ITU – NTA Workshop on Making ICT and mobile phones accessible for persons with disabilities in Nepal

09:00

Welcome and Inauguration
Master of Ceremony (MC) welcomes all

MC requests chief guest (Hon. Minister or Secretary) to inaugurate the Diyo (Oil lamp / Light)

09:15

• Opening Remarks
  Sameer Sharma, Senior Adviser, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

09:25

• Keynote Address
  MoIC Secretary / Joint Secretary

09:40

• Announcements
  Master of Ceremony thanks the Members at the Dais and walks over ot the schedule

09:40-10:00

Photo Session - Coffee Break

10:00

• Making ICT Accessible for Persons with Disabilities: ITU Initiatives
  Sameer Sharma, Senior Adviser, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

10:30

• Introduction: ICT and telecom accessibility, good practices in policy and industry initiatives
  Nirmita Narasimhan, ITU Expert, Accessibility

11:00

• Formulating policy and project implementation for persons with disabilities
  Archana Gulati, ITU Expert, Universal Service Policy

11:30

• Perspective, initiatives, plans and challenges in making Telecom Services accessible to Persons with Disabilities
  NDCL / Ncell

12:15

• Policy initiatives, ground realities and way forward for making telecom services accessible to Persons with Disabilities
  NTA

12:30

• Panel Discussion
  Telecom Operators, MoIC officials

13:30

• Closing Remarks
  MoIC / NTA / ITU

13:45-14:30

Lunch break