e world forum 2011 - curtain raiser
DESCRIPTION
The eWorld Forum 2011 will be convened in India at The Ashok, New Delhi on 1-3 August 2011. It will be a two day international conference and exhibition followed by awards to facilitate multi-stakeholder partnerships and networking among the governments, industry, academia and civil society organisations of different countries including the host country- India. The intensive two days will be packed with workshops, exhibitions by stakeholders from the ICT industry and thematic sessions centered on the following tracks –eGov and eHealth.TRANSCRIPT
A Curtain RaiserDr. Ravi Gupta
45 Countries1000 Delegates200 Speakers
100 ICT Solution Providers
About eWorld Forum
The Need• India has become a major hub for ICT Innovations. • There is a felt global need amongst the emerging
countries across the globe to learn from the Indian experiences.
• At the same time India has always been an assimilating nation always ready to learn from the best experiences all over.
eWorld Forum 2011 intends to cater to these needs.
About eWorld Forum
Objective• To explore the diverse opportunities to integrate ICT
in different spheres of life.• To enable the experts to share their knowledge, ideas
and best practices as well as provide powerful resources to improve skills and quality in ICT in governance and health arenas.
About eWorld Forum
The Event• A 3 day international conference cum exhibition
during 1-3 August at New Delhi to facilitate multi-stakeholder partnerships and networking amongst
• the government, • industry, • academia & • Civil society organizations of different countries.
About eWorld Forum
Event Tracks• eGovernance• eHealth • eAgriculture• Telecenters• Municipal IT
About eWorld Forum
Salient Features• Awards honoring the innovative ICT initiatives in
governance & healthcare • Workshops on various pressing & pertinent themes
in the area of ICT for development• Exhibitions showcasing the innovative ICT products &
services developed by various stakeholders from across the globe
About eWorld Forum
Expanse & Outreach • More than 45 countries • More than 1000 delegates• More than 200 speakers from all across the • More than 100 ICT Solution Providers
About eWorld Forum
Key Speakers• Naimur Rahman, Director, One World South Asia• R S Sharma, Director General, Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI), Government of India• Brendan Doyle, Head of Institutional Relations Line, Center for
Information Technology & Communication• Sharda Prasad, Joint Secretary and Director General Employment &
Training, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India• Sherif Tokali, Assistant Resident/ Representative, Poverty
Reduction, MDGs & Private Sector Team Leader, UN Development Programme, Egypt
• Prof Kamolrat, Director, Thai Telecentre.org
About eWorld Forum
The Audience• Ministers of different countries from all over the world• Top officials of various Government Departments from
India and abroad• CIOs, CTOs of various e-governance initiatives • Senior Officials from bilateral and multilateral agencies• Representatives from NGOs and civil society
organizations• ICT entrepreneurs, Industry representatives and experts
About eWorld Forum
Join us to explore, benchmark & network
with the global fraternity working in the domains of
e-governance and e-health@
The Ashok, New Delhi August 1st – 3rd , 2011