Globalisation and Indigenous
Peoples
Facing the 21st Century with Confidence, with the help of Information and Communications Technologies

Programme for The e-Bario Knowledge Fair, 6-8 December 2007, Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia.

 
     

 

Thursday 6 December

Opening Session

Welcoming Remarks and Introduction to the Kelabit Highlands by Mr. John Tarawe, CEO e-Bario Sdn Bhd.

Special Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Gerawat Gala, President of RURUM Kelabit Sarawak

Special Remarks by Mr. Lars Bestle, Programme Specialist for Policy Development and Dialogue, UNDP Regional Centre, Bangkok

Launch of the e-Bario Knowledge Fair by Mr. William Patrick Nyigor, Director, ICT Unit, Chief Minister’s Department, Sarawak.

Introduction to e-Bario, by Mr. John Tarawe

Keynote Presentations (Plenary) Moderator, Professor Peter Songan

Professor Heather Hudson,  From Rural Village to Global Village: Using ICTs for Development in the North and South

Dr. Michael Gurstein, A Community Informatics Approach to ICTs for Indigenous Communities.

Ms. Poline Bala, Information Communication Technologies for  Greater Agency: the Kelabit Engagement with e-Bario in the Kelabit Highlands

 

Parallel e-Tracks

UNDP Workshop on e-Inclusion and Media for Indigenous Peoples

e-Culture. Moderator, Dick Bala

Session 1: Press and the Media

Strategies for Social Inclusion: A Comparative Study of Community Based Access to Information and Communication Technologie. Jeremy Brown, Department of Business & Management University Brunei Darussalam

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.          

The Impact of Christianity on the Kelabits. Soloman Bulan, Pastor / Reverend - SIB Miri

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

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

Ethnic Minorities as Building Blocks of National Integration in Malaysia: The Kelabit ExperienceDr Phillip Raja, Paediatric Cardiologist, Miri

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

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

Food Adventures in the Heart of Borneo. Agan Tadun

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

 

e-Kelabit. Moderator, Poline Bala

Session 2: Radio, TV and Film

The Path of Bario Green Clinic. Jong Fung Swee, JKR Sarawak.

Central Australian Aboriginal Media. Jim Remedio, Australia

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

Doing High-tech Collaborative Research in the Middle of Borneo: A Case Study of e-Bario as a Base for the Transfer of GIS Technology in the Kelabit Highlands of Sarawak, Malaysia.  Sarah Hitchner, Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia.

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

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

Smart Farming - Bario Rice . Gerawat Nulun, Farmer – Bario.

Nyan Nea & Sovann Hien, Cambodia

Community Dinner

Welcoming by Roger Harris

Welcoming speeches by Pemanca Henry Jala (Paramount Chief of the Kelabits)

Kelabit Dancing

Traditional Music

Traditional Dress Judging

Kesatuan Wanita (dancing) Presentation

 

Friday 7 December

Parallel e-Tracks

UNDP Workshop on e-Inclusion and Media for Indigenous Peoples

e-Language, Moderator, Gerawat Nulun

Session 3: ICTs and Telecentres

Preserving the Kelabit Language. Markus Raja and Lucy Bulan, School Principal – Miri

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

Preservation of Indigenous Languages Through Character Encoding and Corpus Development. Ahmad Zaki Abu Bakar, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

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

Bario Lakuh Digital Library. Alvin W. Yeo, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

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

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

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

e- Remote: Technology, Moderator, Dr. Alvin Yeo

Session 4: The Way Forward  for e-Inclusion and Media for Indigenous Peoples: A Regional Action Plan

Small Scale Hydro Power (Pico-Hydro) for eBario ICT Telecentre Tan Chong Eng, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

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

Thin Client Technology for Rural ICT (eBario Case Study). Mohd. Nazri Khairuddin, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for JKR Projects in the Rural Areas. Mr. Bernard Chong, Environmental Management Unit, Public Works Dept (JKR), Kuching

 

Plenary e-Tracks

e-Development, Moderator, Michael Gurstein

African Women Influencing Gender-Balanced Development, Through Information Technologies. Marian Pelletier, Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Exploring Electronic Democracy for Underserved Areas in Malaysia. Abdul Gapar Abu Bakar, Centre for Community Networking Research, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia

The People in the Heart of Borneo " Formadat". Gerawat Gala, President RURUM Kelabit Sarawak from Kuching

Tracking Pride and Performance: An Innovative Approach to Evaluation of Social Empowerment through a Multimedia and Information Technologies Project in Remote Aboriginal Australia. Helen Travers, HITnet, University of Queensland.

The Way Forwar. Gerawat Gala, President of RURUM Kelabit Sarawak

e-Tourism, Moderator, Roger Harris

Developing a Homestay  Programme: Community Based Tourism and Conservation of Local Attractions for Villages in Sabah, Malaysia. .Joanna Kitingan, President, Sabah Homestay Association

Community Based Tourism in Asia; an Overview. Daniella Schiller, Research Intern, Step-Up travel and Asian Encounters

The Kelabit Name Changing Ceremony: Balancing the Odds.  Lucy Bulan @ Sineh Raben Bala, School Principal – SMK Taman Tunku Miri

The Economics and Sustainability of Pro-Poor Community Based Tourism; the Role of ICTs. Sanjay Nadkarni , Research Affiliate, School of Travel Industry Management, University of Hawaii

 

Saturday 8 December

Wrap up: Formulation of the Concept Note on e-Inclusion and Media for Indigenous Peoples in Asia.

e-Kelabit Wrap Up  (Plenary). Summation and reflection of experiences and learning and on the further use of ICTs for Kelabit Development
Formulation of the e-Bario Vision for Indigenous Peoples

Handicraft Workshops; Design Music and Carving and Bario Tourism Exhibition (Plenary)

Community Farewell Dinner and Closing.