Awareness Workshop
18 & 19 March 2009
Kingston, Jamaica
Day 1 - 18 March 2009
Opening
Co-Chairs: Professor Tara Dasgupta and Mr. Roderick Sanatan
EuroAfriCa-ICT Partner and WINDS-Caribe Partner
Opening remarks
Welcome greetings
Mr. Joseph Pereira
Deputy Principal, UWI, Mona
Mrs. Marcia Forbes
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications
Prof. Ishenkumba Kahwa
Dean, Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona
Dr. Swithin Wilmot
Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI, Mona
Mrs. Brigitte Collins
Chief Information Officer, UWI
Introduction to the EuroAfriCa-ICT & WINDS Projects
Professor Tara Dasgupta
On behalf of Sigma-Orionis
Fabio Nascimbeni
Director, MENON Network, Belgium, & WINDS-Caribe Coordinator
Europe-Caribbean and regional cooperation perspectives on ICT research
Chair: Mr. Roderick Sanatan
CARIMAC/UWI, Jamaica
Introduction to the 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7)
Dr. Klaus Pendl
Directorate General Information Society and Media, European Commission
The SRC – Role in Optimizing ACP/EU Oportunities
Dr. Audia Barnett
Executive Director, Scientific Research Council, Jamaica
The future of ICT research in the region: incubatory ICT research needs
Ms. Dionne Palmer
Incubator Manager, Technology Innovation Centre, UTECH, Jamaica
Collaboration in ICT Research
Professor Robert France
Colorado State University, USA
Lunch & networking opportunities
Chair: Dr. Canute James
Acting Director, CARIMAC
Special Presentation – UWI Open Campus
Mrs. Luz Longsworth
Director, Open Campus Country Sites, UWI
Ms. Pauline Osbourne
Production Assistant, Open Campus, UWI (display)
Context: Selected ICT Sectors for R&D
Chair: Mr. Daniel Pimienta
President, FUNREDES, Dominican Republic
Education by Distance
Dr. Christine Marrett
Senior Programme Officer, UWI Open Campus
Regulation in the OECS
Mr. Embert Charles
Managing Director, Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority, Saint Lucia
e-Government in Trinidad and Tobago
Ms. Denyse White
Executive Manager, Policy and Metrics, Ministry of Public Administration and Information, Trinidad and Tobago
e-Government in Barbados
Mr Bentley Gibbs
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Empowerment, Innovation, Trade, Industry and Commerce, Barbados
e-Health
Dr. Winston Davidson
UTECH, Jamaica
Trade and ICTs
Mr. Roderick Sanatan
ICT Projects Coordinator, CARIMAC, UWI Jamaica
Context: Selected ICT Sectors for R&D continued
Chair: Dr. Hopeton Dunn
Mona School of Business, UWI, Mona
ICT Implications for the Caribbean Region
Professor Evan Duggan
Mona School of Business, Jamaica
e-Commerce in Anguilla
Mr Lynwood Bell
Financial Services Commission, Anguilla
e-Commerce in Jamaica
Mr. Cecil McCain
Director, Post and Telecommunication, Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications, Jamaica
ICT in Climate Change Research
Dr. Michael Taylor and Mr. Jayaka Campbell
Department of Physics, UWI, Mona
Day 2 - 19 March 2009
Context: Selected ICT Sectors for R&D continued
Chair: Professor Robert Lancashire
Department of Chemistry, UWI, Mona
ICT in Emerging Education Practices
Professor Michael Smith
University of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Financing ICTs
Mr. Hugh Cross
Managing Director, Universal Access Fund, Jamaica
e-Agriculture
Mr. Fred Anderson
Agricultural Business Information Systems, RADA, Jamaica
SMEs and ICTs
Mrs. Marlene Higgins
IT Committee – Technology Promotion, Small Business Association of Jamaica
Renewable Energy, CIPORE Project
Ms. Mona Whyte
Team Leader, Caribbean Energy Information System, SRC, Jamaica
How to participate in a project proposal under FP7/ICT
Chair: Fabio Nacimbeni
WINDS-Caribe
The Next FP7 Call for Proposals
Dr. Klaus Pendl
Directorate General Information Society and Media, European Commission
How to Develop a Proposal in the FP7
Ms. Soraya Hidalgo
Project Manager, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
Tools to foster future collaboration
Mr. Daniel Pimienta
President, FUNREDES, Dominican Republic
ICT Thematic Group Discussions in parallel
Group 1: ICT for capacity development
Co-Chairs: Ms. Denyse White & Professor Ishenkumba kahwa
Group 2: ICT for disaster management and climate change
Chair: TBA
Group 3: ICT for trade and business
Chair: Mr. Roderick Sanatan
Group 4: Network and Service Infrastructures
Chair: Mr. Embert Charles
Group 5: Cognitive Systems – Digital Libraries
Co-Chairs: Professor Ulises Cortes & Dr. Daniel Coore
Group 6: Personalising Healthcare.
Chair: Dr. Winston Davidson
Group 7: Future and Emerging Technologies.
Chair: Mr Jeremy Whyte
Lunch & networking opportunities
Special Presentation – e-Learning Jamaica
Mr. Carlton Grant
ZED Jamaica
Context: ICT Thematic Group Discussions in parallel continue
ICT Thematic Group Discussions: Outputs
Chairs to report on discussions
Closing Session: the Way Forward
Dr. Klaus Pendl
European Commission
Professor Tara Dagsputa
EuroAfrica
Mr. Roderick Sanatan
WINDS-Caribe
