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| IRAQ INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATION SUMMIT |
| Sharjah, UAE, 27-28 February 2007 |
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| Summit Agenda |
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| Tuesday 27 February 2007 |
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| 08:00 - 09:00 |
Registration |
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| 09:15 - 09:30 |
Welcome Adress |
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Omar Barzanji, Organising Partner
CEO, Technology Partners |
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| 09:30 - 10:30 |
Keynote Speeches |
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HE Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi
Minister of Communications, Unity Government of Iraq
HE Abed Theyab
Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Unity Government of Iraq
HE Raed Fahmi
Minister of Science & Technology, Unity Government of Iraq
HE Dr Dilshad Abdul-Rahman
Minister of Education, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
HE Dr Idris Hadi Salih
Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Morning Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 - 11:45 |
Iraqi Government Ministry Presenation |
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Ministry of Communications (plus Q&A)
Chaired by: Ali Al-Dahwi, CEO, MTC Atheer |
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| 11:45 - 12:30 |
Kurdistan Regional Government ( KRG ) Presentation |
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Chaired by: Omar Barzanji, Organising Partner
CEO, Technology Partners
KRG Ministry of Education (plus Q&A)
KRG Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (plus Q&A) |
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| 12: 30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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| 14:00 - 17:45 |
Roundtable Meet The Ministeries Sessions |
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| Wednesday 28 February 2007 |
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| 09:00 - 09:45 |
UNESCO & Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO) Panel Session |
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Habib Hajjar
Senior Education Programme Specialist, UNESCO
Bob Fonow
Senior Consultant, Ministry of Communications (IRMO)
Alan Cross
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Education (IRMO) |
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| 09:45 - 10:30 |
Universities Panel Session |
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Ambassador Edwin G. Corr, Associate Director, International Programs Center, University of Oklahoma, USA
Dr Tom Owens, College of Education, University of Central Florida, USA
Kevin Dunseath, Director, Middle East & North Africa, University of Exeter, UK |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Morning Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Iraqi Government Ministry Presentations |
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Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (plus Q&A)
Chaired by: Amanda Clarke, Regional Educational Resource Manager, Jashanmal
Ministry of Science & Technology (plus Q&A)
Chaired by: Danny Benjamin, Vice-President, Al-Fawares Company |
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| 12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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| 14:00 - 17:45 |
Roundtable Meet the Ministries Sessions |
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