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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) experts
from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
adopted new guidelines on combating cyber crime in the
sub-region, following a workshop that concluded 11 December
in Lome, Togo. [more]
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The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners
will award deserving African journalists for reporting
on the effective use of Information and Communication
Technologies (ICTs) in development on the continent.
The awards ceremony will be held during the third Global
Knowledge Conference (GK3) taking place in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia from 11 – 13 December 2007. [more]
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“We need no less than a scientific revolution
in Africa,” said Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General
and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for
Africa (ECA) to EU parliamentarians last week in Brussels.
The EU parliamentarians as well as representatives from
the Council, Commission officials, industry representatives,
stakeholders and policy makers had gathered for a preliminary
hearing on the “Science with Africa” Conference
to be hosted by ECA and other partners in March 2008
in Addis Ababa. [more]
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Twenty
participants, comprising managers of community access
points, telecentre network leaders, project coordinators
and managers of ICT initiatives from eight countries
are attending a two-day “Regional Stakeholders
Workshop on Knowledge Network Strategies, Mechanisms
& Tools” at the Holiday Express Hotel in Kampala,
Uganda. The participants are from Burundi, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
[more]
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 Recognizing
that Africa’s social and economic development
is predicated on the careful assessment, identification,
and operationalization of national development priorities,
the role of high-quality data and information to support
such informed decision-making readily comes to the fore.
As geospatial data and geoinformation are widely accepted
as essential components of the body of knowledge that
informs national development strategy, then a pan-continental
and common definition of what constitutes a minimally
necessary core of geospatial data and information products
is required. [more]
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 At
the occasion of the Second anniversary of the second
phase of the World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS) held in Tunis in 2005, the Tunisian Government
is organizing the ICT 4 All Forum at the Medina Conference
Centre, Hammamet, Tunisia. The event, which includes
a forum and a technological exhibition, puts together
high-level policymakers, government officials, representatives
from the private sector, potential investors as well
as experts from international organizations.
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Trimble
Donates GPS Reference Stations to Africa
Addis Ababa, 13 November 2007
Trimble,
the world leader in professional GPS equipment manufacturing
and positioning solutions, has donated equipment for
five GPS reference stations to Africa through ECA. The
donation was first announced during a workshop in Nairobi
in August 2007 on the "African Reference Frame" (AFREF)
and confirmed during the just-concluded (5 - 7 November
2007) "Trimble Dimensions" user-conference in Las Vegas,
USA. [more]
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Connect
Africa Summit adopts five goals to bridge the digital
divide in Africa
Addis Ababa, 6 November 2007
 The
Connect Africa Summit which took place in Kigali, Rwanda,
on 29 - 30 October 2007, ended with the adoption of
five goals to bridge the digital divide in Africa. The
Summit, which was held under the patronage of the President
of Rwanda, Mr. Paul Kagame, gathered over a thousand
participants from 54 countries, including six Heads
of State and Government. Forty-three countries in Africa
were represented, including 23 at the Ministerial level.
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Participants
call for a scaling up of policy implementation activities
25 October 2007
Over forty African policymakers and other stakeholders
reached consensus on the need to move from policy development
to implementation as most countries had developed policies
which remained unimplemented for various reasons. The
participants urged the ECA and its partners to continue
supporting this process to ensure that benefits from
the Information Society are realized.[more]
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The
World Information Technology Forum opens at the UN Conference
Centre
22 August 2007
 The
World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2007, on
the theme “ICT for Development and Prosperity”
kicked off today at the Addis Ababa UN Conference Center
(UNCC). The conference is aimed at contributing to taking
the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Plan
of Action a step forward and helping developing countries
achieve the MDGs. [more]
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ECA
and WHO commission studies to launch Africa Health Infoway
(AHI)
13 August 2007
Within the framework of the African Information Society
Initiative (AISI), ECA and the World Health Organization
(WHO) have commissioned a joint regional needs assessment
and scoping study as part of activities under the AFRICA
HEALTH INFOWAY: A district-based Public health Information
network and geospatial health system for African Health".[more] |
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Swaziland
Prime Minister launches National ICT policy
6 August 2007
Over 180 participants attended the National ICT Policy
Launch and Expo 2007 in Swaziland at the Royal Swazi
Spa Convention Centre. [more] |
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Experts
assess Ghana's e-trade progress
Accra, 25 June 2007
A two-day roundtable to review a study on ICTs, trade
and economic growth in Ghana opened on Monday, 25 June
2007 in Accra. [more] |
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Workshop
held to boost ICT, STI awareness in Ugandan parliament
Entebbe, 18 June 2007
Boosting parliament's role in promoting ICT was the
theme of a two-day workshop held in Uganda last week,
facilitated by ECA's ICT, Science and technology Division
(ISTD). [more] |
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ICT
significantly impacting Egyptian economy
15 June 2007
An
ECA-sponsored study on the relationship between ICT and
economic growth has revealed significant impacts on the
Egyptian economy, according to Egyptian researcher Dr
Nagwa El-Shenawy. [more] |
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West
African countries urge ECA to continue work on e-commerce
Niamey, 15 June - Participants in a West African regional
workshop on e-commerce have called on ECA to continue
its assistance to member states in this important area.
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Technology
& economic best practices to help drive Africa's
growth
8 June 2007
Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso – 7 June 2007
– The role that
technology can play in helping governments, the private
sector and civil society operate more efficiently was
elevated significantly today as the ICT Best Practices
Forum West Africa kicked off in Ouagadougou, Burkina
Faso. [more]
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Regional
forums aim to boost technology know-how in Africa
ECA
Press Release No. 12/2007
Addis
Ababa, 6 June (ECA) - The first regional best practices
forum on the use of information and communication technology
(ICT) kicks off in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 7 June
to encourage interaction among users and providers.
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GKP
Africa regional preparatory meeting to GK III: “Knowledge
and Access”
5 - 6 June 2007
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
In
the view of providing a GKIII-preliminary regional forum,
ECA- the African regional node for GKP- in collaboration
with SDC and with the support of IDRC is organizing
a GKP Africa preparatory meeting on " Knowledge
and Access", which will provide an opportunity
for GKP Africa members as well a other stakeholders
committed to promote information and knowledge for development
in the Continent. Participants will debate on issues
such as: market opportunities, knowledge as a public
good, language and culture, inclusive solutions for
women and youth, innovative technologies, around 3 main
themes: Emerging People, Emerging Markets, and Emerging
Technologies.
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Anglophone
countries call on each other to share their experiences
in addressing the issue of gender mainstreaming in ICT
strategies
29
May 2007
A
workshop on Gender and e-Government, currently underway
in Maputo, Mozambique for Anglophone countries (28 to
30 May 2007), is the second for Africa. Over thirty
participants from eighteen Anglophone countries composed
of ICT focal points and representatives of gender machineries
are in attendance. The first workshop was held in Tunis,
Tunisia in June 2006 for Francophone countries.
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World
Telecommunication and Information Society Day ceremony
honours three laureates
Three
Major announcements made to curb cybercrime, connect Africa
and connect the young
Geneva, 17 May 2007 — As part of its mandate given by
the World Summit on the Information Society to build confidence
in the use of ICT, ITU announces an ambitious two-year
plan to curb cybercrime. The announcement was made by
ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré at a ceremony
to present the 2007 ITU World Information Society Award.
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Africa
“must become key player” in information society
4
May 2007
The
fifth Committee on Development Information (CODI-V) ended
its weeklong meeting here on Friday with a call on African
governments to urgently create jobs in the information
and knowledge society.
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E-commerce
the way forward for Africa, new book says
3
May 2007
A
new book, launched here by the Economic Commission for
Africa, seeks to underline the importance of the burgeoning
electronic and mobile commerce industry for Africa's economic
development.
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African
government innovation in information technology rewarded
2
May 2007
Twelve innovative projects taking Africa forward in the
field of information technology were rewarded for their
enterprise at a glittering ceremony in Addis Ababa on
Tuesday night. [more]
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Boosting
knowledge economy in Africa vital, but caution needed
1
May 2007
A
high-level meeting on development information opened here
on Tuesday with a call to tap into the emerging knowledge
economy to tackle employment challenges in Africa.
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Knowledge
economy key to job creation – high-level meeting
to discuss
30
March 2007
The
Economic Commission for Africa is to host a weeklong meeting
aimed at using advances in information and communications
technology to boost employment on the continent. [more] |
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New
Publication: "African E-Markets: Information and
Economic Development"
12
April 2007
Written
by a select group of African academics, policy makers,
researchers, and experts from various social and economic
science disciplines, this study provides provocative insights and
case studies on the role information plays in African
development. Up-to-date research and analysis on the impact
of various forms of information on the development process
is presented, including e-economic development and its
impact on economic growth.[more]
Free limited copies available to readers in Africa. Email
your request to ecapubs@uneca.org
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African
Network or the Global Alliance for ICT and Development
(GAID) launched
26
March 2007
More
than fifty representatives from African Governments, Civil
Society Organizations, Private sector actors, Academia
and International Organizations took part in the launch
and first meeting of the African Regional Network of the
UN Global Alliance for ICTs and Development (GAID) on
Friday 23rd March 2007. [more]
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ECA
supports Mozambique in the areas of ICTs, Science and
Technology
21
March 2007
An
ISTD delegation led by the Director, Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah,
is discussing with Mozambican authorities on consolidating
a joint work programme to support the implementation of
the Mozambique Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy
(MOSTIS). [more]
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Regional
workshop on ICT statistics in Africa opened in Addis Ababa
8
March 2007
A
regional workshop on ICT measurement in Africa was opened
on 8 March 2007 at the UN Conference Center, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. The workshop is jointly organised by the ICT,
Science and Technology Division (ISTD) of ECA in collaboration
with the African Centre for Statistics (ACS), the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). [more]
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Launch
of the Third Global Knowledge Conference (GK III) on "Emerging
People, Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies"
12
February 2007
The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) launched the Third
Global Knowledge Conference (GK III) on "Emerging
People, Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies”,
on February 5th, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Global Knowledge
Partnership (GKP) is the world’s leading international
multi-stakeholder network committed to harnessing the
potential of knowledge, and information and communication
technologies (ICT) for sustainable and equitable development.
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ECA,
ECOWAS and UEMOA to chart a legal framework for ICT development
in West Africa
16
January 2007
A workshop organized last month in Ouagadougou by ECA's
sub regional Office in West Africa (SRO-WA) and ISTD gathered
ICT experts, lawyers, trade specialists and economists
on the most effective legal framework for ICT development
in the region. Discussions focused on how to put in place
an enabling legal environment for e-commerce and for an
enhanced cyber crime control. [more]
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African
Journalists to receive Information Society awards at
GK3
