BALTIC IT&T 2006 FORUM: eBaltics

FORUM PROGRAMME

Wednesday, April 5

Time	Activity	Venue*
9.00-11.00	„Virtual Hospital” for eHealth solutions: Presentations *Sponsored by*	Hall Venta
10.00-11.00	Seminar “Secure Information Exchange in Electronic Media”: Opening: Toward the Culture of Security *Organised in cooperation with* Chairman: Guntis Mačs, State Deputy Secretary Ministry of Transport, Latvia Welcome Guntis Mačs, State Deputy Secretary Ministry of Transport, Latvia How the ICT Industry Addresses the Security Challenges Olivier Paridaens, Chair, the Network and Information Security committee of EICTA, Head of Security Consulting and Business Development of Alcatel Advantages of IT Security Prof. Uldis Sukovskis, Director, IT Consulting and Audit, Rīga Information Technology Institute (RITI), Latvia	Hall Daugava1
11.00-11.30	Coffee break
11.30-13.00	Seminar “Secure Information Exchange in Electronic Media”: The Role of Regulators and Policy Makers in Addressing Security Issues Chairman: Dr. Andris Virtmanis, Director of Department of Electronic Communications and Post, Public Utilities Commission, Latvia Changing Role of the Regulator in Addressing Network and Information Security Challenges Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy director of Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania (RRT) Internet safety across Europe: awareness activities of the INSAFE network Agnieszka Wrzesien, Project Officer, Awareness Node Poland, EU Safer Internet Action Plan Security in Cyberspace − an Integral Part of State Security from the Criminal Law Perspective Dr. Uldis Ķinis, Chief Judge of Kuldīga district court of Latvia, ad litem Judge of the International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia	Hall Daugava1
11.00-13.00	„Virtual Hospital” for eHealth solutions: Hands-on	Hall Venta
13.00-14.00	Lunch *Hosted by*
14.00-16.00	Seminar “Secure Information Exchange in Electronic Media”: Best Practices and Country Experience Chairman: Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy director of Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania (RRT) Building secure electronic signature for Latvia: today and future Gints Škodovs, Director General, Board Chairman, Latvian Post Managing sensitive personal data in Estonian state registers Dr. Jan Willemson, Senior research engineer, Cybernetica, Estonia Defining Security Culture Pēteris Treijs, State Information Network Agency, Latvia Internet voting in Estonia Tarmo Milva, Chief Operating Officer, Certification Centre Ltd, Estonia	Hall Daugava1
	eInclusion Experts Roundtable Co-organised by: Ministry of Electronic Government Affairs of Latvia, Information Society Development Committee under the Government of Lithuania, Equal transnational partnership “Vit@l Society, Technology for people”, Equal project “Training in Computer and Internet Usage of Unemployed in Latvia” *Chairperson: Ina Gudele, Head of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Electronic Government Affairs of Latvia* Welcome Jānis Reirs, Minister of Electronic Government Affairs of Latvia Discussion topics 1. “ICT for an Inclusive Society” EC ministerial conference in Riga, June, 2006 EU Policy and Action Paul Timmers, Head of eInclusion Unit, Directorate-General for Information Society and Media, European Commission The Role of eInclusion in the Development of Information Society Ina Gudele, Head of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Electronic Government Affairs of Latvia 2. Book and manifest “Vit@l Society: The New Social Use of ICT” Vital Society \| new social use of ICT: a case for new policy Else Rose Kuiper, Director of Brekend Vaatwerk, the Secretary of Equal transnational partnership “Vit@l Society, Technology for people”, the Netherlands Participants NeDAP eInclusion action line co-ordinators and work group members Representatives from eInclusion Unit, Information Society and Media DG, EC Representatives from associations, social projects and community initiatives Information society and Inclusion responsible senior officials from ministries	Hall Latvija
	„Virtual Hospital” for eHealth solutions: Presentations	Hall Venta
13.00-17.00	EPIST − brokerage event for eHealth and eInclusion projects *Organised by* More information: http://www.epist.org/default_multipla.php?page_index=brokerage_events	Hall Lielupe
16.00-16.20	Coffee break
16.20-18.00	Seminar “Secure Information Exchange in Electronic Media”: Security Awareness − Essential Part of Security Management Chairpersons: Olivier Paridaens, Chair, the Network and Information Security committee of EICTA; Katrīna Sataki, Head of Division, Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Latvia Security Awareness as Essential Part of Security Management Ilze Murāne, IS Security Manager, Bank of Latvia Discussion, conclusions	Hall Daugava1
	eInclusion Experts Roundtable *Chairperson: Ina Gudele, Head of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Electronic Government Affairs of Latvia* Discussion topics 3. NeDAP eInclusion Action Line activities Information Society Development in NeDAP Jan Peter Stromsheim, Senior Adviser, Department of Education and Training, Ministry of Education and Research, NeDAP SOIS Chairman, Norway eInclusion Action Line at Northern eDimension Aurimas Matulis, Director, Information Society Development Committee, Government of Lithuania, NeDAP eInclusion Action Line Chairman 4. Public-private partnership in eInclusion projects Latvia@World project: a true PPP example Prof. Imants Freibergs, President, Latvian Information and Communications Technology Association (LIKTA), Latvia Discussion, conclusions	Hall Latvija
16.00-18.00	„Virtual Hospital” for eHealth solutions: Hands-on	Hall Venta
19.00-21.30	Official Reception of Baltic IT&T 2006 Participants	The Latvian Railway History Museum, Uzvaras Boulevard 2/4

Thursday, April 6

Time	Activity	Venue*
9.00-11.00	Official Opening of the Conference Plenary Session: ICT and The Challenges of Convergence Chairman: Dr. Gundars Strautmanis, President and Chairman of the Board, Lattelekom, Latvia Opening speech of the 10th International Conference “Information Technologies and telecommunications in the Baltic Sea and CEE region” Aigars Kalvītis, Prime Minister, Honorary Chairperson of the Baltic IT&T 2006 Forum, Latvia eInclusion policy and priorities in Europe Paul Timmers, Head of eInclusion Unit, Directorate-General for Information Society and Media, European Commission European collaboration in Network and Information Security Ronald De Bruin, Head of the Cooperation and Support Department, European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) ICT Industry challenges in Europe Mark MacGann, Director-General, EICTA ICT Industry Development in Latvia Jānis Bergs, CEO, MicroLink Latvia	Hall Daugava
	„Virtual Hospital” for eHealth solutions: Presentations	Hall Venta
11.00-11.30	Coffee break
11.30-13.00	eGovernment Session: Outsourcing and Beyond Business Models for Electronic Government: Opening *Co-organised by* *The Swedish Administrative Development Agency* *Session partner* *Chairperson: Lena Jönsson, Director General, the Swedish administrative development agency* Opening: Electronic government in the Baltic Sea States Lena Jönsson, Director General, the Swedish administrative development agency Optimization of Business-Processes in eGovernment Dr. Josef Thoma, Business Manager Contact Center & CTI Solutions, Alcatel, Headquarters Vienna, Austria Business Process Outsourcing – Implications for e-Government Johan Magnusson, the Centre for Business Solutions at the School of Business, Economics and Law Magnus Eriksson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden	Hall Daugava
11.00-13.00	„Virtual Hospital” for eHealth solutions: Hands-on	Hall Venta
13.00-14.00	Lunch
14.00-16.00	Parallel sessions:
14.00-15.15	eGovernment Session: Outsourcing and Beyond Business Models for Electronic Government *Chairperson: Lena Jönsson, Director General, the Swedish administrative development agency* Business models for electronic Government Erik Fossum, Director General, Brønnøysund Register Centre, Norway Mikael Svensson, Accenture IT infrastructure outsourcing for government sector in Latvia Aivis Rozenfelds, Systems Maintenance and Management department director, MicroLink Latvia Experiences from Outsourcing in the Finnish administration Seppo Kurkinen, Counsellor, State IT Management Unit, Ministry of Finance, Finland	Hall Daugava1
15.15-16.00	Business case on Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) from: Lantmäteriet (Swedish national cadastre, Speaker: Patrik Ottosson, Project Manager) WM-data (Speaker: Lennart Jonsson)	Hall Daugava1
14.00-16.00	eInclusion Session: eInclusion Policies and Motivation of Governments and Citizens Co-organised by: Equal transnational partnership “Vit@l Society, Technology for people”, Equal project “Training in Computer and Internet Usage of Unemployed in Latvia” Chairman: Sandis Kolomenskis, Country Manager, Microsoft Latvia Information society indicators for the Baltic Sea region Martin Lundo, Senior Adviser, Statistics Denmark eInclusion Policies and Facilitation of Motivation: Experience in Latvia Agrita Groza, Depute State Secretary, Ministry of Welfare, Latvia LatviaWorld project: a true Public Private Partnership example Prof. Imants Freibergs, President, Latvian Information and Communications Technology Association (LIKTA), Latvia DIGITAL PIONEERS: Small Funding, Great reach Syb Groeneveld, KnowlegeLand, the Netherlands eNorway Programme: First Steps of Implementation Jan Peter Stromsheim, Senior Adviser, Department of Education and Training, Ministry of Education and Research, Norway E-citizenship Development through Public-Private Partnership: Window to the Future case Loreta Križinauskienė, director, Window to the Future alliance, Lithuania	Hall Daugava2
	eHealth Session: eHealth Policy and Recent Activities in the Baltic Sea Region and Europe *Officially supported by* Session partner Chairman: Erkki Leego, CEO of Hansson, Leego & Partner, Estonia Opening speech Gundars Bērziņš, Minister of Health, Latvia Healthcare Information System Policy and Architecture in Latvia Rinalds Muciņš, Deputy State secretary, Ministry of Health, Latvia Ivars Solovjovs, Ernst&Young, Latvia E-health in Estonia Kristiina Rebane, Project Manager, Health Information and Analysis Department, Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia Lithuanian eHealth System Marius Strička, CEO, Health Care Management and Consulting, Lithuania Baltic eHealth − empowering regional development in the Baltic Sea Region Henning Voss, Project manager of Baltic eHealth, Centre for Health Telematics, Denmark E-health – strategic directions Bert Mulder, founder and partner, de InformatieWerkPlaats associate professor, The Hague University, the Netherlands	Hall Lielupe
16.00-16.20	Coffee break
16.20-18.00	Parallel sessions:
	eGovernment Session: Outsourcing and Beyond Business Models for Electronic Government *Chairperson: Sven-Eric Hargeskog, Director General, the Swedish administrative development agency* PPP and Outsourcing of government e-services: Lessons and experience in Latvia Andris Anspoks, Adviser to the Minister of Electronic Government affairs, Latvia Business case on Outsourcing Governance & Relationship Management from: City of Stockholm (Speaker: Rolf Lindkvist, IT manager) TietoEnator (Speaker: Lennart Larsson, General Manager, Sweden) Round up discussions, conclusions	Hall Daugava1
	eInclusion Session: New Methods of Work for Better Employment and Inclusion Chairman: Prof. Edvīns Karnītis, Leading Researcher, University of Latvia Collaborative Working Environment and New Methods of Work Jacques Babot, Head of sector, Unit F4: New working environment, Information Society and Media DG, European Commission Finnish Workplace Development Programme TYKES − ICT aspects Dr. Juhani Pekkola, Senior Planning Officer, Ministry of Labour, Finland E-learning for regional development: Cases in Latvia Dr. Atis Kapenieks, Director, Distance Education Study Center, Riga Technical University, Latvia	Hall Daugava2
16.20-18.20	eHealth Session: Implementation of Healthcare Information Systems Chairman: Dr. Ilia Fortunov, Senior Architect, Microsoft EMEA Public Sector Health Compulsory Insurance Management Information System Valentīna Ziedone, Health Compulsory Insurance State Agency, Latvia Hospital Information Systems in Estonia Erkki Leego, CEO of Hansson, Leego & Partner, Estonia E-health Technologies for Lithuanian Health Care Arūnas Lukoševičius, director, Biomedical Engineering Institute at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania Healthcare Information System Trends in Latvia Anita Straujuma, Chairperson of the Board, Meditec, Latvia Tervisepank (Healthbank) e-solution in Estonia Madis Tiik, CEO, Association of Family Doctors, Estonia Information Systems for Family Doctors: Needs and Challenges Sarmīte Veide, President of Latvian Family Physicians’ Association, Latvia	Hall Lielupe
18.30	Networking Cocktail	Atrium

Friday, April 7

Time	Activity	Venue*
9.00-11.00	Plenary Session: New Social Use of ICT Co-organised by: Equal transnational partnership “Vit@l Society, Technology for people”, Equal project “Training in Computer and Internet Usage of Unemployed in Latvia” Chairman: Robin Knowles, Chair, Thresholds Development Partnership, Peabody Trust, UK Opening speech Dagnija Staķe, Minister of Welfare, Latvia Strengths and Weaknesses of eInclusion Action Line at Northern eDimension − Time for Broader Action Aurimas Matulis, Director, Information Society Development Committee, Government of Lithuania Vital Society: The New Social Use of ICT Else Rose Kuiper, Director of Brekend Vaatwerk, the Netherlands The Effect of Mobile Communications on Social Capital in Latvia Juris Binde, President, LMT, Latvia The Thresholds project – how the social use of ICT breaks down labour market barriers in London Stephen Howlett, Chief Executive of the Peabody Trust, London, UK National Digital library of Latvia Andris Vilks, Director, National Library of Latvia	Hall Daugava1
	eHealth Session: Funding Instruments and Feasible Experience for IS Development in Healthcare Chairman: Henning Voss, Project manager of Baltic eHealth, Centre for Health Telematics, Denmark eHealth initiatives by the European Commission − towards a European eHealth Area Silas Olsson, Information Society and Media - ICT for Health Unit, European Commission EU priorities and its implications for IT Tanya Znamenskaya, Microsoft Senior Developer, Central and Eastern Europe, Germany The use of EU Structural Funds: Electronic Patient Visit Reservation System in Lithuania Romualdas Kizlaitis, Director, Center of Informatics and Development Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu klinikos, Lithuania Legal challenges of cross border eHealth services Leif Erik Nohr, Legal Advisor, Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, University Hospital of Northern Norway Implementation of Information System in the Hospital Valdis Zatlers, Chairman of the Board, Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Latvia Computer skills for doctors − how to develop them Dr. Nadežda Semjonova, director, Baltic Computer Academy, Latvia	Hall Lielupe
	IST4Balt Workshop “Towards a Knowledge Society“: Plenary Session, Session “Knowledge Society” *Organised by* For more detailed programme see www.balticit.com/ist4balt/conferences_and_workshops.php	RTU, Kaļķu 1
9.30	SOIS Meeting of the Northern eDimension	Hall Abava
11.00-11.30	Coffee break
11.30-13.00	Parallel sessions:
	eInclusion Session: Equal Access for All Session partner Chairman: Bert Mulder, professor, the Hague University, the Netherlands "Triple play" services and Equal Access Network Alfrēds Asars, Head of Technical Designing and Research Department, LATVENERGO TELEKOMUNIKĀCIJAS, Latvia Vendomar’s IPTV solution for Baltic market Dr. Priit Sarv, Technical director, Vendomar Ltd., Estonia Ribbonet^Ò Ericsson FTTx solution Anders Johansson, Business Manager, Ericsson Network Technologies, Sweden Access and Infrastructure: Situation in Latvia Mikus Ozols, board member, Latvian Internet Association How’s life in Estonia under the invisible WiMAX umbrella? Karel Kannel, member of the board and director of sales and marketing, Norby Telecom AS, Estonia Implementation Of The Universal Service Policy In Latvia Irina Kļevecka, Riga Technical University / Institute of Telecommunications, Latvia Dr. Jānis Lelis, Telecommunication Association of Latvia	Hall Daugava1
	eHealth Session: Quality Issues, Interoperability and Standards Chairman: Romualdas Kizlaitis, Director, Center of Informatics and Development Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu klinikos, Lithuania Architecture of eHealth solutions Dr. Ilia Fortunov, Senior Architect, Microsoft EMEA Public Sector Challenges in management of reference medical images Mikko Helander, sales manager, HP, Finland HL7 Version 3 in Europe − A Standard in Practice Kai U. Heitmann, Healthcare IT Consultant, University of Cologne, Germany	Hall Lielupe
	SOIS Meeting of the Northern eDimension	Hall Abava
	IST4Balt Workshop: eLearning, eInclusion	RTU, Kaļķu 1
13.00-14.00	Lunch
14.00-16.00	Parallel sessions:
	eInclusion Session: International Co-operation for Bridging Digital Divide Chairman: Jacques Babot, Head of sector, Unit F4: New working environment, Information Society and Media DG, European Commission Bridging the Digital Divide and Building Knowledge Societies Leopold Reif, Consultant, Hoffmann & Reif Consultants, Germany e-Business’ Brand Value − Turning the e-opportunities into Global Business Power Jorn W.Phigalt, ITM Europe, Chairman of TASBI, the Transatlantic Small Business Initiative, Denmark e-Inclusion: A South African Perspective Johan Eksteen, Engineer, Meraka Institute, South Africa Information Society and eInclusion Policy in Belarus Vera Skvortsova, Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Latvia Yury Yarmolinsky, Second secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Latvia Participants of eInclusion sessions, embassies, international co-operation experts Discussion	Hall Daugava1
	„Virtual Hospital” for eHealth solutions: Presentations	Hall Venta
	SOIS Meeting of the Northern eDimension	Hall Abava
	IST4Balt Workshop: eLogistics and mobile services, Development platforms for software and services Closing session (ends 17.45)	RTU, Kaļķu 1
16.00	Closing Coffee	Hall Daugava pre-function
16.00-18.00	„Virtual Hospital” for eHealth solutions: Hands-on	Hall Venta

* The Forum venue is Radisson SAS Daugava Hotel, Kuģu Street 24, except IST4Balt Workshop held at Rīga Technical University (RTU), Kaļķu Street 1