ISOC Nepal

On the occasion of CAN InfoTech 2012, International ICT Conference was on January 29-30, 2012 where many experts presented their papers.

With the theme “The Internet is for everyone” the conference was held on Hotel Del Annapurna where there was high level interaction between experts, delicate and individuals related to Information, Communication and entertainment technology field. The Experts from India and UK presented their papers including Nepali Presenter.
CAN & Internet Society (Nepal Chapter) were jointly organized the ICT Conference 2012. Title sponsor for the ICT Conference 2012 was Websurfer Nepal.

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr.Ram Krishna Timalsena,Former Register, Supreme Court of Nepal
Participates:
1. Mr. Binay Bohora, President, ISPAN
2. Mr. Devendra Subedi, SSP, Nepal Police
3. Prof. Timila yami, Assistant Dean, IOE, Pulchok
4. Mr. Shree Kanta Poudel, Joint Secretary, Supreme court

Conclusion

‎”Internet and Freedom of Expression: Social Media Perspective” was the theme of the panel discussion on the second day. The panel discussion concluded with a good impression on the audience. The session was very interactive. The participant raised genuine questions to the panels. The session was more informative enhancing the knowledge of the individuals.

Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) and Internet Society Nepal Chapter (ISOC Nepal) is jointly organizing the WebSurfer ICT Conference 2012 on January 29 and 30 with the theme ‘the Internet is for everyone’.
Main objective of the conference is to bring in all stakeholders to a single platform to discuss about overall dynamics of Internet to make it accessible to all the citizens irrespective of class, race, gender, ability and socio-economic background.
ICT conference is a multi stakeholder platform where policy makers, government agencies, telecom operators, ISPs, ICT professionals, academicians, lawyers, judicial officers, journalists, informal sectors and ICT students will participate.
The conference will have five tracks for paper presentations and two panel discussions. The five tracks are Internet Infrastructure, E Enable Services and Applications, Internet content, Internet Security and Internet law and policy. Each track will have papers focusing on Nepali context.
Similarly, the two panel discussions will be on cross-cutting issues that will be broadcasted live on internet and local television. The themes of the panel discussions are Issues and Challenges of Implementation of E-Governance Initiatives in Nepal and Internet and Freedom of Expression: Social Media Perspective. Policy makers, government officials and experts will be present in the panel discussions.
The event, to be held at Hotel Annapurna, will be graced by the presence of expert IT professionals who will be delivering key-note speeches and participating in panel discussions. Among the distinguished speakers who have already confirmed there attendance are cyber law expert Dr. Subhajit Basu who is the Director of LLM Program at the University of Leeds in UK, Mr. Alok Singh, CEO Novatium Solutions Pvt Ltd, Vinish Kathuria, Vice President of Ericssion India and Rakshit Tondon, CEO, Tandon Solution Provider, India.
National Speakers in the conference are : Mr. Manohar Kumar Bhattarai, Former Vice Chairman of High Level Commission for Information Technology, Dr. Ram Krishna Timalsena, Former Registrar, Supreme Court of Nepal, Mr. Radhesh Pant, Chief Executive, Investment Board, Dr Bhagirath Tiwari and his team, Mr. Min Prasad Aryal, Nepal Telecommunication Authority, Mr. Sachin Jung Karki, Security Expert, Mr. Ravi Karmacharya, Open Learning Exchange, Mr. Dipak Shrestha, Secretary, Internet Service Provider’s Association, will also be speaking in the conference.
Sponsors and Partners of the conference are: Title Sponsor, Websurfer Nepal Communication System Pvt. Ltd.; Diamond Sponsor, Data Space, Gold Sponsor, Ericssion and SUBISU CableNet, Silver Sponsor, Shastra Network Pvt. Ltd. and Prisma International Pvt. Ltd, Maipu Communications, Legal Partner: Center for Law and Technology Pvt. Ltd., Print Media Partner, Nagarik Daily, Official Television, and Sagarmatha Television, Web News: www.enter.com .np, Online Payment Partner, E-SEWA.
The Conference is supported by, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Information and Communications, National Information Technology Centre, Office of Controller of Certification, Nepal Telecommunication Authority, FNCCI, ISPAN, WSTSA, ASOCIO.
Interested participants can pay the participation fee through URL: itc.esewa.com.np . More information can be accessed through Conference Website, www.itconference.org.np and Official Websites of the organizers www.isoc.org.np and www.can.org.np and Twitter: intconference.

सवैका लागि इन्टरनेट नाराका साथ सूचना सञ्‍चार प्रविधि सम्मेलन २०१२ काठमाडौमा सुरु भएको छ। सम्मेलनमा विकासोन्मूख देशहरुमा इन्टरनेटलाई विकासको लागि कसरी प्रयोग गर्ने भन्ने सम्वन्धमा सहभागी तथा बक्ताहरुले आफ्ना आफ्ना धारणा राखेका थिए।
सम्मेलनमा मुख्य वक्ताको रुपमा आएनुभएका बेलायतस्थित लिड्स विश्वबिद्यालय एलएलएम साइवर ल का निर्देशक डा. सुवजीत वाशुले इन्टरनेटरको प्रयोगले विकासोउन्मूख देशको चौतर्फी विकासमा सहयोग पुर्‍याउन सक्ने उल्लेख गर्दै नयाँ योजना बनाउन यसले महत्वपूर्ण भुमिका खेल्न सक्ने वताउनुभयो। ग्रामीण क्षेत्रमा पहुँच पुर्‍याएर रोजगार सिर्जना तथा शिक्षामा सामयिक परिवर्तन गर्न सकिने उहाँको धारणा छ।
नेपाल राष्ट्र वैंकका गर्भनर युवराज खतिवडाले सुचना र सञ्‍चार प्रविधिको प्रयोग दुरशिक्षा, टेलिमेडिशिनको क्षेत्रमा महत्वपूर्ण हुनसक्ने बताउनु भयो। कार्यक्रममा विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि सचिव ताना गौतम तथा कम्युटर एसोसियसन अफ नेपालका अध्यक्ष सुरेसराज कर्णले सूचना प्रविधिले देश विकासमा महत्वपूर्ण भुमिका खेल्ने सक्ने बताउनु भयो। इन्टरनेट सोसाइटी नेपाल च्याप्टरका अध्यक्ष तथा सम्मेलनका संयोजक बाबुराम अर्यालले इन्टरनेटमा सुरक्षाको चिन्ता व्यक्त गर्नुभयो।
दुई दिन चल्ने सम्मेलनमा इन्टरनेट भौतिक संरचना, इ-इनेबेल सर्भिस र एप्लिकेशन, इन्टरनेट कन्टेन्ट, इन्टरनेट सेक्युरिटी, इन्टरनेट ल एण्ड पोलिसी लगायतको विषयमा कार्यपत्र प्रस्तुत हुनेछ। विधुतिय सरकारको चुनौती र इन्टरनेटमा लेख्‍न र बोल्नेको स्वतन्त्रता सम्बन्धमा पनि अन्तरक्रिया हुने आयोजकले जनाएको छ।
कम्युटर एसोसियसन अफ नेपाल र इन्टरनेट सोसाइटीको संयुक्त रुपमा सम्मेलन आयोजना गरेको हो।

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Subhajit Basu, Director, LLM Program, University of Leeds, UK

Foreign Speakers

Mr. Vinish Kathuria, Vice President, Ericssion India Pvt. Ltd

Mr. Alok Singh, CEO, Novatium Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Rakshit Tondon, Advisor, Internet and Mobile Association of India