A Conference on Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) and Development organized by the Division of
Mass Communication, Journalism, Television and Film of the College
of Professional Studies, St. John’s University, New York in
collaboration with the Diocesan Centre for Social Communications
Media of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, India
Date
January 4 to 6, 2007
The conference will begin January 4 at 5 p.m. followed by
dinner, and end on the evening of January 6 followed
by dinner.
Location
Mandovi Hotel, Panjim, Goa, India
The organizers are unable to make hotel accommodations for the
participants.
All hotels in Panaji/Panjim are within walking distance of Hotel
Mandovi. Please check the following Web
site for more information.
Target-audience: students as well as researchers, educators,
social workers, ICT people, NGOs, policy makers,
Registration
Limited number of seats.
Fee: Rps 200 payable to Diocesan Center for Social Communication
Media
Contact Information
Basilio G. Monteiro, Ph.D.
College of Professional Studies
Division of Communications, Journalism, Television and Film
(718) 990-6807
monteirb@stjohns.edu
J. Loiola Pereira or Raymond Antao
P.O Box 216
Panjim, Goa 403 001
India
Tel: (0832)242-2653, 222-3353, 222-5291
Fax: (0832) 222-4139
E-mail: dcscmgoa@gmail.com, loiola50@gmail.com
Objectives
- to generate a robust public discourse about and understanding
of
development affecting peoples’ lives in India - to examine how communication technologies and strategies
are
being used to promote specific development projects - to assess the kind of development initiatives taking place
and
ascertain if they promote sustainable development - to determine what role individuals play in shaping the type
and
process of development in a given community - to assess the forms of communication technologies accessible
to
various communities and what solutions may be appropriate
The Overriding Issue
- What is development in the Indian
context?
“My second vision for India is DEVELOPMENT. For fifty years
we have been a developing nation. It is time we see ourselves
as a developed nation. We are among the top 5 nations of the
world in terms of GDP. We have 10 percent growth rate in most
areas. Our poverty levels are falling. Our achievements
are being globally recognized today. Yet we lack the
self-confidence to see ourselves as a developed nation,
self-reliant and self-assured.”
Dr. A.P.J. Kalam, President of India.
Given the vastness and the complexity of Indian society, its
unique multifaceted pluralism, and its regionalism steeped deep in
socio-religious traditions, it is important that we first strive to
understand what may constitute development in the context of
India.
Proposed specific issues
- Communication and Promotion of Human Rights
- Communication, Development and Environment
- Communication, Development and Sustainable Development
- Communication, Development and Women’s Issues
- Communication, Development and Children
- Communication, Development and Health
Speakers
Ms. Therese Gastaut (based in Geneva)
formerly with the UN, Director of WSIS
Dr. Jack Phelan, Professor
Fordham University, NY (USA)
Dr. Kevin Rioux, Professor
St. John's University, NY (USA)
Dr. Basilio Monteiro, Professor
St. John's University, NY (USA)
Mr. Joseph C. Donnelley, Representative of Caritas
Internationalis
Rome, at the UN
Ms. Corinne Woods
UNICEF Regional Communication Officer (India)
Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwalla
IIT- Madras
Dr. Freddie D’Souza, Director, Social Development
Catholic Bishops Conference of India
Dr. K. Subramanian, Deputy Director General at National Informatics
Center
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, New
Delhi,
Dr. Haridas Varikottil
Caritas-India, New Delhi
Mr. Frederick Noronha
Bytesforall.org, Goa
Ms. Akhila Sivadas
Centre for Advocacy and Research, New Delhi
Dr. Peter R. D'Souza, Co-Director, Lokniti
Institute for Comparative Democracy, Programme of Centre for the
Study of Developing Societies New Delhi
Dr. Anibel Ferus-Comelo
Labor researcher and educator, Goa