11.30 Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAX) in Tanzania Tanzania Revenue Authority Botswana: Delivering relevant information to all citizens e-government Board, Botswana Exhibition Visit and Networking Lunch at Poolside Speke Resort Session V: M-Services: Fostering Service Innovation, Security and Privacy Sponsor Presentation: Ensuring security for socially-valued m-services: mobile money and mobile payment services Panel Discussion: Stimulating Utilisation of mobile money and other m-services in Africa Key determinants for the adoption of m- government applications Accessing ways to fast-track the adoption and use of m-government services Replicating the successes of m-money for other public m-services in Africa Reviewing privacy and security issues such as the public key infrastructure and payment gateways. Kenya Women Financial Trust E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria Standard Chartered Bank, Uganda Deloitte Forensic Centenary Bank Uganda Afternoon Refreshments and Networking Break Session VI: Implementing effective e-health programmes: Framework and Technology Panel Discussion: Successful e-health programmes from policy formulation to implementation Which e-health models are easily fundable? What factors makes for a successful e-health programme? What technologies will matter the most for leaders of e-health programmes in Africa? Involving the private sector in driving e-health programmes and service delivery Ministry of Health, Uganda Health in Africa Initiative, World Bank Group Telemedicine Africa Safaricom 4

5 Workshop on open data for open government Government and Civil Society Perspectives Impact of Open Data on countries and the state of play in Africa (Kenya, Ghana, Uganda) How to implement an Open Data Initiative: Technical, Organisational and Legal Aspects Creating the ecosystem for a successful open data initiative Carlos IGLESIAS, Open Data Advocate and Senior Consultant, SB Consulting Networking Cocktails in Exhibition Foyer Dinner Reception at Marina Restaurant 5

6 Day 3 Wednesday 27th March Registration and Coffee Chairperson Opening Remarks Welcome Remarks by CTO Session VIII: Proof of concept in mobile Agriculture (m-agriculture) 9:45 ICTs for Food Security in Uganda: Prospects and the Way Forward Haroon SSEGUYA and Daniel NINSIIMA Makerere University Agricultural Research Carol KAKOOZA, Partner Development Specialist, Community Knowledge Worker Initiative, Grameen Foundation Uganda Prof. Moses TENWYA, Director, Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute, Uganda Ben MUGISHA, Chief Information Officer, Agriculture Technology and Agribusiness Advisory Services (ATAAS) Project Session IX: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for food security and land management in Africa: a mini-tutorial Sponsor Presentation: GIS and remote-sensing for improved crop yields Learnings from Life Long Learning for Farmers (L3F), a Commonwealth of Learning Initiative Prof. Moses TENWYA, Director Makerere University Agricultural Research Panel Discussion moderated by Daniel NINSIIMA ICTs and Extension: A Government View Spreading the Benefits of Crop Research to Farmers Market Information for Informed Decisions Empowering Info-mediaries in Rural Communities Foster MENSAH, Executive Director, Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services, University of Ghana Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit Session X: Transformative effects of radio for Africa s farms and farmers Case-Study Presentation: Using radio to provide farmers with agriculture information and education Kasooha ISMAEL, Producer, Kibaale Kagadi Community Radio Station 6

7 14.30 Farm Radio Live! Afternoon Refreshments and Networking Break Closing Ceremony for e-gov Africa :30 Dr. Wilberforce KISEMBA-MUGERWA, Chairperson, National Planning Authority Godfrey MUTABAZI, Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission Prof. Tim UNWIN, Secretary-General, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Close of Conference Networking Cocktails in Exhibition Foyer Dinner at Lake Grill Restaurant Day 4 Thursday 28th March to Field Visit to Nakaseke Village Telecentre for International Delegates, hosted by UCC followed by a walkabout Old Town Nakaseke Buses Depart Speke Resort at 8:30 am and return at 5:00 pm. Onsite activities and demonstrations include: How community radio operates Community wireless Internet sharing Network ICT/Digital Information services to Rural Community A community Public Library Outreach services (Animal project- Piggery) Computer Training to Schools services A Book Box services project to schools (Outreach Service) Agricultural Price market information services (using a FrontlineSMS service) 7