This session will be held within the framework of the ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on ICT-centric innovation ecosystems that aims at establishing a sustainable culture of innovation through concrete strategic actions using information and communication technology (ICT) as an enabler.

The main objective of this session is to bring together high-level stakeholders such as Ministries and Regulators from ICT sector as well as Agriculture’ Ministries to share best practices and case studies, highlight gaps and identifying sustainable funding models to support e-agriculture, and focus on e-agriculture strategies and regulations systems across countries.

Whilst strengthening collaboration between the countries, FAO and ITU, this session will provide a unique opportunity for high-level dialogue and discussion between ITU and countries’ Ministers and Regulators operating in the e-Agriculture domain, setting a platform for strengthening national, international and cross-sectorial cooperation.



Moderator:
Mrs. Sophie Treinen, Information and Knowledge Management Officer, Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU), UNFAO
Panellists:
Dr Aniko Juhasz, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Hungary
Mr Geert Kits Niewenkamp, Agricultural Counsellor, at Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hungary
- Ministry of agriculture of Albania
Mr Davit Babayan, e-agriculture strategy focal point at the Ministry of Economy of Armenia