Kwami Ahiabenu,II Knowledge Chief

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Draft Program for Regional Meeting The Africa E-Governance Academy Validation Meeting Accra, Ghana April 16-18, 2008 Theme: A key for strengthening Public and Civil Society institutions in ECOWAS countries/Une solution au renforcement des institutions Publique et civiles des états de la CEDEAO Time Session Participant Day 1 Opening Session Chair: TBC 9.00-9.45 Opening Remarks Minister of Communication, Ghana Dr. Nana Tanko, OSIWA Raul Zambrano, UNDP Chantal Uwimana, TrustAfrica Ramato Molo, IDRC 9.45-10.10 Coffee Break Session 2: The Academy Concept Exiting Initiatives and country perspectives. 10 minutes maximum per presentation. Brief and upbeat Chair: TBC 10.10-10.30 Opening Remarks and Expectations Pierre Danjinou Ben Akoh 10.30-10.40 A consolidated African regional resource on eGovernance – eGovAfrica Portal. Place, values and benefits. Pierre Danjinou 10.40-10.50 A Local Governance Approach. Linking a regional initiative to a local project. LOGIN Tim Waema 10.50-11.10 The eGovern...

upcoming meeting organised by Amos Anyimadu of Africa Next Knowledge Brokerage and Interaction ________________________ In appreciation of UNCTAD XII, AfricaNext! would organise a roundtable on the theme "Ghana, m(obile)Development?" UNCTAD XII in Accra would discuss the creative industries http://www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=2068&lang=1&m=14639&info=highlights as well as ICT for Development http://www.unctadxii.org/en/Programme/Pre-Conference-events/Science-Technology- Innovation-and-ICTs-for--Development-UNCTAD-XII-pre-event/ AfricaNext! would focus on these themes. Speakers include Professor Knud Skouby of Aalbourg Univresity, John Totoe of Mobile Content company, Ghana and the visual artists Rikki Kwawu and Kwasi Owusu Ankomah. Venue is the Kofi Annan ICT Centre of Excellence, Osu - opposite the offices of the Council of State, State House Accra. Date April 17, 2008, from 2pm. About Africa Next Knowledge Brokerage and Interaction

The Second National ICT Awards 2008 would be held on May 17, 2008 as the world celebrates World Telecommunications Day and Information Society Day, the Ministry of Communications announced last Friday. A statement issued in Accra said the awards reinforced the commitment of the government of Ghana to place emphasis on the potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to provide a foundation for building an information and knowledge society within the overall framework of its ICT policy for accelerated development, as driver and enabler, within the three-pronged GPRS II development strategy. The statement said the procedure to nominate a company or an individual, was to go to www.ghanaictawards.com and select as many nominee as possible There are two category types - competitive, which has 10 awards and non-competitive, which has two awards. Awards in the Competitive Category are: 1. Top ICT Personality of the year 2. Top ISP of the year 3. Top Mobile service of the year...

Nominations are now opened for the second national ICT awards 2008. To nominate a company or an individual one need to simply go to www.ghanaictawards.com and select your nominee: Category Type: COMPETETIVE 1. Top ICT Personality of the year 2. Top ISP of the year 3. Top Mobile Service of the year 4. Top Software Company of the year 5. Top Hardware Company of the year 6. Top ICT4D Project the year 7. Top Government ICT Project of the year 8. Top Education/Training ICT Institution of the year 9. Top Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) of the year 10. Top Internet Café of the year Category Type: NON-COMPETETIVE 1. Best Foreign Entity Supporting ICT Development in Ghana 2. Best ICT incubate/young personality The second national ICT Awards 2008 is scheduled for 17th of May 2008 as the world celebrates world telecoms day and information soc...