<p>A. Outline </p><p>From August 31, 2006 to September 1, the Digital Opportunity Forum 2006 will be held at the COEX Intercontinental Hotel in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. </p><p>The conference aims to bring together practitioners, researchers and experts from governments, regulatory agencies, and academic institutions from different countries, as well as from international and regional organizations, to commemorate the official inauguration of the Korea IT Learning Program (KOIL) alumni network as the “Digital Opportunity Forum”. The Conference will discuss two main themes: international cooperation in ICT development and the development and use of the Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) as an analytical policy tool.</p><p>The Conference will comprise seven sessions each of which will showcase ICT success stories and policies designed to enhance international cooperation and bridge the global Digital Divide. The forum will also examine new ways of using the DOI as a tool to assist policy-makers and regulators in their evaluation of policy and performance benchmarking. </p><p>B. Organizational details</p><p>Digital Opportunity Forum 2006  Venue: COEX Intercontinental Hotel, Seoul, Korea  Date: 31 August – 1 September, 2006 </p><p>Hosts  Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) of the Republic of Korea  International Telecommunication Union (ITU)</p><p>Organizer  Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO)</p><p>Sponsors  International Cooperation Agency for Korea IT (ICA)  Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) C. Programme at a Glance </p><p>31 August 2006 Time Content (Title/ Speaker)</p><p>09:30 Registration ~10:00 Opening 10:00~10:50 DOF Opening Ceremony</p><p>● Opening Remarks: Yeongi Son, President, KADO</p><p>● Congratulatory Remarks: - Junhyong Rho, Minister, MIC - Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary-General, ITU (video message)</p><p>● Responses from DOF Representatives: - Priyatno Sulisto, Chairman, THP Group, Indonesia - Fernando Felipe Lasso de la Vega, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Presidency, Panama</p><p>● Commemorative Video </p><p>10:50~11:00 Break</p><p>Keynote 11:00~12:20 speeches Keynote Speeches</p><p>● Status and Policy on the Global Digital Divide - Unna Huh, President, ICU, Republic of Korea</p><p>● Bridging the Source of the Digital Divide - Jeffrey James, Professor, Tilburg University, the Netherlands</p><p>● Bridging the Divide: Building Asia-Pacific Capacity for Effective Reforms - Rohan Samarajiva, Executive Director, Lirne Asia, Sri Lanka 12:20~14:00 Luncheon</p><p>Session 1 14:00~15:15 International Cooperation in e-Government</p><p>* Moderator: Joongho Ahn, Prof., Seoul National Univ.</p><p>● Ha Noi E-Gov Development in Cooperation with Korea - Dao Ngoc Phong, Manager Ha Noi Post & Telematics Department, Vietnam </p><p>● e-Government: The Mexican Experience - Irak Lopez Davila, Head of Project Infotec, Mexico </p><p>● Chile- A Unique Experience in Using IT Technologies - Francisco Javier Leiva Martinez, National Public Rural Telephony General Coordinator Undersecretary of Telecommunications, Chile</p><p>15:15~15:3 Coffee Break 0 Session 2 15:30~16:4 0 International Cooperation in National Informatization Development</p><p>* Moderator: Sunggul Hong, Prof., Kookmin Univ.</p><p>● Cambodia ICT Development and International Cooperation - Chankrisna Kith, Deputy Director National ICT Development Authority, Cambodia</p><p>● ICT as an Enabler for Socio-Economic Development - Tahir Hameed, PhD Information and Communications University, Pakistan</p><p>● The National Information Communication Technology Strategy of Azerbaijan and Key Indicators on Information Society Statistics - Tofig Babayev, Director Baku Scientific and Training Centre, Azerbaijan 16:40~17:0 Coffee Break 0</p><p>Session 3 17:00~18:00 The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI)</p><p>* Moderator: Cheungmoon Cho, Director, KADO</p><p>● Introducing the DOI - Phillippa Biggs, Economist, SPU, ITU</p><p>● World Information Society Report 2006 - Dr.Tim Kelly, Head, SPU, ITU</p><p>18:00~18:1 Chairman: Wrap-ups 5 18:30~20:3 Welcome Reception 0 1 September 2006 Time Content (Title/Speaker)</p><p>09:00 ~9:30 Registration</p><p>9:30~9:35 Chairman: Opening</p><p>Session 4 9:35~10:50 International Cooperation in ICT Development</p><p>* Moderator: Nakyeon Lee, Former Prof., New York Polytechnic Univ. </p><p>● International Cooperation in the ICT field: Bridging the Digital Divide - Sudhir Kumar Marwaha, Director Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, India</p><p>● ICT Cooperation in Bulgaria - Roumen Trifonov, Secretary Coordination Council for Information Society, Bulgaria </p><p>● International Cooperation in ICT under the UN Support - Oleksandr Larin, Consultant UN office, Ukraine</p><p>● Tunisia ICT Status and International Cooperation in ICT Development - Amine Mcharek, IT Engineer Cert (Telecommunications Research & Studies), Tunisia </p><p>10:50 ~11:05 Coffee Break Session 5 11:05~12:30 The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI)</p><p>* Moderator: Phillippa Biggs, Economist, SPU, ITU</p><p>● e-tunisia: Measuring the Achievement - Mohamed Said Ouerghi, Director Ministry of Communication Technologies, Tunisia</p><p>● DOI Application, Egypt Case Study - Taha Mohamed Shendy Aly Shendy, IT center Director Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Egypt</p><p>● Digital Opportunity Index Indicators (DOI) in Perú - Bertha Umelia Rodriguez Jara, Economist National Institute of Statistics & Informatics, Peru</p><p>● Application of the Digital Opportunity Index to Bulgaria - Kamen Spassov, IT Organization Consultant Bulbank, Bulgaria</p><p>12:30~14:0 Luncheon 0 Session 6 14:00~15:2 5 The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI)</p><p>*Moderator: Michael Minges, Senior Market Analyst, TMG </p><p>● DOI Applied to Indonesia: Assessing ICT Policy & Regulatory Environment - Divakar Goswami, Researcher Lirne Asia, Indonesia</p><p>●Digital Opportunities in Pakistan: An Overview - Joseph Wilson, Assistant Professor Law & Policy at the Lahore University, Pakistan ● The Case of the Philippines - Lorraine Salazar, Assistant Professor Institute of South East Asian Studies of Singapore, the Philippines</p><p>● Policy Implications from the Digital Opportunities Index (DOI) analysis of India - Payal Malik, Assistant Professor Delhi University, India</p><p>15:25~15:5 Coffee Break 0 Session 7 15:50~17:20 Developing a Policy Tool-kit for the DOI</p><p>* Moderator: Dr.Tim Kelly, SPU, ITU</p><p>● Development of DOI Based Policy Tool - Cheung-Moon Cho, Director, KADO</p><p>● The Digital Opportunity Index as a Tool for Policy Analysis - Mr. Michael Minges, Senior Market Analyst, TMG</p><p>● Discussion</p><p>Closing 17:20~18:0 Closing Ceremony: Chairman 0</p><p>* The above programme schedule may be subjected to amendment, at the convenience of the speakers. </p>