8:30-9:00      Coffee and Muffins 9:00-9:30      Opening Remarks by Industry Canada and ITAC officials 9:30-10:30     An ITAC Perspective on What is Needed to Evaluate ICT Sector and Total Economy Performance 10:30-10:45   Break 10:45-12:00   An Overview of OECD Work on Information and Communications Technology Indicators                   Fred Gault (Statistics Canada) 12:00-1:00     Lunch 1:00-2:00      An Overview of Industry Canada Work on Competitiveness Indicators                   Someshwar Rao (Industry Canada) 2:00-3:00      General Discussion on Potential Indicators 3:00-4:00      Development of an Agenda and Process for the Development of Better Global Competitiveness                   Indicators 4:00            Closing Remarks Background on current indicators of competitiveness