Conference Update Page
Regional Preparatory
Conference
02 February - 04 February 2005
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ICT
Infrastructure: Africa’s Achilles Heel
ECA chief K.Y.Amoako has warned that underdeveloped infrastructure
continues to be the “Achilles heel” of Africa’s
information society. By Mercy Wambui, 04 February 2005. |
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Daily
Newsletter
:: Friday
4 February 2005
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3 February 2005
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Wednesday 2 February
2005
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Address
by Mr. K.Y. Amoako,
Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
2 February 2005, Accra, Ghana |
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Speech
by His Excellency Paul Kagame,
President of the Republic of Rwanda
2
February 2005, Accra, Ghana |
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Speech
by H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor
President of the Republic of Ghana
2
February 2005, Accra, Ghana
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Speech
by His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade
President of Senegal
2
February 2005, Accra, Ghana |
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Speech
by Mr. Yoshio UTSUMI
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union
2
February 2005, Accra, Ghana
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Speech
byMr. Richard Bourassa
Director, Industry Canada
2 February 2005, Accra, Ghana |
Pre-Conference
Workshops
28 January - 01 February 2005
:: Progamme
of Pre-Conference Workshops ::
Main Conference Brochure
- CSO Forum
28 January 2005 (Friday)
Presentations:
A New Policy
Framework for ICTD
Willie Currie Association for Progressive Communications
(APC) 28 June 2005
Community
multimedia centres (CMC) Opportunities and challenges for Africa
Hezekiel Dlamini, UNESCO Accra Office h.dlamini@unesco.org
Civil
Society Online Discussion - Summary
Related Document:
"Africa Civil Society
to strengthen an inclusive Information Society at national,
sub-regional and continental levels",
[PDF version]
- Internet Goverance
28 - 29 January 2005 (Friday - Saturday)
Pre-Conference Workshop on Internet Governance,
[PDF version]
Presentations:
Challenges
and Opportunities In Managing ccTLDs
Victor CIZA, Admin Contact, .bi ccTLD, ccNSO Council Member
Internet
Governance : Ensuring Effective Public and Stakeholder Participation
The Role of the Private Sector
Mouhamet Diop, Chief Executive Officer, NEXT
La
Gouvernance de l’Internet - Rôle des Pouvoirs Locaux
Joseph SARR, Conseiller Régional à Dakar
Membre du Groupe de Travail sur la Gouvernance de l’Internet
CTO
Internet Governance Survey
Kojo Boakye; Programme Officer, CTO
«Internet
et Développement du Commerce Electronique»
Lamia Chaffai Sghaier, Agence Nationale de Certification Electronique
Anne Rachel Inné, ICANN
Gouvernance
Internet et Commerce électronique . . .
Abdelaziz S. Doukkali, Researcher – ICT International
Consultant
ATAC member (UNECA)
Emerging
IPR issues in the information society
Eskedar Nega, DISD/ECA
Améliorer
la participation africaine au processus de définition
d’une politique globale de la SI
Abdou A. Sarr et Abdoullah CISSE
Global
IPR regime and challenges in bridging the knowledge gap - African
Virtual Library and Information Network
Felix N Ubogu, University Librarian & Denise Nicholson,
Copyright Services Librarian
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Anne-Rachel Inné, Policy Analyst
The
Internet Governance Space: Exploring the Core Issues from Africa’s
Perspective
Professor Clement Dzidonu, Senior Research Fellow
International Institute for Information Technology (INIIT)
Mainstreaming
Internet Governance in National e-strategies
Makane Faye, DISD/ECA
African
Discussion List on Internet Governance
- National, regional, local
and sectoral E-Strategies
29 - 30 January 2005 (Saturday - Sunday)
Background Document,
[PDF version]
Presentations:
Africa
and International ICT Policy Making
Dayo Ogunyemi, Attorney and Consultant, CAG/EMC Matrix
The
African Information Society Initiative (AISI) and the Geneva
Plan of Action and e-strategies
DISD/ECA
E-Health
Strategies and Applications. Uganda Experience
Dr Catherine Omaswa, Chairperson National e-Health Committee
UGANDA
Commerce
Electronique. Quelles opportunités de développement
pour l’Afrique?
Abdelaziz S. Doukkali, Researcher – ICT International
Consultant
ATAC member (UNECA)
De
la méthodologie utilisée dans je processus d’élaboration
du projet de plan de développement des TIC au Burundi
Evode NDAYIZIGIYE, Président du Comité Technique
des TIC AU BURUNDI et Président du Comité Préparatoire
du SMSI-Phase Tunis
Gouvernance
Internet et Commerce électronique . . .
Abdelaziz S. Doukkali, Researcher – ICT International
Consultant
ATAC member (UNECA)
Regional
E-Government Strategy For The East African Community (EAC)
Sarah Kagoda-Batuwa/ Enock Yonazi, EAC Secretariat
E-readiness
Assessment for Egypt
Nihal Soliman, e-readiness Project Manager
E-Health
Strategies and Applications
DR. LAWRENCE KWEKU YAMUAH, AHRI/ALERT, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ATAC IV MEMBER
Towards
regional e-strategies in support of Africa’s regional
integration efforts
DISD/ECA
Expérience
du Rwanda. Problèmes, chances et leçons
Dr Pius Ndayambaje
Legal
Framework for E-Commerce in ECOWAS
Dayo Ogunyemi, Attorney and Consultant, CAG/EMC Matrix
The
GAMBIA’S NICI POLICY EXPERIENCE
By Lamin Sawo, NICI Coordinator, Gambia
Village
e-Strategies (VICIs): The case of Ghana - AMANOKROM PROJECT
Mr. Ayesu Ebenezer, Ghana
Monitoring
and Evaluation Toolkit
Randeep Sudan, Global ICT Department, The World Bank
The
SADC Perspective
Access – Africa’s key to an inclusive Information
Society
By P.N. Jaddoo
e-Banking
and Financial Services
Oumar Seck, Executive Director, Regional Programme Coordinator
Enterprise Africa
ITU
NEPAD Preliminary Assistance Project
Shola TAYLOR, Consultant, ITU
- ICT and Poverty Reduction
29 January 2005 (Saturday)
OECD/ECA Joint Workshop on ICT and Poverty Reduction
[PDF
version]
Presentations:
How
ICTs contribute to Pro Poor Growth
WSIS
ICT and Poverty reduction
WOFAN
Concept
Hajia Salamatu Garba, Coordinator, Women Farmers Advancement
Network, WOFAN
National
ICT Policies and Plans towards Poverty Reduction: Emerging Trends
and Issues
Dr K M Baharul Islam
Development Information Services Division, Economic Commission
for Africa
- Information Society and
Regulation: Access and Infrastructure
30 January 2005 (Sunday)
Background
Document, [PDF
version]
Presentations:
Information
Society & Regulation: Access & Infrastructure. Setting
the scene
Sizo D. Mhlanga – Regional Adviser, DISD/ECA
EASSy,
Easterm Africa Submarine Cable System
Peter K Kenduiywo, Telkom Kenya
Information
Society and Regulation in Africa: Issues and Opportunities
Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Chief Executive Officer, CTO
Management
of Top Level Domains: Contribution of the International College
of AFNIC
Boubakar Barry (NIC Sénégal), Jean-Yves Babonneau
(AFNIC)
Convergence
and Regulation in the Information Society
Mr. Joshua Peprah, Director, Regulations and Licensing, National
Communications Authority
Ghana
Project
creation of African telecommunication numbering space (ATNS)
M. Aboubakari Baba-Moussa, Director Infrastructure and Energy,
Africa Union Commission
Creating
an Information Society Through Effective Regulation: Challenges,
Opportunities and Issues. Tanzania’s Experiences
James M-KILABA, Ag. Deputy Director Telecom Development
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, TCRA
Telecom
Liberalisation – The Nigerian Experience
Opening Up the Market Through Legislation, Regulation and
Licensing
Engr Ernest C.A. Ndukwe, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian
Communications Commission
Uganda’s
Approach to Universal Access
Patrick Mwesigwa, Technical Manager, Uganda Communications
Commission
Regulating
VoIP
Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Chief Executive Officer, CTO
- GKP Africa Day on Multi-Stakeholder
Partnership in building the Information Society
30 - 31 January 2005 (Sunday - Monday)
Background Document,
[PDF version]
Presentations:
Réseau
thématique « Création d’un environnement
favorable »
Abdoullah Cissé, Doyen de la Faculté de droit,
Université de Saint-Louis-Sénégal
Need
to involve NGOs/CSO in e-strategies formulation and implementation
DISD/ECA
Empowering
Youth in the Information Society
DISD/ECA
Nurturing
Research and Development in the Information Society
WSIS Academia Research Networks (ARN)
African
CSO Implementing WSIS Action Plan
LeoPold M. Rweyemamu, Eastern Africa Sub-Regional Coordinator,
African Civil Society for the Information Society (ACSIS)
EDF
website and Women’s Economic Empowerment
Ms. Paule Assoumou Koki, Consultant, Economic Commission for
Africa
Comment
évaluer la fracture numérique de genre ?
"Fracture numérique de genre en Afrique francophone
: Indicateurs et données"
Marie-Hélène Mottin-Sylla, Coordonnatrice REGENTIC,
ENDA, Dakar, Sénégal
Indicators
for Measuring and Benchmarking the African Information Society
Farouk Kamoun, Laboratoire CRISTAL, Ecole Nationale des Sciences
de l’Informatique
University of Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia
Setting
the scene. Gender and ICTs from an AISI perspective
Eskedar Nega, DISD/UNECA
GKP@WSIS:
From Geneva to Tunis
Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Executive Director, Global Knowledge
Partnership
Promoting
ICT Industrialization In Africa
Nurturing Research and Development in The Information Society
Dr. Eng. Venancio Massingue, Vice – Rector, Eduardo
Mondlane University, Mozambique
Implementing
e-strategy and the WSIS action: role of MPs
Johnson Nkuuhe, MP
Harnessing
ICT to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
Pierre Dandjinou
ICTs
and Poverty in East Africa
Laurent Elder, Acacia - IDRC
The
Enterprise Development Facility (EDF) and Women’s Economic
Empowerment
Melkrist Hailu, Consultant, Economic Commission for Africa
Perspective
on Resource Mobilization: Financing ICT4D Initiative in Africa
With Reference to the TFFM report
Ebrima D. Jobe, (ADIFA – Coordinator), Head, Information
service, Department of State for Finance and Economic Affairs,
The Gambia
ICT
for Poverty Reduction and the MDGs in the Context of the WSIS
Process
Pierre Dandjinou
Outcomes
of the Gender Forum
PICTA
2004. Annual meeting report
Eskedar Nega, DISD/ECA
“Embedding
- A Strategy for Up-scaling ICT4D actvties”
Jac Stienen, International Institute for Communication and
Development (IICD)
QUO
VADIS? Recommendations from the Youth Breakout Session
Role
of Private Sector. Advanced IT driven Economic Development
Présentation
du Secrétariat Général du Forum des Parlementaires
Africains pour le NEPAD
Yacoub Maurice Ahounou, ICT Administrator
The
Network of National Machineries: Strengthening Institutional
Capacity at the Government
Isaac Kofie Danner, Head, Department of Computer Studies,
Institute of Public Administration and Management, University
of Sierra Leone
ICT
initiatives in Support of gender equality in the information
Society
Presentation on Linking Africa with the Diaspora
Grace Okonji, Programme Specialist, UNIFEM
WSIS:
Declaration of Principles; Plan of Action and Way Forward
Dr. Batilda Salha Burian/ Prof. H. Mgombelo (MP)
Statement
of WSIS Gender Caucus
“Gender and ICT: Overview of its work in Africa”
ICT
to Promote Youth Employment
Owerri Digital Village, Nigeria: Best Practices
- Evaluation of the implementation
of the Geneva Plan of Action & Information Society Indicators
31 January - 01 February 2005 (Monday - Tuesday)
Background
Document, [PDF
version]
Presentations:
Evaluation
of implementation of the Geneva Plan of Action and Information
Society Indicators. Introduction to SCAN-ICT Phase II
Tuomo Raitanen, Technical Advisor, ECA
Conclusions
et recommandations de l’atelier régional tenu
a Gaborone en octobre 2004
Review
of ICT Core Indicators
DISD/ECA
Comment
évaluer la fracture numérique de genre ? "Fracture
numérique de genre en Afrique francophone : Indicateurs
et données"
Marie-Hélène Mottin-Sylla, Coordonnatrice REGENTIC
ENDA, Dakar, Sénégal
Information
society measurement in the ESCWA region: Status and prospects
Mansour Farah, Senior Information Technology Officer
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western
Asia (ESCWA)
Implementing
the WSIS Action Plan
Stocktaking and Indicators for Measuring Impact
Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General for Communication
and Information
UNESCO
Proposed
list of Core ICT Indicators
By Aliou GAYE, Chef de la Division des Enquêtes Démographiques
et Sociales
Direction de la Prévision et de la Statistique, Sénégal
Results
of the Regional metadata Collection
DISD/ECA
“Mechanism
and Sources for Data Collection”
Francisco Mabila, Eduardo Mondlane University
Scan-ICT
DISD/ECA
SCAN-ICT
implementation Plan and project coordination
DISD/ECA
Report on
the Outcomes of the questionnaire to assess the implementation
of the Geneva plan of action
DISD/ECA
Report
on the Outcomes of the questionnaire to assess the implementation
of the Geneva plan of action (Synthesis)
DISD/ECA
A
Framework for Core Information Society Measurement Indicators
Professor Clement K. Dzidonu, Senior Research Fellow
International Institute for Information Technology (INIIT)
- ICANN At Large Meeting
01 February 2005 (Tuesday)
Presentations:
The
Numbers
Axel Pawlik, Chairman, Number Resource Organisation
Becoming
an At-Large Structure (ALS): The Process and the Modality
Sunday Folayan, ALAC Member - Africa
Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Theresa Swinehart, Global Partnership Manager
Promoting
effective participation: the way forward
Albert Opoku Fokuo, Computer Science Society of Valley View
University (Accra)
Facilitating
Africa’s Participation in the Global Policy Fora and in
the Wider Internet Governance Space
Professor Clement K. Dzidonu, Senior Research Fellow
International Institute for Information Technology (INIIT)
The
Internet as a Global Communications Delivery platform: The Basics
Sunday A. Folayan, Member ICANN ALAC
New
Emerging ccTLD Organization
William Tevie, .gh ccTLD Tech Admin
- E-Ghana Workshop
01 February 2005 (Tuesday)
Related Documents
:: Link to the official
website of the conference
Press
Release
:: Africa
Prepares for Second Phase of World Summit on Information Society
ECA Press Release 01/2005, 11 January 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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