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2006
AISI Media Awards Announced!
 The
deadline for application to the 2006 AISI Media Awards is
15 August 2006. The Award winners will be announced in September
2006. The AISI Media Awards were introduced in 2003 to encourage
more informed coverage of the information society and ICT
for development issues in Africa as part of ECA’s Information
Society Outreach and Communication Programme. The Awards are
aimed at individual journalists and media institutions based
in Africa that are “promoting journalism which contributes
to a better understanding of the information society in Africa.
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Awards
ceremony for journalists’ use of ICTs
Addis Ababa, 13 September
ECA
and its partners this year will present awards to African
journalists who, in their opinion, have made significant strides
in promoting the use of information and communication technologies
(ICTs) on the continent.
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Niger
stakeholders consultation workshop, 1 - 3 June 2005, Niamey,
Niger
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Gambia
stakeholders consultation workshop, 6 - 7 June 2005, Banjul,
The Gambia
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NEW!
NEW ! NEW! NEW ! AISI
Media Awards 2005 Announced !
Deadline for Applications:
Other Categories: 31 July
2005
AISI/GKP/SDC Special Category:
30 September 2005
More on the 2005
AISI Media Awards and download application form: English
Français
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WSIS
Africa Regional Preparatory Conference, 28 January - 04 February
2005, Accra, Ghana
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Ghana
West Africa media workshop- "Catalyzing ICT development
through active media participation", 1 - 3 June 2004,
Accra, Ghana
Report
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Benin
Media ICT4D network Launched
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ECA
awards African Media achievements at Highway Africa
 The
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with
Highway Africa is co-hosting the African Information Society
Initiative (AISI) 2004 media awards ceremony in Grahamstown,
South Africa. For more information on the winners and
finalists, judges, the Award ceremony, etc of the 2004 AISI
Media Awards, click here.
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AISI
Media Awards 2004: Application Deadline Extended
The deadline for application to the AISI Media Awards 2004 extended
to 31 July 2004. The Award winners will be
announced in September 2004. The AISI Media Awards were introduced
in 2003 to encourage more informed coverage of the information
society and ICT for development issues in Africa as part of
ECA’s Information Society Outreach and Communication Programme.
The Awards are aimed at individual journalists and media institutions
based in Africa that are “promoting journalism which contributes
to a better understanding of the information society in Africa.
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The
2004 AISI Media Awards programme announced! - Call for Applications
The
AISI Media Awards is aimed at individual journalists and media
institutions based in Africa that are “promoting journalism
which contributes to a better understanding of the information
society in Africa". More |
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Online
Discussion on the African Media and the Information Society
launched
This online discussion list provides a platform and space
for African media practitioners to reflect on the many issues
for enhancing the role of the Media (journalists and institutions)
in the information society. It also serves as a forum for
exchange of knowledge, information, lessons, and resources
on information society issues in Africa. Click
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Second
Media Forum on “Media and Capacity Building in the Information
Society”
16-17 May, 2003 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The forum, organised by ECA
in collaboration with the Global
Knowledge Partnership (GKP) and the Swiss
International Development Cooperation Agency (SDC),
will bring together approximately 60 - 80 participants from
the print and electronic media sectors to deliberate, among
other things, the recommendations from the Bamako2002 Media
Forum, as well as review the GKII Media Forum outcomes.
In addition, participants
will draw up a blue print for strengthening the media’s
knowledge and understanding in ICT for development issues.
This forum will also include deliberations on the benefits
that practitioners can draw from the Information Society and
the role it could play in the promotion of ICT for development
issues on the continent. In addition, there will be working
group to discuss and formulate strategies towards meeting
the training needs of the media sector, which includes mechanisms
for harnessing the use of ICTs in reporting as well as issues
related to content development and applications. The Forum
is scheduled to take place from 16 to 17 May 2003, in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia. For more information, please contact Ms.
Kidist Belayneh at: kbelayneh@uneca.org
Agenda
of the meeting >>
Report of the Second Media Forum >>
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AISI
Media Awards Programme
Over 80 applications from 16 countries
have been received for the AISI
Media Awards Programme for eight different categories.
The Programme closed on 28th February 2003, and winners announced
on 13th May 2003.
The main objective of the AISI Media
Awards Programme is to encourage more informed coverage of
the information society and ICT for development issues in
Africa. It is aimed at individual journalists and media
institutions based in Africa that are "promoting journalism
which contributes to a better understanding of the information
society in Africa".
The overall awards programme
is sponsored by OSISA and ECA with sponsored categories by
IDRC, IICD, OSIWA.
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Bamako
2002 Media Forum
One of the major goals of the AISI is to enable African leaders,
decision makers and planners to position Africa in the world's
rapidly expanding global economic system and accelerate the
pursuit of Africa's development goals. With the advent of
the information society and the rapid changes taking place
in economies and societies as a result, there is a constant
need for sensitizing policy and decision-makers and the general
public on developments and trends.
The Media and the Information Society
Undoubtedly, the media represents a value-added constituency
to promote, sensitise and ensure greater awareness on all
aspects of the information society and provide mechanisms
whereby people make informed decisions. As purveyors of information,
the media in Africa have a critical role to play in enabling
greater awareness and debate, projecting the voice of the
continent during the World Summit on the Information Society,
to be held in Geneva in December 2003 and in Tunis in 2005.The
Summit aims to formulate a common vision of the Information
Society, while respecting diversity and offering equitable
development opportunities for all.The media can amplify diverse
voices, ensure that they are heard and help citizens participate
in shaping their countries’ vision of an Information
Society.
Consequently, ECA, in collaboration with GKP
and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation –
SDC has organised a Media Forum during Bamako 2002 that addressed
major questions such as how the media can benefit from the
information society, how they can contribute to enabling Africans
become active participants of the information society, and
what is required for enabling them play this role. More
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