Date/Time

Activity

DAY 1

(29 October 2001)

08:00

Registration

08:25

Arrival of Guest of Honour

08:30

Opening Ceremony:

-   Recitation of the Surah Al Fatihah

-   Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Omar Halim, Executive Director of NAM CSSTC

-   Opening Remarks by Dato Paduka Abdul Rahman Haji Ibrahim, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Brunei Darussalam

-   Recitation of Doa Selamat

09:00

TEA BREAK

09:15

Plenary Session I – E-COMMERCE AWARENESS

·     Paper 1. E-Commerce and Its Role in SME Development -
Speaker – Mr Ang Kian Guan (Brunei Darussalam)

Moderator – Ms Angela Brown Farhat (Ghana)
Rapporteur – Mrs Malati Hj Abd Ghani (Brunei Darussalam)

09:35

Plenary Session II – ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE

·     Paper 2. Successful Models on SME’s Access to Infrastructures

Speaker-: Mr. Tallae Syed Ali (Pakistan)

·     Paper 3. Vietnam's SMEs in the Globalized Market: Access to Finance and Infrastructure

Speaker - Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hien (Vietnam)

Moderator – Mr Chanda Martin Mongo (Zambia)

Rapporteurs – Ms Inola Mapp (Panama)

10:15

Plenary Session III – LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

·     Paper 4. UNCITRAL’s Model E-Commerce Law – Issues for Adoption and Formulation

Speaker – Pg Kasmirham Pg Hj Tahir (Brunei Darussalam)

·     Paper 5. Striking a Balance between Governance and Business Growth – Experiences and Best Practices

Speaker-  Ms. Inola Mapp (Panama)

Moderator – Mr. Innocent Sabushimike (Uganda)

Rapporteurs – Mrs Nguyen Thi Hien (Vietnam)
                   - Pg Abdul Malik Pg Hj Badaruddin (Brunei Darussalam)

10:55

Plenary Session IV – STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

·     Paper 6. Kedai Online: Putting Information Technology To Work For Cooperative’s Retail & Distribution Networks

Speaker – Mr. Dharma Setiawan Basri (Indonesia)

Moderator – Mr. Boris Nikolayevich Panshin (Belarus)

Rapporteurs – Mr. Asut Kadai (Brunei Darussalam)

12:00

LUNCH

13:00

Plenary Session V – HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

·     Paper 7. Issues and Strategies of Implementing E-Commerce HRD Programmes
Speaker - Mr. Boris Nikolayevich Panshin (Belarus)

·     Paper 8. Competitiveness and Use of Internet and E-Commerce In the Peruvian SMEs - Focusing on HRD
Speaker -  Ms. Silvia Lilian Seperack Gamboa (Peru)

Moderator – Mr. Turahi David Kyomuhendo (Uganda)

Rapporteurs – Ms. Inola Mapp (Panama)

                     Mr. Ramon F. Santiago (Brunei Darussalam)

14:30

Plenary Session VI - ISSUES AND STRATEGIES OF IMPLEMENTING E-COMMERCE PROGRAMMES – LESSONS FROM NAM MEMBER COUNTRIES

·     Paper 9. Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) In Ghana and The Use Of E-Commerce In Fast Tracking Their Development -Potential And Challenges
Speaker -  Ms. Angela Brown Farhat (Ghana)

·     Paper 10. Role of E-Commerce in the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nepal
Speaker - Mr. Shankar Arya (Nepal)

·     Paper 11. Promoting Sustainable Growth and Competitiveness of NAM’s SMEs in a Globalized Market through E-Commerce : Burundi Case
Speaker – Mr. Innocent Sabushimike (Burundi)

·     Paper 12. Uganda’s ICT Profile and an Emerging E-Commerce Network For SMEs
Speaker - Mr. Turahi David Kyomuhendo (Uganda)

·     Paper 13. National Situation of Small and Medium Enterprises in Zambia and Their E-Commerce Readiness

Speaker – Ms. Chanda M. Mongo (Zambia)

Moderator – Ms. Inola Mapp (Panama)

Rapporteurs – Pg Abdul Malik Pg Hj Badaruddin (Brunei Darussalam)

                     Mr. Asut Kadai (Brunei Darussalam)

Mrs Malati Hj Abd Ghani (Brunei Darussalam)

16:00

TEA BREAK

16:15

GROUP DISCUSSION 

17:00

END OF DAY ONE FOR WORKSHOP

20:00

Welcome Dinner

(By Invitation Only)

DAY 2

(30 October 2001)

08:00

Registration

08:30

Plenary Session VII – Presentation of the Groups

Group 1 on ‘Legal Infrastructure’

Group 2 on ‘Strategic Alliances’

Moderator – Mr. Achmad Rofi’ie (NAM CSSTC)

Rapporteur – Mr. Ramon F. Santiago (Brunei Darussalam)

09:30

TEA BREAK

09:45

10:45

Plenary Session VII – Presentation of the Groups (cont’d)

Group 3 on ‘Africa Group, Nepal and Belarus’

Group 4 on ‘Human Resources Development’

Moderator – Mr. Achmad Rofi’ie (NAM CSSTC)

      Rapporteur – Mr. Ramon F. Santiago (Brunei Darussalam)

Plenary Session VIII - Synthesis of Recommendations and Closing Remarks

Chairs – Mr. Omar Halim (NAM CSSTC)

                    Mr. Achmad Rofi’ie (NAM CSSTC)

11:30

END OF WORKSHOP