Program

May 27 - Day 3

Morning sessions

• Auditorium
  • Security & Safety
    Implementation: Public Private Partnerships
  • Mobility
    E-logistics
• Forum
  • eHealth
    Speed up implementation
  • Creative Industries
    New Futures: Building on Creativity
• Emerald Room
  • Creative Industries
    Platforms for Transformation
  • Energy
    Smart Business (Best practises on transforming business to lower energy consumption)
• G102
  • Mobility
    PPP (as a necessity), a coproduction between the Tracks eGovernment and Mobility
  • eHealth
    Agenda for eHealth challenges
• G103
  • Water
    Can ICT speed up the realization of the MDGÂ’s?
  • Water
    IT for water challenges – Closing session


• Water

  Can ICT speed up the realization of the MDG’s?

  G103
  9:00 - 10:30 hrs.

  The Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) set for 2015 are far from being met. Reliable water management and quantum leaps in sharing and uptake of Information and Communication Technologies are pre-requisites, not only to reach the specific targets of Drinking water and Sanitation and Information for all, but for any socio-economic development to eradicate poverty around the world. The speakers in this session will show how modern ICT applications are used to mobilise millions of people to develop capacity in water management and to raise the necessary funds to put the knowledge into practice. MDGs, why won’t we meet them!

  Welcome Speech

  Welcome and Introduction

  

  Mr. András Szöllösi-Nagy

  Unesco IHE

  Professor András Szöllösi-Nagy started his appointment as Rector of UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education at the beginning of September 2009.

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  Keynote Speech

  MDGÂ’s why wonÂ’t we meet them?

  

  Mr. András Szöllösi-Nagy

  Unesco IHE

  Professor András Szöllösi-Nagy started his appointment as Rector of UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education at the beginning of September 2009.

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  Demonstration

  “Technology as Enabler for Grassroots change” - “ Experiences from ASHWAS in India”

  

  Mrs. Sunita Nadhamuni

  CEO Arghyam

  Sunita Nadhamuni is the CEO of Arghyam, a charitable trust working in the water sector in India since 2005.

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  Keynote Speech

  How technology facilitated the first global event for water

  

  Ms. Catherine Geanuracos

  General Manager Live Earth

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  Demonstration

  Contributions via Open Source Platform (for reporting, awareness, knowledge sharing and fundraising on water & sanitation projects)

  

  Mr. Thomas Bjelkeman

  CEO AKVO

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  Best Practice

  Jamming: Harnessing the power of mass collaboration

  

  Mr. Djeevan Schiferli

  Business Development Executive Climate Change IBM Global Center of Excellence for Water Management

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  Wrap-up

  Can ICT speed up the realization of the MDG’s?– Wrap up and Q & A

  

  Mr. András Szöllösi-Nagy

  Unesco IHE

  Professor András Szöllösi-Nagy started his appointment as Rector of UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education at the beginning of September 2009.

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Afternoon sessions

• Auditorium
  • Plenary
    Session 4

Please note that the preliminary program can be subject to change.