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1 Regional Workshop Action Planning in Open Government Data (OGD) for Sustainable Development in Asia and Committee of Information and Communications Technology, Science Technology and Innovation Agenda Bangkok, Thailand, 3-6 October 2016

2 Introduction The regional workshop on Action Planning in Open Government Data (OGD) for Sustainable Development in Asia is being co-organized by the Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), under the project Strengthening of Capacities of Developing Countries to Provide Access to Information for Sustainable Development through Open Government Data, implemented by DPADM/UN DESA. The workshop will take place on 3-5 October 2016, and will be held back to back with the inaugural session of UN ESCAP s Committee on Information and Communications Technology, Science, Technology and Innovation (CICTSTI), which will take place on 5-7 October The workshop participants will attend the inaugural session and selected open side-events of the CICTSTI until 6 October 2016, benefiting from the Committee s discussions of relevant policy issues with regards to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). They will also benefit from other related events organized by UN ESCAP during the same week. Day 1: Monday 3 October 2016 Time Programme Venue 8:30 am - 9:00 am 9:00 am - 9:45 am 9:45 am - 11:00 am 11:00 am - 11:30 am 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Registration Opening and Welcoming Remarks 15 min: Welcoming remarks: UNESCAP, Ms.Atsuko Okuda 15 min: Welcoming remarks and OGD for sustainable development: Arpine Korekyan, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNDESA 15min: Workshop presentation and objectives: Mr David Zamora, international consultant, UNDESA Session 1 - Introductory Presentations 15min: OGD to monitor SDGs progress, UNESCAP, Mr. Alexey Kravchenko 15 min: Open Government Data to promote accountability, transparency, and access to information among public and private stakeholder, UNESCAP, Ms. Shaina Hasan & Mr. Jeremy Marand 15 min: Current and future OGD trends: Mr David Zamora, international consultant, UNDESA 30 min: Q&A Session 2 - Action Plans: An Open Government Data Vision 2

3 OGD Vision/Strategy: Initial assessment, benchmarking, purpose, vision, mission, intended objectives and outcomes, key components, enablers, supportive ecosystem and stakeholders, and rationale for selected action lines. 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm 5 min: min: Intro (by moderator) 15 min: Presentation: Nepal (Mr. Kiran Kumar Pokharel, Commissioner, National Information Commission of Nepal) 15 min: Presentation: Bangladesh (Mr. N. M. Zeaul Alam, Secretary (Coordination & Reforms), Cabinet Division & Mr. Arfe Elahi, IT Manager, a2i) 15 min: Presentation: Philippines (Ms Michelle Manza, Project Manager, Open Data Philippines Project, Department of Information and Communications Technology) 10 min: Plenary discussion (moderator: Mr David Zamora, international consultant, UNDESA) Lunch (1 hour) and UNESCAP Tour (30 min.) Session 3 - Action Plans: Commitments on Opening Government Data OGD Release: Actions planned for stakeholders sensitization, generation and publication of data at the national and subnational levels of government, pilot projects, guidelines and training, data prioritization, key datasets, open data by default, technological platforms, enabling legal, regulatory and organizational framework, and funding. 5 min: Intro (by moderator) 15 min: Presentation: Bangladesh (Mr. Arfe Elahi, IT Manager, a2i) 15 min: Presentation: Nepal ( Ms. Yasoda Timsina, Commissioner of National Information Commission of Nepal) 15 min: Presentation: Singapore (Mr Justin Lee Tian Leng, Senior Manager, Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech)) 15 min: Presentation: Mongolia (Mr Byambasuren Urgamal, Deputy Head, Cabinet Secretariat) 25 min: Plenary discussion (moderator: Mr David Zamora, international consultant, UNDESA) Wrap up of the day: UNDESA and UNESCAP Co-facilitators: Arpine Korekyan, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNDESA and Madhurima Sarkar-Swaisgood, ESCAP Expert Group /DESA/UNPOG: Disaster Risk Reduction (UNPOG) This session will provide an insight on best practices and experiences and knowledge related to the development of ICT for disaster response and recovery, that ultimately seeks to realise robustness and reliability of critical ICT infrastructure throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Reception Hall Conference Room 4 3

4 Day 2: Tuesday 4 October 2016 Time Programme Venue 8:30 am - 9:00 am 9:00 am - 9:05 am 9:05 am - 10:30 am Registration Welcome and Highlight of previous day results: Co-facilitators: Arpine Korekyan, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNDESA and Madhurima Sarkar-Swaisgood, ESCAP Session 4 - Action Plans: Commitments on building an Open Government Data ecosystem (reuse) OGD reuse: Actions planned for the use of open data, including for evidence based decision-making, better provision of services to the public, and reuse of open data in relation to sustainable development goals, civic technology, entrepreneurship, research, innovative problem solving, and generation of economic value. 10:30 am - 11:00 am 11:00 am - 12:15 pm 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm 10 min: Intro (by moderator) 15 min: Presentation: Nepal (Mr. Sarad Raj Bista, Secretary of National Information Commission of Nepal) 15 min: Presentation: Indonesia (Mr Robertus Robert, Associate Director, Executive Office of the President) 15 min: Presentation: CSO Vietnam (Ms Nguyen Thi Kieu Vien, Founder/Senior Advisor, Towards Transparency) 20 min: Plenary discussion (moderator: Mr David Zamora, international consultant, UNDESA) Cont d Session 4 - Action Plans: Commitments on building an Open Government Data ecosystem (reuse) Lunch 5 min: Intro (by moderator) 15 min: Presentation: Bangladesh (Dr. Ramiz Uddin, Head of Results Management, a2i) 15 min: Presentation: South Korea (Mr Sungyeol Shin, Director, Ministry of Interior) 15 min: Presentation: CSO Philippines (Mr Gabriel Baleos, CEO, open data startup Loopr). 25 min: Plenary discussion (moderator: Mr David Zamora, international consultant, UNDESA) Reception Hall 1:15-2:15 Expert Group /DESA/UNPOG: Setting the scene: WSIS and Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Conference Room 4 This session will provide a broad overview of WSIS and its linkages to the Sustainable Development Goals, and policy actions required to put the region on track to sustainable development. 4

5 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Session 5 - Action Plans: Monitoring and Evaluating an Open Government Data Action Plan OGD Monitoring and Evaluation: Including actions planned for inclusive multi-stakeholder implementation, monitoring and evaluation, of (action plan) goals, impact assessment, community strengthening, and identification of future action lines. 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm 4:30 pm - 5:50 pm 15 min: Intro (by moderator) 15 min: Presentation: Indonesia (TBC Ms Fanni Irsanti, Executive Staff at Kantor Staff Presiden Republik Indonesia) 15 min: Presentation: CSO South Korea (Mr Jo Hyun-Woong, Researcher, National Information Society Agency) 15 min: Presentation: CSO Bangladesh (Mr Nurunnaby Chowdhury, Social Media Interaction Expert, Open Knowledge Foundation) 30 min: Plenary discussion (moderator: Ms Arpine Korekyan, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNDESA) Cont d Session 5 - Action Plans: Monitoring and Evaluating an Open Government Data Action Plan 5 min: Intro (by moderator) 15 min: Presentation: Philippines (Ms Michelle Manza, Project Manager, Open Data Philippines Project, Department of Information and Communications Technology) 15 min: Presentation: CSO Malaysia (Mr Michael Leow, Lead, Freedom of Information Initiatives, Sinar Project) 15 min: Presentation: CSO Nepal (Mr Tanka Aryal, Lawyer, Citizen Campaign for Right to Information) 20 min: Plenary discussion (moderator: Ms Arpine Korekyan, UNDESA) 5:50 pm - 6:00 pm Wrap up of the day: UN DESA and UNESCAP Co-facilitators: Ms Arpine Korekyan, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNDESA and Madhurima Sarkar-Swaisgood, ESCAP Day 3: Wednesday 5 October 2016 Time Programme Venue 8:30 am - 9:00 am 9:00 am - 10:30 am 10:30 am - 11:00 am Registration Opening ceremony of CICTS Peer Review and Group Work Methodology, Mr David Zamora, international consultant, UNDESA CR4 OGD National Action Plan Peer Reviewing 5

6 During this session, a smaller group of participants will peer review the draft OGD National Actions Plans of Nepal and aabangladesh. The peer reviewing process will be conducted using the S.M.A.R.T. methodology to ensure that action plans are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant/ Realistic and Time-bound. The peer reviewing will be conducted through group work according to the following methodology: There will be four different groups composed by participants, experts and other experienced peers. The participants of the country whose action plan is being reviewed will not be part of any of these groups. Each working group will analyse a different set of goals/commitments of the country s OGD action plan and will discuss them using the S.M.A.R.T. methodology. They will take note of all the comments and recommendations using a flip chart. During the group work, the participants of the country whose action plan is being reviewed will visit each group to answer questions and provide clarification as required. The working groups will briefly share the key comments and recommendations identified for each of the assigned goals/commitments in plenary. The national consultants will serve as note takers. 11:00 am - 11:30 am 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 3:30 pm 5:00 pm Bangladesh s OGD National Action Plan Peer Review Goals/commitments review by working groups, facilitated by, Mr Tanka Aryal, national consultant, UNDESA Lunch Nepal s OGD National Action Plan Peer Review Goals/commitments review by working groups, facilitated by Ms Sohana Chowdhury, national consultant, UNDESA Comments and recommendations presentation from peer review by the Rapporteurs, facilitated by Mr David Zamora, international consultant, UNDESA Wrap up of the day CICTSTI: Fostering regional science, technology and innovation collaboration through an Asia-Pacific innovation forum Reception Hall Room 4 Day 4: Thursday 6 October 2016 Committee on Information and Communications Technology, Science, Technology and Innovation (CICTSTI) Time Programme Venue 9:00 am - 10:30 am CICTSTI: Regional capacity-building on information and communications technology for development Room 3 6

7 9:00 am - 10:30 am 10:30 am - 11:00 am 11:00 am - 1:00 pm 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm CICTSTI: Facilitating knowledge sharing between subregional science, technology and innovation cooperation mechanisms in Asia and the Pacific CICTSTI: Participants are free to join any session of CICTSTI of their choice Lunch Recap and Next steps This session summarizes the main discussions and key outcomes of the workshop. Next steps for the implementation of the OGD Action Plans for Nepal and Bangladesh will be outlined,. The session concludes in discussing the regional agenda for Open Government Data and potentials for collaborations and learnings. Short presentation by UNDESA, followed by a moderated discussion on: Looking forward the specifics and questions for the implementation in Nepal and Bangladesh and the OGD agenda and progress in the region. Mr David Zamora, international consultant, UNDESA and Ms Arpine Korekyan, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNDESA Closing: Ms Arpine Korekyan, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNDESA and Ms. Atsuko Okuda, Chief, ICT and Development Section, UNESCAP Departure Room 4 Reception Hall Information UNDESA/DPADM Open Government Data programme All presentations and materials from this workshop DESA/DPADM/Development management Branch Ms. Arpine Korekyan, Governance and Public Administration Officer, korekyan@un.org Ms. Aranzazu Guillan Montero, Inter-regional Advisor, DPADM guillanmontero@un.org Ms. Nadezhda Christiansen, Programme Assistant christiansenn@un.org 7

8 ESCAP Mr. Atsuko Okuda, Chief, ICT and Development Section Ms. Sayuri Cocco Okada, Social Affairs Officer Mr. Alexey Kravchenko, Associate Economic Affairs Officer 8

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