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With the aim to enhance further its' top quality nature at the program/content and speakers level, Digital World Forum - SE Europe's Premier Conference and Exhibition for Economic Growth in the Region by Exploring the Power of ICT and Innovation, S&T & RTD- today announced a state of the art conference agenda, for this year's event that will take place at the Divani Caravel Hotel, Athens, Greece on Thursday, 7 July 2005.
Now in its 5th year this event is already
an internationally recognized forum and is renowned for the high value
added it offers to participants. Leveraging of Technology, particularly
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), to promote Growth and
Competitiveness will be the primary focus of the forum this year ,under
the main theme : Competitiveness and Innovation for Growth . The Lisbon
agenda, set by EU member states to help Europe to become the world's most
competitive and dynamic economy by 2010, will provide the context .The
conference will examine -with important players, from business and public
policy- the key factors influencing Greece and SE Europe's nations and
corporations opportunities and contributions to the Lisbon objectives.
More details at : http://www.strategic.gr/events/DigitalWorldForum2005/index.asp?page=EventataGlance
Details of the Agenda are
currently as follows:
(The High Level Meeting ):
DAY 1 ( Wednesday, 6 July
2005 )
18.00 - 22.00
High Level Meeting and Dinner (by Invitation Only)
(VIP Speakers meet Policy Makers and Forum Partners)
Topic:
The Importance of ICT Policy for Competitiveness - New Techno Economic
Paradigms and Lessons for the nations of South Europe/ E.Med
( The Conference ) :
DAY 2 ( Thursday, 7 July 2005 )
09.00-10.30
Session 1 : Building Modern Growth Strategies for Nations and Corporations
1 # Competitiveness, Innovation and Technology for Economic Growth
2 # Building a National Strategic Plan
for Growth based on High Tech, RTD and Internationalization - How Feasible
for the European South?
3.# From the Lisbon to the Barozo Agenda-
Still long way to Go. Is leap- froging Possible?
10.30- 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-13.00
Session 2: Achieving Growth and Job Creation - How to Attract ICT Investment
and Develop Indigenous Resources in the Region , in the Era of 'Job Migration'.
11.00-11.20
1.# The Challenges Ahead : Growth ,Productivity ,Competitiveness , Labor
market reforms , Job Migration and Globalization -Scenarios for Greece
and the European South.
11.20-11.40
2. # Breakthroughs for Reaching the Lisbon ICT goals- Lessons for Greece
and the Region
11.40-12.00
3.# Practical Lessons from Building a Global ICT Cluster through Direct
Foreign Investment , Technology Transfer and Networking -The Case of Ireland
12.00-13.00
PANEL :Promoting ICT Investment in the Region
Topics:
* Investment perspectives in ICT : Gr , CY , Turkey, Balkans, E.Med ,M.East
* DFI
* Regions , Parks , EU support mechanisms and Instruments
*Learning from Best Practices : # Ireland # Finland # US
13.00-15.00 Lunch
15.00-16.30
Session 3 : Managing Business within a Technology Context - Overcoming
the CEOs / CIOs Dilemmas
1. # The Future is Now : Networking and
Communications - anytime , anywhere and by any method
2. # Ôowards the Computing Infrastructure of the Future
15.45 - 16.30
PANEL : Corporate Strategies to Overcome Complexity-ICT Application Scenarios
for the Future
Topics:
* Economic Consequences of Telecom Liberalization
*Digitization of the Enterprise- Current Initiatives
* Convergence of Infrastructures -TV, telephone , internet and content
* 3G Service Strategies
* VoIP Applications through Traditional and New Operators
*TV over broadband - Is there a business case ?
* Utility Computing for the Modern Enterprise
* Security and Continuity Planning for the Enterprise
*Managing the Mobile Enterprise
16.30-17.0 Coffee Break
17.00 - 19.00
Session 4: Citizens First - In Search of Innovative Transformation in
Public Sector in the European South
17.10-17.30
1.# The Role and the Economics of e Government in Modern Governments in
Europe
17.30-18.00
2.# Preparing for the shock : It's more about Organizational Change and
less about ICT
18.00-19.00
PANEL : Building Momentum in the Information Society ( IS ) Programs in
Greece and the Region
Topics :
"The Vision for Greece and the Region
"
# Leap-froging : Is it possible for countries
in the European South?
# eGoverment Policy in the EU
# International Country Comparisons
# Medical Records over the Internet
# e Democracy : Challenges in the EU
# Measuring the Impact of ICT
"Transforming Governments -Sharing
Best Practices from the Private Sector "
*In Search of Truly Converged Networks
for voice , data , video , and multimedia services
* Strategies for an Open Infrastructure
19.00 -19.30 Forum Closing
By Forum Co - Chairs
19.30-21.00 Cocktails
( The Workshops ) :
( Day 2 , 24 June )
11.00-13.00
Workshop A : Internationalization , Entrepreneurship and the SMEs of the
European South -The Role of ICT
Topics:
A1. # Digitization of SMEs: The Competitiveness and Innovation Challenge
A2.# Sharing Good practices in Europe-The Enterprise Ireland Paradigm.
A3.# Internationalizing the SMEs: The Finnish Strategy
A4.# Doing (e) Business in an Enlarged Europe : The Business , Management
and Marketing Challenges of Internationalization / Globalization
A5.# Helping SMEs to Build their ICT Strategy
A6.# Transforming SMEs - Solutions that make it a Reality
A7.# Sharing Best Practices from the Region
A8.# Benchmarking ICT Competitiveness of SMEs in SEEurope
A9#. Supporting Entrepreneurial Innovation in SMEs
15.00-16.30
Workshop B : Exploring the new Digital Destinations of the Region's ICT
Industry - Either Go Global or Die
Topics:
B.1.# Industrial Policy Challenges in the Digital Era for nations in the
European South
B.2.# Technology Foresight as a Strategic Weapon- Lessons for Nations
and Corporations in the Global , Knowledge - based Economy
B.3. # Building Competitive Advantage :Tourism in the Digital Era
B.4.# Exploring our Heritage : Culture as a High - Tech Export and Digital
Content Provider
B.5.# Exporting Culture via Digital Cultural Exchanges
B.6.# Technology Transfer from SEEurope? From Crete to NASA and ESA
B.7.# Exporting the "Athens 2004" High - Tech Solutions
B.8.# Exploring Partnerships with the Rising Digital " Dragons "-China
/ India / Asia
B.9.# Discontinuity : Lessons to High Tech Entrepreneurs on how to Avoid
the Unthinkable …
The Exhibit Showcase (XPO)- " AGORA
"
Companies , organizations , research institutions , universities , central
/ regional / local authorities , etc are presenting in the AGORA their
show cases , under the following themes :
" Showcase 1: eCitizen First : Innovative Transformation at Central,
Regional, Local level- From the eGovernment to the eMayor
" Showcase 2: The Mobile Enterprise: Improve Productivity through
continuous contact.
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About Strategic's Digital
World Forum
The Forum's objectives are :
•To contribute to major growth and social
issues facing nations in the EU South / E.Med , Arab world , such as
competitiveness and innovation and explore the role of ICT , also by
improving the dialogue between political , business , intellectual and
other international leaders .
•Advice governments , international organizations , businesses and policy
makers - in the form of a communication - on the results of the Forum's
discussions.
•Enhance further it's high quality nature at the speaker / audience
level , also by strengthening it's role as an independent "think
- tank " committed to improve economic growth via the use of the
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT ) , S&T , RTD ,
Innovation and High-Tech in general.
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