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  Conference Programme & Presentations
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DAY 1: Saturday, 21 June 2003
8:15 AM - 5:10 PM

GKP Asia Pacific Youth Leader in ICT Workshop (visit GKP portal)

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

INFOSOC Malaysia 2003 Registration

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Melaka International Youth Dialogue 2003 (MIYD)

DAY 2: Sunday, 22 June 2003
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

INFOSOC Malaysia 2003 Registration

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Melaka International Youth Dialogue 2003 (MIYD)

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

GKP Asia Pacific Youth Leader in ICT Workshop

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Official Welcoming Dinner, hosted by State Government of Melaka

  • Welcoming Speech by Chief Minister of Melaka
    [Word Document - 48KB]
  • Keynote address by Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
    [Word Document - 33KB]
  • The launching of 2002 Internet Subscriber Study Book (see photo gallery)
  • Cultural show (see photo gallery)
DAY 3: Monday, 23 June 2003
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
(2 hr)

Opening Plenary Session:
Theme: "Catalyzing Youth for Value Creation: Leveraging on ICT"

Objective: Identify key issues, challenges and parameters in formulating effective strategies in catalyzing youth for value creation, leveraging on ICT

Moderator: Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah, NITC Member (10 min)

Welcoming remarks by Tengku Datuk Dr Mohd Azzman Sharifadeen, National IT Council (NITC) Secretary / CEO & President, MIMOS Berhad
[Word Document - 25KB]

Keynote Address by Dato' Hishamuddin Tun Hussein Onn, Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia (30 min)
(Topic: Malaysian’s perspective of effective YnICT4D strategies)
[Word Document - 36KB]

Panelists:

  • Richard Curtain, Curtain Consulting, Australia (via Teleconferencing)
    Topic/Scope: Promoting youth employment through ICT: Best practice examples in Asia and the Pacific
    [Powerpoint Presentation - 255KB]

  • Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Executive Director, Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
    Topic/Scope: Information Communication Technology for development (ICT4D) platform and GKP youth strategy
    [Powerpoint Presentation - 381KB]

  • Nick Moritis, Strategy and Partnership Coordinator, Taking IT Global
    Topic/Scope: The role of young people in the Information Society: Some challenges ahead
    [Powerpoint Presentation - 2.2MB]

  • Donald T. Charumbira, Secretary General, World Assembly of Youth (WAY)
    Topic/Scope: The role of youth organizations and leaders in the Information Society
    [Powerpoint Presentation - 64KB]

  • Prof Ishak Ismail, Director, K-Economy Incubator, Chief Minister of Melaka Office
    Topic/Scope: e-Melaka: K-Economy development for Melaka youths
    [Powerpoint Presentation - 1.7MB]

Commentator:

  • Dato' Fuad Hassan, President, Asian Youth Council (AYC)

Rapporteur:

  • Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Tajudin Hj Niggal, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • Fong Peng Khuan, Malaysian Research Associate, Reader's Digest
  • Rina Sarif, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad

Session Director:

  • Unnikrishnan Menon, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad
11:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Roundtable Discussion (see photo gallery)
(Moderator: NITC Representative & 3 Rapporteurs)

12:00 AM - 1:00 PM
(1 hr)

Table Report and Presentation on Policy Inputs for "Catalyzing Youth for Value Creation: Leveraging on ICT" (see photo gallery)
(Moderator: NITC Representative & 3 Rapporteurs)

Moderator: Norizan Sharif, Secretary General, Malaysian Youth Council

Rapporteur:

  • Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Tajudin Hj Niggal, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • Fong Peng Khuan, Malaysian Research Associate, Reader's Digest
  • Rina Sarif, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
(2 hr 30 min)

Multi-Track Knowledge Sharing Sessions

Objective: To showcase and share the lessons learnt on youth and ICT for development initiatives in Asia. The case studies will highlight the critical success factors and problems in implementation of youth and ICT for development.

Track 1

YnICT4D: Entrepreneurship

Track 2

YnICT4D: Capacity Building

Track 3

YnICT4D: Employment Creation
Track 4

YnICT4D: Youths Expression Tools
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Dinner hosted by Melaka K-Economy Division, Melaka Chief Minister's Department (see photo gallery)
DAY 4: Tuesday, 24 June 2003
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Back to back programs by Knowledge Partners

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Lunch
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing Plenary Session:
Focus: "Positioning Asia Pacific Youth on the Global ICT4D Map: Issues and Challenges"

Moderator: Tengku Datuk Dr Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, NITC Secretary/CEO & President, MIMOS Berhad

Panelists:

  • Dato' Raja Ruslan bin Raja Samah, Director General, Youth & Sports Department, Ministry of Youth & Sports Malaysia
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 1.4MB]

  • Nazrin Hassan, NITC Member
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 321KB]

  • Donald T Charumbira, Secretary General, World Assembly of Youth

  • Manish Kansal, Senior Vice President, Information Technology and Telecom International (ITNTI)
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 722KB]

  • Goh Seng Chong, Managing Director, Cubic Electronics Sdn Bhd

  • Janice Nga, Exco Member, Malaysian Youth Council
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 25KB]

  • Dr Madan Mohan Rao, IT Consultant & Writer
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 51KB]


Closing remarks by Tengku Datuk Dr Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, NITC Secretary/CEO & President, MIMOS Berhad

Rapporteur:

  • Fong Peng Khuan, Malaysian research Associates
  • Assoc Prof Dr Rahmah Hashim, Open University
  • Ong Seng Fook, MMU Melaka
  • Rina Sarif, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad

Session Director:
Kang Wai Chin, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad

 


Summary of Parallel Sessions

DAY 3: Monday, 23 June 2003 - Multi-Track Knowledge Sharing Sessions

Track 1

YnICT4D: Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Tengku Farith Rithaudeen, NITC Member, Chairman of Government Relations Committee, Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia

Panelists:

  • Dr Chin Yook Kong, Principal of Education, Telekom Training College.
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 98KB]

  • Reza Fahmi Razali, Managing Director, Terato.Dot Com
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 702KB]

  • Mr Ashok Panchalingam, CEO Procurehere Sdn Bhd
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 763KB]

  • Ang John Wei, YNS Coordinator, Young Scientist Program
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 1.2MB]

GKP Nomination on best practices:

  • Dale Lachlan Pillars, Project Leader, Orphan IT
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 393KB]

  • Sunit Shrestha, Team Leader, Fund Raising Manager, Thai RuralNet
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 71KB]

  • Timothy Keller, President, Digital Divide Data, Cambodia
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 1.4MB]

  • Q & A Session

Rapporteur:

  • Dr Wan Latifah, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad
  • David Lo, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad

Session Director:
Badrul Hisham, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad

Track 2

YnICT4D: Capacity Building

Moderator: Dato' M Thambirajah, Perantara Jalinan Enterprise

Panelists:

  • En. Nasaruddin Che Abu, General Manager, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 420KB]

  • Diane Trahan, Director, NetCorps/Cyberjeunes Canada International
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 494KB]

  • Hilmy Ahmed, Program Manager, Young Asia Television (YATV)
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 3.6MB]

  • Dr Ang Eng Suan, Executive Director,
    Federation of Family Planning Associations Malaysia

    [PowerPoint Presentation - 644KB]

GKP Nomination on best practices:

  • Mark Teh, Project Coordinator & Facilitator Taman Medan Community Art Project, Five Arts Centre

  • Gunjan Doogar, Program Manager, CLEAN India
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 4.9MB]

  • Saira Khan, Project Leader Girl Child Project: Family Planning Association of Pakistan
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 452KB]

Q & A Session

Rapporteur:

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr Jayati Roy, Universiti Teknologi MARA
  • Thanasagaran, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad

Session Director:
Foo Lai Ning
, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad

 

Track 3

YnICT4D: Employment Creation

Topic/Scope: Imbalance between the Supply of Employable Graduates, Knowledge Workers and the Demands of the ICT Job Market

Moderator: Daniel Liew, PROMUDA

Panelists:

  • Mr. Loh Lee Soon, E-Business Director, Oracle Malaysia
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 62KB]

  • Chong See Ming, Head of Communication
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 212KB]

  • Jaya Kumar Krishnan, Lecturer of Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 123KB]

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elok Robert Tee - Head of Information Systems & Management, Faculty of Information & Computer Technology, University Tunku Abdul Rahman
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 47KB]

Q & A Session

Rapporteur:

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr Rahmah Hashim, Open University
  • Agnes Ng, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad
  • Eliza Basri, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad

Session Director:
Nazrin Hassan, NITC Member, Chairperson of Funding & Finance Committee, Technopreneurs Association Malaysia

 

Track 4

YnICT4D: Youth Expression Tools

Topic: Blogging as a means of self-expression - building a strong foundation for journalism, community and personal development

Moderator: Jikon Lai, PROMUDA

Panelists:

  • Najah Nasseri, Editor, the Malaysiana Digest
    (http://www.najahnasseri.org)
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 73KB]

  • Mr Dinesh Nair, Resident Prophet of Alphaque.com
    [Acrobat Reader - 425KB]

  • Mr Aizuddin Danian Izham Cheong - Volume of Interactions
    (http://www.aizuddindanian.com/voi)
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 1.2MB]

  • Mr Jeff Ooi - Screenshots (http://jeffooi.blogspot.com)
    [PowerPoint Presentation - 322KB]

Q & A Session

Rapporteur:

  • Sean Ang, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad
  • Majella Gomes, SIGMA, MIMOS Berhad

Session Director:
Johan Nasir, Deputy Chairperson, PROMUDA Energy, Communications & Multimedia Select Committee; Senior Partner, Ascension Media Communications Group

 

 

DAY 4: Tuesday, 24 June 2003 - Back to back programs by Knowledge Partners

Program Organizer Venue Coordinator
GKP Asia Pacific Youth Leader in ICT Workshop (closed session but open to 25 observers on a first-come, first-served basis) Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) Sri Nyonya, Level 3, Hotel Equatorial Pearl Jumo, Youth Focal Point, GKP
Melaka International Youth Dialogue (open to InfoSoc participants) World Assembly of Youth (WAY) Century Mahkota Hotel Donald T. Charumbira, Secretary General, WAY
Asian Youth Council Executive Committee Meeting (closed session and by invitation only) Asian Youth Council (AYC) Century Mahkota Hotel Sallehudin Ghazali, Executive Secretary, AYC
Youth Leaders ICT Roundtable (closed session) Malaysian Youth Council (MYC) Golden Phoenix Private Room, Lobby, Hotel Equatorial Loka Ng, Vice President, MYC
i-Village : Industrial Competitiveness through Youth participation (open session) Melaka K-Economy Incubator Cubic Technologies Sdn Bhd Prof Ishak Ismail & Goh Seng Cheong, Melaka K-Economy Incubator
Timor Leste Youth and ICT Capacity Building Project Workshop (closed session, participation by invitation only) SIGMA, MIMOS Bhd Melaka 5, Level 2, Hotel Equatorial Adeline Chee & Mohd Asrul Sulaiman, MIMOS Berhad
Networking Youth & Senior Citizens in the Information Age (open session) [read more] SIGMA, MIMOS Bhd Melaka 4, Level 2, Hotel Equatorial Kamini Anthonysamy & R Ramachandran, MIMOS Berhad
PROMUDA Open Forum Session 1
[read more]

Topic: Catalyzing Youth for Value Creation, Leveraging on ICT Emerging Technologies: The Open Source Movement & Technology Applications

Moderator: Megat Fahmy, Earthmedia

Speakers:
  • Abdul Rahman Haniffa, Microsoft Malaysia
  • Dr. Amir Akramin Shafie, SIRIM
  • Zamri Abdul Halim, Bytecraft
  • Brian J. Crowley, Mystudyweb.com
  • Afrezal Tahrin, MIMOS
  • Alberto Velasco, Mailstation Net
Young Professionals Chamber Malaysia (PROMUDA) Melaka 1, Level 2, Hotel Equatorial Mr Nazrin Hassan, NITC Member
Mr Hazarizal Zainodin, PROMUDA
Mr Rizal Kahar, PROMUDA
Mr. Kew Yoke Ling, PROMUDA
PROMUDA Open Forum Session 2 [read more]

Topic: How do we leverage on the passion of our youth for sports to adopt and utilize ICT so as to achieve academic success, holistic development and better marketability for exciting sports related careers.

Moderator: Promuda

Speakers:
  • YBhg Prof Emeritus Dato' Dr Khoo Kay Khim, Universiti Malaya
  • Dr Shamala K. Subramaniam, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Peter Lim, Digital Photography and Imaging expert from Insports-ImagesDotCom
Young Professionals Chamber Malaysia (PROMUDA) Melaka 2, Level 2, Hotel Equatorial Mr Johan Nasir, PROMUDA
Mr. Andrey Abraham, Sportsdata Continuum Sdn Bhd
Mr. Zarique Zulkifly, PROMUDA
Ms. Najah Nasseri, PROMUDA
PROMUDA Open Forum Session 3 [read more]

Topic: Games and Cyber Games - The real IT solution to bridging the digital divide

Moderator: Megat Fahmy, Earthmedia

Speakers:
  • Ezani Amir, Ericsson Malaysia
  • Terence Tan, Phoenix Games Studio
  • Rizal Kahar, Representative of MyGO Group
  • Muzanee Mohamad, Merchant Banker
  • Radhi, OAG
Young Professionals Chamber Malaysia (PROMUDA) Melaka 1, Level 2, Hotel Equatorial Mr Nazrin Hassan, NITC Member
Mr Hazarizal Zainodin, PROMUDA
Mr Rizal Kahar, PROMUDA
Mr. Kew Yoke Ling, PROMUDA

PROMUDA Open Forum Session 4 [read more]

Topic: What is the role of ICT within the Motorsports industry and how the youth of today may develop an exciting career in Motorsports by acquiring ICT skills, knowledge and capabilities.

Moderator: Promuda

Speakers:

  • Brian Palmer, Technical Director of WRC Motorsports Asia
  • En Rosyadin M. Yaakub, Development Engineer, Petronas Motorsports Department
  • Speaker to be nominated Promuda
Young Professionals Chamber Malaysia (PROMUDA) Melaka 2, Level 2, Hotel Equatorial Mr Johan Nasir, PROMUDA
Mr. Andrey Abraham, Sportsdata Continuum Sdn Bhd
Mr. Zarique Zulkifly, PROMUDA
Ms. Najah Nasseri, PROMUDA

 


 



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