African Information Society Initiative (AISI) e-strategies

:: AITEC/ECA African e-Government Forum in the framework of ACT 2003, Abuja, Nigeria
Wednesday, 27 August 2003 Abuja Hilton

THE AFRICAN E-GOVERNMENT FORUM 1 (DELTA ROOM)
Co-ordinated by the UN Economic Commission for Africa and sponsored by Microsoft

11:00 AM

Welcome Speech:
Ali Hoballah, GM Marketing ME & Africa, Microsoft

Keynote speech: The Gambia’s AISI e-government pilot project
Ebrima Jobe, Co-ordinator, e-Government Project, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, The Gambia

e-Government in Nigeria’s e-strategy
Prof Olalare Ajayi, Director General, Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency

e-Government in Nigeria’s e-strategy
Prof Olalare Ajayi, Director General, Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency

Benchmarking e-government for African development
Mohamed Timoulali, ECA Adviser for Regional Integration, Morocco

1 PM  Lunch

2 PM

E-GOVERNMENT FORUM 2 (DELTA ROOM)

The African Information Society Initiative and e-Government
Dr John Dada, Executive Director, Fantsuan Foundation Nigeria and President of ATAC

Open source and free software for e-government
Gbenga Sesan, African Youth focal point for FOSSFA, Nigeria

eGovernment in Practice: The Citizen Response way
Gboyega Aboderin, Service Management Consultant, E & M Business Solutions, Nigeria

m-Government – mobilizing administrative and governmental processes to improve interaction with commercial and private sectors
Stefan Wilhelm, Senior Consultant, Detecon International, Germany

Link to ACT 2003