http://www.uneca.org/istd en-gb All contents are Copyright (C) 2009 UNECA.org, http://www.uneca.org http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 55 50 http://www.uneca.org/istd http://www.uneca.org/istd/rss/unlogo.jpg A two-week training course on “Measuring ICT Use and Access in Households and Business” opened in Addis Ababa today to build the capacity of African National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in measuring ICTs. http://www.uneca.org/istd/news/istd-dna-2009071301-en.asp ISTD News Fri, 13 Jul 09 09:00:00 GMT 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 “Africa Knowledge Network Launch Workshop” at the Royal Mirage Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The participants are from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. http://www.uneca.org/istd/news/istd-dna-2009070301-en.asp ISTD News Fri, 3 Jul 09 18:00:00 GMT A two-day consultative workshop on developing an African Innovation Framework opened in Addis Ababa, today to chart the way towards developing a concrete and “implementable” framework to guide Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) development in the continent. http://www.uneca.org/istd/news/istd-dna-2009063001-en.asp ISTD News Mon, 29 Jun 09 12:00:00 GMT Twelve innovative projects from 10 African countries have won the 2009 Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) awards in recognition of achievements that led to changes in the use of ICTs for public service delivery, according to an announcement last Thursday in Addis Ababa by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners, the Governments of Canada and Finland. http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/news/2009/090504TIGA.html ISTD News Mon, 4 May 09 18:00:00 GMT Africa would need to bring Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to the forefront of its development agenda if it wants to take advantage of innovations and immense benefits of ICTs”, Hon. Vincent Biruta, President of the Senate of the Republic of Rwanda, remarked here today. http://www.uneca.org/istd/news/istd-dna-2009031701-en.asp ISTD News Tue, 17 Mar 09 10:00:00 GMT The conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) that opens in Kigali, Rwanda from 3 to 5 March, 2009 will provide a unique opportunity for African Parliamentarians to find out how to take advantage of the digital revolution to strengthen democratic participation and accountability, improve effectiveness and efficiency of public service, according to Rwandan Parliamentary sources. http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/Press_Releases/2009_pressreleases/pressrelease0909.htm ISTD News Mon, 23 Feb 09 21:00:00 GMT Africa still lags far behind other regions of the world when it comes to digital governance, experts were told during a meeting on Electronic/Mobile Government today. http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/Press_Releases/2009_pressreleases/pressrelease0809.htm ISTD News Tue, 17 Feb 09 21:00:00 GMT A capacity development workshop for senior policy makers, practitioners and experts on e/m government initiatives opens in Addis Ababa Ethiopia on Tuesday 17 February 2009. http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/Press_Releases/2009_pressreleases/pressrelease0709.htm ISTD News Mon, 16 Feb 09 21:00:00 GMT A workshop opened in the Palais des Congres of Niamey on 7 January 2009 and brought together experts from various stakeholder groups, including Government ministries, private sector, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), academia, youth and media to review and validate "The e-Government Strategy" and "The Updated NICI Plan" of Niger. http://www.uneca.org/disd/news/istd-dna-2009011301-en.asp ISTD News Wed, 7 Jan 09 12:00:00 GMT The UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Abdoulie Janneh and H. E. Ms. Kirsti Aarnio, the Ambassador of Finland to Ethiopia, representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland signed today a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for three million, seven hundred fifty thousand Euros (EUR 3,750 000) to support cooperation between the ICT, Science and Technology Division of ECA and Finland on ICT development in Africa during the period 2008-2010. http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/Press_Releases/2008_pressreleases/pressrelease4108.htm ISTD News Fri, 5 Dec 08 15:15:00 GMT Ministers in charge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) from West Africa adopted on 16th October 2008 in Praia, the capital of Cape Verde important legal texts on cyber crime and personal data protection in ECOWAS Member States. http://www.uneca.org/disd/news/istd-dna-2008102301-en.asp ISTD News Thu, 23 Oct 08 12:00:00 GMT A workshop held in Banjul on 24-25 August 2008 brought together experts from various stakeholder groups, comprised of Government ministries, private sector, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), academia, and media to review and endorse The Gambian ICT4D-2012 Plan. http://www.uneca.org/disd/news/istd-dna-2008082801-en.asp ISTD News Thu, 28 Aug 08 12:00:00 GMT The Information, Science and Technology Division (ISTD) of the Economic Commission for Africa organized a workshop last week in Addis Ababa in collaboration with the African Union Commission and Brainstore to devise strategies and set a timeframe for the implementation of innovative ideas, which the Science with Africa Conference generated last March. http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/news/2008/080609science.htm ISTD News Mon, 9 Jun 08 12:00:00 GMT A new report on "Global Information Society: a Statistical View" was launched at the 2008 Global Event on Measuring the Information Society, held from 27 - 29 May 2008 at the Palais des Nations under the direction of the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, whose members include UNECA. http://www.uneca.org/eca_programmes/it_for_development/news/istd-dna-2008060401-en.asp ISTD News Wed, 4 Jun 08 12:00:00 GMT UNECA and the Global eSchools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) co-organised a Ministerial meeting on ICTs in education on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 at the Conference Center in Accra, Ghana. http://www.uneca.org/istd/news/istd-dna-2008052901-en.asp ISTD News Thu, 29 May 08 12:00:00 GMT In collaboration with the Parliament of Zambia, the ICT, Science and technology Division (ISTD) and ECA Sub-regional Office of Southern Africa, facilitated a 2-day MPs workshop on 'The role of Parliament in promoting an inclusive Information Society in the Zambia' from 19-20 April 2008. http://www.uneca.org/disd/news/istd-dna-2008050501-en.asp ISTD News Mon, 5 May 08 12:00:00 GMT A one-day workshop on Gender and E-government was opened today, 21 March 2008 in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Over forty participants are in attendance at the workshop drawn from Ministries of Information and Communication Technologies, National Gender Machineries and representatives of Regional Economic Communities. http://www.uneca.org/disd/news/istd-dna-2008032101-en.asp ISTD News Fri, 21 Mar 08 12:00:00 GMT 'The scale of the challenge facing Africa in the area of science and technology is huge but it can be overcome with vision, commitment and unwavering determination,' said UN Under-Secretary General and ECA's Executive Secretary Mr. Abdoulie Janneh at the opening of the Science with Africa Conference, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the African Union (AU). http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/news/2008/080305SciencewithAfrica.htm ISTD News Wed, 5 Mar 08 12:00:00 GMT The ICT, Science and Technology Division (ISTD) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) proceeded on 6 March 2008, at the Addis Ababa United Nations Conference Center with the official launch of the National Information and Communication Infrastructure (NICI) book, a 106 page document that captures the lessons learnt after almost a decade of national and sub regional ICT policy-making. http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/news/2008/080306nici.htm ISTD News Thu, 6 Mar 08 12:00:00 GMT Wole Soboyejo comes across as a tad intense but not for the reasons mad scientists are known for - you know, the Einstein types - red-eyed, frazzled and unkempt. http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/news/2008/080305WoleSoboyejo.htm ISTD News Wed, 5 Mar 08 12:00:00 GMT Calling for a new business approach to African agriculture, ECA's Director of Food Security and Sustainable Development, Josue Dione, said in Addis Ababa that climate change would aggravate the continent's food insecurity and poverty. http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/news/2008/080305climateDione.htm ISTD News Wed, 5 Mar 08 12:00:00 GMT The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will organize, in collaboration with the African Union Commission and other partners, a Conference entitled 'Science with Africa' in Addis Ababa from 4 to 7 March 2008. More than 300 African and international scientists as well as development partners are expected. http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/news/2008/080222scienceafrica.htm ISTD News Fri, 22 Feb 08 12:00:00 GMT An Information and Communications Technology (ICT) forum opened at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa today with a call for increased investments in the ICT sector. http://www.uneca.org/disd/news/istd-dna-2008021301-en.html ISTD News Wed, 13 Feb 08 12:00:00 GMT 'The scale of the challenge facing Africa in the area of science and technology is huge but it can be overcome with vision, commitment and unwavering determination,' said UN Under-Secretary General and ECA's Executive Secretary Mr. Abdoulie Janneh at the opening of the Science with Africa Conference, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the African Union (AU). http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/news/2008/080305SciencewithAfrica.htm ISTD News Wed, 5 Mar 08 12:00:00 GMT