e-Development Thematic Group/GICT & Cisco Systems

Friday, 22 February 2008;
9:30 am to 12:00 pm

As the World Bank attempts to increase the quality of its ICT portfolio and to remain on the cutting edge of policy and regulatory advise, it is useful for its staff to join with other stakeholders in development from the private sector. The objective of such dialogues is to share best practices, understand trends and new technologies and selectively create joint approaches to funding and implementing ICT solutions within the WBG institutional context. In that spirit, the World Bank's Global ICT Department joined with Cisco's public sector team on February 22 to discuss joint approaches faced on common themes in ICT4D in a half-day knowledge sharing workshop. Together with thought leaders from across the Bank and representatives of development partners at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), US Trade and Development Agency (TDA), the Cisco team dug into the details of their respective experiences in the areas of connected government, cities, health, education and public safety/transportation. About 50 participants attended the plenaries and breakout sessions.

Plenary Session: Opening & Overview (9:30 - 10:30 am, Room F5K-182)

• Randeep Sudan,  e-Government Practice Leader and Lead ICT Policy Specialist, CITPO (chair and opening remarks)
• Scott Blacklin, Vice President, Emerging Markets, Public Sector (opening remarks)
• Luiz Serra, Replicable Business Model (RBM) Team Leader, Cisco Systems (presentation)

Breakout Session I: Government Modernization (10:45 am - 12:00 pm, room F5K-182)

Chair/Discussion Leader:

• Randeep Sudan, e-Government Practice Leader and Lead ICT Policy Specialist, CITPO

Panelists:

• Luiz Serra, Connected City RBM and RBM Team Lead, Cisco Systems
• Phil Davies, Connected Government RBM Expert, Cisco Systems
• Gerhard Fischer, Connected Public Safety and Transportation RBM Expert, Cisco Systems
• Andy Oppenheim, Connected Emergency Response RBM Expert, Cisco Systems

Breakout Session II: Education (10:45 am - 12:00 pm, Room F5P-188)

Chair/Discussion Leader:

• Peter Nicolas Materu, Sr Education Spec,  AFTH3

Speakers:

• John Connell, Connected Schools and Education Administration RBM Expert, Cisco Systems
• Martin Roeske, Connected Campus and Research Network RBM Expert, Cisco Systems

 Breakout Session III: Health (10:45 am - 12:00 pm, Room F5P-186)

Chair/Discussion Leader

• Homira Nassery, Public Health and Gender Specialist, HDNHE (Chair)

Speaker

• Debra Sloane, Connected Hospital and Health Record RBM Expert, Cisco Systems

Discussants

• Jacqueline Dubow, Consultant, HDN