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About
ATAC
Based on ECA resolution 812 (XXXI) ECA Executive Secretary
appoints an African Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC)
within the institutional framework required for implementing
the African Information Society Initiative (AISI).
Functions
The major functions of the African Technical Advisory
Committee on the African Information Society Initiative
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to assess the impact of the implementation of the
African Information Society Initiative
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to advise the ECA secretariat on the content of
its work programme for the implementation of the
African Information Society Initiative
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suggest ways and means of resource mobilisation
for the implementation of AISI
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an advisory committee, ATAC shall operate at the strategic
and conceptual level. It may also suggest modalities
to ECA for implementation of the AISI.
ATAC members will act as advocates of the African Information
Society Initiative both in the Africa region and elsewhere.
The ECA Secretariat will report on ATAC activities in
the context of the annual report of ECA activities to
the United Nations Economic and Social Council. |
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Terms of Reference
African Technical Advisory Committee
on the African Information Society Initiative
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Establishment
1.
The African Technical Advisory Committee was established
by resolution 812 (XXXI) of the ECA Conference of Ministers
responsible for economic and social development and planning,
May 1996.
Functions
2.
The major functions of the African Technical Advisory
Committee on the African Information Society Initiative
are:
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to assess the impact of the implementation of the
African Information Society Initiative and
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to advise the ECA secretariat on the content of its
work programme for the implementation of the African
Information Society Initiative
- suggest
ways and means of resource mobilisation for the implementation
of AISI
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3.
As an advisory committee, ATAC shall operate at the
strategic and conceptual level. It may also suggest
modalities to ECA for implementation of the AISI.
4. ATAC members will act as advocates of the African
Information Society Initiative both in the Africa region
and elsewhere.
5. The ECA Secretariat will report on ATAC activities
in the context of the annual report of ECA activities
to the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
Membership
6. The Committee will consist of 12 members
appointed by the Executive Secretary of ECA. Efforts
will be made to ensure gender balance in the composition
of the Committee.
7. ATAC members are appointed in their personal capacities
as experts in information and communication technology
and the information society. They represent neither
their institutions nor their countries.
8. Appointment will be for a term of two years. Appointments
may be renewed.
9. If members inform the Executive Secretary that they
are unable to serve, the Executive Secretary will appoint
a new member to replace him/her for the duration of
his/her term.
10. The Executive Secretary reserves the right to change
the membership of the Committee during two-years terms.
11. The Director of the ECA ICTs, Science and Technology
Division and the co-ordinator of the AISI within that
same Division will be ex-officio members of the Committee.
12. ECA may invite observers to attend meetings of ATAC.
Officers
13. Each year at the annual meeting ATAC will
elect a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and a Rapporteur.
Meetings
14. Meetings will be held twice a year, with
one meeting at a venue and time to be mutually agreed
upon between ATAC members and ECA and with the second
meeting to take place virtually.
15. The ECA secretariat will organise ATAC meetings
and prepare documentation.
16. Between formal meetings members will communicate
with each other and with ECA through a Dgroup (atac-l)
moderated by ECA on issues related to their responsibilities.
17. In accepting an appointment to ATAC, members accept
the obligation to participate in annual virtual and
annual physical meetings as well as in the e-mail ATAC-l
Dgroup.
Transport
and Daily Subsistence Allowance
18.
ECA will pay economy class airfare and daily subsistence
allowance at United Nations rates and standards to support
the attendance of ATAC members at in-site annual meetings. |
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