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Presentations from the ITU Regional Forum on Innovations (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, 28-29 March 2017)

28 March 2017, Tuesday​ ​
09:30-10:00 Official opening ceremony
  • Mr. Vitalie Tarlev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Moldova
  • Mr. Yushi Torigoe, Deputy to the Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union
  • Mr. Stefan Liller, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative
  • Ms. Doina Nistor, Director of the USAID Moldova Competitiveness Project
​10:00-10:30 Coffee break. Group photo
10:30-12:00​ Session 1: Creating ICT-centric innovation ecosystem. Role of national, regional and international stakeholders in fostering the growth of startups in ICT sector

Moderator: Mr. Vitalie Tarlev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Moldova

Speakers:
  • Mr. Mohamed Ba, Head, Innovation Division, International Telecommunication Union [ Presentation ]
  • Mr. Pavel Sincariuc, Head, IT Policies Directorate, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Moldova [ Presentation ]
  • Mr. Irakli Kashibadze, CEO, Future Laboratory, Georgia Presentation ]
  • Mr. Mirlan Omuraliev, Deputy Chairman, State Committee of Information Technologies and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic
  • Ms. Galina Kucheriavaia, Legal, Regulatory and Government Relations Director, Sky Mobile LLC, Kyrgyzstan Presentation ]
  • Mr. Sergiu Rabii, Moldova Competitiveness Project Presentation ]
​12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Session 1 (continued)
14:00-15:30​ Coffee break
​15:30-17:00 Session 2: Future technology developments: opportunities, challenges and business strategies. Strengthening the culture of entrepreneurship and business skills of all stakeholders​

Moderator:Mr. Orozobek Kaiykov, Honorary Professor, Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. Razzakov, Kyrgyz Republic

Speakers:
  • Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas, Group Director Public Policy, VEON, Netherlands Presentation ]
  • Ms. Irina Politova, Head, Research Development Department, A.S. Popov Odessa National Academy of Telecommunications, Ukraine Presentation RU ]
  • Ms. Ana Chirita, Moldovan Association of Private ICT Companies, Moldova
  • Dr. Drasko Draskovic, Innovation Expert, Serbia Presentation ]
29 March 2017, Wednesday​ ​
09:30-11:00Session 3: Funding mechanisms for applied research, innovation and development. Intellectual property protection

Moderator: Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas, Group Director Public Policy, VEON, Netherlands

Speakers:
  • Mr. Mohamed Ba, Head, Innovation Division, International Telecommunication Union
  • Mr. Irakli Kashibadze, CEO, Future Laboratory, Georgia Presentation ]
  • Mr. Domingos Guimaraes, Co-founder at Academia de Codigo, Portugal
  • Mr. Alexander Drobik, Deputy Director of Research and Education Center, State
    University of Telecommunications, Ukraine Presentation RU ]
  • Mr. Igor Cojocaru, Director of Information Society Development Institute, Academy of
    Sciences, Moldova Presentation ]
  • Ms. Svetlana Munteanu, Counsellor of the Director General of State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) Presentation ]
11:00-11:30​Coffee break
11:30-12:30​ Session 3 (continued)
12:30-14:00​ ​Lunch
14:00-15:30 Session 4: Incorporation of innovation and entrepreneurship in the education system. Multisectoral and multi-stakeholder cooperation and partnership to promote ICT innovations

Moderator: Mr. Farid Nakhli, Programme Officer, ITU Area Office for CIS

Speakers:
  • Prof. Volodymyr Tolubko, Rector, State University of Telecommunications, Ukraine [ Presentation RU ]
  • Ms. Natalia Amelina, Head, Teacher Professional Development and Networking
    Department, UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education
    Presentation RU ]

  • Ms. Irina Politova, Head, Research Development Department, A.S. Popov Odessa National
    Academy of Telecommunications, Ukraine Presentation RU ]
  • Ms. Elina Sakkaraeva, Lead Expert, ICT Projects Implementation Department, State
    Committee of Information Technology and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic
  • Mr. Rafael Ciloci, Head, Department of Economy and Industrial Management, Technical University of Moldova Presentation ]
15:30-16:00Coffee break
16:00-17:00Session 4 (continued)
​17:00-17:30Conclusions and closing ceremony. ICT-centric innovation for SDGs and the way forward towards WTDC-17
  • Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Coordinator for Europe Region, ITU
  • Mr. Vitalie Tarlev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Moldova