The Government of Timor-Leste through the Office of the State Secretary of Social Communication is organizing in partnership with the Social Communication Program of the European Union, Delegated Cooperation in Portugal, the International Seminar “Regulation of Media – Towards a Culture of Responsibility” to take place at the Hotel Timor, Dili, from 20 to 22 March 2013

International Seminar Program

Day one, March 20, 2013
08.30 – 09.00 : Arrival of guests, speakers and registration of participants of the Seminar Opening session: Introduction by MC
09.00 – 09.10 : Speech by H.E. State Secretary of Social Communication, Nélio Isaac Sarmento
09.10 – 09.20 : Speech by H.E. Ambassador of Portugal in Timor-Leste, Dr. Luís Barreira de Sousa
09.20 – 09.30 : Official Opening by His Excellency the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, Taur Matan Ruak
09.30 – 09.45 : Coffee Break
09.45 – 10.00 : Dance performance

Session I
10.00 – 10.45 : Freedom of the press, freedom of expression and the right to information in the
context of the Constitution of RDTL, Dr. Vicente Guterres, President of the National Parliament.


10.45 – 11.30 : The Defense of Press Freedom and Media Regulation, Bambang Harimurty, Vice Chairman of the Press, Indonesia
Moderator: Virgilio Guterres

11.30 – 12.30 : Discussion
12.30 – 14.00 : Lunch

Session II

14.00 – 14.45 : A Law for Social Communication, Carmelita Caetano Moniz Chairman of the Committee for Constitutional Affairs – National
Parliament.
14.45 – 15.00 : Salvador Ximenes, President of STL Media Group
15.00 – 15.15 : Otelio Ote, General Manager of the newspaper Timor-Post
15.15 – 15.30 : Suzana Cardoso, Director of the Foundation Fund Media
15.30 – 15.45 : Mouzinho Lopes, Director of the Independent Newspaper
15.45 – 16.00 : Prezado Ximenes, President of the Association Community Radio
Moderator: Tito Filipe, President of AJTL

16.00 – 16.15 : Coffee Break
16.15 – 16.55 : Discussion
16.55 – 17.00 : Closure

Second day, March 21

08.00 – 09.00 : Arrival of guests, speakers and registration of participants of the Seminar

Session III

09.00 – 09.45 : National Unity and Stability in the context of the right to information, freedom of expression and press freedom,
Dr. Mari Alkatiri, Ex-Prime Minister of RDTL


09.45 – 10.40 : The role of Community Radio in the context of freedom of expression and its regulation, Mario Antonius Birowa,
Member of AMARC
Moderator: José Luís Oliveira, Director HAK

10.40 – 11.00 : Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.00 : Discussion
12.00 – 14.00 : Lunch

Session IV
14.00 – 14.45 : Mechanisms of co-regulation and self-regulation in the media, Alan Kennedy, Member of the Press Council of Australia

14.45 – 15.30 : Right to private life, Dr. Maria Natercia Gusmão, Judge of Appeals Court

15.30 – 16.00 : Calumnious denunciation, Dr. Ana Pessoa Pinto, Attorney General’s Office
Moderadora: Gabriela Carrascalão

16.00 – 16.10 : Coffee Break
16.10 – 16.55 : Discussion

16.55 – 17.00 : Closure

Third Day, March 22
08.30 – 09.00 : Arrival of guests, speakers and registration of participants of the Seminar

Session V
09.00 – 09.50 : Challenges of new media for the preparation of Legislation, Azeredo Lopes, Ex-Chairman of the Regulatory Organization for
Social Communication in Portugal and Law Professor in Catholic University, Portugal

09.50 – 10.40 : Civil Society’s perspective for the preparation of a legislation for media, Hugo Fernandes, The Asia Foundation
Moderator : António Ramos da Silva, “Naikoli”

10.40 – 11.00 : Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.00 : Discussion
12.00 – 14.00 : Lunch

Session VI
14.00 – 14.15 : Dance performance

14.15 – 15.00 : Journalism, Democracy and Independency, Adelino Gomes, Journalist and Researcher of Journalism and Media studies
Closure:
15.00 – 15.30 : Speech by Sylvie Tabesse, Head of European Union Delegation in Dili

15.30 – 16.00 : Official Closing of the Seminar by His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister RDTL, Fernando La Sama de Araújo
Moderator: Marcelino Magno, Senior Journalist in Timor-Leste