As part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) events, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Division for Human Capacity Building is responsible for facilitating a discussion session on capacity building (Action-line C4). This year the WSIS event will be held in Geneva from the 25th-29th May 2015, and the capacity building session theme to be deliberated is “Mainstreaming e-skilling- The ICT runway”. This session will look at policy formulation, strategies and program implementation, of streaming for e-skilling at country, region or global level through governments, private sector or partnerships. It will also open discussion on e-skilling solutions we provide today, vis a vis new emerging trends like Big-data, Internet of things among others, and what needs to be factored into these solutions to make them relevant tomorrow. For detailed information on the Action Line Visit: https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2015/Agenda/Session/208
A panel of experts with diverse backgrounds from Academia, Governments and the Private Sector across the globe will participate in this session which will be a moderator led session. The panelists for this session are:
Professor Mark Graham, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
His research focuses on information geographies, and the difference that changing digital connectivities make at the world’s economic margins. His current work looks at changing 'knowledge economies' in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on geographies of information production, virtual labour and microwork, and innovation hubs and the digital economy in fifteen African cities.Recent books include Society and the Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication are Changing our Lives (2014, with Bill Dutton) and Research and Fieldwork in Development (2014, with Dan Hammett and Chasca Twyman). His research has been featured in the Economist, the BBC, the Washington Post, CNN, the Guardian, and other international media. He is an editor or editorial board member of Information, Communication, and Society, Geo, Environment and Planning A, and Big Data & Society, and member of DFID’s Digital Advisory Panel.
Majid Al Madhloum. Program Director/ Center of Digital Innovation Telecommunication Regulatory Authority - UAE
Majid is the Program Director of the Center of Digital Innovation, one of UAE Smart government initiatives under the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority TRA. He has over 12 years of experience in the Information and Telecommunication industry; and specialized in Information and Cyber Security. He has been involved in a number of strategic initiatives such as the National Smart Government Plan, mGovernment Training Program, UAE Federal Network, and UAE Computer Emergency Response Team. Majid also serves as an advisory board member in the IT College of UAE University.
Majid holds a bachelor degree in Computer Engineering and is currently pursuing a Mater Degree in Business Administration. He is a Certified Information Security System Professional and a modern day business-driven leader capable of developing autonomous teams, spearheading and delivering nation-wide programs.
Denis Villorente. Deputy Executive Director for e-Government, Information and Communications Technology Office, Department of Science and Technology, Philippines
Denis F. Villorente, CESO III, is the Deputy Executive Director for e-Government of the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICT Office) mainly in charge of the development and implementation of the Government Information Systems Plan (GISP) and e-Government master plan in the country and concurrent Officer-in-Charge, Office of the Director, of the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), a research and development agency which focuses on ICT and electronics research and development. Both offices are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). He had his Masters and Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City.
His research interests are in the areas of ICT for development, networking, grid computing and sensor networks. He is the Philippine focal point in the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Microelectronics and IT (SCMIT), and the Philippine National contact point for ICT in the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
Turhan Muluk. INTEL
Turhan Muluk joined Intel in 2006. He is currently working at the Global Public Policy Group, responsible for telecommunications policies in MENA region and he is also the representative of Intel within the ITU-D Sector membership
Before joining, Intel Mr. Muluk worked 14 years for Turk Telekom involved in different wireless broadband projects. He has also been involved in ETSI, ITU, IEEE studies. Mr. Muluk is currently Vice Rapporteur at ITU-D Questions; 1/1, 1/2 and 2/1. Mr. Muluk has also been Middle East and Africa Chairman of the WiMAX Forum.
Turhan Muluk is a graduate of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of METU in Turkey and a member of IEEE.