Asian Center for Democratic Governance >> Making Democracy Work: Accountability & Transparency

Report of the Inaugural Conference of the Asian Center for Democratic Governance
7 - 8 January 2001
New Delhi, India

Program:

  • About this Report
  • Agenda
  • Opening Remarks
  • Session 1:
    Why Transparency & Accountability Matter: Good Governance in a Democracy
  • Dinner Remarks
  • Session 2:
    Ensuring Accountability: The Role of Parliament
  • Session 3:
    Ensuring Accountability and the Rule of Law: the Role of the Judiciary
  • Session 4:
    Ensuring Transparency: the Role of the Media
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Conference Presenters
    • Agenda

    January 7, 2001

    4:30-5:00 PM
    Tea/Coffee and Registration

    5:00-5:45 PM
    Inaugural Session
    Welcoming Remarks
    (1) Arun Bharat Ram, President, Confederation of Indian Industry
    (2) Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment for Democracy

    Inaugural Address
    Najma Heptulla, Member of Parliament, Deputy Chairperson, Rajya Sabha, India, & President, Inter-Parliamentary Union

    5:45-7:30 PM
    Session 1: Why Transparency & Accountability Matter: Good Governance in a Democracy
    Moderator:
    Omkar Goswami, Senior Economist, Confederation of Indian Industry

    Speakers:
    (1) Soli J. Sorabjee, Attorney General of India
    (2) Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka
    (3) Sanjay Pradhan, Senior Advisor, The World Bank

    7:30 PM
    Dinner and Address
    Speakers:
    (1) Richard Celeste, United States Ambassador to India
    (2) Arun Jaitley, Member of Parliament, Minister for Law, Justice & Company Affairs, India
    January 8, 2001

    9:30-11:15 PM
    Session 2: Ensuring Accountability: the Role of Parliament
    Moderator:
    Jim McDermott, House of Representatives, United States

    Speakers:
    (1) P.A. Sangma, Member of Parliament and Former Speaker of Lok Sabha, India
    (2) Suchit Bunbongkarn, Justice, Constitutional Court of Thailand
    (3) James Manor, Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, United Kingdom

    11:15-11:30 PM
    Break

    11:30-1:00 PM
    Session 3: Ensuring Accountability and the Rule of Law: the Role of the Judiciary
    Moderator:
    George Mathew, Director, Institute of Social Sciences, India

    Speakers:
    (1) J.S. Verma, Chairperson, Human Rights Commission of India and Former Chief Justice of India
    (2) Lloyd Rudolph, University of Chicago
    (3) Susanne Rudolph, University of Chicago

    1:00-2:30 PM
    Luncheon

    2:30-4:30 PM
    Session 4: Ensuring Transparency: the Role of the Media
    Moderator:
    Dileep Padgaonkar, Executive Managing Editor, The Times of India

    Speakers:
    (1) Pamela Constable, Delhi Bureau Chief, The Washington Post
    (2) Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express
    (3) Fang-Mei Lin, Professor of Journalism, Cheng-chi University, Taiwan

    4:30-5:10 PM
    Concluding Remarks
    Speakers:
    (1) Arun Bharat Ram, Chairman, Public Policy Committee, Confederation of Indian Industry
    (2) Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment for Democracy

    5:10-5:30 PM
    Tea & Coffee
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