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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dear Colleagues:
We cordially invite you to participate in and contribute to the
deliberations <b>OneWorld South Asia </b>is undertaking in the World Summit on
the Information Society II, Tunisia. A detailed programme agenda is
available here
<http://www.dgroups.org/groups/oneworld/OneWorldSA/docs/owsa8nov.doc>
and appended below for your information.
Looking forward to meeting you in Tunis,
Yours sincerely
Atanu Garai
Knowledge for Development Programme
OneWorld South Asia
New Delhi.
 _____Â
OneWorld South Asia@WSIS 2005
OWSA & OKN Stalls 1312, BCO Souk 2201, Connect the World Launch Pad
Nov 14, 1700 - 1900 hrs, Room Beja
Media in the making of information society- where do we go from here?
In partnership with Panos London, this consultation, to be anchored by
Atanu Garai, fosters dialogue to increase media's stake in building an
inclusive information society.
Nov 15, 1500 - 1530 hrs, ITU Connect the World Launch Pad
Mission 2007: The Power of Partnerships In partnership with MSSRF, Microsoft and WSIS Grassroots Caucus, Dr. B.Shadrach starts the events to showcase one of the world's largest upscaling initiative - "Mission 2007 - Every Village a Knowledge
Centre" before the global community.
Nov 15, 1600-1730 hrs, Expo Room 9, GKP Pavilion
ICT4ALL - The South Asia Experience
Dr. B. Shadrach presents an overview of ICTs and their impact on
development efforts in India in this programme hosted by Young Asia
Television.
Nov 15, 1700 - 1900 hrs, Hammamet Room, Kram PalExpo
Round Table on Engaging <b>Grassroots Voices</b>
In partnership with WSIS Grassroots Caucus, OWSA highlights grassroots
perspectives in IS dialogue with presentations by Dhaksha Mehta,
Kasturi Arounassalame, Lata Gauri, Manjula Rawal, Rajendar Negi, Tara Karki,
four grassroots knowledge workers.
Nov 16, 1500 - 1600 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre
Roundtable consultation on Mainstreaming ICTs into MDGs
Manish Kumar and Anusha Lall host the consultation to steer discussions
around issues of mainstreaming ICTs in development.
November 16, 2005; 1600 - 1730 hrs; ITU Connect the World Launch Pad
Connecting the Unconnected by 2015
Dr. B. Shadrach joins world leaders in pledging for ITU's Connect the
Unconnected initiative along with the information society visionaries
to commit to the shared goal of expanding the benefits of ICTs for all.
Nov 17, 1000 -1130 hrs, Kairouan Room, Kram PalExpo
<b>Local content - an answer to global problems </b>
OWSA organises this panel discussion in partnership with GKP Clusters
for Local Content and <b>Poverty Reduction</b> to discuss challenges and
opportunities of local content production globally.
Nov 17, 1100 - 1300 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre
Launch of Ek Duniya Ek Awaaz (EDEA/ OneWorld OneVoice) radio programmes
Geeta Malhotra demonstrates EDEA radio programmes showing the global
community the power of radio as a <b>practical tool for connecting
communities and empowering people.
</b>
Nov 17, 1200 - 1245 hrs, GKP Pavilion
Presentations of Local Content initiatives across the world
Hosted by the Local Content Cluster of GKP, this event, to be steered
by Dr. B. Shadrach, forms a precursor to the forthcoming publication on
local content showcasing use of local content in <b>empowering grassroots
communities.</b>
Nov 17, 1400 - 1530 hrs, Room Kairouan
Back to basics: Are ICTs really useful in poverty reduction? Mission
2007 in India - An ambitious initiative to fight poverty
Dr. B. Shadrach and Geeta Malhotra speak on the utility of ICTs to
achieve <b>poverty reduction goals as being practised by the Mission 2007
initiative. </b>
Nov 17, 1500 - 1600 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre
Digital Opportunity Channel familiarisation
Manish Kumar and Anusha Lall (OWSA) host the familiarisation programme
to the new revamped DO Channel exploring the rich knowledge base on
mainstreaming ICTs.
Nov 18, 0900-1100 hrs, Sidi Bouzid, Kram PalExpo
Information Society and Sustainable development
Hosted by IISD, Canada, the event will launch the book <b>"A Developing
Connection" as the outcome of the eight-country research project</b>, with
presentation by Anusha Lall and Atanu Garai.
Nov 18, 1000-1100 hrs, Room Kairouan
GKP Panel on Multi-stakeholder Partnerships
Dr. B. Shadrach as a panelist provides a <b>South Asian perspective</b> to
this GKP hosted panel discussion to discuss about a practical action
framework on how to make partnerships in ICT4D happen.
Nov 18, 1000 - 1100 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre
Community engagement in infokiosks with live demo of open ENRICH
software Geeta Malhotra steers the discussion around the <b>issues of community
mobilisation, content, connectivity, capacity building, </b> and care and
management of infokiosk movement while giving a demonstration of the
Open ENRICH.
Nov 18, 1200 - 1330 hrs, Session B, Expo Room 8 in ICT 4 ALL Exhibition
Centre Strategies for Empowering Youth in the Information Society
Atanu Garai moderates a session in this workshop hosted by GKP Youth
Cluster to discuss about what works and what needs to be done in order
to further <b>empower youth</b> in the information society.
OWSA Delegation
Dr. B. Shadrach, Director
email: shaddy.shadrach@oneworld.net
Anusha Lall, Research Associate
email: anusha.lall@oneworld.net
Atanu Garai, Knowledge Coordinator - ICT
email: atanu.garai@oneworld.net
Geeta Malhotra, Programme Manager - Grassroots Communication
email: geeta.malhotra@oneworld.net
Mamata Pradhan, Programme and Partnership Coordinator
email: mamata.pradhan@oneworld.net
Manish Kumar, Manager - ICT Research
email: manish.kumar@oneworld.net
<b>Grassroots Caucus</b> Members
Dhaksha Mehta, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Kasturi Arounassalame, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Lata Gauri, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Manjula Rawal, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Rajendar Negi, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Tara Karki, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Contact for Grassroots Caucus: Atanu Garai (atanu.garai@oneworld.net)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dear Colleagues:
We cordially invite you to participate in and contribute to the
deliberations <b>OneWorld South Asia </b>is undertaking in the World Summit on
the Information Society II, Tunisia. A detailed programme agenda is
available here
<http://www.dgroups.org/groups/oneworld/OneWorldSA/docs/owsa8nov.doc>
and appended below for your information.
Looking forward to meeting you in Tunis,
Yours sincerely
Atanu Garai
Knowledge for Development Programme
OneWorld South Asia
New Delhi.
 _____Â
OneWorld South Asia@WSIS 2005
OWSA & OKN Stalls 1312, BCO Souk 2201, Connect the World Launch Pad
Nov 14, 1700 - 1900 hrs, Room Beja
Media in the making of information society- where do we go from here?
In partnership with Panos London, this consultation, to be anchored by
Atanu Garai, fosters dialogue to increase media's stake in building an
inclusive information society.
Nov 15, 1500 - 1530 hrs, ITU Connect the World Launch Pad
Mission 2007: The Power of Partnerships In partnership with MSSRF, Microsoft and WSIS Grassroots Caucus, Dr. B.Shadrach starts the events to showcase one of the world's largest upscaling initiative - "Mission 2007 - Every Village a Knowledge
Centre" before the global community.
Nov 15, 1600-1730 hrs, Expo Room 9, GKP Pavilion
ICT4ALL - The South Asia Experience
Dr. B. Shadrach presents an overview of ICTs and their impact on
development efforts in India in this programme hosted by Young Asia
Television.
Nov 15, 1700 - 1900 hrs, Hammamet Room, Kram PalExpo
Round Table on Engaging <b>Grassroots Voices</b>
In partnership with WSIS Grassroots Caucus, OWSA highlights grassroots
perspectives in IS dialogue with presentations by Dhaksha Mehta,
Kasturi Arounassalame, Lata Gauri, Manjula Rawal, Rajendar Negi, Tara Karki,
four grassroots knowledge workers.
Nov 16, 1500 - 1600 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre
Roundtable consultation on Mainstreaming ICTs into MDGs
Manish Kumar and Anusha Lall host the consultation to steer discussions
around issues of mainstreaming ICTs in development.
November 16, 2005; 1600 - 1730 hrs; ITU Connect the World Launch Pad
Connecting the Unconnected by 2015
Dr. B. Shadrach joins world leaders in pledging for ITU's Connect the
Unconnected initiative along with the information society visionaries
to commit to the shared goal of expanding the benefits of ICTs for all.
Nov 17, 1000 -1130 hrs, Kairouan Room, Kram PalExpo
<b>Local content - an answer to global problems </b>
OWSA organises this panel discussion in partnership with GKP Clusters
for Local Content and <b>Poverty Reduction</b> to discuss challenges and
opportunities of local content production globally.
Nov 17, 1100 - 1300 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre
Launch of Ek Duniya Ek Awaaz (EDEA/ OneWorld OneVoice) radio programmes
Geeta Malhotra demonstrates EDEA radio programmes showing the global
community the power of radio as a <b>practical tool for connecting
communities and empowering people.
</b>
Nov 17, 1200 - 1245 hrs, GKP Pavilion
Presentations of Local Content initiatives across the world
Hosted by the Local Content Cluster of GKP, this event, to be steered
by Dr. B. Shadrach, forms a precursor to the forthcoming publication on
local content showcasing use of local content in <b>empowering grassroots
communities.</b>
Nov 17, 1400 - 1530 hrs, Room Kairouan
Back to basics: Are ICTs really useful in poverty reduction? Mission
2007 in India - An ambitious initiative to fight poverty
Dr. B. Shadrach and Geeta Malhotra speak on the utility of ICTs to
achieve <b>poverty reduction goals as being practised by the Mission 2007
initiative. </b>
Nov 17, 1500 - 1600 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre
Digital Opportunity Channel familiarisation
Manish Kumar and Anusha Lall (OWSA) host the familiarisation programme
to the new revamped DO Channel exploring the rich knowledge base on
mainstreaming ICTs.
Nov 18, 0900-1100 hrs, Sidi Bouzid, Kram PalExpo
Information Society and Sustainable development
Hosted by IISD, Canada, the event will launch the book <b>"A Developing
Connection" as the outcome of the eight-country research project</b>, with
presentation by Anusha Lall and Atanu Garai.
Nov 18, 1000-1100 hrs, Room Kairouan
GKP Panel on Multi-stakeholder Partnerships
Dr. B. Shadrach as a panelist provides a <b>South Asian perspective</b> to
this GKP hosted panel discussion to discuss about a practical action
framework on how to make partnerships in ICT4D happen.
Nov 18, 1000 - 1100 hrs, BCO ICT4D Souk 2201, ICT4D Exhibition Centre
Community engagement in infokiosks with live demo of open ENRICH
software Geeta Malhotra steers the discussion around the <b>issues of community
mobilisation, content, connectivity, capacity building, </b> and care and
management of infokiosk movement while giving a demonstration of the
Open ENRICH.
Nov 18, 1200 - 1330 hrs, Session B, Expo Room 8 in ICT 4 ALL Exhibition
Centre Strategies for Empowering Youth in the Information Society
Atanu Garai moderates a session in this workshop hosted by GKP Youth
Cluster to discuss about what works and what needs to be done in order
to further <b>empower youth</b> in the information society.
OWSA Delegation
Dr. B. Shadrach, Director
email: shaddy.shadrach@oneworld.net
Anusha Lall, Research Associate
email: anusha.lall@oneworld.net
Atanu Garai, Knowledge Coordinator - ICT
email: atanu.garai@oneworld.net
Geeta Malhotra, Programme Manager - Grassroots Communication
email: geeta.malhotra@oneworld.net
Mamata Pradhan, Programme and Partnership Coordinator
email: mamata.pradhan@oneworld.net
Manish Kumar, Manager - ICT Research
email: manish.kumar@oneworld.net
<b>Grassroots Caucus</b> Members
Dhaksha Mehta, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Kasturi Arounassalame, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Lata Gauri, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Manjula Rawal, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Rajendar Negi, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Tara Karki, Grassroots Knowledge Worker
Contact for Grassroots Caucus: Atanu Garai (atanu.garai@oneworld.net)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->