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Thursday, 17. December 2009

8:00-8:30Registration of Participants

8:30-9:15Welcome note

•Leader of the Association of Cities of Vietnam

•Mr. Oliver Beckmann, Project Coordinator of Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Vietnam

•Mr. Denis Schrey, EU-Project Co-Manager of EU-KAS–ACVN project

9:15-10:00“Introduction of the draft of Vietnamese Law on access to information ” – Implications for local governments”

Dr. Hoang The Lien, Vice Minister of Justice

10:00-10:30Discussion

10:30-10:45Coffee Break

10:45-11:30“The relationship between the implementation of grassroots democracy and the implementation of access to information right”

Mr. Nguyen Minh Thuc – ACVN Vice General Secretary

11:30-12:00Discussion

12:00-13:30Lunch Break

13:30-14:45“Access to Information – Legal Background and Implementation at local government level – International experiences and best practices”

Mr. Klaus Schulenburg, Head of Department of the District Council Bavaria

14:45-15:15Discussion

15:15-15:30Coffee Break

15:30-16:15“The implementation of Information access in Lang Son city”

Mme. Luu Thi Thanh, Chairperson of Lang Son People Council

16:15-16:45Discussion and end of day 1

Friday, 18. December 2009

8:30-9:15“The role of Local governments in effective information access”

Mme. Ngo Thi Tam, Deputy Director of Local Government Department, Ministry of Home affairs

9:15-9:45Discussion

9:45-10:15Coffee Break

10:15-11:00“Experience in the supply of one stop shop services for the citizen of Nam Dinh city”

Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung – Chairman of Nam Dinh city.

11:00-11:30Discussion

11:30-11:45Closing ceremony

•Leader of the Association of Cities of Vietnam

•Mr. Oliver Beckmann, Project Coordinator of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. in Vietnam

•Mr. Denis Schrey, EU-Project Co-Manager of EU-KAS–ACVN project

11:45Lunch