Programme for UNDP Workshop on e-Inclusion and Media for Indigenous Peoples,

6-8 December 2007, at the e-Bario Knowledge Fair Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Thursday 6 December

Afternoon

Session 1: Press and the Media

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

2:00

Introduction to the Workshop. Mr. Lars Bestle, UNDP-Asia Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) and Rukka Sombolinggi, UNDP-Regional Indigenous Peoples Programme (RIPP), UNDP Regional Centre, Bangkok and Dr. Roger Harris, Consultant UNDP.

2:00 PM

2:30 PM

0:30

The Indigenous peoples of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. Mr. Hari Kishore Chakma, Bangladesh

2:30 PM

2:40 PM

0:10

Indigenous Peoples Issues in Nepalese Media. Khim Prasad Ghale, Nepal

2:40 PM

2:50 PM

0:10

Hydro Projects: Development Conflicts and Displacement. Tongam Rina, India

2:50 PM

3:00 PM

0:10

Effectiveness of Media in the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Tuidim Tawkliana, India

3:00 PM

3:10 PM

0:10

The Northern Media and Information Network -Nordis Experience and its Relevance to the Asian Indigenous Peoples Perspective. Pio Jun Verzola, Philippines

3:10 PM

3:20 PM

0:10

Discussion

3:20 PM

4:00 PM

0:40

Break

4:00 PM

4:30 PM

0:30

Session 2: ICTs and Telecentres

4:30 PM

6:00 PM

1:30

Indigenous Peoples Experimentation with ICTs in Sabah, Malaysia.  Jennifer Lasimbang, Malaysia

4:30 PM

4:40 PM

0:10

The Kuh-Ke-Nah Network – Enabling Indigenous People to Choose how they want to be Included in the Information Society of the 21st Century .Jesse Fiddler, Canada

4:40 PM

4:50 PM

0:10

TBA. Riaka Hiakita, New Zealand

4:50 PM

5:00 PM

0:10

Knowledge-Livelihood-Prosperity: Community Information Centres – Empowering Isolated Tribal Communities through ICTs.  Dillip Pattanaik, India

5:00 PM

5:10 PM

0:10

Bannok TV: Empowering the Mae Yao Hill Tribe Community through Media and Technology. Sombat Boongamanong, Thailand

5:10 PM

5:20 PM

0:10

Discussion

5:20 PM

6:00 PM

0:40

Friday 7 December

Morning

Session 3: Radio, TV and Film

8:30AM

10:00AM

1:30

TBA. Jim Remedio, Australia

8:30 AM

8:40 AM

0:10

Experiences in Empowering Indigenous Peoples in West Kalimantan. Stefanus Masiun, Indonesia

8:40 AM

8:50 AM

0:10

Participatory Media and Advocacy: Case Study of Documenting Children and Community Perspectives of Conflict in North and Northeast Uganda. Ina Hume, Uganda

8:50 AM

9:00 AM

0:10

Surviving Beyond Political Borders: Communication Challenges of the Akha People in the Highlands of Mainland Southeast Asia. Wang Jianhua, Chinese Akha / Thailand

9:00 AM

9:10 AM

0:10

TBA Nyan Nea & Sovann Hien, Cambodia

9:10 AM

9:20 AM

0:10

TBA Mariela Idivuoma, Norway

9:20 AM

9:30 AM

0:10

Discussion

9:30 AM

10:00 AM

0:30

Break

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

0:30

Afternoon

Session 4: Policy and Research

10:30AM

12:00AM

1:30

TBA. Maurice Malanis, Philippines

10:30 AM

10:40 AM

0:10

Exploration of Bi-lingual Education for Pwo-Karen community: Experience from Thailand. Suchin Petcharugsa, Thailand

10:40 AM

10:50 AM

0:10

The Development of the Indigenous Portal and the Work of the World Summit on the Information Society.  Teanau Tuiono, New Zealand

10:50 AM

11:00 AM

0:10

TBA Michael Gurstein, Canada

11:00 AM

11:10 AM

0:10

TBA Christian Erni, Asia

11:10 AM

11:20 AM

0:10

Discussion

11:20 AM

12:00 PM

0:40

Saturday 8 December

Morning

Wrap up: Formulation of a supplement to the UN Declaration on Human Rights for Indigenous Peoples on e-Inclusion.

9:00 AM

11:00 AM

2:00