"Global Forum of Indigenous people and the Information Society"

Draft Agenda

Day 1

December 8, 2003 (AM)

Global Forum of Indigenous people and the Information Society

room #3

Morning
(10:00a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) Plenary

10:00am Opening of the Global Forum of Indigenous Peoples and the Information Society
Cultural Ceremony
Elder Prayer
Head of Canton - H E Laurent Walpen - H E Robert Hensler
Mayor of Geneva - H E Christian Ferrazino
Chair of UN Permanent - Mr. Ole-Henrik Magga
Youth Representative

10:30am Election of officers

10:45am Adoption of the agenda and organization of work

11:00am High Level Panel followed by interactive discussions, the mandate of the Permanent on Indigenous issues provides the global structure for the meeting: "Economic and Social Development;", "Culture;", "Education;", "Environment;", "Health and Human Rights;", "The Information Society;".
Speech from South american Representatives
Speech from Ian MacArthur (ACP)
Speech from Anna Molley (Donna Conna, Aboriginal private company)

...continued (Day 1)

December 8, 2003 (PM)

Global Forum of Indigenous people and the Information Society

Afternoon
(3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Economic and Social Development Workshop Panels

On-line Trading and E-Commerce

Indigenous Peoples, Territorial-based development and ICT: Challenges and Opportunities

Environment

Traditional territory (land and waters) management and modern technologies for sustainable human development;
Environmental impact of high technology

room B

Facilitated by:
Veronica Vinge
CANDO

room C

Facilitated by:
Anna Molley
Donna Conna

room #3

Facilitated by:

	Countries	Presenters	Countries	Presenters	Countries	Presenters
3:00pm	Canada	Kahanwake Mohawk Council Grand Chief Joseph Norton	Peru	Nor Aliena Victor Eduardo Alonqueo Boudon	United States	David Laughing Horse Robinson
3:20pm			United States	Indigenous People and Nations Coalition Ambassador Ronald Barnes	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum Joseph Augustine Meava
3:40pm	Canada	Virtual Aboriginal Trade Show France Beauvais (ACP) Veronica Vinge (CANDO)	Greenland/Canada	Circle of Arctic Circumpolar Indigenous Communicators Shirley Adamson Sabet Biscaye Roy Dahl Ole-Isak Mienna	Canada	KTKN Kaska Dena Council Dave Porter ICT Development group Shawn Burns
4:00pm			Canada	Kahanwake Mohawk Council Grand Chief Joseph Norton	International	Inter-American Development Bank Anne Deruyttere Maximilian Spiess
4:20pm					Canada	Hamatla Treaty Society Director of Operations Luis Lawrence

(4:40 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Discussion

Day 2

December 9, 2003 (AM)

Global Forum of Indigenous people and the Information Society

Morning
(10:00a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

Culture Workshop Panels

Indigenous culture on-line including histories/herstories;

Traditional indigenous styles and ways of communication and the implications for modern technologies;

Issues of traditional knowledge, indigenous intellectual property and modern technologies

room B

Facilitated by:
Carol Geddes
Director/Producer
Member of Teslin Tlingit Council

room C

Facilitated by:

room #3

Facilitated by:

	Countries	Presenters	Countries	Presenters	Countries	Presenters
10:00am	United States	Cherokee Nation Director of Information Systems Ted Enlow	Greenland/Canada	Circle of Arctic Circumpolar Indigenous Communicators Madeleine Allakariallak Naja Paulsen Isak Kleist	International	WIPO
10:20am			Brazil	Comite Inter Tribal "Memoria y Ciencia" (ITMC) Marcos Terena	Rwanda	Programme d'Intégration et de Développement du peuple Pygmée au kivu (PIDP) Joseph Itongwa Mukumo
10:40am	Canada	First Peoples' Cultural Foundation Canadian Culture On-line Ted Bairstow Chief, William Cramners and Simon Robinson	Norway	Sámi Radio Nils Johan Heatta	Canada	Inuit Circumpolar Conference Violet Ford
11:00am	Congo-Brazzaville	Afrique Profonde Marius Billy	Bolivia	Regional support program for indigenous people of the Amazon basin Juan Carlos Schulze	Phillipines	Herminia Minnie Degawan minnie@skyinet.net
11:20pm	United States	SIL International Michael Cochran	Saint-Lucia Caribbean Antilles & the Diaspora	The Aldet Centre Albert DeTERVILLE	Brazil	Comite Inter Tribal "Memoria y Ciencia" (ITMC) Marcos Terena

(11:40 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

Discussion

...continued (Day 2)

December 9, 2003 (PM)

Global Forum of Indigenous people and the Information Society

Afternoon
(3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Education and Health

E-Education/Learning;

E-Health;

Private Sector panel

room B

Facilitated by:

room C

Facilitated by:

room #3

Facilitated by:

	Countries	Presenters	Countries	Presenters	Countries	Presenters
3:00pm	Canada	Human Resource Development Canada (Office of Learning Technologies) Christine Dubois Ted Cadwallader Presentation Ditidaht Dance 12 movie in MOV format (16MB / 6m37s) in WMV format (23MB / 6m37s)	Canada	Health Canada Keith Conn Ernie Dal Grande United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin M'Chigeeng First Nation Steven Fox-Radulovich	United States	Microsoft
3:20pm	Guatemala	Enlace Quiche Marleny Tzicap Andrew Lieberman			Canada	Telesat Hubert M. Janssen
3:40pm	Federated States of Micronesia Hawaii Samoa	University of Hawaii Gina Malia Sui Lin Nobrega Lillian Sepe Segal Rosemarie K. O'Brien			Canada	Donna Conna Mr. Mark German
4:00pm	Norway	Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research Deputy Director General Gunnar Mandt Senior Advisor Sverre O. Johansen			Internationale	Fundación Cisneros
4:20pm	Switzerland	CWA New Media Teanau Tuiono

(4:40 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Discussion

Day 3

December 10, 2003 (AM)

Global Forum of Indigenous people and the Information Society

Morning
(10:00a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

Human Rights Workshop panels

E-Rights and E-Ethics;
Cyber-activism and the use of modern technologies (i.e. reconciliation movements, political lobbying and public education on Indigenous issues);
Cyber-hatred, racism, discrimination and the internet.

Road to Tunisia

Indigenous Response to Draft WSIS "Action Plan" & Declaration

room #3

Facilitated by:

room C

Facilitated by:

room B

Facilitated by:

	Countries	Presenters	Countries	Presenters	Countries	Presenters
10:00am	International	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)	United States	Federal Communications Commission Donald Abelson
10:20am	Canada	Métis National Council Tony Belcourt	International	Permanent Forum on Indeginous Issues (UNPFII)
10:40am	International	International Labour Organization	Canada	Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) John Sinclair
11:00am	Canada	Congress of Aboriginal People Jody Thompson John Grant Thomas	Australia	Community Connectivity Access & International Branch National Office for the Information Economy Peter Huta
11:20am	United States	David Laughing Horse Robinson
12:00am	Guatemala	Rubén Aristóteles Ortiz Hernandez

(12:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

Discussion

...continued (Day 3)

December 10, 2003 (PM)

Global Forum of Indigenous people and the Information Society

Afternoon
(3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Cross-cutting issues Workshop Panels

Obstacles to information communication technologies including access, participation and community infrastructure;
IT Skills and capacity building;

Indigenous gender perspectives and the information society;
Indigenous generational perspectives and the Information society

Potentials of modern technologies and the information society;
Indigenous Stakeholder partnership Portals Workshop panels Peace-building and modern technologies;

room B

Facilitated by:

room C

Facilitated by:

room #3

Facilitated by:

	Countries	Presenters	Countries	Presenters	Countries	Presenters
3:00pm	United States	Cherokee Nation Director of Information Systems Todd Enlow	Bolivia	Centro de Estudios Disciplinarios Aymaras CEMA Maria Eugenia Choque	Canada	Aboriginal Canada Portal
3:20pm	Canada	Industry Canada Spectrum,Information Technologies and Telecommunications Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Mary Carman	Nepal	Stella Tamang	Australia	Australia National Office of the Information Economy
3:40pm	Australia	Indigenous Telecommunication Section, Department of communications, IT and the Arts (DCITA) Karen Flick	Canada	Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) John Sinclair	United States	US Department of Commerce and the Cherokee Nation
4:00pm	Burma	Mon Unity League Cham Toik			Ecuador	Institute for Connectivity in the Americas Luis Barnola Carlos Vera
4:20pm	Australia	Cape York digital Network Sue Connolly			Canada	Squamish Nation Chief Stefany Katherleen Mathias

(4:40 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Discussion

(6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

Drafting period

Closure of Meeting

Day 4

December 11, 2003

Global Forum of Indigenous people and the Information Society

room Jura

Morning
(10:00a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

Plenary

	Summary of workshops by the members of the Global Forum Bureau
	WSIS/GPipis outcome Report
	Closure of meeting

EXHIBITION DAY AT PALEXPO CENTRE

Morning
(10:00a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

Plenary

Afternoon
(3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Close of GFipis.