APEC Telecenter Training Camp

 

Schedule - all


Participants are encouraged to bring laptop PC to attend the camp. To assist all participants to download documents, wireless access will be available in all venues of the camp.
Please be reminded that the electricity voltage is 110V. Also, you may need a proper adapter for connecting your laptop to a power outlet.
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Date Item Time Program Venue
Jan. 24
 (Monday)
  08:00~09:00 Registration  
  09:00~09:40 Opening  
1 09:40~10:10 Keynote Speech
Topic: ICT for All
Speaker: Prof. Chi-Kuo Mao
Graduate Institute of Business and Management, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Room A03

2 10:10~10:30 Introduction to the APEC Telecenter Development Program
Speaker: Yu-Chuan (Michael) Lin
Deputy Director
Department of Information Management
Research, Development and Evaluation Commission
Chinese Taipei

Room A03

  10:30~10:50 Break  
3 10:50~11:40  Lecture 1
Topic: Build the policy and regulations for ICT development
Speaker: Dr. Zsehong Tsai
Deputy Executive Secretary
Science & Technology Advisory Group
Chinese Taipei

Room A03

  11:40~12:00 Q&A  
  12:00~14:00 Lunch Room A01
4 14:00~14:50 Lecture 2
Topic: The Telecenter Planning Process
Speaker: Prof. Royal D. Colle
Department of Communication, Cornell University, USA

Room A03

  14:50~15:10 Q&A  
  15:10~15:30 Break  
5 15:30~16:20 Lecture 3
Topic: Building Telecenter Services
Speaker: Dr. Roger Harris
Independent consultant, Hong Kong

Room A03

  16:20~16:40 Q&A  
6 16:40~17:30 Group Discussion  
Group 1: The role and policy needed for government in bridging the digital divide.

Room A03

Group 2: How to make sustainable telecenters in rural areas a reality? Room A04
Group 3: How to bring up resources for telecenter development? Room A05
  18:30 Welcome Dinner Grand Hotel
Jan. 25
 (Tuesday)
7 09:00~09:50 Lecture 4
Topic: Scaling up of sustainable telecenters: Financial mechanism and Capacity building
Speaker: Dr. Motoo Kusakabe
Senior Counsellor to the President
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Room A03

  09:50~10:10 Q&A  
8 10:10~10:40 Country Report – Chinese Taipei

Room A03

  10:40~11:00 Break  
9 11:00~11:30 Country Report – Chile

Room A03

10 11:30~12:00 Country Report – Indonesia

Room A03

  12:00~14:00 Lunch Room A01
11 14:00~14:50 Lecture 5
Topic: Establishing partnerships with government agencies, extension and other community groups
Speaker: Dr. F. R. Sheriff
Director of Extension Education, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India

Room A03

  14:50~15:10 Q&A  
  15:10~15:30 Break  
12 15:30~16:20 Lecture 6
Topic: Organizing and using practical methods for obtaining data for planning and management of telecenters
Speaker: Dr. Raul Roman
Research Associate, University of Washington, USA

Room A03

  16:20~16:40 Q&A  
13 16:40~17:30 Group Discussion  
Group 1: The role and policy needed for government in bridging the digital divide.

Room A03

Group 2: How to make sustainable telecenters in rural areas a reality? Room A04
Group 3: How to bring up resources for telecenter development? Room A05
Jan. 26 (Wednesday) 14 09:00~09:50 Lecture 7
Topic: Exercise Telecenter to bridge the Digital Divide - from the ICT Point of View
Speaker: Prof. Han-Chieh Chao
Chair of Electrical Engineering Department, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

Room A03

  09:50~10:10 Q&A  
15 10:10~10:40 Country Report – Mexico

Room A03

  10:40~11:00 Break  
16 11:00~11:30 Country Report – Peru

Room A03

17 11:30~12:00 Country Report – Philippines

Room A03

  12:00~14:00 Lunch Ponderosa Restaurant
18 14:00~14:20 Group Report 1

Room A03

19 14:20~14:40 Group Report 2

Room A03

20 14:40~15:10 Group Report 3

Room A03

  15:10~15:30 Break  
21 15:30~16:00 Country Report – Thailand

Room A03

22 16:00~16:30 Country Report – Vietnam

Room A03

23 16:30~17:00 Country Report – Brunei Darussalam

Room A03

  17:00~17:40 Q&A (for all reports of today)  
Jan. 27 (Thursday) 24 09:00~10:20 Panel Discussion 1
Topic: Telecenter Initiatives for Building Awareness and Participation
Moderator: Dr. Raul Roman
Panelists:
1. Dr. F. R. Sheriff
2. Prof. Han-Chieh Chao

Room A03

  10:20~10:40 Break  
25 10:40~12:00 Panel Discussion 2
Topic: Innovations for Telecenter Sustainability
Moderator: Prof. Royal D. Colle
Panelists:
1. Dr. Roger Harris
2. Dr. Motoo Kusakabe
3. Dr. Eva Yi-Yuan Yueh

Room A03

  12:00~13:00 Lunch Ponderosa Restaurant
  13:00~17:30 Visit National Palace Museum and its digital archives project  
Jan. 28
 (Friday)
  08:00~10:00 Trip to Hsinchu  
  10:00~12:30 Site Visit to Telecenters in Hsinchu County  
  12:30~14:00 Lunch Hotel Royal Hsinchu
  14:00~16:00 Visit Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park  
  16:00~18:00 Return Trip to Taipei  
  19:00 Farewell Dinner Taipei 101
Jan. 29 (Saturday)   08:00~17:30 Culture Event: Greater Taipei Tour  

Remarks:
  1. The schedule is subject to change if necessary.
  2. The number of country reports and their presentation time will be adjusted according to the feedback of participating economies.

Copyright © Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC), 2004
Last Updated: 2005/03/31