22 June 2015 , DAY1
Szent Istvan University, GTK Council Room, Pater Karoly u. 1. Godollo, 2100

9.30-9.45

Official opening

Mr Tony Alonzi, FAO Deputy Regional Representative,
Ms Katalin Toth, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture,
Mr István Szabó Director for International Relations, SzIU University

Introductory session: Opportunities for using ICTs in Agriculture

9.45-10.30

• Video
• introduction of the participants
• introduction of the workshop objectives

Sophie Treinen, FAO

10.30-11.00

Opportunities for using ICTs in agriculture-presentation

Hani Eskandar, ITU

11.00-11.30

Coffee break

Session 2: Why e-Agriculture strategies?

11.30-13.00

• Results from the pre-WS questionnaires
• Presentation on the strategy components and high level process
• Role play

Laszlo Papocsi
Hani Eskandar
Botir Dosov

13.00-14.00

Lunch break

Session 3: Countries experiences and programmes implemented

14.00-16.00

Market place

• VERCON Armenia and Albania
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Hungary
• Moldova
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• Uzbekistan
• Others

Chair: Sophie Treinen, FAO

16.00-16.00

Coffee break

16.00-17.00

WGs discussions (SWOT analysis)

Nevena Alexandrova and Botir Dosov

17.00-17.30

Presentations to the plenary

Visit to the Babicz Winery

23 June 2015 DAY 2
Szent Istvan University, GTK Council Room, Pater Karoly u. 1. Godollo, 2100

9.30- 9.45

Recap from DAY 1: 3 key messages (group work by tables) and the summary by the observers of the role play

Nevena Alexandrova and Botir Dosov

Session 4: Strategy development :Vision

9.45-10.30

“Time machine”: a visioning exercise

Facilitator : Sophie Treinen, FAO

10.30-11.00

Coffee break

Session: 5  Back to the strategy discussion: e-Agriculture strategy guide

11.00- 12.00

“Time machine”: a visioning exercise

Facilitator: Sophie Treinen, FAO

10.45-12.00

• Presentation of the e-Agriculture strategy guide
• Discussion

Facilitator: Hani Eskandar, ITU

12.00-12.30

Visioning  for strategy development : introduction

Hani Eskandar, ITU

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-17.00
(coffee break:
15.00-15.30)

• Understand the framework required for a national e-Agriculture vision
• Understand governance and effective engagement
• Identify existing and required components
• Assess opportunities, gaps, risks and barriers

Methods: 2 WGs with excel sheets; WGs presentations

Facilitators: Hani Eskandar, Botir Dosov

20.00-22.00

Social dinner in Budapest

24 June 2015, DAY 3
FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, 34 Benczur str. Budapest, 1068

9.00-9.15

Recap of DAY 2

9.15-9.45

Principles for open access and interoperability

Imma Subirats and Thembani Malapela, OPCC FAO (via video conference)

Session 6: Moving from Vision to Action Plan

9.45-10.45

Tasks:

• Move from vision to the plan
• Understand main elements and methods
• Overview stages of the planning process
• Define implementation phases 

Methods: presentation, WGs discussions, WGs presentations, Conclusions

Facilitator: Hani Eskandar, Botir Dosov

10.45-11.15

Coffee break

11.15-11.45

Continuation of session 6

Closing session

11.45- 12.30

Follow-up actions :

• How the national and thematic networks can be integrated into the national strategy discussions;
• “what did you learn, what do you  intend to do?”

12.30-12.45

Recommendations for FAO and international community

Facilitator; Nevena Alexandrova-Stefanova

12.45-13.00

Closing remarks

13.00-14.00

Lunch