11 December 14:00 to 15:30 Parallel Panel Session 3 Room 403-404, Level 4 Session Lead: The Federation for Development Cooperation/ Pacific ICT Opportunities Stuart Mathison   Session keywords: Financing, change, ICT4D, social venture, development

SS1: Special Cross-Cutting Session on Financing Financing Change in ICT4D:  Innovative & Emerging Social Investors and Donors   Hundreds of ICT4D initiatives have been implemented throughout the world. The majority of these could be described as 'pilot' projects - showcase initiatives exemplifying the application of ICT-enabled solutions for sustainable development and poverty reduction.  However, while these pilots have captured the imagination of many, few have achieved a level of outreach to claim a truly wide impact.  'Scaling up' strategies are urgently needed, in particular for financing scaling-up of ICT4D initiatives.   This roundtable discussion will address the following key questions: What development activities take priority - "bread or computers"? What are the perceived risks in investing in ICT4D or 'development.com' activities? How do we address these perceptions? How do we break the mould of 'traditional' donor financing to engage other sectors? Social Venture Capitalist and Micro-Financing - are these viable alternatives? Panellists: Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO Rohinton Medhora, Vice President - Programs, International Development Research Centre Frank McCosker, Managing Director, Global Strategic Accounts, Microsoft Corporation   Moderator: Danilo Piaggesi, Vice Presidency Sectors and Knowledge/VPS, Inter-American Development Bank   Other Resources: 'Financing Change in ICT4D: Innovative and Emerging Social Investors and Donors' by Rohinton Medhora

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11 December 16:00 to 17:30 Parallel Panel Session 3 Room 403-404, Level 3   Session Lead: HELVETAS Riff Fullan   Session keywords: Knowledge management, poverty, empowerment, knowledge sharing, development, society

SS2: Special Cross-Cutting Session on Knowledge The Future of Knowledge Management and Web 2.0 - Visions and Challenges   The importance of knowledge in transitioning to a knowledge society and knowledge economy continues to increase. With Web 2.0 getting great current attention and emerging discussions on enterprise 2.0, KM 2.0 (Knowledge Management 2.0) etc., promises are aplenty for knowledge to be spread instantly, interactively and across hierarchies. The proliferation of tools, instruments and channels for knowledge sharing present the possibility of tapping into collective intelligence, the 'wisdom of the crowd'. Do technological progress and economic importance of knowledge sharing also positively impact on the human and cultural obstacles to knowledge sharing? Wise use of Web 2.0 can produce great economic and social benefits, but it could also hamper development because of high transaction costs involved and a lack of constructive focus in its application.  This session will explore trends and visions about the knowledge management of the future in the context of emerging technologies as well as the related the social and economic dynamics.   This session will address the following key questions: What major trends and changes in knowledge management do we expect in the next ten years? What are the major visions about Knowledge Management (KM) of the future? There is increasing consensus on success factors and obstacles to effective KM.  At the same time, newer technologies and innovations are increasing our ability to connect and interact across boundaries. What do you see remaining the same and what changing in KM ?state-of-the-art? in this context? How does the interplay between technology and markets impact the environment for KM-related practices? What are the future key opportunities and obstacles for knowledge management in fighting poverty and empowering people? Panellists: Nancy White, Founder, Full Circle Associates Allen Gunn, Executive Director, Aspiration John Dada, Program Director, Fantsuam Foundation Celeste Cinco, Gender Methodology Regional Coordinator (Asia), Association for Progressive Communications   Moderator: Riff Fullan, Coordinator, Knowledge Management, HELVETAS

12 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Panel Session 4 Banquet Hall, Level 3 Session Lead: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Gerolf Weigel Session keywords: Future, intelligence, society, economic development, future research, trends, challenges, innovation, climate change, bottom of the pyramid

SS3: Special Cross-Cutting Session on the Future The Future of Innovation - A Powerful Driver of Economic and Social Development Considerations about the future are closely interlinked with innovation. The significance of innovation as a key competitive factor in global and local development and business will grow further. New innovation patterns develop as a result of new information and communication technologies. Innovation is no longer concentrated in central labs. Networked innovation from the edges has become equally important. Striking examples include the innovation networks of subcontractors serving the German Automotive industry, while similar impressive cases having emerged in China. User-led innovation and open innovation are spreading rapidly. Creativity is a precondition for effective innovation. New ways of learning provide unprecedented opportunities for increasing the pool of creative entrepreneurs and employees. Collective intelligence, "wisdom of crowds" open new perspectives of mass collaboration in innovation. Bottom up innovation networks such as the Honey Bee Network (grass roots innovation network http://www.sristi.org/cms/en) and the Indian National Innovation Foundation (http://nifindia.org/) provide further exciting perspectives through the use of ICT. Technological innovation in the media triggered pertinent changes not only in the content distribution channels, but also changed the role of the audience and the economic dynamics. Climate Change and Innovation: Societies and agriculture are coping with tremendous challenges to adapt current systems to the rapidly changing environment. Green technologies and innovation are likely to be a crucial support in the struggle against climate change. They also offer tremendous innovation based business opportunities. There are many debates about future and innovation. The innovative aspect of this session is that it focuses specifically on the key role of innovation in shaping the future, with emphasis on the interplay between people, markets and technologies. This session will address the following key questions: What major trends and changes can be expected for the next ten years on innovation in the interplay of technologies, markets and people? What key measures can be initiated today to provide a sound basis for creative capacity to drive innovation in the private and public sectors for the benefit of development? Which approaches are suitable to enhance synergies between bottom up innovation networks and the "fortune at the bottom of the pyramid" approach? How can synergies between future-driven research, innovation and development initiatives be promoted? What can we expect for the coming years regarding futures and innovation research in Asia? Panellists: Ged Davies, Co-President of Global Energy Assessment, Futurist, and Former Managing Director, World Economic Forum Lucy Hooberman, Innovation Executive, Research and Innovation, BBC Future Media & Technology Kamal Jeet, representing Prof Anil K. Gupta, Co-ordinator, SRISTI and Honey Bee Network, and Executive Vice Chair, National Innovation Foundation Markus Mettler, Chair Brainstore IdeaFactory Sohail Inayatullah, Visiting Professor at Tamkang University, Taipei and Adjunct Professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast Moderator: Gerolf Weigel, Head of ICT4D, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Chair of the GK3 International Advisory Panel

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12 December 14:00 to 15:30 Parallel Panel Session 3 Room 401-402, Level 4 Session Lead: UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development Ezani Amir GKP Secretariat Caroline Cheong Session keywords: Volunteerism, digital age, GAID, advocacy, health, education, communities, ICT skills, knowledge, communities, global, knowledge sharing

SS4: Special Cross-Cutting Session on Volunteerism Volunteerism in the Digital Age Volunteering is a mass social phenomenon and an expression of solidarity in development action involving hundreds of millions of people worldwide. In an era when the international community and decision makers are grappling with the challenges of spreading opportunities for human development as widely as possible, it is timely to consider the role and contribution of Volunteerism in the Digital Age. Rapid advancement in the field of ICT has made the world more connected. It has also led to a vast divide between those with ICT access and skills, and those without. Without ICT access and skills, people are unable to connect and reap opportunities presented by a networked world, and are thus in danger of being left behind. ICT Volunteerism has a crucial role to play in furthering the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and in bridging this divide. ICT Volunteerism provides one of the solutions to the problem of building human capacity that helps nations harvest the benefits of the digital age for development purposes. It also helps under-served communities to be part of the Information Society, particularly in developing countries, by enabling a transfer of valuable ICT skills and knowledge. This session organised by GKP and the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN-GAID) aims to raise awareness on the impact and importance of ICT volunteerism in spreading digital dividends worldwide with examples drawn across sectors and thematic areas covering health, education, disaster management and more. Challenges in delivering ICT volunteerism effectively will also be highlighted. Discussion with participants will revolve around issues of how to sustain volunteer initiatives with the support of public and private sector players, how to enhance collective advocacy on ICT Volunteerism, and how to continue the knowledge sharing on lessons learned. Panellists: Barbara Waugh, Director University Relations, Hewlett-Packet Company Paul Jhin, Director of Special Initiatives, Peace Corps Headquarters Quinn Sutton, Executive Director, Digital Alliance Foundation Ahmad Sobri, Secretary General, ASEAN Youth committee Moderator: Viola Krebs, Executive Director, ICVolunteers Other Resources: Statement on Cybervolunteerism Article: GK3: Cyber-volunteers to Build a Knowledge Society, by Viola Krebs, 23 Dec 2007

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12 December 16:00 to 17:30 Plenary and Parallel Session 1 Plenary Hall, Level 1 Session Lead: GKP Secretariat Caroline Cheong Session keywords: Key trends, futurists, analysts and decision makers , share their visions of the future, the impact on the world, Web 2.0, networked innovation, social networking, creativity, globalisation, next decade

CCP: Cross-Cutting Plenary Visions of the Future The goal of this panel is a dialogue among four visionaries and thought leaders at the GKP event on the future. In various other panel sessions and workshops, rather specific visions, trends and foresights are discussed such as the future of the internet, the future of innovation, the future of access and in particular the future of learning. The value of this plenary panel is a holistic debate on visions from very different backgrounds and perspectives and the interplay between the different particular trends and visions. M.S. Swaminathan, once awarded by TIME magazine as one of the top 20 most influencial Asians in the 20th century, has realised his vision as "Father of the Green Revolution" in India. At the age of 80 he is about to realise his vision of a knowledge centre in each Indian village. Leading a movement of more than two hundred organisations from civil society, business and government he has proved to have both vision and the power and inspiration to translate his vision into action. Swaminathan will discuss where he would see this historic movement in ten years in South Asia and other parts of the world. Kristine Pearson, CEO of the Freeplay Foundation, has been recognised by TIME magazine as a most innovative and influential protector of the planet. She also has started to implement her vision about the role of radio in education in Africa. She will talk about her interpretation of her vision and the latest trends in energy saving media systems for development. Complementing Swaminathan and Pearson is Aida Opoku-Mensah, who is with the UN Economic Commission of Africa, and who will share her visions for the future with respect to the African perspectives. This fascinating debate about visions will be chaired and moderated by Ged Davis, former managing director of the World Economic Forum. Panellists: M.S. Swaminathan, Founder and Chairman, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Kristine Pearson, Chief Executive, Freeplay Foundation Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director, ICT and Science & Technology Division (ISTD), UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Moderator: Ged Davis, Co-President, Global Energy Assessment, Futurist, former Managing Director, World Economic Forum

13 December 11:00 to 12:30 Parallel Panel Session 3 Room 304-305, Level 3   Session Lead: GKP Secretariat Caroline Cheong   Session keywords: Ministers, ICT Policy, Knowledge Societies, national development plans, global competitiveness, e-strategies

SS5: Special Cross-Cutting Session on ICT, Knowledge and Human Development Policy High Level Panel on ICT Policy and Knowledge Societies   ICT are one of the most potent forces shaping the twenty-first century. Its revolutionary impact affects the way people live, learn and work, not to mention the way government interacts with citizens and serves the needs of the citizenry. As a vital engine of growth for the world economy, ICT enable many enterprising individuals, firms and communities, in all parts of the globe, to address economic and social challenges with greater efficiency and imagination. With ICT comes greater access to information and knowledge that ushers enormous opportunities to be seized and shared by everyone provided that countries are able to harness the power and potential of the technologies wisely for national development.   Since the mid 1990s, many countries have begun developing e-strategies or strategies that integrate ICT into national development plans to leapfrog their society and economy into the information age. The process of harnessing the potential of ICT wisely is a continuous one and does not end with the formulation of e-strategies. Where are these countries now in their quest for survival, national development and global competitiveness? What are the challenges that they face now after the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)?   The panel of Ministers will address the post-WSIS era issues and challenges pertaining to development policies, ICT and the shaping of the future.    This session will address the following key questions: To what extent have ICT for Development policies or e-strategies yielded good results? What could make them better? Are countries facing the same set of challenges now as they did prior to WSIS? Is the digital divide still a significant challenge for global development? To what extent has it been addressed? What new policies are needed to usher a future of knowledge societies and economy where a world of equal opportunities becomes a reality? What role do multi-stakeholder partnerships play in the post-WSIS era where national development is concerned? Is knowledge sharing between North and South and South and South in learning from the experiences of others to tailor policies/strategies to particular needs still needed? Discussants: Lim Keng Yaik, Minister of Energy, Water & Communications Malaysia Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General, Information & Communications, UNESCO Jyrki Pulkkinen, Senior Advisor, Information Society for Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland Nadia H. Hegazy, Minister Advisor, Ministry of Communication and IT, Egypt   Moderator: Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, Vice President of Orbicom

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13 December 14:00 to 16:00 Parallel Panel Session 4 Room 407, Level 4   Session Lead: GKP Secretariat Jothy Govindan   Session keywords: Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships, Education, Education for All, GKP, UNESCO, WEF, accessibility, public-private partnerships (PPP), the marginalised groups, school system

SS6: Special Cross-Cutting Session on Education Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Education: A Step Forward   Education empowers people to make lasting positive improvements in their lives. Every individual has a basic human right to Education. In recognition of this, UNESCO is mandated to lead to coordinate efforts by various sectors to ensure that the six goals of Education for All (EFA) are met by 2015. These goals were set in the year 2000 and we have almost reached the halfway mark. Whilst progress has been made all over the world, we are still far from reaching the goals.   Progress towards achieving EFA goals varies from country to country and in some cases within the country itself. However, common challenges that were evident amongst most countries was how to reach the marginalised groups left out of the school system and how to improve the quality of education. In order to address these challenges, there is a need to leverage on the key strengths from various stakeholders in the educational dialogue to push forward the EFA agenda. The Global Education Initiative (GEI) established during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2003 takes on this challenge through a proven model of public-private partnerships (PPP) that combines the strengths of government, the private sector and civil society stakeholders to advance the accessibility of education for all.   This special roundtable is a collaboration between GKP, UNESCO and WEF with the objective of highlighting the importance and potential of multi-stakeholder partnerships for Education (MSP4E) to achieve EFA, as well as to explore potential multi-stakeholder partnerships among the organisations working in education that are attending GK3 towards realising the EFA vision. Some successful examples of MSP4E will be presented from the experiences of GKP, UNESCO and WEF and participants will explore partnership building potential. Participants of this roundtable should be organisations specializing in or focusing on education and are ready to engage in concrete multi-stakeholder partnerships to enable EFA.   Chair: Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO   Presenters & Facilitators: Alex Wong, Senior Director, Head of Center for Global Industries & Head, Global Education Initiative, World Economic Forum Eduardo Monge, Project Development and International Relations Officer, Omar Dengo Foundation   Facilitator: Allen Gunn, Executive Director, Aspiration

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13 December 14:00 to 16:00 Parallel Workshop 1 Room 403-404, Level 4   Session Lead: GKP Secretariat Jothy Govindan   Session keywords: iMALLs,  e-commerce in Telecentres, Knowledge Management, small farmers,  ICT Applications, eHealth, Rural Development, Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships, e-agriculture

SS7: Special Cross-Cutting Workshop on e-Agriculture Brokering Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Rural Development   This workshop is an extension of the 'E-Agriculture: Continuing Dialogue to Action' session.  The objective of the workshop is to gather those interested in rural development and form communities ready to share knowledge and explore potential multi-stakeholder partnerships involving GKP members in selected areas of Rural Development, specifically:  iMALLS: Sustaining Telecenters Through eCommerce Knowledge Management for Small Farmers Education in Rural Schools New ICT applications for Small Farmers The selected areas of focus are crucial to the sustainability of rural livelihoods and  ICT has a role to play in each area.  Global learning on ICT over the last decade has clearly indicated that ICT can be a powerful tool for improving lives.  Nevertheless, introducing ICT to rural communities alone will not automatically revolutionise agriculture or promote rural prosperity. Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships are needed to drive the way forward in harnessing ICT to maximise value and benefits to rural communities.   This workshop will provide an opportunity for communities of interest and stakeholder to explore potential joint collaboration in the selected areas. Key questions to be addressed by each interest group are: How can best practices in each area be shared for the benefit of others, particularly across regions? What is the latest innovation in the field for each area and how can it be made available to rural communities worldwide? What partnerships are needed and which stakeholder should be involved? What are the benefits of the partnerships for each stakeholder? Facilitators Overall: Pete Cranston, Independent Consultant - Knowledge, Information Communications & Technology in Development and NGO Managements   Track 1: iMALLs; e-commerce in Telecentres Klaus Stoll, President, Fundacion ChasquiNet   Track 2: Knowledge Management for Small Farmers Sam Taufao, IT Manager for the Secretariat of the Pacific Community    Track 3: Education in Rural Schools (Virtual School Project) Pablo Jaramillo, Leader of ICT for Development Projects, Federacian Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia-Comite de Cafeteros de Caldas (National Coffee Growers Federation of Colombia)   Track 4:  ICT Applications to Empower Small Farmers Anthony Harris, Executive Director, e-COM LAC - Latin American and Caribbean Federation for Internet and Electronic Commerce   Track 5:  eHealth Holly Ladd, Vice President and Center Director, AED-SATELLIFE Center for Health Information and Technology