The consultation presentations can be grouped as: addresses by key officers in FAO, Commonwealth of Learning and ICRISAT and special guests; invited resource papers; and case studies from various countries on ICTs for development with a focus on improving opportunities for women and on distance education programmes directed at rural women and rural girls in the region. The presentations are listed below. The complete documentation of the presentations was provided separately on a CDROM to the participants and on request.
Special Addresses
a) Opening Session
Special Address: Digital Dividend vs. Digital
Divide
Mr S. Sivakumar, Chief Executive of Agri-Businesses, ITC Limited,
India
Opening Remarks
Mr Daniel Gustafson, FAO
Representative for India and Bhutan
Presidential Address: Rural Women in Contemporary Knowledge
Society
Mr William D. Dar, Director-General, ICRISAT
b) Closing Session
Opening Remarks
Mr Dyno Keatinge, Deputy
Director-General - Research, ICRISAT
Presidential Address
Ms Sathi Nair, Chief Secretary
to the Government of Andhra Pradesh
Valedictory Address
Mr Gajaraj Dhanarajan, President
and CEO, COL
Consultation partners presentations on institutional programmes
FAO Framework for Harnessing ICTs for Advancement of Rural
Women
Ms Revathi Balakrishnan
Senior Gender and Development
Officer
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
ICRISAT Plans for Virtual University
Mr Rex
Navarro
Head of the Information Resource Management Office, ICRISAT
Programme Focus of the Commonwealth of Learning
Ms
Usha Reddi
Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia
Communication
Division, Commonwealth of Learning, New Delhi
Resource papers
Gender and ICTs in the Context of Agriculture and Rural
Development
Ms Eva Rathgeber, Joint Chair Womens Studies, Carleton
University/ University of Ottawa, Canada
Regional Review 1: ICT for Development in India: Under
the Veil
Mr Frederic Noronha, Facilitator, Bytes for All, India
Regional Review 2: ICTs for Rural Development -An Asian
Perspective
Mr Roger Harris, ICT4D Consultant, China and Hong Kong
SAR
Highlights from UNDAW Expert Group Meeting on Information
and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for
the advancement and empowerment of women and FAO Consultation Link to the UNDAW
Efforts.
Ms Revathi Balakrishnan, Senior Gender and Development Officer,
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
International Conference on Information Technology,
Communications and Development (ITCD 2002): Highlights.
Ms Hana
Kobayashi, Associate Professional Officer, Gender, Participatory Approach and
Policies, Sustainable Development Group, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the
Pacific
Highlights from the Digital Review of Asia Pacific: An
ORBICOMM-IDRC-APDIP Initiative
Mr V. Balaji, Information Resource
Management Office, ICRISAT
Country case studies on ICTs for rural development: recent experiences and innovations as applicable to rural women
India: |
ICTs for Empowering the Rural Indian Women |
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Ms M. J. Asmita, Programme Manager, Marathmoli, Mumbai, India |
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Korea, Republic of: |
ICTs for Rural Women in Korea |
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Ms Young-Joo Paik, Korean Womens Development Institute, Korea |
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Malaysia: |
Integrating Malaysian Rural Women in National ICTs Framework |
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Ms Poline Bala, University of Malaysia at Sarawak, Malaysia |
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Philippines: |
Women In ICTs Projects in Rural Areas: The Philippines Experience |
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Ms Teodora Acoba-Battad, Central Luzon State University, Phillippines |
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Sri Lanka: |
ICTs for Rural Women in Sri Lanka: Recent Experience and Innovations |
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Mr K. D. G. Kulatunga, Open University, Sri Lanka |
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Thailand: |
ICTs for Empowering Asian Rural Women: Thai Rural Women |
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Ms Kamolrat Intaraat, Kasetsart University, Thailand |
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Viet Nam: |
Viet Nam Country Report: Rural Women in Knowledge Society |
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Ms Bui Le Diem, Angiang University. Viet Nam |
Panel presentation and discussion: ICTs for development with a focus on rural population: private sector partnership innovations
Bangladesh: |
The Digital Economy: Change the Perceptions: Grameen Experience |
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Ms Nazneen Sultana, Managing Director, Grameen Communications, Bangladesh (convener) |
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India: |
ITC E-Chaupal Experience |
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Mr V. V. Rajasekar, ITC E-Chaupal, India |
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India: |
Universalisation of Elementary Education: Azim Premji Foundation |
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Mr S. Giridhar, Azim Premji Foundation, India |
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India: |
IT for Social Development |
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Mr Sudhir Ahluwalia, Tata Consultancy Services, India |
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United Kingdom: |
The Special 3-for-1 Deal |
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Mr Ziv Navoth, Verve! Consultants, UK |
ICTs in rural capacity building for knowledge sharing and social entrepreneurship with gender balanced impacts - host country experiences
Business Models for sustainable development
Ms Meera Shenoy, Velugu Project, Andhra Pradesh, India (convenor)Notes from the Field
Ms Richa Kumar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USAComputer on Wheels
Ms Rajeswari Pingali, Formerly Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford UniversityM.S. Swaminathan Research Foundations Experience
Mr S. Senthil Kumaran, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, IndiaPrivate Extension: Is it Possible?
Mr T. Harishchandra Prasad, Managing Director, Samaikhya Agri-Tech, India
Distance learning for rural women and girls: basic education and skill development
China: |
Distance Education in Agriculture - Helping Rural Women in China Progress with the World |
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Mr Zeng Yichun, Vice President, CABTS, Beijing, China |
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India: |
A Network for Farmers, Rural Women, Village Workers, Voluntary Agencies and for all those who are interested in Rural Development and Socio-Economic Transformation |
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Mr Ram Takwale, Former Vice Chancellor, IGNOU, India |
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India: |
Using ICTs to Empower Rural Women Lessons to Learn, Points to Ponder |
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Ms Usha Reddi, Director, COL Educational Media Centre for Asia, New Delhi, India |
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Sri Lanka: |
Distance Learning for Rural Women and Girls-Basic Education and Skills Development |
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Ms Uma Coomaraswamy, Vice Chancellor, Open University of Sri Lanka |
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Thailand: |
Country Case Study: Light House Project, Thailand |
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Mr Chaikot Samnaran, Coordinator of the Light House project, PDA, Bangkok, Thailand |