Awareness Workshop on "Relevance of low cost wireless ICT solutions for Development"

The Workshop is co-organized by the ICTP and the ITU-BDT, and is targeted to international experts and decision makers from Developing Countries. 

The aim of the Workshop is to discuss, among experts, the most advanced and cost-effective low cost wireless solutions to help educational, social and economic development of LDC countries. This discussion is relevant because the recent technology advances, including low cost solutions, allow the use of ICT in a wider range of development related areas in LDC, particularly in educational and scientific environment. However it is necessary to define technically all the possible alternatives that guarantee sustainability.

The results of the technical discussion and the definitions about educational, economic and regulatory aspect will be presented to and discussed with policy makers from LDC government and high education institutions and donors organizations.

As result of the Workshop a “white paper” with the results of the technical discussions and recommendations should be prepared under the editorship of the Workshop directors.

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME 

(see also the timetable of the School)

Thursday, February 28

8:30 -10: 30 Registration of participants and administrative matters

10:30 – 11:00 S. M. Radicella (ICTP); Presentation of the Workshop Program

11:00 - 12:30 Experts’ technical discussion on the most advanced and cost-effective low cost wireless ICT for development, towards a “white paper” on the subject 

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00 Experts’ technical discussion on the most advanced and cost-effective low cost wireless ICT for development, wrap-up of the conclusions, towards a “white paper” on the subject  

Friday, February 29

9:00 – 12.30 Experts’ discussion on wireless ICT training at different levels including curricula and best practices, towards a “white paper” on the subject 

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00 Experts’ discussion on wireless ICT training at different levels including curricula and best practices, wrap-up of the conclusions, towards a “white paper” on the subject 

Monday, March 3 

9:00 - 10:00 R.Struzak (National Institute of Telecommunications, Poland); "Introduction to wireless technologies and applications for development"

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 - 11:30 M.Maniewicz ( ITU/BDT);  "Regulatory frameworks to foster broadband wireless access in Developing Countries"

11:30 - 12:30 E.Pietrosemoli, (EsLaRed, Venezuela, Venezuela); "Low-cost technologies for wireless networking infrastructure"

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 - 14:30 B. Marsh (INVENEO, USA):  "Case study: INVENEO approach to wireless entrepreneurship"

14:30 - 15:00 R. Flickenger (Hackerfriendly, USA): Five Years at the ICTP

15:00 - 16:00 Case Studies presentation

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 - 18:30 Case Studies presentation

Tuesday, March 4

9:00 - 9:30 K.R.Sreenivasan (Director, ICTP); "The Abdus Salam ICTP"

9:30 - 10:00 M.Maniewicz (ITU/BDT); "The ITU/BDT organization and activities"

10:00 - 10:30 S.M.Radicella (ICTP-ARPL) "Training on wireless networking at ICTP"

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 11:45 J.Forster (Cisco, USA);  "Report on: best practices for training on wireless networking in Developing Countries"

11:45 - 12:30 Presentations by invited participants, on the status of ICT in African countries

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 - 16:00 Presentations by invited participants, on the status of ICT in African countries - cont.

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 - 18:30 E. Ekuwem  (Teledom, Nigeria);  "Development of Wireless Entrepreneurship in an African environment: a success story"

Wednesday, March 5

9:30 - 10:00 Bruce Baikie (Green WiFi, SUN Microsystems): "Alternative Power for WiFi Networks & ICT"

10:00 - 10:30 coffee break

10:30 - 12:30 Round Table Discussion

12:30 - 14:00 lunch break

14:00 - 15:00 Conclusions including “white paper“ structure on the subject of the Workshop

(Certificates of Participations will be given to all participants, together with 2 DVDs containing the copy of this wiki, lecture notes and eya recordings of all school lectures)