EURASIA ONLINE'98
7-9 October 1998, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Programme
7 October
Plenary all day
| 09:00-10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00-10:30 | Opening (Chairmen: Mr Sakipov,
President of KazakhTelecom); Mr Von Wistinghausen,
Ambassador of Germany in Kazakhstan) Mr Tasmagambetov, First Assistant to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Welcoming speech Mr Burkitbaev, Minister of Transport and Communications, Kazakhstan Mr Humphreys, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission in Kazakhstan Mr Aryn, Deputy-Minister of Education, Culture and Health Care of Republic of Kazakhstan Mr Queau, Director, Information and Informatics Division, UNESCO |
| 10:30-11:15 | Coffee break and press-conference |
| 11:15-12:30 | Challenges and opportunities in Kazakhstan
(Chairmen: Mr Queau, Director, Information and Informatics Division, UNESCO;
Mr Sakipov, President, KazakhTelecom, Kazakhstan) Mr Akhmetov, Ministry of Education, Culture and Health Care of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Chairman, Education Committee Mr Rakhipbekov, Ministry of Education, Culture and Health Care of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Chairman, Health Care Committee Mr H. Rakishev, President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr Nasiev, Vice-President, KazakTelecom |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:00 | General overview of trends in the European Union; Technology for
Education and Training, Health Care and Electronic Commerce for 21 century (Chairmen:
Mr Humphreys, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission in Kazakhstan, Welcoming speech;
Mr Akhmetov, Chairman, Education Committee, Ministry of Education, Culture and Health Care of Kazakhstan) Mr Babot, European Commission, DG XIII C3 Telematics applications for Education and training Mr Villasante, European Commission, DG XIII C4 Telematics application for Health Care and Electronic Commerce Mr Korur, Eutelsat, France Internet and data broadcasting via satellites Mr Bouzbib, France Telecom Multimedia Multimedia application, view from a European telecom operator (France Telecom) |
| 15:00-16:00 | Videoconference (Moderators:
Mr Babot, Principal Administrator, European Commission DG XIII C3;
Ms Ziyasheva, Project coordinator, Information and Informatics Division, UNESCO) Almaty-Brussels, Mr Richonnier, Director, DG XIII, European Commission, Brussels. "The 5th Framework Programme of the European Union" Almaty-Vienne, Mr Anton Dobart, Chief, Committee for Education, Ministry of Education and Culture of Austria. "Welcome address; case study in Austria (to be confirmed)" Almaty-Paris, Mr Yushkiavitshus, Assistant-Director General for Communication, Information and Informatics, UNESCO. "UNESCO's role in the development of new information and communication technologies for education, science and culture" |
| 16:00-16:15 | Coffee break |
| 16:15-18:30 | Telecommunication infrastucture in Central Asia (Chairmen:
Mr Karriev, TurkmenTelecom, Turkmenistan;
Mr Bouzbib, France Telecom Multimedia) Ms Kotoyants, KATELCO, Kazakhstan Mr Dementyev, Nursat, Kazakhstan Mr Berkutov, ASTEL Arna-Sprint Data Communications, Kazakhstan Mr Gontarev, Ms Balakaeva, Kazinformtelecom, Kazakhstan Mr Dudin, Elcat-RelCom, Kyrgyzstan (speech) Mr Karriev, TurkmenTelecom, Turkmenistan Mr Li, CCC Telecommunications, Uzbekistan Ms Shoimardanova, Central Asian Development Agency, CADA, Tajikistan (speech) |
| 19:00-21:00 | cocktail offered by the European Delegation in Kazakhstan |
8 October
EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTION
Parallel session ET 1 : Virtual University (Room 1) (Chairmen:
Mr Babot, Principal Administrator, European Commission DG XIII C3;
Mr Orunkhanov, Vice-Rector, Kazakh State University, Kazakhstan)
| 09:00-09:15 | Needs for New Technologies in Education, Science and Culture in Kyrgyzstan Mr Kim, Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 09:15-09:30 | Encyclopedia for translation as a virtual textbook Mr Shapovalov, Institute of Integration of International Educational Programmes, the Kyrgyz National State University, Kyrgyzstan |
| 09:30-09:45 | Post-graduate Research and access to information in Turkmenistan Mr Mukhammedov, Information Centre for Research in Physics and Mathematics, Turkmen State University, Turkmenistan |
| 09:45-10:00 | Current status of the education sector in the Republic of Tajikistan: needs and opportunities Mr Nurulloev, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Tajikistan |
| 10:00-10:15 | Perspectives of distance training in Uzbekistan Mr Musabayev, National Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for UNESCO |
| 10:15-10:25 | KIMEP telematics facilities; today and in the future Ms Kirillova, Institute of Management, Economics&Strategic Research, KIMEP, Kazakhstan |
| 10:25-10:35 | Distance Training Problems Mr Shaykhutdinov, Kazakh National Technical University, Kazakhstan |
| 10:35-10:45 | Strategy and tactics of the university education improvement in Eurasian region Mr Abdymanapov, Karaganda State University, Kazakhstan |
| 10:45-11:00 | coffee break |
| 11:00-11:15 | Virtual Building Bricks - training teachers and building classrooms for delivering courses at a distance Ms Reynolds, Audiovisuele Dienst, K.U., Belgium |
| 11:15-11:30 | Development of Internet-based online courses: Experiences Mr Schuermann, Univesitat des Saarlandes, Germany |
| 11:30-11:45 | Internet resource discovery: ordering information in a de-centred environment Mr Stephens, Oxford University, UK |
| 11:45-12:00 | Virtual Reality Learning Environment for Network of Advanced Educational Multimedia Resource Centres, Museums and Schools Mr Cobopoulos, VRLEARNES E.E.I.G, Greece |
| 12:00-12:15 | Multimedia Instructional Programs for Economics and Law in Tertiary Education Mr Laaser, Fern Universitaet, Germany |
| 15:15-12:30 | Using telematics as a regional development tool Mr Newby, Centre for Higher Education Research, UK |
| 12:30-13:00 | Network for Distance University NETTUNO in Albania Prof. Garito, Prof. Leporo, Network for Distance University, NETTUNO, Italy |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch |
Parallel session ET 2 : Life-long learning (Room 1)(Chairmen: Prof. Garito, Director, Network for Distance University, NETTUNO, Italy; Mr Malishevsky, Vice-Rector, Almaty Institute of power and communications, Kazakhstan)
| 14:30-14:45 | Development of correspondence training through distance education technologies Mr Orunkhanov, Kazakh State University, Kazakhstan |
| 14:35-15:00 | Telelearning based on Internet and Videoconferencing to support Vocational Training Mr Rapf, Research Center for Information Technology, RCIT, Austria |
| 15:00-15:15 | Concept of unified training and retraining system for specialists in the field of telecommunication, Kazakhstan Mr Malishevsky, Almaty Institute of power and communications, Kazakhstan |
| 15:15-15:25 | Opportunities for life-long learning in Kyrgyzstan Mr Ibraev, Department of Informatization, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Kyrgyzstan |
| 15:25-15:40 | Delivering Distributed Training and Assessment Services In the Oil Exploration and Other Safety-critical Industries (Demonstration: The Safety Net Flexible Learning Server) Mr Newton, MARINTEK, Norway |
| 15:40-15:50 | Distance training for teachers of High Schools Ms Balakayeva, Kazakh State University, Qualification Development Institute, Kazakhstan |
| 15:50-16:05 | The integration of Kazakhstan to the international educational universe through the system of distance education Ms Gaevskaya, Ministry of Education, Kazakhstan |
| 16:05-16:20 | Language training CD-ROM for distance self-access learing (for the aluminium and metals industry) Ms Scalera, Welsh Joint Education Committee, United Kingdom |
| 16:20-16:30 | The creation of multimedia products on history and culture of Central Asia Mr Arapov, "CMI" innovation company, Uzbekistan |
| 16:30-16:45 | Coffee break |
| 16:45-17:00 | Creation of national network of education and scientific information in Uzbekistan. Organization of information-advisory infrastructure as a tool of commercialization process of scientific technological activity Mr Rakhmatullayev, State Committee for Science and Technology, Uzbekistan |
| 17:00-17:15 | Current status of the education sector in the Republic of Tajikistan: needs and opportunities Mr Khomidov, Science and Training Department of the Republic of Tajikistan President Administration, Tajikistan |
| 17:15-18:30 | Working group |
HEALTH CARE SECTION
Parallel session HC 1: Tele-networks (Room 2) (Chairmen:
Mr Villasante, Principal Administrator, European Commission DG XIII C4;
Mr Bozgunchiev, Director, WHO Information Center for Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan)
| 09:00-09:15 | First steps towards tele-consultations in Kazakhstan: Computerization of Diagnostics, DENEMA Telemedical Network in Central Asia. TeleInViVo project Dr Grushin, the Almaty Regional Diagnostic Center, Kazakhstan |
| 09:15-09:35 | Regional Health Care Data Network : an overview of the INCO COPERNICUS project PRIMACOM; the Health Care network building in Hungary and Slovenia. Demonstration: Regional Health Care Data Network (Denmark) Mr Bruun-Rasmussen, Danish Centre for Health Telematics, Denmark |
| 09:35-09:50 | Current status in the area of diagnostics and consultations in Turkmenistan Mr Nekrasov, Diagnostic Center under the President of Turkmenistan |
| 09:50-10:10 | MELODIS: the telemedicine product of THOMSON-CSF Health Systems Mr Zmirou, THOMSON-CSF Health Systems, France |
| 10:10-10:25 | Innovative approach to medicine in Kyrgyzstan Mr Karataev, Ministry of Health Care (coordination and innovations), Kyrgyzstan |
| 10:25-10:45 | Practical experience from interactive diagnostic videoconferencing using ISDN communication. Demonstration: Live diagnostic sessions with Swedish and Baltic hospitals Mr Jacobsson, Mr Jacobsson, Enator Telemedica AB, Sweden |
| 10:45-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-11:15 | TeleHealth - Norwegian Experiences and International Co-operation Ms Sorensen, University Hospital of Tromse, Norway |
| 11:15-11:30 | European Medical network Mr Winistoerfer, Medical Network EMN AG, Switzerland |
| 11:30-11:45 | HECTOR: Health Emergency Management and Coordination through Telematics Operational Resources Mr Arhets, Assistance Publique -Hôpitaux de Paris, France |
| 11:45-12:00 | ETHO: European Health Telematics Observatory Mr Thienpont, University of Ghent, Belgium |
| 12:00-12:15 | Health Service "NETLINK" Mr Barret, GIE SESAM-VITALE, France |
| 12:15-12:30 | A telematic council on rheumatic diseases for primary health care Dr Adelhard, Dept.Med.Informatics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany |
| 12:30-13:00 | Q&A session |
| 13:00-14:30 | lunch |
Parallel session HC 2: Prevention in Health Care (Room 2)(Chairmen: Prof Rienhoff, Head, Institute for Medical Information, University of Goettingen, Germany; Dr Grushin, Head, Computer Tomography Department, the Almaty Regional Diagnostic Center, Kazakhstan)
| 14:30-14:45 | Scientific Information and training, Uzbekistan Mr Aliev, Tashkent Diagnostic Center, Uzbekistan |
| 14:45-15:00 | Multimedia education for citizens and training for professionals in health care in Central Asia - propositions Mr Bonnel, Eurosante Video Production, France |
| 15:00-15:15 | Training of doctors and healthcare specialists in Tadjikistan: problems, needs and future prospects Mr Fayzulayev, Tajik State Medical University, Tajikistan |
| 15:15-15:30 | Multimedia Health Information for Citizens (MELIC) - an opportunity to promote and improve public health Ms Mircheva, Medical Affairs and Central and Eastern Europe European Proprietary Medicines Manufactures' Assn., AESGP, Belgium |
| 15:30-15:45 | Real Time Multimedia in Distance Learning with examples of Broadband Multimedia Applications for Healthcare Mr Parad, Fantastic Corporation CEE, Switzerland |
Parallel session HC 3: Electronic records (Room 2)(Chairmen: Dr Johnson, Consultant Clinical Physiologist, John Radcliffe Hospital, United Kingdom; Mr Karataev, Deputy Director, Co-ordination and innovations Department, Ministry of Health Care, Kyrgyzstan)
| 15:45-16:00 | New technologies in medicine in Uzbekistan (teleconsultations, medical databases, electronic records) Mr Karimov, MDC-service, Uzbekistan |
| 16:00-16:15 | Clinical Multi-Department Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Demonstration: (EMR) Ms Flatau, Central EMEK Hospital, Israel |
| 16:15-16:30 | Pilot project of express-diagnostics in the central regional clinics of Almaty region Mr Nugumanov, JSC "Medinform", Kazakhstan |
| 16:30-16:45 | Coffee break |
| 16:45-17:15 | Telematics for Health: Effective Management in today's Medical Informatics; Horizon Intelligent Medical System; Covering Hospital Information System; Electronic health care records; Smart Card Technology in Healthcare. Demonstration: The Smart Card Intelligent Medical System Mr Shafique, Horizon Software Ltd., United Kingdom |
| 17:15-18:30 | Working group |
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SECTION
Parallel session EC 1: Online banking (Room 3) (Chairmen:
Mr Ketchell, Director, CEN/ISSS Information Society Standardization System, Belgium;
Ms Uldjabayeva, President, Association of SME of the Republic of Tadjikistan)
| 09:00-09:20 | Mr Dzhurayev, (Speech) |
| 09:20-09:40 | Computer network technologies and electronic commerce in training of bank employees Mr Aliyev, General Director, the Regional Bank Training Center, Uzbekistan |
| 09:40-10:05 | Use of digital signature in e-commerce Mr Labbri, Omega Generation, Italy |
| 10:05-10:25 | Innovations in the Banking System of Turkmenistan Mr Annakurdov, Turkmen-Russian Bank "Russian Credit" |
| 10:25-10:45 | The principle of trade system construction Mr Abdrakhmanov, JSC "Center of Interbank and Financial Telecommunications", Kazakhstan |
| 10:45-11:00 | coffee break |
| 11:00-11:20 | Using Smart Cards as stimulator for electronic commerce Ms Simberg, Chipwell Sweden AB, Sweden |
| 11:20-11:40 | Different applications in e-commerce, banking sector (Front Office and Back Office server for electronic payment through the cart system) Ms Rousselet, Filiale Ingenico Russie, Ingenico Data Systems, France |
Parallel session EC 2: Virtual commerce (Room 3) (Chairmen: Mr Ballester, Partner, Instituto de Economia Publica, Spain; Mr Aliyev, General Director, the Regional Bank Training Center, Uzbekistan)
| 11:40-11:55 | Safety problems in electronic commerce Mr Kuksenko, "Agency of information safety" Ltd, Kazakhstan |
| 11:55-12:10 | Organization of specialized information resources on the Internet Mr Nadein, Actis Systems Asia, Kazakhstan |
| 12:10-12:25 | Broker services in Tadjikistan Ms Uldjabayeva, Association of SME of the Republic of Tadjikistan |
| 12:25-12:40 | Possibilities of Expanding Trade with Turkmenistan Mr Khadjimuratova, Ministry of External Relations of Turkmenistan |
| 12:40-13:00 | The delivery of teleservices to small businesses Mr Courtieux, ATOS, France |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-14:45 | The World WideDevelopment of Electronic Commerce Mr Myles, Geographic Extension Team, United Kingdom |
| 14:45-15:00 | Teleflex, an on-line delivery system for training and business services. On-line demonstration: Teleflex Mr Hail, Fife College of Further and Higher Education, Scotland |
LEGAL ASPECTS OF TELEMATICS
Parallel session EC 3: Legal aspects and Security for Information Society (Room 3) (Chairmen:
Mr Courtieux, Senior Consultant, ATOS, France;
Mr Dudin, Director, ElCat, Kyrgyzstan)
| 15:00-15:30 | INFOVILLE: an Integration Platform for Services to the Citizens Mr Escuin, TISSAT, Spain Mr Ballester, Instituto de Economia Publica, Spain |
| 15:30-15:55 | FILIGRANE: FlexIbLe IPR for Software AGent ReliANcE Dr Foka, Thomson-CSF Communications, France |
| 15:55-16:15 | Legal aspects of electronic commerce Mrs Valcke, Interdisciplinary Centre for Law&IT (Catholic University of Leuven), Belgium |
| 16:15-16:30 | Basic directions of policy carried out by governments of Central Asian countries, and strategy of leading Central Asian companies in the areas of distance training, telemedicine and electronic commerce; infrastructure development Mr Sultonov, Political Department, Tajik news agency "KHOVAR", Tajikistan |
| 16:30-16:45 | Coffee break |
| 16:45-17:15 | The CEN/ISSS approach to the provision of standards, specifications, best practices and guidance material for the Information Society Mr Ketchell, CEN/ISSS Information Society Standardization System, Belgium |
| 17:15-18:30 | Working group |
9 October
Parallel session ET 3: School of the Future (Room 1) (Chairmen: Mr Newton, Senior Research Engineer, MARINTEK, Norway; Mr Mukhammedov, Head, Mathematics and Informatics Department, Information Centre for Research in Physics and Mathematics, Turkmen State University, Turkmenistan)
| 09:00-09:15 | Computerization of Schools. Development of textbooks for children's training on the Internet Mr Balafanov, Scientific & Methodical Center of New Technologies for Education, Kazakhstan |
| 09:15-09:30 | Needs for computerization of the secondary education in Tadjikistan Ms Nurritdinova, Training Department, Ministry of Education, Tadjikistan |
| 09:30-09:45 | The TOPILOT Project: Lessons learnt from mobile users Mr Peters, EFECOT, Belgium |
| 09:45-10:00 | Opportunities for Distance Education in Uzbekistan Mr Rasulov, Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education, Uzbekistan |
| 10:00-10:15 | Creating New Opportunities for the Distance education in Remote areas of Kyrgyzstan Mr Kenjebaev, Apparatus of the President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan |
| 10:15-10:30 | VIRtual reality LANguage learning Network (VIRLAN), Space Station School, VRShop Ms Garbi, Exodus SA, Greece |
| 10:30-10:45 | Proposals on development of telecommunication services in the area of training Mr Kashkinbaev, JSC "CMFT", Kazakhstan |
| 10:45-11:00 | School of the Future for Kazakstan Ms Kuanishbaeva, Private College "The Best", Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 11:00-11:30 | coffee break |
| 11:30-13:00 | working groups (one working group is in the Regional Diagnostics Centre, Almaty) |
Parallel session: "UNESCO invited organizations: Overview of trends in the neighboring countries" (Room 2) (Chairmen: Mr P.Queau, Director, Information and Informatics Division, UNESCO (to be confirmed); Mr Cobopoulos, Chairman, VRLEARNES E.E.I.G, Greece)
| 09:00-09:20 | Possibilities of adopting new technologies for education in developing countries and formation of Joint ventures between the Institutions of Higher Learning in developed countries and other companies in Pakistan Mr Khan, Association of planning professionals for social welfare works, Pakistan |
| 09:20-09:45 | The development of telecommunications infrastructure in Armenia, ARMINCO Mr Saghian, ARMINCO Ltd., Armenia |
| 09:45-10:10 | The development of access to Scientific-technological and economical information in Georgia Mr Shatberashvili, Research Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, "Techinformi", Georgia |
| 10:10-10:30 | Development of the Telecommunication Infrastructure in Azerbaijan: current status and perspectives Mr Babaev, Baku Scientific and Training Center, Azerbaijan |
| 10:30-11:00 | Q&A session |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30-13:00 | working groups (one working group is in the Regional Diagnostics Centre, Almaty) |
Parallel session HC 4: Legal and Ethical aspects of Telemedicine (Room 3) (Chairman: Mr Arhets, Assistance Publique -Hôpitaux de Paris, France; Mr Nugumanov, President, JSC "Medinform", Kazakhstan)
| 09:00-09:20 | The Legal, Ethical and Risks Aspects of Telemedicine Mr Stanberry, Centre For Law, Ethics & Risk in Telemedicine, United Kingdom |
| 09:20-09:40 | Home Telephysiological Monitoring and the task of evaluating a new evidence base and its impact on healthcare Dr Johnson, John Radcliffe Hospital, United Kingdom |
| 09:40-10:00 | Legal aspects in health telematics Prof Rienhoff, Institute for Medical Information, University of Goettingen, Germany |
| 10:00-10:30 | The ITU activities in telemedicine Mr Herrera, International Telecommunication Union, ITU, Switzerland |
| 10:30-11:00 | Q & A session |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30-13:00 | working groups (one working group is in the Regional Diagnostics Centre, Almaty) |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch |
Plenary session: Co-operation with the UN and EU Organizations (Chairmen: Mr Goff, Head of the Technical Assistance Section, European Delegation in Kazakhstan; Mr Sequeira, Head, UNESCO Almaty Office)
| 14:30-14:45 | WHO activities in Central Asia. Health Care problems of the region. CARINFONET project Mr Bozgunchiev, WHO Information Center for Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
| 14:45-15:00 | Use of new technologies in strengthening professional networks in Central Asia. UNESCO projects: Virtual Laboratory, HeritageNet (Virtual Galleries and Museums, Libraries on the Internet), Databases in HealthCare Ms Ziyasheva, UNESCO, Paris, Mr Karpov, UNESCO Almaty Office |
| 15:00-15:15 | The ITU activities in Distance Learning On-line demonstration "Virtual Training Center of ITU and CD-ROM; Global Telecommunication Univeristy/Global Telecommunication Training Institute project) Mr Herrera, International Telecommunication Union, ITU, Switzerland |
| 15:15-15:45 | INCO Programme Mr Babot, European Commission DG XIII C3 TACIS Programme Mr Goff, European Delegation in Kazakhstan (to be confirmed) |
| 15:45-16:15 | Doing business in Central Asia (workshop) |
| 16:15-16:45 | Presentations of the Rapporteurs (Moderator: Ms Reynolds, Project Manager, Audiovisuele Dienst, K.U., Belgium; Ms Ziyasheva, UNESCO) |
| 16:45-17:30 | Discussions of the Memorandums of Understanding The Action Plan for the Future Conclusions of the Conference Official Closure of the Conference Mr Queau, Director, Information and Informatics Division, UNESCO Mr Babot, Principal Administrator, European Commission DG XIII C3 Mr Sakipov, Kazakhtelecom Mr Kim, Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Culture, Kyrgyzstan Mr Kusherbaev, Minister of Education, Culture and Health Care of the Republic of Kazakhstan (to be confirmed) |
| 17:30-19:00 | City tour |
| 19:00 | Official Dinner offered by UNESCO at the mountain restaurant (national cuisine) |
"Telematic Applications Programme. Education and Training" booth in the Conference Hall - TETRISS Project Coordinator Mr Vanbuel, ECOTEC Research and Consulting Ltd., Belgium
