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Wednesday, 27th of June

9:00 - 12:30 Media Round Table
13:00 - 16:25

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony took place in the Golden Hall of Stockholm's City Hall. Click here for historical information and to view the Golden Hall.

Chair: International IDEA Secretary General, Bengt Säve-Söderbergh

13:00 - 13:10 Lord Mayor of Stockholm, Axel Wennerholm (5-10 minutes prior to meal)
13:10 - 13:15 International IDEA Board of Directors Chair, Thorvald Stoltenberg
13:15 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 14:50 Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, Lena Hjelm-Wallén
14:50 - 15:10 Chef de Cabinet, UNDP Administrator Office, Anne Birgitte Albrectson
15:10 - 15:20 Choir
15:20 - 15:40 President of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus
15:40 - 16:00 President of Finland, Tarja Halonen
15:50 - 16:00 Choir
  Closing of the Ceremony
19:00 - 21:00 Reception
Hosted by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Thursday, 28th of June: Plenaries and Workshops
09:00 - 10:15

Plenary 1: The ICT Revolution and Democracy: Peril or Promise?

Chair: General Co-ordinator of the Information Society Programme, Brazil, Eduardo Tadao Takahashi

World Bank Vice President, Mats Karlsson

Chair of ASP Industry Consortium and Vice President of Citrix Corporation, Traver Gruen-Kennedy

Harvard University Professor Pippa Norris

10:15 - 10:30 Film
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Media Round Table
11:00 - 12:00

Plenary 2: The ICT Revolution and Democracy: Divide, Deficit or Dividend

Chair: Eastern and Southern African Universities Research Programme (ESAURP) Executive Director, Ted Luta Maliyamkono

European Parliament Spokeswoman, Lone Dybkjaer

The United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER), Matti Pohjola

12:00 - 12:30 Simultaneous Workshops (see below)
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
12:30 - 13:00 Press Conference
13:30 - 17:30

Simultaneous Workshops (continued)

Workshop 1: How Governments and Parliaments are Using Information and Communication Technology

Workshop 2: Political Expression in the ICT Age - The Role of Political Parties

Workshop 3: Introducing Technology to Elections: A Sustainable Approach

Workshop 4: Local Democracy Online

Workshop 5: Opening up Authoritarian States

18:00 - 20:00 Reception and Open House at International IDEA
Friday, 29th of June:
08:45 - 10:15

Showcase Presentations

Chair: Special Advisor to the Director-General of UNESCO, Ambassador Madanjeet Singh

World Bank Development Gateway Director, Carlos Braga

Minnesota E-Democracy Board Chair, Steven Clift

National Democratic Institute, Namibia, Foster Mijiga

Danish Parliament, Director of Public Communication, Johs Johansen

Worldview International Foundation Assistant Secretary General, Gowrie Ponniah

10:15 - 10:35 Coffee Break
10:35 - 11:35

Policy Paper Presentation and Operationalization

Chair and Speaker: Capacity-Building Division Director (International IDEA), Patrick Molutsi

Project on the Information Revolution and World Politics Director (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), William Drake

11:35 - 11:45 Short Recess
11:45 - 12:30

Plenary 3: Into the Future and Ways Forward

Chair: International IDEA Director of Information, Karin-Lis Svarre

International IDEA Secretary General, Bengt Säve-Söderbergh

EU-Commissioner, Erkki Liikanen

12:30 - 13:00 Press conference

 

 

 
  
 

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