e-Participation and the Policy Process
from the Perspective of the Public Service


AGENDA

September 20, 2001
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Gatineau Room and Lounge
Government Conference Centre
2 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario
8:30 am Coffee and Registration
8:45 am Welcome, Roundtable Introductions and Opening Remarks Avrim Lazar, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Human Resources Development Canada
9:00 am Keynote Presentation on e-Participation and the Policy Process Ann Macintosh, Executive Director, International Teledemocracy Centre, Scotland
10:15 am Health Break
10:30 am Facilitated Discussion Thomas Riley, Executive Director, Commonwealth Centre for Electronic Governance
12 noon Lunch
1:00 pm A Brief Re-Cap of Key Points from Discussion Ann Macintosh, Executive Director, International Teledemocracy Centre, Scotland
1:15 pm Canadian Perspectives on e-Participation Jeffrey Roy, Director of the Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa
2:00 pm Facilitated Discussion on Implications for Canada Thomas Riley, Commonwealth Centre for Electronic Governance
3:15 pm Health Break
3:30 pm Facilitated Discussion: Future Directions
4:00 pm Closing Remarks Margaret Biggs, Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Investment Program, Human Resources Development Canada