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ECOWAS strategic medium term plan 2004-2007 was developed
to enable Member States take up the challenges for the
realization of the NEPAD objectives, and those contained
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| General
Rapporteur: M. Modibo Camara, Chief, Informatics
and Documentation Centre, Ministry of Commerce, Mali |
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19 December 2006 |
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09:00
– 10:00 |
Opening
Ceremony
Master of Ceremony: Mr. Rachid Traore, Director
of Communications, Ministry of Posts and Informatiomn
and Communication Technologies, Burkina Faso
Rapporteur:
Mr. Allassani Ouedraogo, Coordinator e-strategy development,
Ministry of Posts and Information and Communication
Technologies, Burkina Faso |
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10:00
– 10:30 |
Coffee
Break |
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10:30
– 13:00 |
Session 1: Towards an harmonized
framework of ICTs in West Africa
Chair: Mr. Mohamed Sylla, Director, Information
Technology, Ministry of Communications, Guinea |
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10:30
– 12:00 |
Towards
an harmonized Legal Framework for ICT in West Africa:
[Language: French]
[Format:  ]
- Presentation
of the Terms of Reference of the Study
- Results
of preliminary assessments carried out by the consultant
By
Abdoullah Cisse, Professor of Law, University Gaston
Berger, Saint-Louis, Senegal
[Title: Plan d'Action] [Language: French]
[Format:  ]
Rapporteur: Mr. Adamou Iro, Laywer-Manager,
High Commission for ICT, Niger [Language:
French]
[Format: ]
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12:00
– 13:00 |
Legal
framework for e-commerce for North African countries
: Mr. Mustapha Mezghani, Coordinator, ECA e-commerce
study for North Africa [Language:
French]
[Format: ]
Rapporteur: Mr. Toyitom Amelete, Technical
Advisor, Ministry of Communications, Togo
Discussion
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13:00
– 14:45 |
Lunch
Break |
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14:45
– 17:45 |
Session
2: Status and challenges for e-commerce
Legal framework in West Africa
Chair: Mr. Allassani Ouedraogo, Coordinator
e-strategy development, Burkina Faso
Rapporteur: Mr. Moustapha Bande, Chief
of Studies and Regulations, Ministry of Posts and Information
Technologies, Burkina Faso |
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14:30
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Presentation
of the Report on the Legal Framework for e-commerce
in ECOWAS countries, Dayo Ogunyemi, Attorney, EMC Matrix,
USA [Language: English]
[Format: ]
Discussion
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16:00-16:15
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Pause
café |
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16:15-17:45 |
Case
study on Key Challenges in implementing e-commerce in
Ghana, Dayo Ogunyemi, Attorney, EMC Matrix, USA
[Language: English
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[Format: ]
Discussion
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West African Country presentations
Chair: M. Issah Yahaya, Coordinator NICI development,
Ghana
Rapporteurs: Mr. Babou Sarr, Telecom Engineer,
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and New Information
Technologies, Senegal
Discussion |
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Wed
20 December 2006 |
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09:00
– 10:30 |
Session
3: Presentations from countries and stakeholders
Chair: M. Issah Yahaya, Coordinator,
ICT strategy development, Ministry of Communications,
Ghana
Rapporteur: Mr. Babou Sarr, Telecoms
Engineer, Sénégal
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10:30
– 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
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10:45
– 12:30 |
Session
4: Preparation of the report and draft recommendations
Moderator: Mr. Modibo Camara, Chief,
Informatics and Documentation Centre, Ministry of Commerce,
Mali |
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12:30
– 14:30 |
Lunch
Break |
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14:30
– 16:00 |
Session
5: Discussion of an Implementation Plan
Chair: ECOWAS
Rapporteur: M. Henri Danon, Deputy Director,
Government Information Systems, Ministry of Communication,
Cote d’Ivoire |
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16:00
– 16:15 |
Coffee
Break |
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16:15
– 17:15 |
Session
6: Discussion of conclusions and recommendations
Chair: Mr. Makane Faye, ECA
Rapporteur: Mr. Theodore Somda, Coordinator,
African Youth Information Network (AYIN) |
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17:15
– 17:45 |
Session
6: Closing
Chair: UEMOA
Rapporteur: Mr. Mam Dawda Gai, Senior
Manager Internet and Data Services, Gamtel, The Gambia |
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