Empowering
Journalists for building an Inclusive Information Society
in Rwanda
Kigali 18
- 19 May 2006
A
2-day workshop was held for Journalists in Rwanda to
create awareness and indepth understanding of the 2
phases of Rwanda's National Information and Communication
Infrastracture (NICI). Held from 18-19 May 2006, in
Kigali the workshop brought together approximately sixty
participants who included government officials, MPs,
youth and civil society groups. A Rwanda ICT4D media
network was launched at the end of the workshop. The
network's first short-term activity is a media campaign
aimed at publicizing and popularizing ICT4D in relation
to the second (implementation) stage of Rwanda's NICI
process. Emphasis will also be placed on ICT usage in
Rwanda and the efforts in place to upscale ICT as a
tool for development.
A
2-day workshop was held for Journalists in Rwanda to
create awareness and indepth understanding of the 2
phases of Rwanda's National Information and Communication
Infrastracture (NICI). Held from 18-19 May 2006, in
Kigali the workshop brought together approximately sixty
participants who included government officials, MPs,
youth and civil society groups. A Rwanda ICT4D media
network was launched at the end of the workshop. The
network's first short-term activity is a media campaign
aimed at publicizing and popularizing ICT4D in relation
to the second (implementation) stage of Rwanda's NICI
process. Emphasis will also be placed on ICT usage in
Rwanda and the efforts in place to upscale ICT as a
tool for development.
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