Capacity Development Webinar on “Accelerating Digital Transformation for Sustainable and Resilient Recovery from COVID-19
Capacity Development Webinar Series
“Accelerating Digital Transformation for Sustainable and
Resilient Recovery from COVID-19”
Organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)
&
Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), Government of the Republic of Korea
in partnership with
National Information Society Agency (NIA), Republic of Korea
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
7:00 am – 10:20 am (New York, EDT) | 1:00 pm - 4:20 pm (Rome, CEST)
2:00 pm - 5:20 pm (Nairobi, EAT) | 8:00 pm – 11:20 pm (Seoul, KST)
11:00 pm - 2:20 am (Fiji, FJT)
Document
Join the Meeting
Talking Points of Speakers
Session 1
- Mr. Siim Sikkut, Government Chief Information Officer / Deputy Secretary-General for IT and Telecom, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia
- Ms. Josephine Nyiranzeyimana, Government Chief Information Officer, Rwanda Information Society Authority, Rwanda
- Ms. Jessica McEvoy, Deputy Director, National, International & Research at Government Digital Services, UK
- Mr. Sung Joo Son, Director, Digital Government Cooperation Division, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea
- Mr. Juan Gustavo Corvalan, Co-Director, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Lab, Faculty of Law, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Session 2
Session 3
- Mr. Chan Cheow Hoe, Government Chief Digital Technology Officer, Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, Singapore
- Mr. Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor, Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme, Cabinet Division and ICT Division, Bangladesh
- Dr. Julia Glidden, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector
- Mr. Emanuele Baldacci, Director of Digital Services, Directorate-General for Informatics, European Commission
- Ms. Tiziana Bonapace, Director, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD), UN ESCAP
Reference Material
- Background Material: Mr. Juan Gustavo Corvalan, Artificial Intelligence and Work Building a New Employment Paradigm
- Background Material: Mr. Juan Gustavo Corvalan, PROMETEA
- Background Material: Mr. Anir Chowdhury, Repurposing innovations: Learning from Bangladesh’s rapid response to the pandemic
- Background Material: Public Sector Innovation Transforming a Country | Anir Chowdhury | TEDxGulshan
Online Discussion Board* (Knowledge Platform)
* To facilitate continued discussion on "Accelerating Digital Transformation for Sustainable and Resilient Recovery from COVID-19", the online discussion board will be created to address unanswered questions, promote dialogue, and exchange ideas.
PROGRAMME
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08:00 - 08:10 PM (KST)WebExOpening Session
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- Moderator
- Mr. Bokyun Shim, Head, United Nations Project Office on Governance, DPIDG/UN DESA
- Opening Remarks
- Mr. Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist, UN DESA
- Opening Remarks
- Mr. Yong-sik Moon, President, National Information Society Agency (NIA), Republic of Korea
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08:10 - 09:10 PM (KST)WebExSession 1
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- Moderator
- Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief, Digital Government Branch, DPIDG, UN DESA
- Panelists
- Mr. Siim Sikkut, Government CIO/Deputy Secretary General for IT & Telecom, DG eGovernment Program/Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia (TBC)
- Panelists
- Mr. Sung Joo Son, Director, Digital Government Cooperation Division, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea
- Panelists
- Mr. Mandla Ngcobo, Government CIO, South Africa (TBC)
- Panelists
- Mr. Ali Nasser Alasiri, Director General, Saudi e-Government Program, Saudi Arabia (TBC)
- Panelists
- Ms. Analia Veronica Gil, Chief of Staff of the Undersecretary of Digital Government, Undersecretariat of Digital Government, Ministry of Modernization, Argentina (TBC)
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09:10 - 10:10 PM (KST)WebExSession 2
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- Moderator
- Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief, Capacity Development and Programme Management Unit, DPIDG, UN DESA
- Panelists
- Mr. Yimin Wang, Director of E-government Research Center, China National Academy of Governance, China (TBC)
- Panelists
- Mr. Raymundo Artis, Coordinator of the National Digital Strategy of the Presidency of Mexico (TBC)
- Panelists
- Ms. Josephine Nyiranzeyimana, Government Chief Information Officer, Rwanda Information Society Authority, Rwanda (TBC)
- Panelists
- NIA, Republic of Korea
- Panelists
- Mr. Christofer ferguson, CIO, Digital Cabinet Office, United Kingdom (TBC)
- Panelists
- Mr. Kyong-yul Lee, Secretary General, World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO)
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10:10 - 11:10 PM (KST)WebExSession 3
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- Moderator
- Mr. Keping Yao, Senior Governance and Public Administration Expert, UN DESA/DPIDG/UNPOG
- Panelists
- Ms. Tiziana Bonapace, Director, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD), UN ESCAP
- Panelists
- Mr. Emannuelle Baldacci, Director, Directorate D, Digital Services, EU (TBC)
- Panelists
- Mr. Salim Asham, Director, Global Head of Strategy Consulting Alliances, Google (TBC)
- Panelists
- Mr. Seng Yee Lau, Senior Executive Vice President, Tencent (TBC)
- Panelists
- Mr. Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor, Access to Information (a2i) Programme, Bangladesh (TBC)
- Panelists
- Mr. Chan Cheow Hoe, Government Chief Digital Technology Officer, Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, Singapore (TBC)
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11:10 - 11:20 PM (KST)WebExClosing Session
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- Closing Remarks
- Mr. Bokyun Shim, Head, United Nations Project Office on Governance, DPIDG, UN DESA
- Closing Remarks
- Mr. Suwan Jang, Director-General, Digital Government Bureau, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea
