Thirty six Ethiopian Members of Parliament graduated on Thursday, 28th August after a 3-month ECA-sponsored intensive training on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) with specific reference to e-strategies for development. The training was offered to the MPs as an effort to build the capacity of African stakeholders, which is one of the key missions underscored by the outreach programme of ECA's African Information Society Initiative (AISI).
Held at the Information Technology Center for Africa, the training comprised of a series of lectures and workshops on ICT policy issues and hands-on approaches to using ICT applications to enhance their work as legislators. The MPs have also engaged in in-depth discussions on how to formulate national e-strategies, with examples derived from ongoing experiences by governments in a number of African countries.
Invited to participate in the ceremony are key players in ICT policy-making in the Ethiopian government and ICT for development partners based in Addis Ababa.
This training is a continuation of earlier awareness raising workshops organized by ITCA in 2001 and 2002 for African Ambassadors in Addis Ababa and delegates attending conferences at the United Nations Conference Centre.
which share ECA’s belief in the mission of ITCA and are willing to work with ECA on the design and implementation of the project.
Held at the Information Technology Center for Africa, the training comprised of a series of lectures and workshops on ICT policy issues and hands-on approaches to using ICT applications to enhance their work as legislators. The MPs have also engaged in in-depth discussions on how to formulate national e-strategies, with examples derived from ongoing experiences by governments in a number of African countries.