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Information Technology and Crisis Management Conference 2003

Presentations & Speeches

Opening Address (PDF)
Mr. Erkki Tuomioja
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland

Welcoming Remarks (PDF)
President Martti Ahtisaari

Towards Interoperability in Crisis Management-A Political Agenda- Remarks (PDF)
Mr. Anis Bajwa, Director of Change Management
Department of Peacekeeping Operations, UN

A View from NATO (PDF)
Ambassador Adam Kobieracki
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations

Some reflections on the OSCE experience (PDF)
Ambassador Niek van Zutphen
Dutch Ambassador in Helsinki
Representative of the OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office

Challenges to providing standardised systems at operational level (PPT)
Mr. Kent Halling
Coordination Manager
Ericsson Response

Communication and Information Systems Planning as part of the Operational Planning - Lessons from  the PfP Excercise (PPT)
Colonel Markku Koli
Chief of C4 Defence Staff
Finnish Defence Forces

What are the Mechanisms? (PPT)
Mr. David Gadsden
International Relations
Environmental Systems Research Institute

Collaboration Spaces and Tools for Humanitarian Intervention: Lessons from Iraq (PPT)
Mr. Robert Kirkpatrick
Architech, Humanitarian Systems Group
Groove Networks

Tools for rebuilding Governments (PPT)
Mr. Juan Rada
Senior Vice President for Industries in EMEA
ORACLE

Role of the Partnerships with Business (PPT)
Ms. Holli Ploog
Vice President and General Managing Partner
UNISYS

Interoperability in Crisis Management: Creating a Common Communication Culture
Ambassador Richard H. Solomon
President
United States Institute of Peace

Conference Report (PDF)

Presentations and speeches

List of Participants

Background Paper

Final Agenda

Pictures from the Conference

September 2003 CREATE reports 

Conference 2003 Follow-Up