Act Now workshop - ICT Benefits and Opportunities for Development

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10:15 Greetings and general introduction Gabriele Bighignoli (NetOne)
  Presentation of technical structure PDF Franco Ropelato (NetOne)
10:30 Introduction Maria Rosa Logozzo (NetOne)
  Millennium Dev. Goals PDF Marco Aquini (AMU)
  The role of civil society PDF Vera Araujo (sociologist)
  A cooperation for ICT PDF René Cluzel (UNESCO) (Video interview)
  ICT for Development PDF Donald Browne-Marke (International Consultant)
11:30 break  
12:00 Contributions Massimo Toschi (Assessore Regione Toscana)
Alessandro Agostini (Progetto Toscana) PDF
Martin Nkafu (LATS) PDF
12:30 Q&A free discussion coordinator Cesare Borin
13:00 lunch  
14:30 ESA in MediaSpace Project PDF Giovanni Garofalo (ESA)
  Introduction MediaSpace Alliance PDF Jean-Christophe Honnorat (MediaSpace Alliance)
  MediaSpace Organization and Charta PDF Hélène Mignot (MediaSpace Alliance)
  An example of ICT benefit for a worldwide Community (Focolare) PDF 
slides  PDF
Cesare Borin, Nicola Di Tella, Lorenzo Troiano (Focolare) 
15:00 Live demonstration of MediaSpace satellite applications for Communities PDF
- Fast Internet access
- Multicast File transfer
   Broadcast (in multicast mode) of an huge file
- Video streaming
   Different kind of qualities (from Webcasting to HDTV)
- Video Conferencing
   Audio and video conference between H.323 clients
- Collaborative working session
- Business TV
   High quality MPEG-4 live conferencing from Cannes
Nicolas Hennion (Alcatel Space)
  break  
  Example of medical applications (film)
  Q&A - free discussion  
  Wrap-up and closing

Maria Rosa Logozzo (NetOne)