PROGRAMME FULL VERSION: PDF file 26 JULY 2011 10:30 - 12:30 Parallel 3: SMALL BUSINESS ICT DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS Objectives: To identify ICT and related security challenges for small entrepreneurs and the scope for a business-government social compact on telecommunications. Moderator: Tiziana Bonapace, Chief IDS, IDD, ESCAP Panelists: Peter Charlton , The Charlton Group Nitin Bhat, Partner, Frost & Sullivan Rohan Samarajiva, Executive Director, LIRNEAsia Soraj Hongladarom , Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Ethics of Science and Technology, Chulalongkorn University Questions: • What are the key trends in the Second ICT revolution that have an impact on SMEs? • How can these trends be harnessed for enhanced SME competitiveness? • What are the special ICT challenges faced by SMEs? • What scope is there for a new business-government social compact on tele- communications? Last update: 29 JULY 2011