The Board of Trustees of ICG Created a Corpus Fund for Programmes to Sponsor the Series of Programmes on Good Governance
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ICG ANNUAL REPORT 2011-12 LIST OF PROGRAMMES “The Board of Trustees of ICG created a Corpus Fund for Programmes to sponsor the Series of Programmes on Good Governance. Life Trustees of ICG, Mr. Dattaraj Salgaocar, Mr. Shrinivas Dempo & Mr. Yatin Kakodkar contributed generously to this fund. The Board has assured continuous contribution to this Fund as and when required.” The International Centre Goa | 1 1 ICG ANNUAL REPORT 2011-12 17th - 21st Dec, 2011 Mr. Lyngdoh stated that currently in India, the people were electing II Goa Arts & Literary Festival - 2011 their representatives; while in other countries it was the political Organized in partnership with Goa Writers Group, Indian Ateliers, parties who choose these representatives based on the votes polled Gomantak Marathi Academy, Goa Konkani Akademi, Goa Kala by them during elections. He felt that the Election Commission Academy, GHRSSIDC should be more proactive in the internal elections of political Supported by ICCR, Sahitya Akademi, Bravia Capital, Goa parties. Mr. Lyngdoh however welcomed some of the measures Tourism, GTDC, ESG. taken by the Election Commission in an attempt to bring about transparency in the election process. 25th April, 2011 Series on Good Governance 15th Oct, 2011 Public Lecture on Role of Lokayukta in Good Governance by Public Lecture on The Challenge of Fighting Corruption and Justice (Retd.) N. Santosh Hegde - former Justice - Supreme Court; Redressing Grievances by Aruna Roy - Founder of Mazdoor Kisan former Lokayukta of Karnataka and Hon. member of Jan Lokpal Shakti Sangathana, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Bill Drafting Committee. Leadership in 2000 and Member of National Advisory Council & Justice Hegde delivered the inaugural lecture of this series. Justice Nikhil Dey - Co-convener of National Campaign for the Peoples Hegde opined that Goa Lokayukta Bill was good except for some Right to Information (NCPRI). shortcomings like lack of “policing powers” and “powers of Aruna Roy felt that the idea behind RTI was not just fighting prosecution”. He suggested that Goa should go ahead with the Bill corruption but misuse of power and arbitary use of power while after making necessary changes. In his lecture he also mentioned Nikhil Dey said that RTI has empowered the citizens in many that Lokayukta Bill should cover politicians as well as bureaucrats. ways. Both Roy and Dey felt that reforms in various sectors on He also expressed his surprise that even after so many years of anvil are the beginning of the transformation process and action attaining Statehood, Goa continued to rely on AGMU cadre instead for transparency has been put forth by RTI. of having its own IAS cadre. ..................................................................... 18th June, 2011 SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES Public Lecture on Role of Judiciary in Good Governance by 11th & 12th June, 2011 Justice (Retd.) J S Verma, former Chief Justice - Supreme Seminar on ‘Human Development Issues: Goa at the Court of India; former Chairperson, National Human Rights Crossroads?’ Commission The seminar was inaugurated by Shri Pratapsingh Rane, Speaker Justice Verma reiterate his views that higher Judiciary and Prime of Goa Legislative Assembly & President, ICG while Shri. Minister should be out of the Lokpal ambit and favoured a Sanjay Srivastava, Chief Secretary of Goa delivered the Keynote “separate mechanism” to make High Court and Supreme Court Address. The seminar was organized in collaboration Media Judges accountable for misconduct. Speaking about the corruption Information and Communication Centre of India and Friedrich as a major hurdle in development, Justice Verma said that in a Ebert Stiftung - India. developed country if there was corruption, life of the common man The participants of the seminar deliberated in the following was not affected but in a developing country, corruption affects the sessions: life of poor people in getting even the basic necessities. Corruption 1) Is Implementation of the CRZ Norms Uniform? which is a “low risk high gain business” has to be reversed to “high 2) Agriculture in Goa: Is it directed towards Achieving Food risk low gain business”. Security? 3) Why has development not reached the tribals? 7th Aug, 2011 4) Goa Regional Plan 2021: Whose Plan is it anyway? Panel discussion on Role of Media in Good Governance with 5) Does the Goa Panchayati Raj Act require Amendments? Dr. Dilip Padgaonkar - Eminent journalist, former Executive Sponsored by: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung – India Managing Editor of Times of India; Mr.Vinod Dua - Anchor, Political Commentator, Election Analyst, Producer and Director; 18th Aug, 2011 and Ms.Vinita Deshmukh – formerly with Indian Express and Seminar on ‘Empowerment of Differently Abled Persons: A Founder Editor of Intelligent Pune. Policy Review’ Mr. Dua said that the role of media is of an observer, critic and The seminar was inaugurated by Hon. Minister for Social analyst but not a player. Ms. Deshmukh was of the opinion that Welfare, Shri. Ramakrishna Dhavlikar. The resource persons Media should move towards activism and take up issues of of the workshop: Prof. R. Rangasayee, Adv. Jamshed Mistry, civic interests – of the common man. While Mr. Padgaonkar felt Mr. Avelino D‘Sa, Ms. Ritika Sahani, & Ms. Giselle Lobo. The that newspapers reflect what people want to read, so news on seminar was organized in association with Directorate of Social entertainment as front page news should also be accepted. He felt Welfare, Govt. of Goa in association with Disability Rights that as Media is in a highly competitive market, it cannot afford to Association of Goa (DRAG). devote all its pages to valiant causes or it will sink. Sponsored by: Directorate of Social Welfare, Govt. of Goa & ICG 8th Oct, 2011 Public Lecture on Good Governance: Need for Electoral Reforms 18th Sept, 2011 by Mr. J M Lyngdoh, Former Chief Election Commissioner of Seminar on ‘Role of Youth in Political Decision Making’ India The unique element of this seminar was that the chairpersons 1 2 | The International Centre Goa ICG ANNUAL REPORT 2011-12 and speakers of all sessions the seminar were students of 2) Changing nature of political discourse and conflicts in South different colleges. The seminar, organized in collaboration Media Asia and challenges for media Information and Communication Centre of India and Friedrich 3) Dealing with plants: Can conflict reporting be non-partisan? Ebert Stiftung - India, was participated by students of the 4) Legal challenges of reporting conflict: Coverage of resistence following colleges: and human rights concerns Don Bosco College, Panaji; Rosary College of Commerce & 5) Do media and conflict feed on each other? Arts, Navelim; Nirmala Institute of Education, Altinho, Panaji; The summit was participated by media professionals/ subject St. Xavier’s College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mapusa; specialists from Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Govt. College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Khandola; Dhempe Sri Lanka and was organized in collaboration Media Information College of Arts & Science, Miramar, Panaji; and Govt. College of and Communication Centre of India and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Arts & Commerce, Pernem. - India. The participants deliberated in the following sessions: Sponsored by: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung – India 1) Engaging Youth in Political Process: Do Political Parties Exploit Youth for their own Interests? 11th - 12th March, 2012 2) What Ails our Democracy? Youth Perception and Presumption As part of the Series on Celebrating Women: Empowering 3) Youth Converting Electoral Democracy into Participatory Lives, ICG organized a Seminar on ‘Gender Discrimination at Democracy through RTI - The most Potent Weapon Workplace: Myth or Reality? 4) Portrayal of Youth in Media: How Real? How Distorted? The Seminar was inaugurated by Pratima Dhond, Chairperson, Sponsored by: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung - India Women’s Wing, GCCI while Dr. Shaila DeSouza, Head, Centre for Women’s Studies, Goa University delivered the Keynote Address. 19th Sept, 2011 Dr. Radhika Nayak, Principal, S S Dempo College of Commerce Regional Parliamentarians’ / Legislators’ Meet on & Economics delivered the Valedictory Address. Transparency for Good Governance with Special Focus on the The participants deliberated in the following sessions: Lokpal / Lokayukta Bill 1) The Balancing Act of Home and Office: Does one get Chaired by Shri Pratapsingh Rane, President ICG and participated by several MPs & MLAs from the north eartern compromised? states and Goa. 2) Sexual harassment at workplace: why does it get swept under The meet was organized in collaboration Media Information and the carpet? Communication Centre of India and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung – 3) Why Coverage of Women Issues Get a Raw Deal? India. 4) What Stops Women from Shattering the Glass Ceiling Sponsored by: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung – India 5) Unconventional Jobs: Sharing of Experiences The seminar was organized in association with Goa Chamber of 15th - 16th Oct., 2011 Commerce and Industry, Media Information and Communication Seminar on Strengthening Participatory Democracy: Role of Centre of India and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung - India. RTI Sponsored by: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung - India Renowned RTI activists and member of NAC deliver the Keynote ..................................................................... Address while Nikhil Dey, Co-convener, National Campaign for the Peoples Right to Information (NCPRI) delivered the Special WORKSHOPS Address. 25th April,