12 December 09:00 to 10:30 Plenary Plenary Hall, Level 1   Session Lead: UN Economic Commission for Africa Aida Opoku-Mensah   Session keywords: Economic growth, employment, opportunities, jobs, future trends, migration, skills, infrastructure

EPP: Emerging People Plenary New Jobs and Employment Opportunities   ICT and the advent of the knowledge economy have led to knowledge-intensive activities in production and services based on technical and scientific advances. The distinguishing feature is that the key component of a knowledge economy is greater reliance on intellectual capabilities compared to physical inputs or natural resources. Do countries have the necessary education and skilled people who can use knowledge to innovate and create economic value? Are dynamic information infrastructures prevailing to facilitate effective communication, dissemination and processing of information? Are incentives in place to encourage efficient use of existing and new knowledge, and to enable entrepreneurship to flourish? To what extent is employment created by ICT and knowledge? This panel will provide evidence and explore ways in which new ICT industries, skills and competencies generate entrepreneurial capacities, employment opportunities, as well as new social and economic issues and challenges.    This session will address the following key questions: How are new employment opportunities being created in different parts of the world? What future trends can be deduced from existing data? What is the nature of these new emerging jobs: in what specific sectors, and what are the requisite skills for these new jobs? What strategies are governments and the private sector using to harness these opportunities for citizens? How does this affect national economic growth issues and tackle migration challenges from the South to the North? Panellists: Nadia H. Hegazy, Minister Advisor, Ministry of Communication and IT, Egypt Jyrki Pulkkinen, Senior Advisor, Information Society for Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland Pamela Passman, Corporate Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Corporation Duncan Campbell, Director, ILO Economic and Labour Market Analysis Department, International Labour Organization (ILO)   Moderator: Walter Fust, Chair of the Global Knowledge Partnership Executive Committee and Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation   Other Resources: Pamela Passman writes on 'Are ICT Skills the Bridge to New Opportunities for Everyone?' in GKP's Beyond Tunis 2.0

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12 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Panel Session 1 Ballroom 2, Level 3   Session Lead: Young Asia Television Sharmini Boyle   Session keywords: Media, journalism, citizens participation, human rights, digital divide, political, defenders, freedom

EP5: Emerging People Session Pushing the Envelope: New Media, Citizens Journalism, Human Rights and Development   This panel brings together key thought leaders and innovators in new media and citizen's journalism to explore the intersection of traditional and new media, and the opportunities as well as challenges this presents to support human rights and media freedom - especially in countries with violent and repressive regimes.    This session will address the following key questions: Are 'citizens' journalism' and 'new media' mere buzzwords or do they really make a difference compared to the reach and impact of traditional media? Does censorship that traditional media is often subjected to apply any differently to new media and citizens journalism? Placed in harm's way for the content one produces or showcases, how resilient is citizens journalism in the face of regimes that attack human rights defenders and media freedom? Broadband is a pre-requisite for most new media. Is the new media revolution exacerbating the digital divide? How much can we generalise on the potential of new media to strengthen sustainable development as well as political and human rights issues? Is new media more or less reflecting the imbalances in old media (e.g. gender related imbalances) or is it more representative and equitable? YouTube and SecondLife play a visible role in the mainstream party politics of some countries - is it a sign of things to come and what are the possibilities it presents for the future? What does the future hold? What will the new media in 2015 look, feel and sound like? Panellists: Dan Gillmor, Author "We the Media. Grassroots journalism for the People By the People" Ory Okolloh, Blogger at Kenya Pundit,  Global Voices Steven Gan, Editor-in-chief of Malaysia Kini Sharmini Boyle, Chief Editor, Young Asia Television   Moderator: Sanjana Hattotuwa, Head, ICT for Peacebuilding InfoShare, Colombo, Sri Lanka   Other Resources: News: Of new media, citizens' journalism and human rights, Shaila Shahid, The Daily Star, 29 Dec 2007

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12 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Panel Session 2 Room 306, Level 3   Session Lead: International Taskforce on Women and ICTs Claudia Morrell   Session keywords: Women, ICT, gaps, under participation, action plans, empowerment , gender, technologies

EP6: Emerging People Session Creating a New Strategy for Gender in the Information Society: Empowering Women in ICT   The International Taskforce on Women and ICT (ITF) help stakeholders understand why gender mainstreaming efforts are essential to progressive movement in ICT for Development. The ITF brings multiple stakeholders to look at old challenges in a new way.  Participants are asked to think about how ICT can themselves help to overcome development challenges that impact women and how women bring a new perspective that can help overcome the challenges that new technologies bring to development. Participants will learn about ITF's action plan for creating 8 to 10 regional research-based Centres to empower women and ICT effort globally, and are invited to provide inputs in becoming part of the solution beyond GK3.   This session will address the following key questions: What are the current efforts around women and ICT and where are there major gaps? What are the key trends and challenges faced in formulating and effecting gender policies? Why is it important to ensure that women are included fully in the Knowledge Society? Will a network of regional centres for women and ICT with a hub Centre provide solutions to issues of the under-participation of women in the Knowledge Society across the globe? How can you take advantage of the Centres and what can your organisation contribute to the solution? Panellists: Nancy Pascall, Gender Policy Coordinator, Information Society and Media Directorate General, European Commission, Belgium Gloria Bonder, Chair, UNESCO Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, Argentina Tegwin Pulley, Vice President of Workforce, Diversity & WorkLife Strategies, Texas Instruments, U.S.A. Samia Melhem, Senior Operations Officer, Policy Division (CITPO) and Chair, e-Development Thematic Group, Global Information and Communication Technology, The World Bank Group, U.S.A.   Moderator: Claudia Morrell, Secretariat Chair, International Taskforce on Women and ICT   Other Resources: Claudia Morrell speaks on 'Mainstreaming Gender in ICT4D Initiatives' a GK3i audio interview with GKP News: African women to benefit from ICT research centres, Roseleen Nzioka, Highway Africa, 12 Dec 2007

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12 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Panel Session 3 Room 403-404, Level 4   Session Lead: Friday Solutions Private Limited H. Sundaresan   Session keywords: Knowledge Transfer,  Development, Approaches to Community Empowerment, Future Strategies, Role of K4D, ICT4D in Empowerment

EP7: Emerging People Session Knowledge Transfer for Development - Approaches to Community Empowerment and Future Strategies   This panel will explore issues in providing equal opportunity to marginalised communities, and how to empower them with knowledge and skills, using techniques that have worked from a variety of perspectives: Research: exploring how Community Informatics provide insight into how to develop sustainable and transferable processes for applying ICT to empower community; Practice: seeing how ICT have been used for knowledge transfer as a basis for rural economic development in Bangladesh; Practice: providing insight into appropriate and sustainable business strategies, and support for enabling participation of women and empowering them in development of Mauritius businesses; and Strategies for Future: Knowledge Transactions Mechanisms and investment efficiency in Development.   This session will address the following key questions: What is the Role of K4D & ICT4D in Empowerment? What are the Tools & Techniques for K4D & ICT4D that have worked? What should be the policies, strategies, standards, customisation guidelines and corresponding implications on Development? What is the impact versus unknowns, and how do we measure the effectiveness of these initiatives?  Panellists: Michael Gurstein, Executive Director, Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development and Training (CCIRDT), Canada Naren Sukurdeep, Productivity Consultant, National Productivity & Competitiveness Council, Mauritius Reza Salim, Project Director, Amader Gram ICT4D Project, Bangladesh Friendship Education Society H. Sundaresan, Director, Friday Solutions Private Limited, India   Moderator: Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications Chair: Mizanur Rahman Shelley, Chairman,  Centre for Development Research, Bangladesh

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12 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Workshop 3 Room 406-407, Level 4   Session Lead: Association for Progressive Communications Angela M. Kuga Thas   Session keywords: Gender,  evaluation, Methodology, ICT4D, practitioner,  power relations

EP8: Emerging People Workshop Gender Evaluation Methodology for ICT4D Practitioners   Addressing gender in ICT-type projects have long been recognised as difficult and challenging, from conceptual understanding of gender in ICT to providing real solutions that affect and positively change gender power relations and which impact on communities socially, economically and politically. ICT-type projects which begin with some mention of gender and ICT issues in planning, whether during situational analysis or when setting project objectives, will somehow see its gender considerations fade away during implementation and in final project evaluations. The Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM) for ICT4D Practitioners will reverse this outcome and will encourage participants to visit these known challenges from within a non-threatening environment of a 'game play'.   This session will address the following key questions: What does gender evaluation in ICT4D project involve? Why is gender evaluation important for ICT4D practitioners? How can you use the GEM Practitioners Network to improve the impact and work of your ICT4D initiatives? Panellists: Celeste Cinco, GEM Practitioners Network Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Sylvie Niombo, Executive Director, AZUR Development Mahmud Hasan, Programme Director, D.Net Dafne Sabanes Plou, PARM LAC / APC WNSP LAC Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications   Moderator: Angela M. Kuga Thas, GEM Research Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications

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12 December 14:00 to 15:30 Parallel Panel Session 2 Banquet Hall, Level 3   Session Lead: CSDMS Ravi Gupta Jayalakshmi Chittoor   Session keywords: India, Trend Setter, Successful Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships, uniqueness and commonalities, international relations,  innovative practice,  development cooperation

EP9: Emerging People Session India as a Trend Setter for Successful Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships   Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (MSPs) which engages active stakeholders in development, especially in the applications of ICT for Development, are emerging as an important model of working, and replacing the much understood public-private partnership model. The obvious question following this trend would be "Can MSPs deliver and where does the value of MSPs go?" This workshop attempts to show how MSPs can achieve a many benefits including facilitating a conducive environment for monitoring and evaluation, ensuring the mandate of good governance and citizen participation, further democratic principles of equitable and sustainable development, while addressing social, cultural and economic inequities. MSP processes can also be shown to promote innovation and encourage inclusive growth by bringing together and involving civil society, local administration, private sector, national governments and international organisations   Panellists will showcase India as a trend-setter in the concept of 'Glocalisation' i.e. 'Think Globally, Act Locally'.  Glocalisation, in the Indian setting, is grounded in valuing local communities, empowering them and enabling them to be catalysts for positive social changes in areas which affect them directly. Enabled through the Internet and ICT, Glocalisation is a new paradigm for international relations and an innovative practice of development cooperation.   This workshop will address the following key questions: What is the key learning and value of multi-stakeholder partnerships in linking technologies, resources and services for development? How can we replicate the learning and leverage on uniqueness and commonalities across communities to build a coherent network of practitioners for spreading benefits of the MSP model? How can we design ICT4D programmes that address marginalized communities, gender sensitive and which accommodate existing cultural ethos? How does networking and knowledge sharing enable communities of practitioners to build a network for continuous peer-to-peer learning? Panellists: M.S. Swaminathan, Founder and Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Shri R. Chandrashekhar, Additional Secretary, Department of IT, Government of India Ashish Garg, Programme Coordinator, GeSCI India Basheerhamad Shadrach, Senior Program Officer, International Development Research Centre and Asia Program Lead, telecentre.org Ravi Gupta, Executive Director, Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS)   Moderator: Radhika Lal, Policy Advisor, ICTs for Poverty Reduction, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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12 December 14:00 to 15:30 Parallel Panel Session 5 Plenary Theatre, Level 3   Session Lead: BBC World Service Trust   Session keywords: BBC World Debate Panel, controversial, education, open dialogue, development, ICT

EP10: Emerging People Session BBC World Debate - The Future of Learning:  Appropriate Technology   This is a debate between those who see technology as being a means of fast-tracking development and those who would rather concentrate on fixing the 'basic needs' first. For example, the idea of providing every child with a computer as a resource to change education and learning has always generated great interest and controversy. As long as it was perceived simply as an idea, it remained within the sphere of academic and intellectual speculation.  The creation of a low-cost laptop computer by the Media Lab at MIT and the establishment of 'One-Laptop-Per-Child' as a non-for profit company to manufacture and distribute it, turned this idea into a reality and, thus, into a hot and controversial topic for researchers, policy makers and governments as well as for private sector and technology corporations. Nicholas Negroponte has led the creation of the device and generated strong reactions from both hardware and software manufacturers. Intel has its Classmate Laptop computer in small pilot initiatives in several Latin American countries, including, Brazil and Costa Rica. Joining the fray now are India and China.   This session will bring together some of the expert thinkers and policy makers to lead the debate on key aspects of this controversial revolution with members of agencies and development banks that either support or question these projects. The aim is to contribute to knowledge sharing and open dialogue to better understand this major change in educational and investment policy as well as to bring some balance and meaning to the current discussions on the topic.   The debate will be recorded for broadcast by BBC World TV as part of its World Debate series. These debates reach weekly audiences over four time zones of more than 93 million in English.   Panellists: Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General, Information & Communications, UNESCO Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin, Vice Chancellor, National University of Malaysia Matt Keller, Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, One Laptop Per Child John Dada, Program Director, Fantsuam Foundation Martha Stone Wiske, Professor of the Harvard Graduate School of Education   Moderator: Zeinab Badawi, Broadcaster and Trustee, BBC World Service Trust, UK   This session was recorded by BBC World Service Trust and will be broadcasted on BBC on 12 and 13 January 2008

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12 December 14:00 to 15:30 Parallel Workshop 1 Room 307-309, Level 3   Session Lead: AMARC Suman Basnet   Session keywords: Grassroots women,  Good Governance, Community Media, social and political participation, poverty reduction, water management, and education, Community Radio

EP11: Emerging People Workshop Empowering Grassroots Women for Good Governance through Community Media   This session seeks to raise awareness on women's participation in good governance through Community Radio (CR), by promoting knowledge sharing on ICT4D from the grassroots on issues such as poverty reduction, water management, and education.  Panellists bring input from the 7th World Social Forum, held in Nairobi, Kenya, January 2007 and demonstrate how women have been able to contribute towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) hence, substantiating women's participation and inclusion as key factors in the development of truly democratic information societies.   This session will address the following key questions: How are new technologies facilitating women's participation in setting public agenda and how does CR become useful in promoting women's participation in good governance? How does CR enhance inclusion and participation of women's role as citizens in their communities and make their voices heard? How do community media make a difference in highlighting women's contribution to the achievement of the millennium development goals? How can stakeholders increase scale of impact? What policies make community media and local ICT applications more effective in developing women's social and political participation? Panellists: Bianca Miglioretto, Programme Officer, ISIS Manila, Philippines Tamara Aqrabawi, Producer AMARC WIN MENA, WIN, Jordan Paula Castello, Project Coordinator, AMARC - ALC,  Argentina   Moderator: Maria Eugenia Chavez, Coordinator, Salud Integral Para la Mujer (SIPAM)   Other Resources: Resources captured by AMARC Background Papers on session

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12 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Workshop 4 Room 308-309, Level 3   Session Lead: CMB Training Center Veronica Cretu   Session keywords: Value-add, best practices, youth involvement, community development, multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder, technology policies

EP12: Emerging People Workshop Facilitating Innovative Approach to Community Development   Panellists in this workshop will share a research methodology implemented by a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder team as well as the research results accomplished in Moldova during April to November 2007 for a particular approach to Community Development. Participants are expected to engage in active simulation to fully understand this innovative approach, in order to discuss and value-add to the process of establishing best practices to ensure youth involvement in community development.   This workshop will address the following key questions: How do we empower Youth Leaders and communities through inclusion? What does multi-disciplinary or multi-stakeholder learning and creativity for innovation involve? What technology policies must be considered for Community Development? How can national dialogue platforms for different stakeholders and community groups help? Panellists: Vladimir Radunovic, Program Coordinator, Internet Governance Capacity Building Program, DiploFoundation, Malta Adela Danciu, Expert with the IT&C Commission in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, APTI Elena Jidobin, ILO/AIDS National Project Coordinator in Moldova   Moderators: Veronica Cretu,  President, CMB Training Center Nicolae Cretu, Program Director, CMB Training Center   Commentator: Eva Tanner, DiploFoundation, Malta   Other Resources: Vladimir Radunovic & Nikola Bozic write on 'Emerging Issues and Youth' in GKP's Beyond Tunis 2.0

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12 December 14:00 to 15:30 Parallel Workshop 2 Room 403-404, Level 4   Session Lead: UN Economic Commission for Africa Eskedar Nega   Session keywords: Knowledge, information Society, Africa, People or Policies, empowerment, poverty reduction

EP13: Emerging People Workshop Building Knowledge Societies, What Makes the Difference? People or Policies in Africa?   The ICT sector is currently witnessing unprecedented growth and impacting every layer of society. The emergence of the knowledge society is also underpinned by strong science and technology base. This session focuses on the key characteristics of the information and knowledge society in Africa, examining how people can be empowered in this kind of society. Policies, although relevant, are to a large extent, dependent on people. Panellists will show the need for a holistic approach and new strategies for empowering people, particularly rural communities in Africa, by examining key trends, as well as the mainstreaming of ICT in poverty reduction and in people?s livelihoods.   This workshop will address the following key questions: What are the key features of the knowledge and information Society in Africa? Can knowledge and information transform African societies? If so how? What will make the difference? People or Policies? How can people be empowered in the Information and Knowledge societies? Panellists: Declan Kirrane, Founder and Managing Director, Intelligence in Science Yam Nyarko, Professor, New York University Hyeun-Suk Rhee, Director, United Nations ESCAP - Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT)  | speech    Moderator: Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director, ICT and Science & Technology Division (ISTD),  UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

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13 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Panel Session 2 Room 306, Level 3   Session Lead: Food and Agrculture Organization of the United Nations Charlotte A. Masiello-Riome Session keywords: e-Agriculture, Continuing Dialogue to Action, ICT in rural development, policy dimension, sustainable agricultural,  development, food security

EP15: Emerging People Session e-Agriculture - Continuing Dialogue to Action   This session combines a moderated panel discussion, with key presentations to provide background on previous work in e-Agriculture. Key issues to be raised for consideration are the unique factors related to enhancing sustainable agricultural development and food security by improving the use of information, communication, and associated technologies in the sector.   This session will address the following key questions: What is the policy dimension of e-Agriculture today, and how might this change in the future? Where are the limitations in the use of ICT in rural development? What are the biggest constraints to the expansion of e-Agriculture? How can organisations join forces in an economically smart way to increase working capacities and efficiency? Panellists: M.S. Swaminathan, Founder and Chairman, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director, ICT and Science & Technology Division (ISTD), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Anton Mangstl, Director, Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building Division (KCE), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Manish Pandey, Deputy General Manager, KATALYST Matt Keller, Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, One Laptop Per Child   Moderator: Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications

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13 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Panel Session 4 Room 403-404, Level 4   Session Lead: Omar Dengo Foundation Clotilde Fonseca   Session keywords: New Generation, children, youth, digital technologies, poverty reduction, employability, socio economic development, new technology-driven learning

EP16: Emerging People Session Bringing a New Generation on Board   Providing children and youth with the opportunity to appropriate digital technologies from an early age is today fundamental to poverty reduction efforts, and to promote employability and socio economic development.  However, challenges to achieving this - from a learning perspective - are quite significant for governments, schools, communities and families, as they stem from both cognitive and technological gaps. Demands for active participation and adequate preparation of students, teachers and principals extend beyond what was referred to in the past as 'computer literacy' or the mere development of technological skills.   Tailored programmes which create new technology-enhanced learning approaches and opportunities contribute to a better understanding and acceptance of new ICT in learning. They also provide government authorities with the necessary technology, approaches and resources to support efforts in training teachers, developing new capacities in our new generation, and ultimately to bridge the digital divide.    This session will address the following key questions: What are some of the characteristics, approaches and strategies employed by corporations and NGOs in developing programmes which offer new technology-driven learning? How were these programmes carried out and what level of participation was recorded from the private sector, both nationally and internationally? What are the trends and outcomes of these programmes, and how are they innovative? How are these programmes being scaled-up in ongoing efforts to foster digital literacy and technology appropriation? Panellists: Eduardo Monge, Project Development and International Relations Officer, Omar Dengo Foundation Astrid Dufborg, Executive Director, Global eSchools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) Tarek Shawki, Chief of Section, Information Society Division - ICT in Education, Culture and Science Division, UNESCO Alex Wong, Senior Director & Head, Center for Global Industries (Geneva) World Economic Forum  | Ntutule Tshenye, Citizenship Manager for Africa Sub. Sahara, Microsoft Corporation   Moderator: Martha Stone Wiske, Professor of the Harvard Graduate School of Education

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13 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Workshop 1 Room 308-309, Level 3   Session Lead: DiploFoundation Eva Tanner   Session keywords: Virtual embassies, 'Second Life', Diplomacy, Virtual Diplomats, chat, blogs, emails, video streaming and virtual reality

EP17: Emerging People Workshop Diplomacy Goes Virtual: Opportunities and Limitations of Virtual Diplomacy   This workshop will examine the nature and scope of the changes caused by the Internet. Panellists will address the practical changes in diplomacy triggered by the Internet and explore how the use of chat, blogs, emails, video streaming and virtual reality tools have affected 'traditional diplomacy'. An insight will be presented on the progressive use of such tools, including the setting up of virtual embassies in 'Second Life'.   This workshop  will address the following key questions: Is the Virtual Space going to make traditional diplomacy obsolete? Is Virtual Diplomacy going to move beyond representing state in order to represent other entities (sub-state, ethnic groups, business communities)? Is Virtual Diplomacy going to make relations in modern society more harmonious? Is there a place for future Virtual Diplomats? Panellists: Joshua S. Fouts, Director, USC Centre on Public Diplomacy Stefan Geens, Project Manager, Sweden Institute Jean Miller, Vice President of International Initiatives, Linden Labs Rita King, Second Life Entrepreneur and Journalist Moderator: Jovan Kurbalija, Director, DiploFoundation   Resources: Jovan Kurbalija speaks to GKP on 'Virtual Diplomacy' in a text interview News: Diplomacy goes virtual, Roseleen Nzioka, Highway Africa, 13 Dec 2007

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13 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Workshop 2 Room 408, Level 4   Session Lead: MS Swaminathan Research Foundation Subbiah Arunachalam   Session keywords: Empowering the poor, content development, development goals, free knowledge, role of governments, academia , international organisations, knowledge sharing

EP18: Emerging People Workshop Accelerating Inclusion Through Knowledge Sharing   The world is increasingly becoming knowledge based. Empowering the poor and the marginalised and rescuing them from social exclusion and poverty starts with providing them with the knowledge they need when they need it. As the international intellectual property rules have become increasingly draconian - and more and more information becomes available only to those who can pay for it - the need for locally-produced information that can be shared and used collaboratively has become increasingly pressing. The challenge is in moving the development-oriented institutions to bring digital content into the public domain. The original content development - in science, technology, social sciences, agriculture, medicine and government information - is often paid for by the public, and therefore its free and unlimited use should be guaranteed. What use is it if billions of dollars are invested in knowledge creation and if the knowledge generated is locked up and kept out of reach of the people? This workshop will emphasise the benefits of free and unfettered flow of knowledge, be it among scientists or the citizens or between the two, and suggest steps to be taken to ensure such flows.   This workshop  will address the following key questions: How can sharing knowledge help development goals? What kind of action is required to free knowledge? What is the role of governments, academia and international organisations in knowledge sharing? What could citizens do to share knowledge? Panellists: Arthur Sale, Professor of Computing (Research), University of Tasmania, Australia Peter Ballantyne, Coordinator, INARS, IAALD Eve Gray, Honorary Research Associate, Center for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town   Moderator: Subbiah Arunachalam, Distinguished Fellow, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India

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13 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Workshop 3 Banquet Hall, Level 3   Session Leads: International Development Research Centre Chaitali Sinha eHomemakers, Malaysia Chong Sheau Ching   Session keywords: Homepreneurs, tele-workers, small enterprise owners, economic,  social empowerment, micro-entrepreneurs,  gender, social equality, ICT

EP19: Emerging People Workshop Learning from Stories Shared by Empowered 'Homepreneurs' and Tele-Workers in  the Information Economy (Part 1)   This is the first of a two-part activity which emphasises grassroots voices of women and youth (including homepreneurs, tele-workers and small enterprise owners) using ICT to improve their livelihoods, and introduces the power of stories and story-telling as an effective tool to share experience and realities.   Audiences are expected to join panellists from three projects - Salaam Wanita, GRACE and Tedel - in three separate, rotational dialogues. At each station, panellists will convey individual stories and experiences behind the research and present the real challenges and opportunities of e-inclusion for small women entrepreneurs, homepreneurs and young tele-workers from Africa, Latin America and Asia.    This workshop will address the following key questions: What are the challenges faced by women homepreneurs and entrepreneurs using ICT to support their own economic and social empowerment? How have / can ICT and ICT innovations helped young men and women gain access to a livelihood without moving away from their communities to business districts? What low-cost technological innovations can empower disabled women and youth, single parents and micro-entrepreneurs to retain control over their livelihoods? How have / can ICT helped women and youth to take control of their futures and build communities that support gender and social equality? Panellists: Justina Low, Beneficiary, eHomemakers, Malaysia Kanageswary Kathamuthu, Beneficiary, eHomemakers, Malaysia Kazanka Comfort, General Secretary, Fantsuam Foundation, Nigeria  Gizele Yitamben, President, Association for the Support of Women Entrepreneurs (ASAFE), Cameroon Lee Lee Loh Ludher, Research Leader, eHomemakers, Malaysia Moderator: Chong Sheau Ching, Executive Director, eHomemakers, Malaysia

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13 December 14:00 to 15:30 Parallel Workshop 3 Room 401-402, Level 4   Session Leads: International Development Research Centre Chaitali Sinha eHomemakers, Malaysia Chong Sheau Ching   Session keywords: Homepreneurs, tele-workers, small enterprise owners, economic,  social empowerment, micro-entrepreneurs,  gender, social equality, ICT

EP19: Emerging People Workshop Learning from Stories Shared by Empowered 'Homepreneurs' and Tele-Workers in the Information Economy (Part 2)   This is the second of a two-part activity which emphasises grassroots voices of women and youth (including homepreneurs, tele-workers and small enterprise owners) using ICT to improve their livelihoods, and introduces the power of stories and story-telling as an effective tool to share experience and realities.   The audience can expect to review a slide show mash-up from Part 1 and subsequently join panellists from three projects - Salaam Wanita, GRACE and Tedel - in a 'talk-show' chat to discuss issues raised during the first part of this two-part activity relating to challenges and opportunities of e-inclusion for small women entrepreneurs, homepreneurs and young tele-workers from Africa, Latin America and Asia.    This workshop will address the following key questions: What are the challenges faced by women homepreneurs and entrepreneurs using ICT to support their own economic and social empowerment? How have / can ICT and ICT innovations helped young men and women gain access to a livelihood without moving away from their communities to business districts? What low-cost technological innovations can empower disabled women and youth, single parents and micro-entrepreneurs to retain control over their livelihoods? How have / can ICT helped women and youth to take control of their futures and build communities that support gender and social equality? Panellists: Marina Alvarez, Local Coordinator, Asociación Argentina de Teletrabajo (AAT), Tedel Argentina Angelica Abdallah, Project Leader, Asociación Argentina de Teletrabajo (AAT), Tedel Argentina Cintia Natalia Demarchi, Local Coordinator, Asociación Argentina de Teletrabajo (AAT), Tedel Argentina Ineke Buskens, Research Director, Research for the Future, South Africa   Moderator: Chong Sheau Ching, Executive Director, eHomemakers, Malaysia