THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF MANKIND

PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY 6 March

Participant welcome and set up
19h00 Welcome Coctail Reception

THURSDAY 7 March

8h30 Welcome and registration of participants
9h00 Opening ceremony

  • The Prime Minister of Curaçao, His Excellency Mr. Eugene Rhuggenaath
  • The acting President of the ESC of Curaçao, the Honorable Mr. John Jacobs
  • The President of AICESIS, the Honorable Mr. Iacob Baciu
9h30 Family photo
9h40 Board

  • Adoption of the agenda
9h45 AICESIS bodies renewal for 2019 – 2021 (President, DSG, Board)
10h05 Seminar of the Future of AICESIS
11h05 Partnerships / working groups with the ILO and UN ECOSOC
11h25 AICESIS memberships
11h45 Communication – Marketing
12h15 AICESIS website
12h30 Lunch
14h00 AICESIS virtual office
14h45 Discussion on the report on the main working topic for 2017-2019
15h45 Miscellaneous

  • The case of the Brazilian ESDC
  • Date and place of the 2019 GA
  • 2019 Asia Social Dialogue Forum
  • AICESIS visual identity
  • Cooperation agreement with Argentina on the possibilities of an ESC establishment
16h00 Summary of decisions and adoption
16h30 Closing speech by the President of AICESIS
16h45 End of works of the Board
20h00 Gala dinner

FRIDAY 8 March

Program Workshop
The ESC-SIs best practices: Digital revolution
9h00 Welcome and registration
9h30 Opening session
Acting President of the ESC of Curacao, the Honorable Mr. John Jacobs
President of AICESIS, the Honorable Mr. Iacob Baciu
10h15 Frame Speech Digital Government Transformation towards a Smart Nation’
Speaker: The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, His Excellency Mr. Kenneth Gijsbertha
10h45 Session 1 : Summary and update of information and criteria discussed in previous workshops and seminars
Speaker: The Secretary General of AICESIS, the Honorable Mr. Francisco Gonzalez de Lena
11h15 Presentation by the various ESC’s/SI on actions that they have undertaken with regards to the main theme ‘Digital Revolution’
Moderator: France
Debates and Discussions
12h00 Lunch
13h30 Session 2 : Evaluation of public policies and actions formulated by the social partners to further promote the development and transitions to a Digital Economy
Moderator:
Curaçao
Presentation of actions undertaken by the ESC’s-SI
Debates and Discussions
14h45 Session 3 : Contribution of the Digital Economy to economic and social development, particularly in the case of emerging economies
Moderator:
Russia
Presentation of actions undertaken by the ESC’s-SI
Debates and Discussions
16h00 Session 4 : Analysis of social and employment aspects of the digital economy: Changes in work forms (digital platforms) & Opportunities to promote women’s work and equality
Moderator:
Uruguay
Presentation of actions undertaken by the ESC’s-SI
Debates and Discussions
17h15 Conclusions and future proposals: how to proceed with the exchange of experiences?
Speaker:
AICESIS General Rapporteur
Comments, proposals and debate
17h45 Closing remarks
Acting President of the ESC of Curaçao, the Honorable Mr. John Jacobs
The President of AICESIS, the Honorable Mr. Iacob Baciu
18h00
End of works
18h15 Press Conference
Please note that this program is subject to change