Appendices to the
Secons Joint UNDP/IDRC Workshop Report
6-11 December 1993 - Bombay, India
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (SDN)
SECOND JOINT UNDP/IRDC
SDN COORDINATORS AND STARTER KIT WORKSHOP
6-11 Dec. 1993, NCST, BOMBAY
DRAFT AGENDA
Day 0: Sunday, December 5, 1993
Informal dinner together: meet in Hotel Ambassador lobby at 19:00
Day 1: Monday, December 6, 1993 Morning
08:30 Opening of Workshop
Dr. S. Ramani, NCST, Chuck Lankester, UNDP, David Balson, IDRC
08:40 Introduction, objectives, agenda
Chuck Lankester, UNDP
10:00 Coffee
10:15 SDN Coordinators: introduction, reports, expectations
(10 minutes maximum per participant)
Chuck Lankester, UNDP, David Balson, IDRC
12:45 Lunch (Box Lunch)
Afternoon
13:45 Lecture/hands-on demonstrations
Introduction to computer networking
NCST staff, Richard Labelle
16:00 Depart NCST to Gateway of India: 45 minutes boat ride to Elephanta Island.
Informal reception. Return to Ambassador Hotel about 21:00.
Day 2: Tuesday, December 7, 1993
Morning
08:30 SDN management issues
Chuck Lankester
10:00 Coffee
10:15 Building the SDN. Case studies and discussion: Pakistan,
Bolivia, The Philippines, APC (Alternex/Brazil)
11:45 Case study: Internet networking in India: Ernet and other Indian networks
Dr S. Ramani and NCST staff
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon
13:15 Workshop Steering Committee to advise organisers
Chuck Lankester
13:45 The SDN Starter Kit: Description of components and discussion
David Balson, IDRC, Richard Labelle, Consultant, IDRC/UNDP
14:30 Lecture/Hands-on demonstrations
Introduction to computer networking (continued)
NCST staff, David Balson, IDRC, Richard Labelle, Consultant, UNDP.
16:30 -- 17:30Demonstration of selected Starter Kit components
Richard Labelle, Consultant, UNDP SDN
19:30 -- 22:00Open networking and Starter Kit laboratory: users have an opportunity to
log on, navigate and explore, to test Starter Kit components
and discuss with resource persons:
Richard Labelle, NCST staff, SDN Coordinators
Day 3: Wednesday, December 8, 1993
Morning
08:30 SDN activities: the human and electronic networks, networking and
empowerment: what is the balance?
Richard Labelle, SDN Coordinators
10:00 Coffee
10:15 Marketing and communicating the SDN message:
Users surveys and information products and services
Richard Labelle, SDN Coordinators
11:30 Nature and structure of information on sustainable development:
what and where to get it
Richard Labelle, Hasan Rizvi and other SDN Coordinators
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon
13:30 UNEP Earthwatch and Cleaner Production Programme/Network
Roger Johnson, Infoterra
15:30 -- 18:00Demonstrations
NCST staff, Richard Labelle, SDN Coordinators
Sustainable development resources via the Internet
Usenet Newsgroups and FAQ newsgroups relevant to
sustainable development
APC conferences
ftp and telnet sites
Starter Kit resources to support Internet navigation and
resource exploitation in developing countries
19:00 -- 22:00Open networking and Starter Kit laboratory
(Resource persons)
Day 4: Thursday, December 9, 1993
Morning
08:30 Key issues, concerns, feedback on the SDN Starter Kit, possible recommendations
Chuck Lankester, Steering Committee
10:00 Coffee
10:15 Becoming a sustainable development "cybrarian":
Lecture/hands-on demonstrations:
access to and management of information.
Materials and methods: search logic, search tools, media (online, CD-ROM)
Richard Labelle, NCST staff, SDN Coordinators
Afternoon
12:30 Field trip to NCST headquarters (box lunch en route)
Ernet and NCST: hardware and software for networking a country
17:30 Return to hotel
19:00 -- 22:00Open networking and Starter Kit laboratory
(Resource persons)
Day 5: Friday, December 10, 1993
Morning
08:30 Identification of key issues (Steering Committee)
General discussion
Preliminary recommendations
10:00 Coffee
10:15 SDN Starter Kit: critical review and recommendations
David Balson, SDN Coordinators
11:00 Recommendations, identification of key issues
Chuck Lankester, David Balson
12:00 Lunch
Afternoon
13:30 Demonstrations, tutoring Individual or small group sessions
to evaluate relevance of Internet and other resources
to national SDN needs
NCST staff, Richard Labelle, SDN Coordinators, UNEP participants
19:00 Group supper
Day 6: Saturday, December 11, 1993
Morning
08:30 Report and recommendations of small group meetings
Chuck Lankester, David Balson, SDN Coordinators
09:15 Discussion and final recommendations
Chuck Lankester, David Balson, SDN Coordinators
10:00 Coffee
10:15 Next steps
Chuck Lankester, David Balson
11:00 Evaluation
David Balson, Richard Labelle, SDN Coordinators
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon
13:30 Any Other Business
Chuck Lankester
14:30 -- 16:30Hands-on demonstrations/tutoring
17:00 Workshop ends
Appendix 2: List of participants and resource persons
AALBERSBERG, Bill (South Pacific)
Mr. Aalbersberg is Director of the South Pacific Action Committee on
Human Ecology and the Environment (SPACHEE) based in Suva, Fiji. He has
participated in workshops leading to the creation of a regional SDN
which is based in Fiji, but will serve 22 Pacific Island countries and
territories. SPACHEE will be a national focal point in the regional
South Pacific SDN. Dr. Aalbersberg is a Reader in Chemistry at the
University of the South Pacific, where he has worked for the last
ten years. His work includes research on environmental pollution and
the possible role of chemicals from traditional plants in promoting
biodiversity.
Dr. William G.L. Aalbersberg
Chemistry Department
University of the South Pacific
Suva, Fiji
Tel: 679-313-900 ext. 416
Fax: 679-30254
AIT-TIHYATY, Abdellah (Morocco)
Mr. Ait-Tihyaty received his training in Agronomical Engineering,
Civil Engineering as well as Marketing and Management (Paris) and has
held several positions in Morocco in these fields, including the post
of Adjoint Director-General of Societe de Gestion des Terres Agricoles
(SOGETA)
from 1970-1976. Since 1976 he has been a professor and consultant
and is presently the Senior Professor at the National Agronomic and
Veterinary Institute in Rabat where is also a expert and consultant on
sustainable development.
Mr. Abdellah Ait-Tihyati
18, Rue Agadir
El-Harhoura-Temara
Morocco
or
UNDP Representation
Rabat, Morocco
Tel: 212-07-74-74-24
Fax: 212-07-74-71-72
ARCE, Juan Pablo (Bolivia)
Mr. Juan Pablo Arce Salcedo was trained in Ecology and Geographic
Information Systems (ITC-Holland, 1991). He has held several positions
(Lecturer 1979-1993; Department Chair 1985-1986) at the Universidad
Mayor de San Andres in Bolivia. Mr. Arce was one of the founding
members of the Centro de Datos para la Conservacion (CDC- Bolivia)
which was created in 1986. Actually he is the Chairman of the board
of CDC. Mr. Arce has published several articles on environmental
preservation and biodiversity. He is the National SDN Coordinator for
Bolivia.
Mr. Juan Pablo Arce Salcedo
Coordinador Nacional RDS
Ministerio de Desarrollo Sostenible
y Medio Ambiente
P.O. Box 12814
La Paz, Bolivia
Tel: 011-591-2-369-383
Email: jpa@rds.bo
BAKOTO, Salomon (Cameroon)
Mr. Bakoto was trained in International Law and Diplomacy (Helsinki
and Paris). Since 1963 until his retirement in 1992, he served in the
Cameroon Foreign Service. From 1974-1983 he was assigned to Paris as
the Ambassador of Cameroon with jurisdiction over Madrid, Rome, Athens,
Rabat and Tunis as well as acting as the Permanent Representative of
Cameroon to UNESCO. From 1983-1989 Mr. Bakoto served as Minister
Plenipotentiary in the Central Administration Office in Yaounde. From
1989-1991 he served as Technical Adviser and from July 1991 until his
requirement in July 1992 he was the Inspector General of Diplomatic
Missions at the Minister of External Relations in Yaounde. He is
presently the Executive Director of the Cameroon Countryside Foundation
for Sustainable Development.
Mr. Salomon Bakoto
Directeur Executif
Fondation Rurale Pour le
Developpement Durable
B.P. 13063,
Yaounde, Cameroon
Tel: (237) 20-35-19
Fax: (237) 30-22-29
BALSON, David (Canada)
Mr. David Balson was trained in economics and geography (Queens). He
began his career as an indexer and then manager of the Remote Sensing
On-line Retrieval System at the canada Centre for Remote Sensing. He
joined the International Development Research Centre in 1980 as Head,
External Online Services, responsible for providing access to the
development-oriented databases at IDRC for the Canadian research
community. During the 1980s, Mr. Balson was responsible for
IDRC's Telematics program, supporting networking development in support
of development and research activities. As Senior Program Officer
within the Information and Communication Technologies Program of the
Information Sciences and Systems Division, his current focus is on
policy issues related to information technologies.
Mr. David Balson
Senior Program Officer
Information and Communications Technologies
Information Sciences and Systems Division
IDRC
P.O. Box 8500
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1G 3H9
Tel: (613) 236-6163 ext. 2436
Fax: (613) 563-3858
Cable: RECENTRE
Telex: 053-3753
E-mail: web:idrc or idrc@web.apc.org
idrc!David-Balson/O=IDRCCRDI@mhs.attmail.com
CHANDRASEKAR, R. (India)
Mr. R. Chandrasekar is Senior Staff Scientist at the NCST. He will
shortly complete his Ph.D. thesis for the Bombay University in the
area of machine translation. His research interests include natural
language understanding, intelligent information retrieval, information
filtering and heuristic programming. He has served as Deputy Project
Coordinator of the Knowledge Based Computer System group at NCST. He is
Associate Editor of the Artificial Intelligence quarterly, Vivek.
Mr. R.Chandrasekar
National Centre for Software Technology.
Gulmohar Cross Road No. 9.
Juhu, Bombay 400049
INDIA
Tel: 91-22-620-1606
Fax: 91-22-621-0139
Email: mickey@saathi.ncst.ernet.in
CORREA, Maria Emilia (Colombia)
Ms. Maria Emilia Correa Perez received her post-graduate degree in
Sociology from the New School for Social Research (New York, 1985).
Between 1985 and 1987 she was the executive director of Fundacion
Natura which worked in association with The Nature Conservancy
institute and implemented several projects regarding the preservation
of biological resources in
Colombia. From 1987 to 1992 she worked as a consultant for various
Colombian environmentalists NGOs. Since 1992 she has been as adviser
to the director of Colciencias and is in charge of several projects
including one regarding training for the future implementation of
Internet in Colombia.
Ms. Maria Emilia Correa Perez
Calle 93b No. 9-72
Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia
phone: 57-1-236-0315
email: colcienc@andescol.bitnet
de CARVALHO, Victor da Silva Texieira (Angola)
Mr. de Carvalho was trained in Forestry and Nature Conservation
(1983). He obtained a (Bachelor of Sciences of Biology) at the
University of Angola. Since 1991 to present, he has served as
the coordinator of SDN, (Angola). In 1991 he headed the Wildlife
Department in a Institute of Forestry Development of Ministry of
Agriculture. As a member of Angolan Environment Association (1987) he
dealt extensively with the Agriculture on National Commission of UNESCO
and UNEP. Since 1985, Mr. de Carvalho has participated in many
engagements dealing with Environmental Assessment.
Mr. Victor da Silva Texieira
Coordinator, SDN - Angola
c/o UNDP
Caixa Postal 910
Luanda, ANGOLA
Tel: 331181/335609
Fax: 244-2-335-609
DUNAYEVICH, Adolfo (Mexico)
Mr. Adolfo Dunayevich Garber is trained as a physicist and
mathematician (UNAM, Mexico, 1979 & 1982). From 1981 to 1983 he was a
systems analysts and consultant for several private enterprises. Since
1985 he has been a partner and Director of DOLMEN Sistemas. He has
been involved in the design and creation of La Neta, an international
communications network for
NGOs that promote development. He has also been part of the
communications system based on UUCP/FIDO technology, called ``MARIMBA''
which is currently financed by NirvCentre (Toronto).
Mr. Adolfo Dunayevich
INSURGENTES 1228-204
03210 MEXICO, D.F.
Tel: 52-5-575-6766; 575-5395; 559-9307
Fax: 52-5-575-5335
Email: agduna@laneta.igc.apc.org
JOHNSON, Roger (UNEP)
Roger Johnson trained as an economist (Manchester, 1969). He joined
the U.N. Computing Centre in Geneva as a Programmer/Analyst in 1972.
In 1975, he joined UNEP as part of a team to develop the Infoterra
computer system. Since 1986, he has been responsible for the
further development of Infoterra Computer Applications as well as for
the development of telecommunications networks, Environet in 1989 and
UNEPNET in 1993.
Roger Johnson
Infoterra Programme Activity Centre
United Nations Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552.
Nairobi.
KENYA.
Tel: 254-2-621234. 254-2-623271 (direct)
Fax: 254-2-226949. 254-2-624269
Tlx: 22068 UNEP KE.
Cable: UNITERRA NAIROBI
Email: johnson@icc.bitnet
Dialcom: 41: UNE002
Compuserve: 71553,1725
KIM, Kwi-Gon (Republic of Korea)
Mr. Kwi-Gon Kim acquired a Ph.D. in Planning Studies at the University
of London, England, (1985). He received a Masters Degree in Science
on Urban and Regional Planning Studies, (1981). He has served on a
variety of committees concerned with national and international aspects
of environmental assessments. Since 1980 he has been a member of
the Committee for Environmental Impact Assessment. He has a host of
publications in English ranging from Environmental Impact Assessment
of Kwachen New Town Development, UNEP, (1983), to the Study on the
Creation of
Ecopolis, UNESCO, (1993). He is currently doing research on the
``Megacities and Disasters'' with the United Nations University.
Kim Kwi-Gon
Professor, Environmental Planning,
Dept. of Landscape Architecture,
Seoul National University
Kwanak-Ku, Seoul, Korea
Home: #101-1003 Hyundai Apt. 75-1,
Chungdam-dong,
Kangnam-ku, Seoul
Tel: 02-735-9144
0331-290-2621
02-542-5917
Fax: 0331-296-0777
02-735-9095
KRISHNAYYA, J G (India)
Prof J G Krishnayya was the founder of the Computer Group of the
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM/A), India, a part of the
Quantitative Methods Group of the IIM/A. He headed this Group for many
years, educating students of management at the Institute, as well as
senior professionals employed all over India in the growing computing
profession. He is currently the Executive Director of the Systems
Research Institute, Pune, a not-for-profit organization. He has been
active at SRI in a number of areas including Geographical Information
Systems. He has served as an international consultant in a number of
projects.
Prof J G Krishnayya
Executive Director
Systems Research Institute
17-A, Gultekdi
PUNE - 411 037
Tel: 420323 (Res)
Tlx c/o 146265 SYST IN
Fax No. 0212-425431
LABELLE, Richard (Canada)
Mr. Richard Labelle was trained in biology and plant sciences at
Queen's in Canada (1975). He worked as a biologist at the Ontario
Science Centre, and as a national Park interpretation planner. In 1981
he was hired by IDRC as a scientist to set up an information service on
agroforestry at the International Council for Research in Agroforestry
(ICRAF) in Nairobi Kenya, where he remained for 9 years. Since 1990,
Mr. Labelle has worked as an advisor on information sciences at the
International Institute for Sustainable development (IISD) in Winnipeg
Canada, and began working as a consultant in 1992 and has undertaken
several missions as an SDN consultant. He participated in both the
preparatory meeting for the Earth Summit and in the Summit itself on
matters related to information systems.
Mr. Richard Labelle
2977 Gulfstream Way
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L5N 6J8
Tel: 416-824-9794
Fax: 416-824-3215
Email: rlabelle@web.apc.org
LANKESTER, Chuck (Canada)
Mr. Chuck Lankester was trained in forestry at the University of British
Columbia (1961). After working in the private sector he joined the
Forestry Department of FAO. He held various technical posts and also
served as a consultant to the World Food Programme. He joined
UNDP in 1969 and became its Principal Technical Adviser in a broad
range of environmental programmes. From 1990 until May 1992 he
served as Executive Agent for the Intergovernmental Mekong Committee
based in Bangkok. He returned to UNDP Headquarters in May 1992 as
Director of SDN. He has published, lectured and broadcast on a range of
environmental issues.
Mr. Chuck Lankester
Director
Sustainable Development Network
UNDP
304 East 45th Street, Room FF-12108
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 906-5862
Fax: (212) 906-6952/6350
Cable: UNDEVPRO NEW YORK
E-mail: chuck.lankester@undp.org
OCHOA, Marco Vinicio (Guatemala)
Mr. Marco Vinico Ochoa Galindo received his Port Graduate Diploma
in Water Supply and Public Health Engineering from the Middlesex
Polytechnic School of Applied Science (London, 1990). From 1986 to
1990 he was in charge of evaluating and recommending water treatment
projects for the Instituto de Fomento Municipal. Since 1992 Mr. Ochoa
has been working for CONAMA (Comision Nacional pare el Medio Ambiente)
as a specialist in
the area of sanitation and now is in charge of the setup of the SDN in
Gautemala.
Mr. Marco Vinico Ochoa
28 Calle ``A'' 16-32, Zona 11
Las Charcas
Guatemala, Guatemala
phone: 502-2-77-07-27
OTERO, Cirilo (Nicaragua)
Mr. Cirilo Antonio Otero Escorcia was
trained as a Sociologist with an specialization on Rural Development at
Universidad Centroamericana (1989, 1990). From 1987 to 1992, he was
the director of the Instituto Nicaraguense de Opinion Publica (INOP).
Mr. Otero is in charge of designing and executing diverse public
opinion polls in Nicaragua. He was also the Deputy Director of the
ITZTANI Research Institute, a non-profit organization that implements
socio-political studies and supports several organizations within
Nicaragua. He currently works for the MAN (Movimiento Ambiemtalista
Nicaraguense) and has been an active participant in the implementation
of the SDN initiate in Nicaragua.
Mr. Cirilo Otero
Jardines de Veracruz, D-20
de TELCOR 2 c abajo, 2 c al Sur
Managua, Nicaragua.
Tel: 74835
Fax: 784863
Email: sdnnic@nicarao.apc.org
ecoman@nicarao.apc.org
PATHAK, Sanjay H. (India)
Mr. Sanjay H. Pathak received his degree in Computer Engineering from
Birla Institute Of Technology, Ranchi in 1985. He worked for six
months with SAIL R & D and then joined NCST, Bombay. He is currently
Manager, SPC in charge of the Air India office. He is responsible for
network operations at NCST.
Mr. Sanjay H. Pathak
National Centre for Software Technology
8th Floor, Air India Building
Nariman Point
Bombay - 400021, India
Tel: +91-22-2024641, 6201606
Fax: +91-22-6210139
E-mail: sanjay@saathi.ncst.ernet.in
RADHAKHRISHNAN, B. (India)
Mr. Radhakhrishnan is a Programme Officer at the UNDP's New
Delhi office where he has been responsible for coordinating workshop
arrangements with NCST and will have continuing responsibility in
UNDP New Delhi for studies on the possible establishment of an SDN in
India.
Mr. B. Radhakrishnan
United Nations Development Programme
55 Lodi Estate
New Delhi 110003
India
Tel: 91-11-462-8877
Fax: 91-11-462-7612
Telex: 3161652 undp in
Email: (TCN: udp113)
RAMANI, S. (India)
Dr. Ramani is Director of the National Centre for Software Technology
(NCST). Dr Ramani is Coordinator at NCST for the Education and Research
Network Project (ERNET) activities. Main interests are networking,
knowledge based computer systems and education. He also plays a key
role in setting up and running the Bombay Library Network (Bonet). He
is Secretary General, International Council for Computer Communication.
Dr. S. Ramani
National Centre for Software Technology
Gulmohar Cross Road No. 9
Juhu
Bombay 400049
INDIA
Tel: 91-22-620-0590, 620-1606, 620-1574.
Fax: 91-22-621-0139
Email: ramani@saathi.ncst.ernet.in
RIZVI, Hasan (Pakistan)
Mr. Rizvi received his M.Sc. in Physics from the Quaid-i-Azam
University in Islamabad (1982) where he also was a Junior Research
Assistant in the Department of Physics. From 1984-1988 Mr. Rizvi was
a Research Fellow at the Centre of Basic Sciences in Islamabad where
he worked on stellar structure modelling in an effort to implement a
self-consistent solar model on a computer. From 1989-1992 Mr. Rizvi
was a World Laboratory Fellow at CERN, the European Organization for
High Energy Physics in Geneva. He is presently a Technical Expert in
the Pakistan SDN.
Mr. Hasan Rizvi
Sustainable Development Network
22 Bazar Road, Sector G-6/4
Islamabad 44000, PAKISTAN
Tel: 92-51-213-274, 216-874
Fax: 92-51-216-909
RODRIGUEZ, Eduardo (Chile)
Mr. Eduardo Rodriguez Silva was trained as a Systems and Industrial
Engineer. From 1972 to 1983 he taught at various Chilean high schools
and colleges. Since 1992 he has been the system administrator of the
Computer Science department at the Universidad de Chile. His tasks
include among others management of UUCP nodes, USENET, gopher and WWW.
Mr. Eduardo Rodriguez
Av. Blanco Encalada 2120 (of 120)
Santiago, Chile
Tel: 56-2 (689) 2736
Fax: 56-2 (689) 5531
Email: erodrigu@dcc.uchile.cl
SAMIK-IBRAHIM, Rahmat (Indonesia)
Mr. Samik-Ibrahim received his Masters Degree in Computer Science from
the University of Indonesia (1990) with a background in Physics as
well. Since 1986 Mr. Samik-Ibrahim held various positions relating to
computer networks, operating systems, data communications and
microprocessors-based systems at the Computer Architecture and Design
Laboratory, Computer Science Center, University of Indonesia where he
is currently the Network Manager (since 1991).
Mr. Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim
Department of Computer Science
University of Indonesia
PO Box 3442
Jakarta, Indonesia 10002
Fax: +62-21-31-2774
Email: ibrahim@ui.ac.id
SAMPEMANE, Geetanjali (India)
Geetanjali Sampemane is a Staff Scientist at NCST. Her responsibilities
include handling the network operations at NCST,
Juhu, and participating in network-related training activities
conducted at NCST. Areas of interest are networking, security in
computer networks and education.
Ms. Geetanjali Sampemane
National Centre for Software Technology
Gulmohar Cross Road No. 9
Juhu
Bombay 400049
INDIA
Tel: 91-22-620-1606, 620-1574
Fax: 91-22-621-0139
Email: geta@saathi.ncst.ernet.in
SINGH, Harjit (India)
Mr Singh received his masters in Mathematics and Masters in Information
Sciences from Agra University, India and Indian Statistical Institute
respectively. He also has done research on `Information Systems of
Developed and Developing Countries' at the McGill University, Montreal,
Canada for nearly two years. Mr Singh also received post-graduate
Diploma in Russian Language from the Delhi University, India. Mr.
Singh has held several distinguished positions as Senior Scientific
Officer, Senior Documentation Officer and Senior Information and
Publicity Officer at the Ministries of Defence, Science and Technology
and Energy respectively. He has also worked as Director in the
Ministry of Environment and Forests (1985-89). Since 1990 he has been
working as the Advisor in the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
He is the manager of the ENVIS (Environmental Information System), a
national environmental network in India set up by the Ministry.
Mr. Harjit Singh
Adviser, Ministry of Environment and Forests
Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex
Lodi Road, New Delhi 110 003, India
Tel: 4360740
Fax: 4360748
Telex: W-66185 DOE IN
GRAMS: PARYAVARAN
Interpreters
Spanish
Mr. Shyama Prasad Ganguli,
Mr. Anil K. Dhingra
French
Ms. Radha Sharma,
Ms. Maya Jain
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