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Addis Ababa
27 - 30 March 2006


The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was held in two phases and gathered representatives of government, Civil Society, the private sector, and other stakeholders interested in seeing the development of an inclusive Information Society which maximizes the potential of all information sectors. more...
Resolutions
	Resolutions on an action framework for WSIS follow-up activities
Within the context of the WSIS follow-up conference organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 27-30 March 2006, the participants resolved, at the local, national, regional and institutional levels...
Forthcoming Events
	Announcement on the Sub-Saharan Africa High-Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning
27 - 28 March 2006
Workshop on Building of African Capacity to implement the Outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society in the sphere of Libraries and Access to Information and Knowledge
	Opening remarks for the Workshop on Building of African Capacity to Implement the Outcomes of the WSIS in the Sphere of Libraries and Access to Information and Knowledge ECA
	Africa's Participation in the World Summit on the Information Society Eskedar Nega, ICT for Development, DISD/UNECA
	IFLA and WSIS: a common tapestry Francis Kirkwood, Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada
	Outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society related to libraries, archives and other information services Matthew Baker, Library, DISD/UNECA
	Towards an Action Framework for the implementation of WSIS principles, commitments and plans in support of MDGs in Africa Abraham Azubuike, Library, DISD/UNECA
	Virtues and mechanisms of effective policy dialogue and advocay in the information sector Abraham Azubuike, Library, DISD/UNECA
	Libraries as information access points in Africa - Success cases and best practices Jacinta Were, Systems Librarian, University of Nairobi, Kenya
	The development and use of digital libraries, institutional digital repositories and open access archives for research and national development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges Justin Chisenga, FAO Regional Office, Ghana
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	The Role of Governments in planning and developing digital libraries in developing countries Radia Adam Mohamed, University of Khartoum
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	Information Management Strategies for Sustainable National Development (Essential Strategies/Skill Sets Needed for Information Professionals) M.G. Sreekumar, Librarian, India Institute of Management, Kozhikode
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	Establishing and managing development networks in Africa: success cases, best practices, and perspectives on AVLIN Anaba Alemna, University of Ghana, Legon
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	The African Virtual Learning Academy Dawit Isayas, Information Systems Officer, ITCA/UNECA

29 - 30 March 2006
IFLA GIOPS/FAIFE Seminar on the Strategic Management and Use of Government Information in Africa
	Information Literacy for all - The role of Government Information in the knowledge Society Jane Wu, IFLA/GIOPS and FAO, Rome
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	The priority placed on access to information and knowledge in African development strategies Abraham Azubuike, Library, DISD/ECA
	Strengthening free access to information and free expression through libraries in Africa Francis Kirkwood, Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada
	Strategic Management and use of Government Information in Africa: the case of Kenya Charles Nandain, Head of ICT and Library, and Coordinator of Makerere University (Nairobi Campus) Programmes at the Regional Institute of Business Studies, Kenya
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	Management of Government Information in Kenya George Shibanda, Western University College of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya
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	Factors hindering effective management of government information in Kenya Nerisa Kamar, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya
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	The right to access Government Information, Democracy & Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Marion Chibambo, Senior Assistant Librarian, University of Swaziland
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	Insistence and resistance: the NGO’s struggle for access to government information in Nigeria Lukman Diso, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Bayero University, Kano-Nigeria
	Is Free Access to Information Essential to Democratic Progress and Economic Development in Africa? Francis Kirkwood, Member, IFLA FAIFE Committee
	WSIS Follow-up Conference on Access to Information and Looking Back MM Moshoeshoe-Chadzingwa
	Resolution on the Formation of Access to Information Network-Africa (AINA)