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GLOBALICTCAPACITYBUILDINGSYMPOSIUM(CBS-2016)
EmbracingCapacityBuildingOpportunitiesintheDigitalEraNairobi,Kenya
6-8September2016
PROGRAMME
VenueofCBS-2016SafariParkHotelandCasino,Nairobi,Kenya
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WelcometoCBS-2016
MrFrancisW.Wangusi,MBSDirectorGeneral
CommunicationsAuthorityofKenya
H.E.DrFredOkengoMatiang'iCabinetSecretary
MinistryofEducation,ScienceandTechnologyRepublicofKenya
MrHoulinZhaoSecretary-General
ITU
MrBrahimaSanouDirector
TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau
ITU
H.E.MrJosephMucheru,MBSCabinetSecretary
MinistryofInformation,Communicationsand
TechnologyRepublicofKenya
H.E.MrWilliamSamoeiRuto,EGH,EBSDeputyPresidentRepublicofKenya
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WhatisCBS?
TheITUGlobalICTCapacityBuildingSymposium(CBS)isthemainglobaleventforcapacitydevelopmentin the field of information and communication technology (ICT). The Symposium brings togetherstakeholders from across the world to discuss trends and developments in the sector and theirimplicationsforhumanandinstitutionalcapacitybuilding.CBSinitiallyfocusedonlyonmattersrelatedtohumanresourcesandthuswastargetedmainlytohumanresourcespractitioners.Ithassincebroadeneditsscopetoembracehumanandinstitutionalcapacitybuilding,drawingonaglobalnetworkofexpertisefromdifferentregionsandstakeholders.
CBS-2016Symposiumtheme:“Embracingcapacitybuildingopportunitiesinthedigitalera”
GloballeadershaveadoptedtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)assuccessortotheMillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs). These goals are to be achieved at a time of major digital technologytransformationthatwillimpactthewaypeopleliveandsocietiesoperate.Emergingtechnologiessuchasthe Internet of Things (IoT) are increasingly becoming a reality. The advent of smart cities and smartsocieties,aswellasthegrowthofbigdata,requiredifferentsetsofknowledgeandskillsacrossallsectionsofsociety.Governments,industry,universitiesandotherhighereducationinstitutionsneedtoinvestin,anddeveloparangeofICTskills,whichwillnotonlyenableincreasedparticipationintheeconomy,butwillensurethecreationofdigitalcitizensforadigitalsociety.
Participants
CBS attracts participants from countries worldwide, as well as from regional and internationalorganisations. Panellists include high-level officials such asMinisters, Director-Generals of RegulatoryAuthorities, heads of UN Organisations, CEOs of private sector companies, representatives fromUniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsandotherexpertsinICTcapacitybuilding.SeveralthoughtleadersfromtheacademiccommunityareexpectedtomakepresentationsattheSymposium.
ReadthebiographiesofallpanellistsattheCBS-2016website.
Outcomes
The outcomes of the Symposium will provide strategic guidance to the national and internationalcommunity, including ITU,on capacity building in the fieldof ICT, andon strengthening collaborationamongtheglobalICTcapacitybuildingcommunity.ThiswilldirectlycontributetotheachievementoftheSDGs across all development sectors. For universities and other training providers, the SymposiumprovidesaforumtogaugetheneedsofthemarketintermsoftrainingandcapacitybuildinginthefieldofICT,andhelpsthemshapetheirtraininganddeliveryprogrammes.
www.itu.int/go/cbs2016
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CBS-2016pre-events
MONDAY,5SEPTEMBER2016
09:30–12:30 CapacitybuildinginInternetGovernance:Stakeholderperspectives
ThissessionbringstogetherICTprofessionalsandexecutivesfromGovernmentministries,Regulatory Authorities, UN Organisations, private sector companies, Universities andresearch institutions as well as global and regional bodies dealing with InternetGovernance.TheeventprovidesaplatformforstakeholderstodiscusscapacitybuildingissuesininternationalInternetGovernanceandtomapoutstrategiesforaddressingthese.Participantswill exchange views based on their diverse experience. In order to enrichdiscussions,theeventwillbeinteractivetogiveallparticipantsanopportunitytofreelycontributetothediscussions.
Openingremarks:MrBrahimaSanou,Director,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU
Moderator:DrDavidSouter,ManagingDirector,ICTDevelopmentAssociates
Panellists
• MsAliceMunyua,BoardMember,InternetSociety(ISOC)• MsAnne-RachelInné,Vice-PresidentGovernmentEngagement,InternetCorporation
forAssignedNamesandNumbers(ICANN)• DrKatharinaHone,ProjectManagerandResearcherforOnlineLearning,Diplo
Foundation• DrOlgaCavalli,Co-founderandAcademicDirector,SouthSchoolonInternet
Governance(SSIG)• MsAnrietteEsterhuysen,ExecutiveDirector,AssociationforProgressive
Communications(APC)• MrSantiagoReyes-Borda,SeniorPolicyAdvisor,DepartmentofInnovation,Science
andEconomicDevelopment,Canada
12:30–14:00 LunchBreak
14:00–16:00 Regulatorsasenablersandbeneficiariesofcapacitybuilding
Thissessiondiscussescapacitybuildingchallengesfacedbyregulatorsinlightofthefastevolving ICT sector that is experiencing the introduction of new technologies at anunprecedented pace. This calls for new and innovative ways of regulation throughupgradingofstaffskillsetsandtraining.
Openingremarks:MrBrahimaSanou,Director,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU
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Moderator: Dr Kemal Huseinovic, Chief, Department of Infrastructure, EnablingEnvironmentandE-Applications,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU
Panellists
• DrIsmailShahSyed,Chairman,PakistanTelecommunicationsAuthority,Pakistan• ProfessorUmarDanbatta,ExecutiveViceChairman,NigerianCommunications
Commission,Nigeria• MsNadineChorao,ExecutiveSecretary,ARCTEL• MrTroyTanner,DeputyChiefoftheInternationalBureau,FederalCommunications
Commission(FCC),UnitedStates• DrBoAndersson,ChiefEconomist,SwedishPostandTelecomAuthority(PTS),
Sweden• MrUlfLarsson,ProgrammeManager,SwedishProgrammeforICTinDeveloping
Regions(Spider),StockholmUniversity• MrFrancisW.Wangusi,DirectorGeneral,CommunicationsAuthorityofKenya
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CBS-2016agenda
TUESDAY,6SEPTEMBER2016
09:00–09:45 Openingceremony
PerformanceoftheKenyaNationalAnthem
Entertainmentinterlude
Openingremarks
• MrFrancisW.Wangusi,DirectorGeneral,CommunicationsAuthorityofKenya• MrBrahimaSanou,Director,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU• H.E.DrFredOkengoMatiang'i,CabinetSecretary,MinistryofEducation,Scienceand
Technology,RepublicofKenya• H.E.MrJosephMucheru,CabinetSecretary,MinistryofInformation,
CommunicationsandTechnology,RepublicofKenya• MrHoulinZhao,Secretary-General,ITU• H.E.MrWilliamSamoeiRuto,EGH,EBS,DeputyPresident,RepublicofKenya
09:45–10:00 Groupphotoandexhibitionofficialopening10:00–10:30 Coffeebreak10:30–12:00 MinisterialRoundtable:ICTs,SustainableDevelopmentGoalsandfutureprioritiesfor
humancapacitybuildingICTs are keyenablersof development andplay a crucial role in the attainmentof theSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Centraltothisisthecompetenciesofpeopletouse and leverage ICTs effectively. The demand for an ICT-skilledworkforce is growingrapidly, and public policy in terms of education systems and vocational trainingprogrammesneedtokeeppacewiththechallenge.Inthissession,MinistersofICTandEducationwill address policy and strategic considerations related to the roleof ICT inhumanandinstitutionalcapacitybuildingandhowitimpactssustainabledevelopment.Panelistswillbeexpectedtomakereferencetopolicypriorities,deliveryofdevelopmentprogrammes,andtoshareexperiencesfromtheirowncountries,andAgencies.
Moderator:DrCosmasZavazava,ChiefofDepartment,ProjectSupportandKnowledgeManagement,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU
Ministers
• H.E.MrJosephMucheru,CabinetSecretary,MinistryofInformation,CommunicationsandTechnology,RepublicofKenya
• H.E.DrFredOkengoMatiang'i,CabinetSecretary,MinistryofEducation,ScienceandTechnology,RepublicofKenya
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• H.E.MrMeMountagaTall,Minister,MinistryofDigitalEconomy,InformationandCommunication,Mali
• H.E.MrMohamedJamaMursal,Minister,MinistryofPostandTelecommunications,Somalia
• H.E.MrSuleimanZuhairi,DeputyMinister,MinistryofTelecommunicationsandInformationTechnology,StateofPalestine
• H.E.MrCorneliusDeveaux,DeputyMinister,MinistryofInformationandCommunications,SierraLeone
• H.E.DrWinMlambo,DeputyMinister,MinistryofInformation,CommunicationTechnology,PostalandCourierServices,Zimbabwe
12:00–14:00 Lunchbreak14:00–15:30 LeadersDialogue:Establishingcoherenceincapacitybuilding
ThissessionbringstogetherChiefExecutiveOfficersfromindustry,DirectorGeneralsofRegulatoryAuthorities, and representatives ofUniversities to discuss issues related tonationalskillspolicies,industryskillsrequirements,andtheroleofacademicinstitutionsasprovidersofskills.Thesessionwillalsodiscussemergingtechnologicalopportunitiesthatcouldcontributetoamoreinformedandequippedworkforce.Thesessionseekstoestablishacommonunderstandingamongdifferentstakeholdersfromboththedemandand supply side of capacity building in the field of ICT, and to draw a set ofrecommendations toguidecountries in takingadvantageofemerging technologies forsustainabledevelopment.
Moderator:MrWallaceKantai,BusinessEditor,NationMediaGroup,Kenya
Panellists
• ProfessorUmarDanbatta,ExecutiveViceChairman,NigerianCommunicationsCommission,Nigeria
• DrIsmailShahSyed,Chairman,PakistanTelecommunicationsAuthority,Pakistan• MrTroyTanner,DeputyChiefoftheInternationalBureau,FederalCommunications
Commission(FCC),UnitedStates• DrLiuYan,DirectorGeneral,StateRadioMonitoringCenter,MIIT,China• MrAldoMareuse,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,TelkomKenya• MsKerstinBorglin,Director,SwedishProgrammeforICTinDevelopingRegions
(Spider),StockholmUniversity• MrGabrielSolomon,Chairman,UnitedKingdomTelecommunicationsAcademy
(UKTA)• DrSabaBokhari,Education/ProgrammeSpecialist,UNESCORegionalOfficefor
EasternAfrica• DrGilbertSaggia,CountryManagingDirector,OracleKenya• DrPiotrPluta,DirectorCorporateAffairs, Europe,MiddleEast,AfricaandRussia,
Cisco
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15:30–16:00 Coffeebreak16:00–17:00 CopingwithnewskillsrequirementsinachangingICTenvironment
Today’sdigitaleconomyisdrivenbytechnologicalinnovation.Thebusinesscommunityleadsinthedevelopmentoftechnologies,includingOvertheToptechnologies,Internetof Things (IoT), big data, wearables, mobile applications, and the cloud. This sessiondiscusses the skills required for companies to turn the emerging technologies intobusinessopportunitiesandcreatingnewjobs,aswellasthecapacitybuildingchallengesarisingfromthesenewjobs.Thesessionisconductedthroughsharingofcasestudiesonsuccessfulinnovationprogrammesandinitiatives.Moderator:MrAndrewRugege,RegionalDirectorforAfrica,ITU
Panellists
• MrWikusVanderMerwe,ManagingDirector,HCBSICTLearningAcademy,SouthAfrica
• MrDavidBunei,GeneralManagerforEastAfrica,Cisco• DrJuliusOgony,SeniorCouncilMember,ComputerSocietyofKenya(CSK)andWorld
InformationTechnologyandServicesAlliance(WITSA)• MsAnnieGladding,GlobalEducationSpecialist,INTELCorporation• ProfessorAntoineB.Bagula,SeniorAssociate,AbdusSalamInternationalCentrefor
TheoreticalPhysics(ICTP),Italy
19:00 GaladinneratSafariParkHotel(hostedbyCommunicationsAuthorityofKenya)
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WEDNESDAY,7SEPTEMBER2016
09:00–10:30 Universitywithoutwalls:Exploringnewwaysoflearninginadigitalera
This session examines the transformational changes that have taken placewithin thelearninglandscapeduetoICTdevelopments,andhowthesechangesimpacttheexistingtheories,typesandstylesoflearningandknowledgedissemination.Thesessiondiscusseslearningmethodologies suchasonline learningand face-to-face learningandpresentsopportunitiesavailableinthedigitalera,suchasmassiveopenonlinecourses(MOOCs),socialmediatools,andchallengesassociatedwiththem.Thesessionwillseektoansweranumberofquestionssuchas:isthemarketandindustryreadytoembracethedigitaldeliveryofeducationandtraining?
Moderator:DrDavidSouter,ManagingDirector,ICTDevelopmentAssociates
Panellists
• DrMariaGarrido,ResearchAssistantProfessor,Technology&SocialChangeGroup(TASCHA),UniversityofWashington
• MsRondaZeleznyGreen,VisitingTutor,RoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon• MsLucienneAbrahams,DirectorandSeniorLecturer,LinkCentre,WitsUniversity• MrMohamadouArabaniSaibou,DirectorGeneral,EcoleSupérieuredes
TélécommunicationsdeDakar(ESMT)• MrJacoduToit,AdviserforCommunicationandInformation,UNESCORegional
OfficeforEasternAfrica10:30–11:00 Coffeebreak11:00–12:30 Insearchofexcellence:ITUCentresofExcellencemodel
TheITUhasaglobalnetworkofCentresofExcellencethatprovidestraininginarangeofICT disciplines under the umbrella of the ITU Academy. In this session, selected ITUCentres of Excellence from all regions showcase their success stories and share theircapacitybuildingmodelsandbestpractices.Whatarethelessonslearntsofar,andwhatarethepossiblefutureopportunitiesofgrowingthissuccessfulbrand?
Moderator:DrCosmasZavazava,ChiefofDepartment,ProjectSupportandKnowledgeManagement,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU
Panellists
• DrIkechukwuAdinde,CEO,DigitalBridgeInstitute,Nigeria• MsKalaya Chinatiworn,DirectorofInternationalOrganizationsGroup,Ministryof
ICT,Thailand• MrMarioFerreira,ContinuingEducationAssociateManager,InstitutoNacionalde
Telecomunicações,Brazil• MsLiuXiaohong,DepartmentManagerofChinaTelecommunicationTechnology
Labs,ChinaAcademyofInformationandCommunicationsTechnology(CAICT)
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• ProfessorJuanPabloMartín,FacultadRegionalSanNicolás,UniversidadTecnológicaNacional,Argentina
• DrJaroslavBurčík,Head,CentreofExcellenceforcybersecurity,CzechTechnicalUniversityinPrague(CTU)
• MrSantiagoReyes-Borda,SeniorPolicyAdvisor,DepartmentofInnovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopment,CanadaandChairofGlobalCapacityBuildingInitiative,ITU
12:30–14:00 Lunchbreak14:00–15:30 Adialoguewithcapacitybuildingchampionsfromtheacademiccommunity
ThesessionbringstogetherrepresentativesfromUniversitiesandotherhighereducationandresearchinstitutionstodiscussthecentralroletheyplayaschampionsofcapacitybuildingandtrail-blazers in introducingsmartapproaches incapacitybuildingusinghi-tech innovations.Universities involved in innovativework in the area of research anddevelopmentrelatedtoemergingtechnologies(e.g.smartcities,smartsocieties,InternetofThings)willpresent theirwork. Inparticular theywilldemonstratehowUniversitiescollaboratewithindustry,especiallytheprivatesector,todriveinnovationandproducebothproductsandgraduatesthatfittheneedsofthemarket.
Moderator:DrOlgaCavalli,Co-founderandAcademicDirector,SouthSchoolonInternetGovernance(SSIG)
Panellists
• DrAndresNavarroCadavid,Professor,UniversidadIcesi,Colombia• DrKatharinaHone,ProjectManagerandResearcherforOnlineLearning,Diplo
Foundation• DrOliverHolland,ResearchFellow,CentreforTelecommunicationsResearch,King’s
CollegeLondon• ProfessorRobertoRossi,AcademicViceRector,UniversidadBlasPascal,Argentina• MsBelindaExelby,HeadofInternationalRelations,GSMA
15:30–16:00 Coffeebreak16:00–17:00 Anewdigitalgeneration:Younginnovators
Thissessionbringstogetheryoungpeoplefromallovertheworldwhosetechnologicalinnovationscontributetocapacitybuildingleadingtosocio-economicdevelopment.Theyounginnovatorspresenttheirideas,ICTinnovationsandtheimpacttheseinnovationshaveinthedeliveryofeducationandtraining,aswellasthecontributionstheymaketocapacitybuilding.
Attheendofthesession,theaudiencewillbeinvitedtovoteforthebestinnovation.
Moderator:EngMartinObuya,AmbassadorofGovernmentAffairs,iHub
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Panellists
• MsIlanaMilkes,FounderandCEO,WorldTechMakers• MrPratikMarwah,Co-FounderandCOO,iAugmentorLabs• MsKatarinaStensson,Teamleader,L:ara• MrCorneliusWafula,LeadDeveloper,Easyprep• MrDuncanMochama,BusinessDevelopmentManager,BRCKEducation
17:00–18:00 Visittoexhibitionstands:presentationsandnetworkingopportunities 19:00 CocktailreceptionatSafariParkHotel(hostedbyCommunicationsAuthority ofKenya)THURSDAY,8SEPTEMBER2016
09:00–10:30 Celebratingresilientandsuccessfulcapacitybuildingpartnerships
This session will feature successful partnerships for capacity building that have beenforgedby ITU andother organizations. ITUpartnerswill share testimonials relating toinitiativesandactivitiesjointlyimplementedwithITUandtheimpacttheseinitiativeshavehadonindividuals,countriesandregions.
Moderator:DrCosmasZavazava,ChiefofDepartment,ProjectSupportandKnowledgeManagement,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU
Panellists
• DrPiotrPluta,DirectorCorporateAffairs,Europe,MiddleEast,AfricaandRussia,Cisco
• MrJamalAnderson,CurriculumCoordinator,UnitedStatesTelecommunicationsTrainingInstitute(USTTI)
• MrGabrielSolomon,Chairman,UnitedKingdomTelecommunicationsAcademy(UKTA)
10:30–11:00 Coffeebreak
11:00–11:45 Presentationofawards
11:45–12:15 RoundupofSymposium:Conclusionsandrecommendations
12:15–12:30 Closingceremony