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SOUTH ASIAN SYMPOSIUM GENDER, ICT AND EDUCATION

The Oberoi Hotel, New , 24 -26 September 2013

PROGRAMME (DRAFT as of 23/09/2013)

TUESDAY, 24TH SEPTEMBER 2013

06:00 - 08:00 pm Welcome Dinner and glimpses from the film Girl Rising

06:00 – 06:05 pm Welcome Address

06:05 – 06:35 pm Special Address by the Guests of Honor • Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi, Director of the UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office and UNESCO Representative to India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka • Dr. Kumud Srinivasan, Vice President, Intel Corporation USA and President, Intel India • Ms. Sameera Ali, Secretary General, National Commission for UNESCO and ISESCO, Ministry of Education, Maldives*

06:35 – 07:15 pm Showcasing the film ‘Girl Rising’ - Glimpses from South Asian Region

07:15 – 07:25 pm Key Note Address by the Chief Guest • Dr. , Hon'ble Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Government of India

07:25 – 07:30 pm Vote of Thanks

07:30 pm onwards Dinner

WEDNESDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER 2013

09:00 – 10:00 am Registration 2

10:00 – 11:00 am Opening Session

10:00 – 10:40 am Opening Plenary Session • Prof. P Sinclair, Director, National Council for Educational Research and Training, India • Dr. Kumud Srinivasan, Vice President, Intel Corporation USA and President Intel India • Dr. Alisher Umarov, Chief of Education, UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, and Sri Lanka

Moderator : Ms Nuriya Ansari, Vice President, Learning Links Foundation, India

10:40 – 10:55 am Keynote Address by Guest of Honor • Dr. Syeda Hameed, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India

10:55 – 11:10 am Keynote Address by Chief Guest • Mrs. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Government of India *

11:10 – 11:30 am Group Photo and tea/coffee break

11:30-12:00 pm Introductory Session: Gender and the Policy Development Process for ICTs and Education • National Policy on Gender Empowerment - Smt. Padmaja Mehta, Chief Economic Advisor, National Mission for Empowerment of Women, Government of India • Overview of Policy Development Process for Gender, ICTs and Education – Ms. Shweta Khurana, Head K12 Education, Intel South Asia • Gender Lens in Developing Master Plans for ICTs and Education - Dr. Alisher Umarov, Chief of Education, UNESCO New Delhi

12:00 - 01:00 pm Working Session: Defining Gender Equality in Education

Activity 1 - Discussing Gender Disparities • Delegates present about gender disparities in their countries or states • Delegates discuss commonalities and differences among the gender gaps they face across their various countries and the different states of India

Moderators: Ms. Sonia Shrivastava, Head CSR, Intel South Asia Mr. M. Sidney F. P. Jayawardene, Deputy Director General, National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka Facilitator: Prof. Saraswati Raju, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU, India 3

01:00 – 02:00 pm Lunch Break

02:00 – 03:15 pm Activity 2: Ranking of Key Gender Barriers • Delegates identify the gender barriers contributing to gender gaps in their countries/regions. • The gender barriers are visually ranked using Intel’s Visual Ranking Tool and UNESCO-GENIA Toolkit for Promoting Gender Equality in Education • Delegates discuss and debate the barriers and rankings

Moderator: Dr. Huma Masood, National Programme Officer (Gender and Education), UNESCO New Delhi Facilitator: Dr. Sanghamitra Burathoki, Associate Professor, Centre of Excellence Gender Studies, India

03:15 - 03:45 pm Tea/coffee break

03:45 – 06:00 pm Working Session. How Can We Close Gender Gaps?

Activity 3: Identification of strategies and practical actions to Improve gender equality related to education and ICTs • Delegates identify strategies and practical actions to address gender disparities and barriers that were identified in the earlier discussions • Delegates briefly present their strategies/actions

Moderator: Ms. Jamyang Choeden, Secretary, Bhutan National Commission for UNESCO Facilitator: (tbc)

THURSDAY, 26TH SEPTEMBER 2013

10:00 – 12:00 pm Working Session. What Actions Will We Take?

Activity 4: Action Cards • Delegates identify one key action that they will work to implement in their own countries/states within the next 6 months. • Actions are shared and discussed

Moderator: Dr. Huma Masood, National Programme Officer (Gender and Education), UNESCO New Delhi Facilitator: Dr. Gauri Srivastava, Professor and Head Department of Woman Studies, NCERT, India

12:00 – 01:30 pm Closing Session

12:00 – 12:30 pm Presentation of Symposium Outcomes • Ms. Sharmistha Mukherjee, Representative • Dr. T.K.S. Lakshmi, Consultant 4

• Dr. Alisher Umarov, Chief of Education UNESCO New Delhi • Mr Ashutosh Chadha, Director, Corporate Affairs, Intel South Asia

12:30 – 01:30 pm Closing Plenary Session: Gender Equality as a Core Development Objective • Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi, Director , UNESCO New Delhi and UNESCO Representative to India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka • Ms. Debjani Ghosh, Managing Director, Intel South Asia • Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, India • Dr. Rebecca Tavares, Representative, UN Women’s Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives & Sri Lanka* • Moderator: Ms. Kaveree Bamzai, Executive Editor, India Today *

01:30 – 02:30 pm Group Photograph and Lunch *Invited