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Digital Inclusion Forum Inaugural Meeting

  • Dates: December 10-10, 2007
  • Location: Washington D.C., United States



Monday, December, 10, 2007
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Registration
    09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Official Launch of the Digital Inclusion Forum
    • Opening remarks by founding organizations- IBM, Intel, Microsoft, One Community & the Wireless Internet Institute
    • Goals and objectives for the Digital Inclusion Forum
    • Launching of the website with live demonstration
      09:30 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote-Digital Inclusion: The New Frontier of US Economic Competitiveness

      A Call for Action

      • Thomas M. Dowd, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
      10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Measuring the Gap: Benchmarking Digital Inclusion in America
      • Dr. Robert D. Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
      10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Break
        10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Panel Discussion: How Local Government & Community Leaders Bridge the Digital Divide in America
        A panel of local government and community leaders will discuss, based on their experience, how projects and collaborations have been initiated and succeeded in the following areas:
        • Underserved areas connectivity
        • Socio-economic inclusion
        • Disabilities & special needs
        • Age and gender IT literacy gaps
        • Training and skills development

        Panel will include selected case studies presentations and a discussion among panelists followed by a 30' Q&A session.

        • Steve Reneker, CIO, City of Riverside, CA
        • Jane Smith Patterson, Executive Director, E-NC Authority
        • Mark Ansboury, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, OneCommunity (Chair)
        • Joe Mefford, Statewide Broadband Director, ConnectKentucky
        • Niambi Jarvis, Director, Office on Women's Policy and Initiatives, Executive Office of the Mayor, Washington DC
        • Don Kent, Chairman, NetLiteracy
        • Karen Tamley, Commissioner, Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
        • Peter Korinis, CIO, City of Miami (FL)
        12:15 PM - 01:30 PM Buffet Lunch
          01:30 PM - 03:00 PM Brainstorm Workshop
          The audience will be broken out in 7 to 10 round tables, each with a moderator and reporter and a mix of private sector, public sector, Educators and NGO participants. Each table will be asked to brainstorm and come up with answers to the following three questions.
          1. Which areas of intervention should Local Government address?
          2. Which types of field implementation and collaboration work best?
          3. What are the top 3 success factors and top 3 challenges for local Digital Inclusion projects?

          Moderators:

          • Catherine Settani, Consultant, Community Technology Empowerment Project
          • Costis Toregas, Lead Research Scientist, George Washington University
          • Karen Archer Perry, Founderm Karacomm
          • Maria Wynn, Senior Director, Economic Development and Innovation, US Public Sector, Microsoft Corporation
          • Mark Ansboury, COO & CTO, One Community
          • Niambi Jarvis, Office on Women's Policy and Initiatives, Executive Office of the Mayor, Washington DC
          • Nicol Lee, VP-Digital Inclusion, One Economy
          • Steve Reneker, CIO, City of Riverside (CA)

          Framework for discussion:

          • Karen Archer Perry, Founder, Karacomm
          • Maria Wynne, Senior Director, Economic Development and Innovation, US Public Sector, Microsoft Corporation
          03:00 PM - 03:30 PM Break
            03:30 PM - 05:00 PM Workshop Findings
            • Round Table Summaries
            • Panel discussion: public policy implications, proposals
            • Electronic vote on selected proposals
            • Anne-Rivers Forcke, Public Sector Market Manager, Human Ability and Accessibility Center, IBM Research
            • Rick Herrmann, Manager, U.S. Public Sector Initiatives: State, Local, Education, and Advocacy, Intel Corporation
            05:00 PM - 05:30 PM Conclusion & Presentation of 2008 Program
            • Publication of results and resolutions of meeting
            • Feedback/suggestions on proposed Digital Inclusion Forum program, interest in participating to DIF and its specific activities
            • Suggestions for additional participants and institutional collaborations