Programme. In the Asia-Pacific Region

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1 Programme Of The 2 nd Session of High-Level Forum on City Informatization In the Asia-Pacific Region (CIAPR Ⅱ ) 24th 26th May 2001, People s Republic of China

2 Agenda: REGISTRATION DAY (23 rd May 2001) 08:00-18:00 Registration Center 19:00-21:00 Gala Dinner Hosted by the Municipal People s Government Welcoming Remarks Mr. Xu Kuangdi, Mayor, Municipal People s Government H.E. Mr. Martin Belinga-Eboutou, President, the United Nations Economic and Social Council 7 th Floor DAY 1 (24 th May 2001) 09:30-10:00 Opening Ceremony Chair: Mr. Guido Bertucci, Director, Division of Public Economics and Public Administration, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Welcoming Address: Mr. Xu Kuangdi, Mayor, Municipal People s Government Greeting Remarks: H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary General, the United Nations (to be read by a representative) H.E. Mr. Wu Bangguo, Vice Premier, P.R. China (to be read by a representative) H.E. Mr. Martin Belinga-Eboutou, President, the United Nations Economic and Social Council 10:00-10:20 Coffee Break 10:20-12:00 Mr. Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mr. Lu Yongxiang, President, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Mr. Lu Xinkui, Vice Minister of Information Industry, P. R. China Mr. Yo Maruno, Deputy to Director-General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Mr. Chen Liangyu, Chairman, Regional Cooperation Committee of the High-Level Forum on City Informatization in the Asia-Pacific Region (CIAPR); Executive Vice Mayor, Municipal People s Government 12:15-13:40 Lunch and es es Mr. Lam Chuan Leong, Chairman, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), Singapore Mr. Franco Bassanini, Cabinet Minister for Public Administration, Republic of Italy 13:40-14:00 Break 7 th Floor 1

3 14:00-15:45 CEOs Forum Theme: Latest trends and prospect of ICT in the 21 st century; regional development of ICT in the Asia-Pacific region and the global economy. Topics: ❿ The role of IT enterprises in bridging the digital divide in the Asia-Pacific region ❿ The ways and approaches in bridging the digital divide and developing city informatization ❿ E-commerce s impact on urban economic and social development of cities and various strategies ❿ The challenges that enterprises are facing in developing information and communication technologies in the Asia-Pacific region ❿ The new technologies and applications promoting city informatization in the 21 st century ❿ Cooperation between the governments and enterprises in bridging the digital divide Q&A 15:45-16:00 Coffee Break Chair: Ambassador Nicholas Platt, President, Asia Society, USA Speakers: Mr. Yang Yuanqing, President, Legend Holdings Ltd. Mr. Richard Justice, Senior Vice President, Cisco Systems Company Mr. Harry W. McKinney, Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Company Mr. John Poston, Senior Vice President, StarHub Pte Ltd., Singapore Mr. Christopher Hummel, Vice President, Oracle Corporation Asia Pacific Division Ms. Agnes Nardi, Managing Director, Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. 16:00-17:40 Mayors Forum Theme: E-regional cooperation: narrowing the digital divide; regional development of ICT in the Asia-Pacific region, cooperation and exchanges. Topics: ❿ The role of governments in transforming the digital divide into a digital opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region ❿ The role of ICT in improving transparency, accountability and the efficiency of municipal, provincial and national governments ❿ Opportunities for cooperation in the development of city informatization between cities and nations within the Asia-Pacific region ❿ Legal and technical aspects in the development of city informatization ❿ The challenge of cultivating ICT culture in the cities of this region; and effective measures for enabling citizens to make use of the new economy ❿ The potentials of broadband networks in city informatization Chair: Mr. Guido Bertucci, Director, Division of Public Economics and Public Administration, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Speakers: Mayors and representatives from major cities of the Asia-Pacific region Ms. Liz Kniss, Mayor, Palo Alto, California, USA Mr. Alfred Huang, Mayor, Adelaide, Australia Mr. Claude Cantin, Vice Mayor, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Ms. Lin Wenyi, Vice Mayor, Beijing, P. R. China Mr. Yang Dongliang, Vice Mayor, Tianjin, P. R. China Mr. Abdul Haque, Administrator, Karachi, Pakistan Ms. Carrie Yau, Secretary for Information Technology & Broadcasting, the Government of the Hong Kong SAR Mr. Khoong Hock Yun, Assistant CEO, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) Q&A 19:00-20:00 Dinner (by invitation only) Grand Theatre (8 th Floor) 2

4 20:15-21:45 Legend Night Cultural Entertainment (by invitation only) Grand Theatre (1 st Floor, Drama Theatre) DAY 2 (25 th May 2001) 9:00 12:00 9:00 12:00 9:00 Registration 9:30 12:00 TCDC/ECDC Day Theme: Enhancing Regional Economic and Technical Cooperation & Bridging the Digital Divide Day Theme: Practices and Solutions for City Informatization Singapore Day Theme: Your Partner in Informatization 5 th Floor, Room B&C 3 rd Floor, Yellow River Grand Hyatt, 2 nd Floor 9:00 Registration 9:30 12:30 9:00 12:20 Hong Kong Day Theme: Hong Kong Asia Capital of Wireless Communications E-Government Day Theme: Future Prospects for E-Government Applications 7 th Floor, Pearl 3 rd Floor, Room 3E 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break 14:00 17:30 TCDC/ECDC Day Theme: Enhancing Regional Economic and Technical Cooperation & Bridging the Digital Divide 14:00 17:30 Day Theme: Practices and Solutions for City Informatization 13:30 17:00 Singapore Day Theme: Your Partner in Informatization 14:00 17:20 Hong Kong Day Theme: Hong Kong Asia Capital of Wireless Communications 5 th Floor, Room B&C 3 rd Floor, Yellow River Grand Hyatt, 2 nd Floor 7 th Floor, Pearl 14:00 17:30 Mayors Roundtable 17:40-18:30 Press Conference 5 th Floor, Yangtze River 3 rd Floor, Room 3D 3

5 19:00-21:00 Appreciation Dinner (by invitation only) Hosted by the United Nations Presider/Speaker: Mr. Guido Bertucci, Director, Division of Public Economics and Public Administration, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Speaker: Mr. Chen Liangyu, Chairman, Regional Cooperation Committee of the High-Level Forum on City Informatization in the Asia-Pacific Region (CIAPR); Executive Vice Mayor, Municipal People s Government Pudong Shangri-La Hotel, 3 rd Floor Banquet DAY 3 (26 th May 2001) 09:00-11:00 Field Trip/Departure Various 4