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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Workshop Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2008. Information and Communication Technology and Peacebuilding: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12255.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Workshop Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2008. Information and Communication Technology and Peacebuilding: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12255.
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Appendix A Workshop Agenda Workshop on the Use of ICT in Peacebuilding National Academy of Engineering December 14, 2007 Beckman Center Irvine, CA Final Draft Agenda 7:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Jack Gibbons, Resource Strategies, Steering Committee Chair 8:30 a.m. Conflict in the 21st Century Richard Solomon, U.S. Institute of Peace 9:15 a.m. Panel 1: ICT in the Cause of Peace Moderator: Vint Cerf, Google, Inc., Steering Committee The Use of Mobile Phones in Election Monitoring Chris Spence, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs GIS and Participatory 3-D Modeling in Land-Use Negotiation Giacomo Rambaldi, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, Wageningen, The Netherlands What role for civil society and ICT in peacebuilding? Sanjana Hattotuwa, InfoShare (via Skype) 10:15 a.m. BREAK 10:30 a.m. Respondents 35

Irwin Jacobs, Qualcomm Deborah Estrin, UCLA Bran Ferren, Applied Minds 11:00 a.m. General Discussion Moderator: Jack Gibbons, Resource Strategies, Steering Committee Chair 11:15 a.m. Panel 2: In the Field: Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Patricia Thomson, USIP, Steering Committee Preventive and Crisis Diplomacy John Packer, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex (by videoconference) Strategic Gaming for Civil Resistance Peter Ackerman and Ivan Marovic, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict Peacekeeping and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Nicholas Von Ruben, United Nations 12:15 p.m. Respondents Alan Kay, Viewpoints Research Institute Nigel Snoad, Microsoft Steve Wozniak, Jazz Technologies, Inc. 12:45 p.m. LUNCH and Informal Discussion Attendees 1:45 p.m. Discussion re Next Steps, Opportunities for Collaboration Moderator: Vint Cerf, Google Inc., Steering Committee 2:45 p.m. Final Comments Jack Gibbons, Resource Strategies, Steering Committee Chair 3:00 p.m. ADJOURN 36

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Those who would use information and communication technology (ICT) in the cause of peace need to be cognizant of the risks as well as the benefits. ICT can facilitate positive dialogue but also hate speech. It can be used to fight corruption but also facilitate it. Simply giving people more information does not necessarily lead to predictable or positive results. As people become more informed, they may become more motivated to change their circumstances and to do so violently.

On December 14, 2007, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) convened a group of experts in diverse fields to consider the role of ICT in promoting peace and conflict resolution. The one-day workshop was designed to consider current and emerging technologies and strategies for employing them in conflict management and diplomacy. It also aimed to explore how organizations with a role in promoting peace, like the U.S. Institute of Peace, can most effectively leverage technology in carrying out their missions.

Information and Communication Technology and Peacebuilding: Summary of a Workshop reviews the group's discussions on number of key issues, illuminates certain practitioner needs, and suggests possible next steps.

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