BALTIC IT&T 2008
FORUM: eBaltics
FORUM
PROGRAMME
Tuesday, April 8
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Time |
Activity |
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9.30-18.15
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Telecentre Leaders Forum Europe
Organised by: 
Major objectives:
- To
provide telecentres practitioners a chance to gain practical
skills and learn about new services that can be used to
improve their services;
- To
develop concrete strategies for enhancing the spirit of
networking, peer-to-peer learning and collaboration amongst
telecentre practitioners in Europe through Telecentre.Europe
network;
- To
search for common solutions to challenges faced by
telecentre practitioners in Europe such as telecentre
sustainability, access quality volunteer services,
benchmarking and project evaluation, fundraising at the
European Union;
- To
encourage the development of concrete collaborative
activities that offer solutions to telecentre
challenges.
Participants
limited to Telecentre.Europe network
members |
Wednesday, April 9
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Time |
Activity |
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9.00-18.00 |
Telecentre Leaders Forum Europe |
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9.30-11.00
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Workshop: Security − Internet and Information
Systems
Supported by: Ministry of Transport of Latvia,
European Network Information Security Agency
(ENISA) 
Co-organised by: 
Chairperson:
Dr. Andris Virtmanis, Director of Department of Electronic
Communications and Post, Public Utilities Commission,
Latvia
Opening
Andulis
Židkovs, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and
Communications of Latvia
The
feasibility of a Europe-wide Information Sharing and Alerting
System
Marco
Thorbruegge, Senior Expert CERT, European Network Information
Security Agency (ENISA)
State
information systems security improvement in
Latvia
Anatolijs
Zabašta, Deputy Head of Secretariat of Special Assignments
Minister for Electronic Government Affairs of
Latvia
Illegal
content. Rising Problem of Nowadays Internet
Security
Rytis
Rainys, Head of Network and Information Security Division,
Communications Regulatory Authority,
Lithuania
Consolidation
Of Emerging IT Systems Within Your Organization
Harijs
Bušs, CISA, Latvia |
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11.00-11.30 |
Coffee break |
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11.30-13.00 |
Workshop: Security − Internet and Information
Systems
Chairperson:
Ivo Ivanovs, President, ISACA Latvia
Chapter
Secure
and Robust Communication
Dr
Martin Gustavsson, Product Manager, SIM Secure End-to-end
Communication (SIMSEC)
Michael
Berg, Product Manager, Solutions for mission critical
communication, Ericsson
Cyber
Attacks in Modern Conflicts: A Case Study of the Cyber Attacks
Against Estonia in 2007
Rain
Ottis, Researcher, Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of
Excellence project team, Estonia
Legal
aspects of IT security in Europe
Dr
Martin Maisner, Partner, Rowan Legal, Czech
Republic
On
security issues of the mobile PKI solution
Dr
Ramūnas Šablinskas, Baltic Wireless PKI Forum, project
manager, Product Department, UAB Omnitel,
Lithuania |
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13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00-16.00 |
Workshop: Security − Internet and Information
Systems
Chairperson:
Marco Thorbruegge, European Network Information Security
Agency (ENISA)
Balance
between outside protection and self
responsibility
Egils
Stūrmanis, CSIRT manager, Latvia
Incident
management, tools and techniques
Jacques
Schuurman, SURFnet, the Netherlands
CERT
activities in Latvia − CERT NIC.LV, LV-CERT initiative
and incidents we deal with
Baiba
Kaškina, CERT project manager, Institute of Mathematics and
Computer Science, University of Latvia
Incident
Management from ISP Perspective
Katrīna
Sataki, SigmaNet, Institute of Mathematics and Computer
Science, Latvia
Panel discussion: Everyday Security − responsibility
chain
Moderator: Ivo
Ivanovs, President, ISACA Latvia
Chapter |
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16.00-16.30 |
Coffee break |
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16.30-18.00 |
Workshop: Security − Internet and Information
Systems
Chairperson
and moderator: Ilze Murāne, IS Security Manager, Bank of
Latvia
Information
security awareness in Europe
Kjell
Kalmelid, Expert Awareness Raising and Promotion of Best
Practice, European Network and Information Security Agency
(ENISA)
Social
engineering and the art of con
Konrads
Smeļkovs, Senior Adviser, Risk Advisory Services, KPMG Baltics
SIA
Psychological
aspects of Internet and information security
Dace
Bērziņa, lecturer, Department of Education and Social
Psychology, Rīga Teacher Training and Educational Management
Academy, Latvia
Panel discussion
Who is responsible for
information security awareness education (children and
grown-ups)?
NetSafe
and Hotline Latvia: experience in security awareness raising
activities
Agnese
Kriķe, Hotline Latvia Project Manager, Secretariat of Special
Assignments Minister for Electronic Government Affairs of
Latvia
Closing |
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9.15-17.30 |
Seminar: E-health ready hospital*
Organised by: 
Main topics:
- National
E-health update: background, future, first national E-health
projects progress, hospital needs and government
options;
- How
to prepare Latvian hospitals for E-health, and take the best
experience from institutions and service providers from
Europe;
- Partner
news, solutions for enterprise resource management,
performance and collaboration optimisation, patient
management, radiology/PACS, laboratory and others. (DEMO -
Hall VENTA)
More
information and detailed programme |
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14.00-17.30 |
InnoSME Workshop
Organised by: 
Presentation
of the InnoSME project, its tools and systems for SME
participation, exposition of good practices from other SMEs in
RTD FP, practical case studies
Maxime
Bouillard, Project and Information Officer, TeleRegions
Network |
Thursday, April 10
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9.00-11.00
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Official Opening of the Conference Baltic IT&T
2008
Plenary Session
Principal partner: 
Chairperson:
Juris Binde, President, Latvijas Mobilais Telefons,
Latvia
Opening key-note
Valdis
Zatlers, President of Latvia
Welcome
address
Prof.
Imants Freibergs, President, Latvian Information and
Communication Technology Association
(LIKTA)
Role
of governments and business in information society development
in EC countries
Ina
Gudele, Special Assignments Minister for Electronic Government
Affairs of Latvia
New
role of ICT companies in global economy
Doug
Mow, Chief Marketing Officer, Exigen Services,
USA
NIS
− A European Challenge
Tim
Mertens, Senior Expert Relations with EU Bodies and Member
States, European Network Information Security Agency
(ENISA)
Competitiveness
in the Global Economy
Jan
Muehlfeit, Chairman Europe, Microsoft
Corporation |
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11.00-11.30 |
Press conference of the Conference Baltic IT&T 2008
Coffee break |
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11.30-13.00 |
Plenary Session
Chairperson: Karina Pētersone, Deputy Speaker of the
Saeima of Latvia
The
evolution of the Information Society in the European
Union
Laura
Pontiggia, Policy Developer, European Commission - DG
Information Society & Media (DG INFSO)
E-Skills
Development: Supply vs. Demand Approach − How They
Meet
Dr
Krasimir Simonski, Deputy Chair State Agency for ITC, Co-chair
of the Telecentre.Europe network, Bulgaria
Tovards
Interoperability in Lithuania: principles, means and
challenges
Aurimas
Matulis, Director, Information Society Development Committee
under the Government of Lithuania
Key lessons from Estonian eGovernment
development
Linnar
Viik, Associate Professor, Estonian IT College (Web
conference)
Fostering
E-inclusion and employability
Carlos
Zorrinho, National Coordinator, Lisbon Strategy and the
Technological Plan, Portugal
Discussion |
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13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00-16.00 |
Parallel sessions: Qualitative Education for All in the
21st Century
Supported by: Ministry of Education and Science of
Latvia
Session partner:
Chairperson:
Dr. Juris Borzovs, Professor, Head of Computing Department,
University of Latvia
Opening key-note
Tatjana
Koķe, Minister of Education and Science of
Latvia
Education
in the 21st century. Microsoft vision.
Dr
Monika Kavanova, Education Sales & Marketing Manager,
Central & Eastern Europe HQ, Microsoft
Corporation
ICT
as a tool for school and education management in
Estonia
Jaak
Anton, Estonian Ministry of Education and
Research
Norways
experiences and policies to develop competitive
skills
Jan
Peter Stromsheim, Senior adviser in the Ministry of Education
and Research, Norway
Social
Role of Libraries in the Development of Information Society
and the Policy of State Education in Latvia
Andris
Vilks, Director, Latvia National Library
ICT
role in long term education strategy in
Finland
Jouni
Kangasniemi, Senior Adviser, Education and Science Policy,
Ministry of Education, Finland |
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Parallel sessions: Innovative e-services
Chairperson:
Prof Edvīns Karnītis, Commissioner, Public Utilities
Commission, Latvia
Electronic
procedures in the Services Directive
Birgit
Wilder, Seconded National Expert to the European Commission,
DG Internal Market and Services
Private
sector use of eServices and re-use
implication
Karlīna
Vaivade, Project Manager, Aksedo, Latvia
The
Demographic Change as an Opportunity - A Driver for ICT
Innovation
Dr.Ing.
Michael Boronowsky, Managing Director, The Center for
Computing Technologies, Bremen University
Citizen,
internet and adolescent democracy: Latvian example of
eParticipation
Rita
Rudusa, editor-in-chief, Latvian public policy website
politika.lv
E-notary
and X-Road
Kaspar
Karm, Head of Notaries IS Unit, Centre of Registers and
Information Systems, Estonian Ministry of Justice
Estonian
e-police system
Virgo
Riispapp, Chief of Infosystem department, Estonian
Police |
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Parallel sessions: CIO / ICT Industry
Session
Partners:  
Chairperson:
Valdis Lokenbahs, chairman of the board, Lattelecom
Technologies, Latvia
The
CIO function & organisation in Europe
Peter
Hagedoorn, President CIO Platform the Netherlands; member
Advisory Board EuroCIO, the Netherlands
Profile
of successful CIO
Viesturs
Lieģis, Amrop Hever Baltics, Latvia
The
next generation of global outsourcing
Doug
Mow, Chief Marketing Officer, Exigen Services,
USA
Latvenergo
IP based Open Electronic Communication Network − innovative
approach to the intelligent house
Andris
Skadiņš, AS Latvenergo, ITT Sales director,
Latvia
Innovating
Energy Efficiency
Veiko
Sepp, Vice President MU Nordic and Baltics, Ericsson,
Estonia
Quantitative
characteristics of Information Society and ICT industry in
Baltic states
Dr.
Māra Gulbe, asoc.prof. of Mathematics, University of
Latvia |
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16.00-16.30 |
Coffee break |
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16.30-18.30
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Parallel sessions: Qualitative Education for All in the
21st Century: General education
Chairperson:
Dr Monika Kavanova, Education Sales & Marketing Manager,
Central & Eastern Europe HQ, Microsoft
Corporation
ICT
strategy for general education and key projects in
Latvia
Inese
Gludīte, Director, IT Department, Ministry of Education and
Science of Latvia
Modernising
Schooling - a Global Perspective
Mike
Lloyd, Solutions Specialist, Microsoft Education Solutions
Group London HQ
e-learning
- Transforming the learning and teaching experience in
Romania
Eugenio
Ciappara, Territory Sales Manager, SIVECO,
Romania
Distance
learning solutions for vocational schools: Case Study of Ergli
secondary vocational school in Latvia
Jānis
Judrups, Baltijas Datoru Akadēmija
Personal,
integrated Internet services and online communities for
everyone
Jevgenijs
Junkins, Service Engagement Manager, Microsoft
Latvia
Sandra
Opmane, Windows Client Product Manager, Microsoft
Latvia |
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16.30-18.00 |
Parallel sessions: Innovative e-services
Chairperson:
Aurimas Matulis, Director, Information Society Development
Committee under the Government of
Lithuania
How
AKaCis and PeKaCis helped their youngest
brother
Valdis
Stokenbergs, Metrika, Latvia
Realisation
of integrated government and municipalities' e-services pilot
project in Latvia: challenges and
opportunities
Āris
Āriņš, project manager, RIX Technologies, Latvia
Electronic
Procurement Systems
Pēteris
Kāpostiņš, head of IT department, Electronic Procurement State
Agency, Latvia
Electronic
Tax Declaration Service by Lithuanian State Tax
Inspectorate
Gediminas Vysniauskis, Deputy Head
of State Tax Inspectorate
InnoSME
project experience to facilitate SME
participation
Francisco
Loras, Secretary General, TeleRegions
Network |
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Parallel sessions: CIO / ICT Industry Session
Chairperson:
Valdis Lokenbahs, chairman of the board, Lattelecom
Technologies, Latvia
Business
Process Definition as Part of Information System Feasibility
Study
Dr.
Baiba Apine, CISA, PMP, Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Ltd
Service
Oriented Architecure: practical
implementation
Andris
Anspoks, CIO, Rigas Satiksme, Latvia
IT
service management
Viktor
Petermann, Head of Process Management Office in Hansabank
Group IT, Estonia
The
roles and responsibilities of internal IT
department
Trent
Berghofer Chief of Staff Field COE, Microsoft IT,
Sweden
Maket
trends in web security and WAN acceleration and the proxy
server way
Dr
Dainis Geidmanis, chairman of the board, Blue Coat Systems
Latvia
Discussion:
Best practice and experience, how
business processes and efficiency was improved with the help
of ICT |
Friday, April 11
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9.00-11.00
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Sessions: Innovative e-services for SMEs
Supported by: Ministry of Economics of
Latvia
Chairperson:
Andris Ozols, director Investment and Development agency of
Latvia
Opening key-note
Kaspars
Gerhards, Minister of Economics of Latvia
Boosting
e-Business a European Commission
perspective
Daniel
Bunch, Deputy Head of Unit of ICT for Competitiveness and
Innovation, DG Enterprise & Industry, European
Commission
State
Policy for creating innovative and competitive business
environment in Latvia
Ilga Preimate, Deputy
State Secretary Ministry of Economics of Latvia
Emergence
of eCommerce in Germany
Prof
Kurt Monse, Managing director, FTK GmbH,
Germany
Innovative
e-services case study: Telehelp
Sergejs
Simonovs, director, LatInSoft, Latvia
Innovative
e-services case study: IF Online
Jānis
Kesteris, Head of IT Baltics&Rusia, If
Latvia
Innovative
e-services case study: MoreOrLess
Heiti
Pakk, Head of Sales of MoreOrLess,
Goldratt |
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11.00-11.30 |
Coffee break |
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11.30-13.00 |
Sessions: Innovative e-services for SMEs
Chairperson:
Māris Ozoliņš, Chairman of Board at TietoEnator
SIA
Card
Payment system and security
Dainis
Kārkliņš, Information Systems Security Officer Compliance
Manager, First Data International,
Latvia
Solutions
for e-services
Dainis
Bērziņš, Board Member and Chief Information Officer,
Hasabanka
Is
M better? A critical look at the m-payment
industry
Kārlis
Andersons, director, CityCredit, Latvia
To
PayPal or not - Experiences and Alternatives
Dr
Leo Seļavo, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer
Science, University of Latvia
Discussion |
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Parallel sessions: Qualitative Education for All in the
21st Century: Higher
Education
Chairperson:
Daniel Maly, eGovernment Industry Lead, Central & Eastern
Europe HQ, Microsoft Corporation
Universities
− Underutilised Potential for Life Long Education and
Training
Prof.
Juris Borzovs, Guntis Arnicāns, Dainis Dosbergs, Maksims
Kravcevs, Krišs Rauhvargers, Valdis Prodnieks, Darja
Šmite, Māris Vītiņš, University of
Latvia
The
need of industry involvement in university education how it
is practiced at Blekinge Institute of
Technology
Dr.
Fredrik Wernstedt, Assistant Professor and Manager of the
Software Engineering and Computer Science programs, Blekinge
Institute of Technology, Sweden
E-learning
in Higher Education: Case Study of Latvia University of
Agriculture
Dr.
Irina Arhipova, Dean of the Faculty of Information
Technologies, Latvia University of
Agriculture
Signe
Bāliņa, Director, Datorzinību centrs,
Latvia
Effective,
affordable and relevant Student Computing
strategies
Mike
Chase , Education Program Manager, Microsoft Education
Solutions Group London HQ
Using
competence based learning to transform a University: Case
Study of INHOLLAND University, Netherlands
Sebastian
ten Holter, Managing Director, Winvision, The
Netherlands |
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13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00-16.30 |
Sessions: Innovative e-services for SMEs
Training session*
Chairperson:
Katrīna Sataki, Deputy Head of Network Solutions Department
(NIC), Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science,
Latvia
E-business
in Latvia and consumers behaviour in internet
Kārlis
Gudonis, director, Creative Media services Latvia
Legislation
and standards in e-business
Agris
Repšs, Sorainen Law Office, Latvia
Taxes
in e-business
Janis
Taukačs, Sorainen Law Office, Latvia
Personal
Data Protection
Signe
Plūmiņa, director, Data State Inspectorate,
Latvia
Consumer
Protection and Advertising in e-business: legal
aspects
Ieva
Baldiņa, Consumer Rights Protection Centre,
Latvia
Best
practice case study
Mārtiņš
Švāns, director, x-net, Latvia |
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Parallel sessions: Qualitative Education for All in the
21st Century: Life Long
Learning
Chairperson:
Daniel Maly, eGovernment Industry Lead, Central & Eastern
Europe HQ, Microsoft Corporation
Developing long term e-skills strategies in
Europe
David
White, Director, Lifelong learning, DG Education and Culture,
European Commission
Needed
future skills and mobile learning
Riitta
Vänskä, Senior Manager, Education & Research Policy, Nokia
Corporation, Finland
IT
Night for students
Ulla
Scherfig Gilberg, Project manager, ITEK,
Denmark
E-skills
for employability and competitiveness of
SME's
Ekaterina
Fedotova, Director, IDEA Project (Open world of IT),
Telecentre.Europe, Russia
Window
to the Future Input to the Development of Life-long
Learning in Lithuania
Loreta
Krizinauskiene, Director of Association Langas I Ateiti
/Window to the Future, Lithuania
Time
of revolution in Computerbased Testing: The Innovative
Solutions of the Lithuanian ECDL TestEngine
Dr.
Eugenijus Telesius, CEO, ECDL Lithuania
E-learning
in Corporate Environment
Andris
Ķikāns, Board member, Datorzinību centrs,
Latvia
Eminus:
a European project to educate disabled citizens anywhere,
anyplace
Sebastian
ten Holter, Managing Director, Winvision, The
Netherlands
Sjoerd
Nijhuis, Project Manager, REA College, The
Netherlands |
* Working language: Latvian
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