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Seoul '07

  • Dates: June 26-27, 2007
  • Location: Seoul, Korea, Republic of



Day 1: Tuesday, June, 26, 2007
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Registration
    09:00 AM - 09:15 AM Opening Session

    Welcome Remarks

    • Sun-Bae Kim, President, Korea IT International Cooperation Agency; Co-Chair
    • Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, Wireless Internet Institute; Co-Chair
    • Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, United Nations Global Alliance for ICT for Development (GAID)
    • Heung-Kwon Kim, Vice Mayor for Administrative Affairs, City of Seoul
    09:15 AM - 09:45 AM Keynote Address
    • Jung-hee Song, Chief Information Officer, City of Seoul
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    09:45 AM - 10:30 AM Showcase Session: The Minneapolis Story

    Among American cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is recognized as a leader for its broadband-wireless planning and implementation model. Minneapolis was the first major US city to include a 10-year anchor tenancy in its public-private agreement with its service provider, US Internet, helping to ensure long-term sustainability. The model support applications for police, fire, and land management, and establishes a first-ever digital-inclusion fund to provide the tools and skills residents need to access the Web. James Farstad, the city's wireless project leader, joins us live from Minneapolis, where a 24-hour implementation of Wi-Fi equipment on city street lights is under way. Also featured: Prerecorded interviews with key project stakeholders, including Deputy Chief Information Officer Bill Beck and US Internet President Joe Caldwell.

    • James Farstad, President, rClient
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Keynote Address: The Technology Roadmap
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    • Seung-Chan Bang, Director of Mobile Transmission Technology Group, ETRI - Electronic Telecom Research Institute
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    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Coffee Break in the Technology Showcase Area
      11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Plenary Session: The Regulatory Framework: Broadband Landscapes and Wireless Policies
      Telecommunication stakeholders from multiple countries gather to share perspectives on municipal and public broadband-wireless needs and effective national broadband policies. What policies have lifted Korea to the status of world leader in broadband penetration? Why has the U.S. fallen behind , and what are U.S. municipal associations like the National League of Cities doing to change this? What are the new rules passed by ANATEL permitting Brazil's 5,500 municipalities to install their own Wi-Fi infrastructures?
      • Sonja Reece, Chair, ITC Committee, U.S. National League of Cities, Mayor Pro Tem, Normal, Illinois
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      • Jose Afonso Cosmo Junior, Public Telecommunication Services Specialist, ANATEL (Brazil)
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      • Kubori Hiroshi, Digital City Project & Wireless Communications, ITCA (Japan)
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      • Seang-Tae Kim, Dean, Graduate School of Governance, SKKU (Chair)
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      • Gwang James Han, Professor of Comm Tech/Policy, Howard University, John H. Johnson School of Communications
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      12:30 PM - 02:30 PM Buffet Luncheon in the Technology Showcase Area
        02:30 PM - 03:00 PM Keynote Address: Digital Communities Trends and Applications
        Governments across the world are interested in building up a knowledge-based society. Citizens living in a Knowledge Society will be more empowered to take an active role in developing the shape and direction of their society. The internet has caused an unprecedented increase in demand for access to information on a global level. By leveraging the latest innovation in wireless technologies, governments can build out their vision of a digital community to enable applications that bring advantages in education, community programs and economic vitality to their communities.
        • Kevin Dickson, Director of Marketing, Wireless Networks Business Unit, Cisco Systems
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        03:00 PM - 04:30 PM Plenary Session: Business Models: A Diversity of Communities and Providers
        Wireless project leaders from North America explore sustainable implementation models against the backdrop of national demographic, local resources and and technology readiness. Why did the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, decide to sell its publicly owned citywide Wi-Fi network to service provider EarthLink ? How has the OneCleveland model expanded from a collection of downtown pilots to broadscale regional implementation? Why did Mexico City sign an agreement with ZTE to deploy what could one day be the largest municipal broadband-wireless network in the world? Why has the OpenAir Boston decided to put a Wireless Innovation Center at the front of its business-model planning?
        • David Epstein, RFI/RFP Planning, Fundraising, OpenAirBoston
        • Sam Podolsky, President, Mexico City Council of Competitiveness and Economic Development
        • Mark Ansboury, Chief Operating Officer, OneCommunity (Cleveland, Ohio)
        • Dae Sung Kim, Director, Information and Communications Division, City of Seoul (Chair)
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        • Leonard Scott, MIS Manager & Wi-Fi Project Leader, Corpus Christi, Texas
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        04:30 PM - 06:00 PM Coffee Break in the Technology Showcase Area
          Day 2: Wednesday, June, 27, 2007
          08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Continental Breakfast in the Technology Showcase Area
            09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Keynote Address: The Technology Roadmap
            • Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, Wireless Internet Institute
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            09:30 AM - 10:30 AM Better Managed Cities Case-Study Session #1: The Mobile Workforce
            A Digital Community is a connected community that combines broadband communications infrastructure; flexible, service-oriented computing infrastructure based on open industry standards; and innovative services. Wireless, Internet-enabled tablet PCs and handheld devices enable field staff on the move—from meter readers to home health nurses to emergency response teams—to communicate with the office and access mission-critical information, increasing their effectiveness and reducing costs.
            • Han Gil-Ja, Director of Information and Communication Division, Incheon City, South Korea (Chair)
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            • Won-Seok Jang, Gangnam District, Seoul
            • Leonard Scott, MIS Manager, Corpus Christi, Texas
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            10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Coffee Break in the Technology Showcase Area
              11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Better Managed Cities Case-Study Session #2: Increasing Citizen Satisfaction
              In a Digital Community, broadband technologies enable high-speed communication from virtually every corner. Citizens can access government services from civic kiosks, on the run with handheld devices, or from the comfort of home via their Internet-connected PCs. Digital-city project leaders will discuss community-based needs and the opportunity for wireless Web-based applications to improve quality of life.
              • Lee Chun Bum, General Manager, Transportation Information Business Unit, LG CNS Co., Ltd.
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              • Kim Hwa-Jong, General Manager of Ubiquitous Ganwon Policy Office, Ganwon, South Korea (Chair)
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              • Brian Goodman, Neighborhood Business Manager, Boston Main Streets, City of Boston
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              12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Closing Session
                01:30 PM - 05:00 PM Postconference Special Session: G3ict - KADO Seminar: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Its Implications for ICT Accessibility

                G3ict — the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies, a Flagship Advocacy Initiative of the United Nations Global Alliance for Technology and Development — teams up with KADO to present this special seminar. To be hosted at KADO Headquarters, 645-11 Deungchon 1-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul.