Agenda, actions points and status quo at 5 July 2011 update
Meeting of DCAD steering workshops committee
(5 July 2011: 14:00 – 15:30 Geneva, Switzerland)
(Participants: Andrea Saks, DCAD Coordinator, Peter Major, DCAD, Co-coordinator, Arun Mehta,
Arnoud van Wijk, Cynthia Waddell, Jorge Plano, Fernando Botelho, Martin Gould, Alexandra
Gaspari, DCAD technical secretariat)
1.
Approval of the agenda – Andrea - approved
Apologies: Shadi, Nirmita, Gerry
2.
Workshops re-arrangements and merges: Andrea
2.1.
The merged workshops (#136, #137) have been allocated a three hour time slot on day 2
(28 September 2011) from 9 to 12.30 Andrea
2.2.
Proposal to DCAD merged workshop slot: Implementing good practices in Africa: two
project of accessibility and inclusion run in Mali, Burkina Faso with the help of ITU:
Alexandra – DCAD Secretariat
Abdoulaye Dembele – Mali - (abstract received)
Christophe Oulé – Burkina
2.3.
Details of Workshop no. 137 “Mainstreaming the disability perspective for an inclusive
society”: Cynthia Waddell coordinator and speakers - Cynthia
Cynthia Waddell – moderator
Gerry Ellis (abstract to be received: cloud computing)
Peter Major (abstract to be received: topic: awareness about UN website on accessibility)
Arun Mehta (abstract received) Arun will also make a real-time presentation
Jorge Plano (abstract received: web accessibility regulations: technical and regulatory in
different countries)
Arnoud van Wijk (abstract received)
Draft presentations with 5 slides to be sent by July 25 to Cynthia, Shadi, Andrea, Peter and
cc Alexandra – DCAD secretariat
2.4.
Details of Workshop no. 136 “Implementing good practices in accessibility for an inclusive
society”: Shadi Abou-Zahra coordinator and speakers Alexandra – DCAD Secretariat
Shadi Abou-Zahra – moderator
Satish Babu (abstract received)
Fernando Botelho (abstract received)
Martin Gould (abstract received: G3ict)
Hiroshi Kawamura (abstract to be received)
Draft presentations with 5 slides to be sent by July 25 to Shadi, Cynthia, Andrea, Peter and
cc Alexandra – DCAD Secretariat
3.
DCAD meeting in Nairobi not allocated yet as DCAD wished (before the workshops):
pending: Andrea – this item is pending.
4.
Preparation for the DCAD mission statement – Main session of Access and Diversity:
29 September 2011: 11:00 – 12:30 Cynthia and Shadi
Action for workshop coordinators: to contact Virginia Paque and the two moderators of
the Main Session
5.
Joint ITU EBU workshop Alexandra – DCAD Secretariat
6.
Update on funding issues: bio, passport, title and abstract of presentation from each
speaker Alexandra – DCAD Secretariat
7. Next DCAD conference call: 3 or 4 August 2011 Andrea
8. Any other business pending issues: How to involve youth in DCAD workshops
this item is pending.
9. Closing
Annexes 1 and 2
Annex 1
Access and diversity at IGF 2011: Nairobi, Kenya, 27 – 30 September 2011
Main Question:
“Internet access as basic human right: What challenges and opportunities does this
pose for policy makers and the broader Internet community?”
Sub Questions:
o What are the main technical, commercial and policy obstacles on the ground for
achieving universal affordable access to infrastructure (particularly to broadband
internet access) in developing countries?
o What are the main current obstacles to access to knowledge and content online?
o What are the regulatory and policy options to address those obstacles to access to
both infrastructure and knowledge/content and what are the roles of the policy
makers and the broader Internet community on that regard?
o How access to infrastructure and knowledge in the context of developing countries
can contribute to a) foster transformation of education, innovation,
entrepreneurship; b) fight poverty and promote social and human development?
o How does access to the Internet and the regulation of digital content impact on the
diversity on the Internet, especially on content production in developing countries?
o How can Internet governance enable a movement towards a participatory and
inclusive internet, taking into consideration the right to access of people with
disabilities, multilingualism and the inclusion of the most socially excluded groups?
Panelists:
 Paul Kukubo, ICT Board for Government of Kenya
 Dawit Bekele, ISOC
 Grace Githaiga, ICT Action Network for Africa and civil society
 Robert Pepper, Cisco System
Moderator:
 Theresa Swinehart, Verizon
 Laurent Elder, International Development and research Center
Remote Moderator:
 Virginia Paque, Diplo Foundation
Annex 2
Proposal from Mali – Abdoulaye Dembele (in French)
L'Internet est maintenant utilisé tant bien que mal par une grande variété de population: enfants,
personnes handicapées, personnes âgées. Les utilisateurs actuels de l’Internet vont vieillir : ces
futurs utilisateurs, les enfants et les personnes handicapées auront bientôt du mal à utiliser le web
si les sites continuent à se complexifier. Quelles solutions pour un large accès à l’Internet ?
_______________