Resending since the email bounced. On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Fellow Penguinistas, > > I received a phone call this morning from MISCO regarding our availability > for this conference. Is someone interested/available of attending and > representing the MLUG? If not, I will try to attend myself. I am > copy/pasting the agenda just in case you cannot open the attachment. > > *National Information Society Advisory Council* > > Session 15, Friday 25th July 2008 > Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta > > > > > *Connecting Every Home, Connecting Every Citizen* > > *Next Generation Networks* > > > The ICT infrastructure covering Malta's territory has been one of key > factors in the popularisation of technology across our society and economy, > placing the country among the leaders in key information society indicators > benchmarked by world-acclaimed sources. The same infrastructure is also one > of the key features in the country's value proposition to attract > investment. The deployment of next-generation networks, carrying voice, data > and other communications at new speeds is the next big revolution in the > telecommunications. Amongst the technologies considered in the deployment of > the new networks is fibre. Fibre optics are considered as the only 'no > limits' technology to connect subscribers to the networks. The deployment of > fibre reaching to the premises of subscribers enables a myriad of new > services that require high-bandwidth and constant speeds. From highly > interactive eLearning applications, to the virtual monitoring of patients at > home, and remote working solutions including video streaming; fibre > technology removes the barrier of broadband speed and capacity and provides > symmetric solutions where the end-user has equal upstream and downstream > speeds to produce and push content. The deployment of next generation > networks is one of the key action lines of the Smart Island Strategy. A > Green Paper on the subject will be launched in NISCO. > > > > *Agenda* > > > > 0915 to 0930 Registration > > > 0930 to 0940 Introductory address by the Minister for Infrastructure, > Transport and Communications, the Hon. Austin Gatt, MP > > > 0940 to 0945 Approval of Proceedings of Previous session > > 0945 to 1000 Presentation of the *Next Generation Access Infrastructure > Green Paper* > > Isabelle Bonello, Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and > Communications > > > 1000 to 1015 *Convergence and Next Generation Networks, Regulatory > Considerations* > > Philip Micallef – Chairman, Malta Communications Authority > > > 1015 to 1040 *How to Boost Innovation by Investing in Broadband > Initiatives* > > Frans-Anton Vermast – Advisor, Public & European Affairs, > > Citynet Amsterdam / INEC > > > 1040 to 1110 Roundtable Discussion > > > 1110 to 1115 Winding up and Conclusions > > > > -- > Raphael > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Cassar Clint at MITC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 9:06 AM > Subject: NISCO Agenda > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Dear Mr. Borg Ellul Vincenti, > > > > Attached please find the agenda. If you are interested in attending, please > nominate someone on behalf of the Malta Linux User Group by end of business > today. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Regards > > *Clint Cassar* > > *Clerk f' Permanent Secretary* > > > > Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Communications > > Palazzo Verdelin 111 Archbishop Street, Valletta – VLT 1444, Malta > > * email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ( Office: +356 25598 258 > > Related websites: www.miti.gov.mt - www.thesmartisland.gov.mt > > *Please read our Legal Notice:** *miti.gov.mt/emailpolicy > > > > *P* Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this > e-mail > > > > > >
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