Schedule

Lift-off towards open government



  • 14 th Dec 2010 Pre-conference (Ghent)
  • 15 th Dec 2010 Conference day 1 (Brussels)
  • 16 th Dec 2010 Conference day 2 (Brussels)

14 th Dec 2010 Pre-conference

09:00 Welcome / Flemish e-Government

Geert Mareels, Flemish e-Government Manager

09:10 Citadel Statement: European policy to support local e-Government

Dr.Julia Glidden, managing director, 21c Consultancy Ltd.

10:10 Modernising government to shape a better future

Prof. Carlota Perez

11.10 Coffee Break
11:40 Reflections on the Citadel Statement

Daniël Termont, Mayor Ghent

12:10 I-scan tool. E-government: a new chance or a new problem?

Sabine Rotthier, University College Ghent

12:40 Lunch
14:00 Innovations in Mobile Communication for Emergency services

John Baekelmans, Customer Solutions Director Cisco

14:30 Opening up public data to improve transparancy and efficiency

Paul Davidson, Chief Information Office of Sedgemoor District Council. Director of the Local e-Government Standards Body.

15:15 Tomorrows public services today

Jos Creese, Head of IT, Hampshire County Council and President, Society of IT Management, UK

16:00 Coffee Break
16:30 Information doesn't want to be free, people do

Cory Doctorow

17:30 Open source Cloud computing platform

Dries Buytaert, Drupal

18:00 Closure

Geert Bourgeois, Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government.

18:20 End of conference day
19:00 Social event: Museum for Modern Arts (James Ensor exhibition)

15 th Dec 2010 Conference day 1

9am Plenary Session 1: Welcome and Formal Opening

Opening Ceremony

Herman Van Rompuy ( Europe 2020)
EU President
Neelie Kroes (Digital Agenda Europe + eGovernment Action Plan 2015)
Vice -President & Commissionar
Vincent Van Quickenborne (presentation of link with BE digital plan)
BE Minister
10:30am Coffee Break
11am Plenary Session 2: the European ICT Agenda of yesterday - today - tomorrow

What is "Open Government"? - a look forward...

Visionary speaker: Peter Hinssen
Across Technology
11:30am Plenary Session 3: the future of public service: a search for a new balance

Feedback from a country that did it...

USA perspective for a future public service:  Vivek Kundra
U.S. CIO
11:50am Plenary Session 4: From eGovernment Policy to Implementation

What's the plan for the coming years?

Robert Madelin
DG INFSO
Francisco Garcia Moran
DG DIGIT
12:30am Lunch
2pm Special session : cyber-threats for successful eGovernment
Luc Beirens
FCCU - BE
Lauri Almann
lawyer
Marc Henauer
MELANI - CH
Annemarie Zielstra
NICC - ICTU.nl
Lionel Ferret
Cert.be
2pm Plenary Session 5: Open Government: (administrative effectiveness & efficiency)

How efficient and effective is my Government?

Introductions by Mr Alain Gerlache
 
Mechthild Rohen
DG INFSO
Frank De Saer - the KBO effect
CIO FPS Economy
Maarten Hillenaar
CIO of NL
Randeep Sudan
World Bank
3:30pm Coffee break
4pm Break-Out Session 1: Citizen & Business Centricity

Is my government thinking about me first?

Nick Batey
 
Gonçalo Caseiro
Portugal
Ales Dobnikar
Slovenia
Peter Strickx
Belgium
David Osimo
Open declaration
4pm Break-Out Session 2: national eLaws versus one European eLaw

Is my eLaw "Open Government ready" ?

Introduction of the session and speakers by professor Jos Dumortier
Time.Lex
European work group on telematic procedures - A study of a potential EU directive (tbc)
Prof. Giovanni Duni
Joanna Beczala - identity theft
DG JLS
Willem De Beuckelaere
BE Privacy Commission
Benoit Van Asbroeck
Bird & Bird
Debate moderated by professor Jos Dumortier
Time.Lex
4pm Break-Out Session 3: Attaining social value through eGovernment: Measurement tools

"How can I measure the real (added) value of my Government?"

Introduction of the session and speakers by Hugo Kerschot
IS-Practice
OECD: suggestions for possible take-up for usage of eGov services
Barbara Ubaldi
the 2010 Benchmark measurement for eGovernment Services
Graham Colclough
Governance Solutions International
Guido Bertucci
Danish Technology Institute
Jeremy Millard
view from the Commission: (DG INFSO)
Lucilla Sioli
5pm Plenary Session 6: Putting the internal market in practice

How can I "TRUST" the rest of Europe?

Introduction by Frank Robben
KSZ-BCSS
STORK
R.Posch
PEPPOL
Klaus Vilstrup Pedersen, Deputy Project Director
SPOCS
D.Tinholt
eHealth - epSOS
F.Robben
6pm End of conference day 15/12
Social Event

16 th Dec 2010 Conference day 2

9am Plenary Session 7: Report back of pre-conferences

Bits & Bytes from the World

eGovernment conference of local authorities
Geert Mareels
Cybercrime
Luc Beirens
10am Coffee break
10:30am Break-Out Session 4: Green IT

How green is my (IT in) Government?

Moderation of the debate by Bill Mc Luggage
UK
German research Center for Environmental Health
Dr Wolfgang zu Castell
"internet must become greener" by the CTO Office SSET Unit (Smart Systems & Energy Technology)(IMEC)
Prof. Rudy Lauwereins
ICT for a greener administration - ICT agenda for the environment 2010-2015 (Sweden)
Sofia Holmgren
View from the Commission
Colette Maloney
10:30am Break-Out Session 5: eParticipation - eDemocracy

Where and How can I influence my politicians?

MySociety.org
Tom Steinberg
Africa4All
Mr.Vasilis Koulolias - Gov2u
Vickie Cammack - TYZE Personal Networks
PLAN Institute
Diogo Vasconselos
APDC (Portugal)
Moderation of the debate by Béatrice Van Bastelaer
 
10:30am Break-Out Session 6: Open Government by way of Cloud computing

Let's talk about clouds...

Daniele Catteddu
ENISA
Stuart McRae
IBM
Jean-François Junger
Commission
Hans Graux
legal/study group
Moderator: Peter Strickx
Fedict
12am Lunch
1:30pm Plenary Session 8: BATTLE OF THE CEO's

The Law of the Jungle?

Peter Korsten : Introduction next speaker
 
CEO from software sector
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CEO from telecom sector
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CEO from IT sector
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CEO from Internet sector
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3:30pm Plenary Session 9 : CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSING
Rapporteur David Broster
IPTS
Commissionar Mr Maros Sefcovic
DG DIGIT
Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne
BE Minister
4:30pm End of conference 16/12