International Congress Bridging The Digital Gap Programme

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Wednesday 3th June
Definition & Implementation of Information Society Initiatives
  
08:15 BUS Barceló Hotel - ESI
9:00 – 9:30 Registration
OPENING
9:30 – 10:15
  • Manu Prego, Managing Director, European Software Institute (ESI)
  • Pedro Hernández, Vice-Minister of Innovation and Energy, Basque Government
  • Antonio Gallarreta, Director of Innovation and Economic Promotion, Provincial Government of Bizkaia
KEYNOTE
10:15 – 11:00

“Yes we did”

  • Rahaf Harfoush, OBAMA’s Online Campaign Communication Strategist

Expert speaker in new mass media and the impact of technology on society. In 2008 she participated in President Obama’s election campaign and since March 2009 she is Associate Director of the World Cooperation in the World Economic Forum
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
PANEL OF REGIONAL POLICIES OF INFORMATION SOCIETY
11:30 – 13:30

Moderator

  • Jose Calleja, Information Society Director, European Software Institute

Presenters

  • Alfonso Arbaiza, Director General Director, FUNDETEC
  • José Ángel García Mera, ADER Manager, Ministry of Industry, Innovation and Employment, Government of La Rioja
  • Miguel Ángel Pérez Costero, Director General of Information Technologies, Government of Aragón
  • Rafael Ariza Fernández, Director General of the Information Society and Telecomunications, Government of Castilla La Mancha
13:30 – 15:30 Lunch at Gaminiz Restaurant
INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SOCIETY POLICIES
15:30 – 18:00
  • European E-Incluison policy

Miguel González-Sancho, Deputy Head of Unit , Information Society Directorate General; Unit H3: ICT for inclusion, Brussels

  • Improving the Productivity through ICT: Designing an index to assess the building of Specific Initiatives

Giantsis Dimitrios, General Manager, Greek Information Society Observatory, Greece

  • Policies of training to face the challenges of the economic development

Kathya Hart, ICT National Coordinator, INADEH, Panamá
18:05 BUS ESI – Barceló Hotel
20:30 BUS Barceló Hotel - San Joseren Palace (Getxo)
21:00 Social event: Gala Diner at San Joseren Palace, Getxo
24:00 BUS San Joseren Palace – Barceló Hotel
Thursday 4th June
Initiatives and Good Practice for the Promotion of ICT for SMEs, Citizens and Social Networks
  
08:30 BUS Barceló Hotel - ESI
09:15 – 09:30 Schedule
INITIATIVES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR THE PROMOTION OF ICT FOR SMEs OF DIFFERENT SECTORS
9:30 – 11:00
  • SMEs Digitalization

Gu Weihua, Director Shanghai Enterprise Informatization Promotion Center, China

  • Incorporating IT to SMEs: increasing competitiveness

Carmen Ayllón, Director of Enterprise Support Programmes, High Council of Chambers of Commerce, Spain
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:15
  • ICT for SMEs in a rural environment

David Walshe, Managing Director Gcom Nuálaíocht, Ireland
INITIATIVES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR THE PROMOTION OF ICT FOR CITIZENS AND SOCIAL NETWORKS
12:15 – 13:00
  • Bulgaria IT Card Project: Digital skills in the public sector

George Brashnarov, Chairman of ESI Center Eastern Europe, Bulgaria
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch at Gaminiz Restaurant
15:00 – 17:15
  • PC Laguntza: a combination of solidarity and competitiveness

Iñaki Suarez, Director Information Society, Society for the Promotion and Restructuring of the Basque Country

  • Ceibal Plan: Educational connectivity for computer literacy for on-line learning

Shirley Siri, Plan Ceibal Pedagogical Coordinator, Uruguay

  • Sure use of Internet and ICT in the educational community

Paco Prieto, Manager Information Society Area, CTIC Foundation, Spain
17:20 BUS ESI – Barceló Hotel
19:30 Social event: Cocktail at the Sheraton Hotel in Bilbao
Friday 5th June
Digitalization of activity sectors
  
08:30 BUS Barceló Hotel - ESI
09:15 – 09:30 Schedule
TOURISM PANEL
9:30 – 11:00
  • Impact on SMEs in the tourism sector applying the Digital Maturity Model

Brigitte Mayorga, Instituto Turismo, Colombia

  • Digitalization of tourism sector in the Basque Country

Mercedes Rodríguez, Basquetour, Spain

  • Inter-operability in ICT in the tourism sector

Aurkene Alzua, CICtourGUNE, Spain
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
AGRICULTURE PANEL
11:30 – 12:30
  • B2B Exchanges in the agricultural sector

Bruno Prepin, President Agro Edi Europe, France

  • ICT applications for the agricultural sector – experiences from Latin America

Antonio Ca’ Zorzi, Independent Consultant, Formerly Inter-American Development Bank
EDUCATIONAL
12:30 – 13:30
  • ICT Maturity Model; a guide for the digitalization in colleges

Javier Calahorra, Basque Government, Spain

  • Digital Agenda of San Luis Province

Alberto Rodríguez Saa, Governor of San Luis Province, Argentina
13:30 – 13:45 Conclusions & Closure
13:45 – 14:30 Lunch