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Empowering Zambia Parliamentarians for their new Role in the Information
Society
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May 2008: 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. [more]
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Gender
and e-Government workshop opens at ECA
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March 2008: A one-day workshop
on Gender and E-government was opened today, 21 March 2008 in
Addis Ababa, 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. [more]
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ECOWAS
adopts Guidelines on combating cyber crime
 12
December 2007: Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs) experts from the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopted new guidelines
on combating cyber crime in the sub-region, following a workshop
that concluded 11 December in Lome, Togo. [more]
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Participants call for a scaling up of policy implementation
activities
25 October 2007: Over
forty African policymakers and other stakeholders reached
consensus on the need to move from policy development to implementation
as most countries had developed policies which remained unimplemented
for various reasons. The participants urged the ECA and its
partners to continue supporting this process to ensure that
benefits from the Information Society are realized. [more]
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Experts Confirm ICT as tool for growth and competitiveness in
African economies
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Feb 2007: A national study on
ICTs, trade and economic growth confirmed that economic growth
and competitiveness of an economy can be enhanced through the
use of ICTs. According to consultant Dr. Mbui Wagacha, co-author
of the study “the use of mobile telephony can contribute
approximately 70 Billion Kenyan Shillings (USD 1 billion) to
the country’s GDP. [more]
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ECA,
ECOWAS and UEMOA to chart a legal framework for ICT development
in West Africa
16 Jan 2007: A
workshop organized last month in Ouagadougou by ECA's sub regional
Office in West Africa (SRO-WA) and ISTD gathered ICT experts,
lawyers, trade specialists and economists on the most effective
legal framework for ICT development in the region. Discussions
focused on how to put in place an enabling legal environment
for e-commerce and for an enhanced cyber crime control. [more] |
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2007
Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards
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Dec 2006: The Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA) and the Canadian e-Policy Resource Center (CePRC)
are pleased to announce the First Technology in Government in
Africa (TIGA) Awards.
Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards aim to recognise
the work of African Governments in the effective use of ICTs
for public services delivery as part of ECA’s African
Information Society Initiative (AISI) and Canada’s e-Policy
Resource Network (ePol-NET). [more] |
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Africa
participates in the Canadian Government Technology Exhibition
and Conference for the second year
30 Oct 2006: The
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with
the Canadian ePolicy Resource Centre (CePRC) and under the Global
ePolicy Resource Network (ePol-NET), facilitated the participation
of over 54 e-Government and ICT Policy makers from 25 African
countries in the Canadian Government Technology Exhibition and
Conference Week (GTEC) 2006. GTEC Week, which has just concluded,
was held from 23 – 27 October 2006 in Ottawa, Canada.
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