25 August 2009 – Hyderabad, India
Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Centre

eIndia is India’s largest event on ICTs. This three-day international conference and exhibition is a platform for knowledge sharing in different domains of ICT for development and facilitates multi-stakeholder partnerships and networking among governments, industry, academia, and civil society. eIndia’s objective is to bring together ICT experts, practitioners, business leaders, and stakeholders of the region onto one platform, through keynote addresses, paper presentations, thematic workshops and exhibitions. Read more…

At eIndia 2009, the Internet Society has organized a special workshop highlighting some of the most important questions in Indian Internet development today.

Agenda
The Internet Today
14:00-14:10 Welcome and Introduction, Rajnesh D. Singh, ISOC
14:10-14:30 The Internet is for everyone, Jon McNerney, ISOC
14:30-15:00 Internet Governance & ISOC’s Enabling Access Initiative: Frederic Donck, ISOC
15:00-15:30 The Internet: An Indian Perspective, Amitabh Singhal, Telxess

Panel Discussions
16:00-16:15 Multilingualism on the Internet, Tulika Pandey, Additional Director – Department of Information Technology, Government of India
16:15-16:30 Global Addressing and IPv6, Sally Wentworth, ISOC
16:30-17:25 Panel Discussion: The Internet and Public Policy Issues – an Indian Perspective
Panellists: Tulika Pandey, Additional Director – Department of Information Technology, Government of India
Rajesh Chharia, President – Internet Service Providers Association of India
Osama Manzar, Director – Digital Empowerment Foundation
Niel Hirjee, Calport Technologies
Ravi Gupta, CSDMS (TBC)
Moderator: Nikhil Agarwal, Europe Asia Business School
17:25-17:30 Conclusion and Next Steps, Frederic Donck, ISOC