“Latin America ICT Conference 2005”

BACKGROUND
In November 2004, the representatives of the public and private sectors of
Latin America and Korea have gathered in Santiago, Chile, to discuss on closer
ICT cooperation at the ‘International ICT Conference in Latin America and the
Caribbean’. Hosted by Chile-Korea IT Cooperation Center (KORCHIL-ITCC) and
sponsored by the Chilean Ministry of Economy and the Korean Ministry of
Information and Communication, the Conference was a success with keen interests
and enthusiastic participation of more than 200 participants around the region,
including those from 3 international organizations, 6 countries, and 9 private
companies. They shared their experiences and learned how to take a step further
into the collaborative ICT advancement.

Based on the success of the Conference, it seems necessary to continue the
discussion on collaborative ICT advancement in the region. As countries in
transition, both Korea and Latin American countries are endeavoring to find
more efficient and effective ways to integrate ICT resources for better
planning and implementation of their national policies. In this respect, the
Korea-Mexico IT Cooperation Center (KORMEX-ITCC) came to propose the ‘Latin
America ICT Conference 2005’, under the theme focusing on ICT resource
integration.

Date
September 9th, 2005 (Friday), 09:00 ~ 18:30

Venue
Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel
Hotel Maria Isabel Sheraton, Mexico City, Mexico
Paseo de la Reforma 325
P.C. 06500

Organizers
Mexico-Korea IT Cooperation Center (ITCC - MEXKOR)

Hosts
Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC), Korea
Secretary of Communication and Transportation (SCT), Mexico

Sponsors
National Computerization Agency
e-Mexico National System, SCT
Chile-Korea IT Cooperation Center (ITCC  CHILKOR)

Participants from
Mexico, Korea and Latin America countries
World Bank, IDB, APEC, USAID, UNDP, etc.

PROGRAM
(Last updated: 22-August-2005)

OPENING SESSION
09:00~09:30 Registration process
09:30~09:50 Opening Remarks Mr. Javier Perez Mazatan (General
Coordinator of e-Mexico National System, SCT)
Mr. Chang-kon Kim (President of National Computerization Agency)
9:50~10:10 Keynote Speech Dr. Mohamed V. Muhsin (Vice President
of ISG, World Bank)
10:10~10:20 Opening Ceremony of “ICT Exhibit”
10:20~10:40 Break
SESSION I Illustrating National Policies for ICT in Latin America
Moderator : Dr. Mariano Gamboa Zuñiga (General Director of ITCC MEXKOR)
10:40~11:00 National ICT Policies
of Mexico To be named
(Secretariat of Communication and Transportation, Mexico)
11:00~11:20 National ICT Policies
of Korea Dae-young Kang
(General Director of MIC, Korea)
11:20~11:40 National ICT Policies
of Chile Mr. Leonardo Mena
(General Director, Ministry of Economy, Chile)
11:40~12:00 National ICT Policies
of Mexico Dr. Clemente Ruiz Durán
(Professor-Researcher from the After-grade division, Economy School, UNAM,
Mexico)
12:00~12:20 To be named: CONACYT
12:20~12:40 Q&A
13:00~14:50 Luncheon (hosted by NCA)
SESSION II ICT Advancement based on Public and Private Collaboration
Moderator: Mr. Victor M. Sandoval Rivera (General Attaché Director of
Enterprise Information, Secretariat of Economy)
15:00~15:20 Thematic Overview To be named: Representative
Associations
15:20~16:20 Panel Discussion Panelists:
Thierry de Saint Pierre (Chairman of CORFO, Chile),
Byeong Moo Kim (Chief of SKTI American Branch, Korea)
Bruce McConnell (Professor of McConnell Int’l, USA)
To be named: Secretariat of Economy
Pending: Dan Ostrosky (Sonda Pissa, Mexico)
Young-il Kwon (Executive Principal Researcher of ITCC-MEXCOR)
16:20~16:40 Break
SESSION III Exploring Ways for IT Cooperation with International Organizations
Moderator: Mr. Jeongwon Yoon (Director of Global Consulting Team of NCA)
16:40~17:00 Thematic Overview Fredy Betancurt
(Multisectoral Specialist in ICT, IDB)
17:00~18:00 Panel Discussion Panelists:
Robert Valantin (World Bank),
Pending: Salma Jalife (Chair of APECTEL),
David W. Mendoza (USAID),
To be named (UNDP)
Francisco Brieva (Dean of University of Chile)
CLOSING SESSION
18:00~18:20 Congratulatory Speech Chin Dae-je (Minister of
Information and Communication, Korea)
18:20~18:30 Closing


NOTE: More information of conference  http://lict2005.ccti-mexcor.org