[Kictanet] [APC Africa-ICT-Policy Monitor e-Updates No.14]

Thu Oct 27 14:15:14 EAT 2005

Dear all,

Here is the latest issue of the APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor e-updates
No. 14, a selection of the latest content added to the Africa ICT Policy Monitor
Website chosen by our editors.

Editor
APC Africa Policy Monitor Website
http://africa.rights.apc.org/

NB: Apologies for cross posting

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  News > Access

 East African fibre optic cable work to start in March 2006 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=2123535>
26/10/2005 (The Monitor 
<http://www.monitor.co.ug/business/bus10263.php>) -- The laying of the 
proposed fibre optic cable along the entire stretch of the East African 
coast will start in March next year. This is according to information 
provided by Uganda Telecom, which is chairing one of the project's 
implementation committees. Upon completion, the fible optic cable will 
interlink the region to two other undersea cables serving South, West 
and Northern Africa and forming a highway continental loop that connects 
Africa to the rest of the world.

 Uganda: Bwindi gets telecentre 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=2029967>
21/10/2005 (The Monitor <http://www.monitor.co.ug/>) -- A state of the 
art multi-purpose community telecenter has been launched in Bwindi 
Impenetrable National Park in Kanungu district. The centre, the first of 
its kind in Uganda, was set up by Conservation Through Public Health 
(CTPH), a grass roots NGO working in Buhoma. It is equipped with 
high-speed wireless Internet access and voice telephony via satellite 
communication to connect the community and tourists to the outside world

 Ghana Internet eXchange (GIX) Launched 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=2085225>
19/10/2005 ((GIX) <http://www.gixa.org.gh>) -- On Tuesday 18th October 
2005, the entire Internet fraternity in Ghana would be gathered at the 
Ghana India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence for the official launch of 
Ghana Internet eXchange (GIX @ www.gixa.org.gh) in the company of the 
Hon. Minister of Communication and the French Ambassador to Ghana.

 South Africa: Wireless broadband report released 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=1974140>
18/10/2005 (ITWeb <http://www.itweb.co.za>) -- Sentech's MyWireless is 
the best broadband solution in SA, says the wireless broadband report 
released by Johannesburg University's broadband laboratory.

 Nigeria: Twist in BPE, Nitel & Sat- 3 Transatlantic Cable Tale? 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=1976346>
14/10/2005 (Allafrica <http://allafrica.com/>) -- Reports carried in the 
media this week indicate that there may be some contention between the 
BPE and the Ministry of Communications over the future of Nitel SAT - 3 
submarine cable following Nitel's impending disposition by sale later 
this year.

  News > Telecommunications

 South Africa: Broadband restores fixed-line trend 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21877ne_1&x=2085389>
24/10/2005 (ITWeb <http://www.itweb.co.za>) -- Access to broadband is 
set to become the digital divide of the future, and will drive 
fixed-line networks, which are expected to grow at a faster rate than 
mobile networks, says Transtel CTO Dr Angus Hay. Speaking at ITWeb's 
Wireless 2005 conference last week, Hay said SA's telecommunications 
landscape is characterised by a lack of competition, with a few large 
players dominating the fixed and mobile markets.

 Nigeria Federal Government to Sell Nitel Without Sat-3 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21877ne_1&x=2029801>
21/10/2005 (Allfrica.com <http://allafrica.com/>) -- Controversy 
surrounding the ownership of SAT-3 has been put to rest as federal 
government has resolved to separate SAT-3 from Nigerian 
Telecommunication Limited (NITEL). Communication Minister, Chief 
Cornelus Adebayo said federal government has started the process of 
selling the national asset.

 CTO Publishes New Report on Impact of Telecoms in Poverty Reduction 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21877ne_1&x=1989924>
19/10/2005 (CTO <http://www.cto.int>) -- The results of an international 
study into the impact of telephones on rural livelihoods and poverty 
reduction will be presented on 19 October by the CTO and an 
international research consortium. Funded by the UK Department for 
International Development (DfID), the report focuses on the use of 
telephones and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) 
by rural communities in Africa and Asia. Field research for the study 
was undertaken in India, Mozambique and Tanzania during 2004.

 New Wave of African VoIP Operators Emerge 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21877ne_1&x=1962449>
17/10/2005 (Balancing Act <http://www.balancingact-africa.com>) -- 
Africa's grey market VoIP operators are coming out into the light as 
attitudes and legislation change. The emergence of a VoIP service 
providers sector could prove almost as significant for Africa as the 
earlier emergence of independent ISPs. Because beyond the mobile 
companies, it has been the entrepreneurial energy and lobbying of ISPs 
that has driven regulatory change in many countries.

 Kenya: Telkom Raises Phone Tariffs By 16pc 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21877ne_1&x=1962469>
15/10/2005 (East African Standard <http://www.eastandard.net/>) -- 
Telkom Kenya yesterday raised cost of local telephone calls by 16 per 
cent. In the new tariff structure that comes into effect on November 1, 
local calls will cost Sh10 per three minutes up from Sh8.60. In a bid to 
promote trade and communication within the East African Community, the 
cost of calls to Uganda and Tanzania went down by 25 per cent.

 Nigeria: Twist in BPE, Nitel & Sat- 3 Transatlantic Cable Tale? 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21877ne_1&x=1976346>
14/10/2005 (Allafrica <http://allafrica.com/>) -- Reports carried in the 
media this week indicate that there may be some contention between the 
BPE and the Ministry of Communications over the future of Nitel SAT - 3 
submarine cable following Nitel's impending disposition by sale later 
this year.

*News > Content and Language *

 SANGONeT Launches South African NGO Portal 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21871ne_1&x=2085227>
24/10/2005 (Sangonet <http://sangonet.org.za/portal/>) -- The Southern 
African NGO Network (SANGONeT) is pleased to announce the launch of a 
new Internet portal for and about the NGO sector in South Africa. This 
portal is primed to become the gateway to the South African NGO sector, 
boasting the most comprehensive, validated and easily searchable NGO 
directory in the country, containing information about more than 2 500 
organisations.

 South Africa: New licensing conditions for SABC 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21871ne_1&x=33941>
14/06/2005 (BusinessDay <http://www.businessday.co.za/>) -- The 
Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) will impose new 
conditions on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) - which 
will result in local languages getting more airtime - with effect from 
April next year, the regulator said today.

*News > E-Governance & E-Commerce
*

 Namibia: Information Staff Play Crucial Role says Minister 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21865ne_1&x=2029970>
21/10/2005 (NewEra <http://www.newera.com.na/>) -- The Minister of 
Information and Broadcasting, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, says strategic 
planning workshops are essential in the operation of any institution as 
they give an opportunity to reflect on the past and map out the way 
forward.

 South Africa govt ICT challenges not unique 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21865ne_1&x=1501165>
20/09/2005 (ITWeb <http://www.itweb.co.za/>) -- The ICT challenges that 
South African government departments face are not unique, but part of a 
global challenge, delegates at a government conference organised by the 
Business Zone at the Rosebank Hotel heard yesterday.

 Kigali-Mombasa Trade Soon On Internet 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21864ne_1&x=1962663>
15/10/2005 (NewTimes <http://www.newtimes.co.rw/>) -- The delay of 
Rwandan merchandise at Mombasa port will soon end when the Kenyan 
government introduces internet transaction system.The new developments 
will enable Rwandan traders to monitor the arrival and departure of 
their merchandise at Mombasa Port through the internet to be installed 
next year.

  News > Freedom of Expression & Media

 Nigeria: Journalists Push for Legal Reforms to Safeguard Free 
Expression 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21870ne_1&x=2123706>
25/10/2005 (IFEX <http://www.ifex.org/>) -- Journalists, editors and 
other media professionals from Nigeria have called on their government 
to pass a long-delayed access to information bill and revoke repressive 
laws that inhibit press freedom and freedom of expression. At a workshop 
organised last week in Lagos by Media Rights Agenda and the World Bank 
Institute (WBI), some 50 participants adopted a statement that urged 
President Olusegun Obasanjo to pass the Freedom of Information Bill, 
which has been pending before parliament since 1999.

 Botswana: Gaborone Broadcasting Company (GBC) licence renewed 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21872ne_1&x=1962589>
16/10/2005 (BOPA <http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?>) -- Botswanas 
only private television station, Gaborone Broadcasting Company (GBC) has 
been awarded a 15-year broadcasting licence on condition that it fulfils 
all the license provisions.

  News > Intellectual Property

 IP Charter With 'Public Interest Checklist' For Governments Launched 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21868ne_1&x=2028229>
20/10/2005 (IP-Watch <http://www.ip-watch.org>) -- A high-level group of 
legal scholars, artists, scientists and experts has launched an 
initiative urging governments to change the global intellectual property 
scheme which they argue has shifted too much toward private interests at 
the expense of the public.

 2005 WIPO General Assembly Continues Support for Development Agenda 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21868ne_1&x=1899587>
13/10/2005 (IP Justice <http://www.ipjustice.org/>) -- In its annual 
meeting from 26 Sept. - 5 Oct. 2005 in Geneva, the General Assemblies of 
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) remained firm in its 
commitment to incorporating a "Development Agenda" for reform at WIPO, a 
UN Specialized Agency.

  News > Laws and Regulation

 Nigeria: Journalists Push for Legal Reforms to Safeguard Free 
Expression 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21870ne_1&x=2123706>
25/10/2005 (IFEX <http://www.ifex.org/>) -- Journalists, editors and 
other media professionals from Nigeria have called on their government 
to pass a long-delayed access to information bill and revoke repressive 
laws that inhibit press freedom and freedom of expression. At a workshop 
organised last week in Lagos by Media Rights Agenda and the World Bank 
Institute (WBI), some 50 participants adopted a statement that urged 
President Olusegun Obasanjo to pass the Freedom of Information Bill, 
which has been pending before parliament since 1999.

 South Africa: New ICT lobby group chair to continue push for sector 
reforms <http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21870ne_1&x=2124005>
25/10/2005 (Businessday <http://www.businessday.co.za/>) -- The 
Communications Users Association of SA's (Cuasa's) new chairperson Edwin 
Thompson today said it would continue to lobby for legislative and 
regulatory pressure to yield effective competition in the 
telecommunications and other information and communications technology 
(ICT) sectors.

 South Africa: ICASA hearings begin in Parliament 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21870ne_1&x=2085391>
24/10/2005 (ITWeb <http://www.itweb.co.za/>) -- Proposed changes to the 
mechanism of appointing Independent Communication Authority of SA 
(ICASA) councillors was a bone of contention in Parliament today. In the 
first day of public hearings before the parliamentary portfolio 
committee of communications on the ICASA amendment Bill, representatives 
from ICASA, the SA Post Office, Internet Solutions and the Freedom of 
Expression Institute expressed concerns that the appointment of ICASA 
councillors would be taken out of Parliament's hands and given to a 
committee appointed by the minister of communications.

  News > National ICT Strategies

 Botswana: ICT can contribute to poverty eradication 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=29740ne_1&x=2085424>
24/10/2005 (Mmegi <http://www.mmegi.bw/>) -- Government should empower 
the poor by way of giving them access to information, an official at 
Botswana Telecommunication Authority (BTA) has said. BTA senior manager 
- department of broadcasting regulation - Oshinka Tsiang told 
participants at a three-day World Summit on the Information Society 
(WSIS) consultative workshop on Tuesday.

 West African regulators agree on common IT framework 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21873ne_1&x=1962506>
14/10/2005 (Businessday <http://www.businessdayonline.com>) -- The West 
African sub-region is gradually moving towards common information and 
Communication Technology (ICT) market as regulators from the sub-region 
have reached a landmark agreement on a common regulatory framework for 
the sector.

  News > Security and Privacy

 South Africa: Draft privacy protection law released 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21875ne_1&x=1885669>
12/10/2005 (ITWeb <http://www.itweb.co.za/>) -- Protection of privacy 
and data draft legislation and discussion documents have been issued by 
the SA Law Reform Commission for public comment. The aim is to bring SA 
closer to international standards.

  News > Software

 Zambia Minister roots for Open Source Software 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21876ne_1&x=2030189>
21/10/2005 (Times of Zambia <http://www.times.co.zm/>) -- The Zambia 
Communications and Transport Deputy Minister Harrigan Mazimba has said 
that open source technology was a new phenomenon in the African context 
but if well implemented it would contribute to growth of Zambia's 
economy. He said for this goal to be achieved there is need to 
understand the "Open Source" concept well.

 Open Source Agreed In UN Information Society Summit Preparations 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21876ne_1&x=1847045>
10/10/2005 (IP-Watch <http://www.ip-watch.org/>) -- Encouragement for 
the use of free and open source software and open standards for science 
and technology has quietly worked its way into the draft texts being 
prepared for the November second phase of the World Summit on the 
Information Society (WSIS).

  News > Training and Education

 Ethiopia: A regional ICT training Center to be established 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21878ne_1&x=2085670>
24/10/2005 (ENA <http://www.ena.gov.et>) -- A regional ICT training 
Center will be established in Amhara State during the current year, the 
State Capacity Building Bureau said. Public Relations Officer with the 
Bureau, Wudneh Gezahegn told ENA on Sunday that creating skilled 
manpower enabling to make use of ICT for good governance and development 
will be given priority during the reported period.

  News > WSIS

 NGOs plan "Citizens' Summit" in Tunis 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=29740ne_1&x=2124002>
25/10/2005 (Worldsummit2005 <http://www.worldsummit2005.org/>) -- A 
coalition of civil society organizations today announced they will hold 
a major parallel event when the WSIS summit meets in Tunis less than 
four weeks from now. This development was triggered by two developments: 
The first is a lack of meaningful civil society inclusion in the 
preparatory process, as again was stated publicly during the last 
meeting of the PrepCom in September. The second reason is the growing 
suppression of independent voices in the summit host country Tunisia. 
The "Citizens' Summit on the Information Society (CSIS)" is therefore 
organized together with independent Tunisian civil society groups.

 Botswana: WSIS workshop participants identify ICT bottlenecks 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=29740ne_1&x=2124015>
25/10/2005 (BOPA <http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?>) -- Botswana will 
only claim its stake in the information society if stakeholders in the 
implementation of the information and communications technology projects 
coordinate their activities. Participants at last weeks World Summit on 
the Information Society (WSIS) national workshop in Gaborone believe all 
need to work together for Botswana to keep pace with information 
communication technology developments.

 Mozambique sets up committee for November WSIS in Tunisia 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=29740ne_1&x=2129186>
21/10/2005 (AngolaPress <http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/>) -- 
Mozambique has set up a national committee to help prepare for the 
country`s participation in the November World Summit on the Information 
Society (WSIS) in Tunisia, Science and Technology Minister Venancio 
Massingue said here Wednesday.

  Tunis 2005 WSIS: finishing touches brought to the Kram Palexpo as 
summit nears 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=29740ne_1&x=2029974>
20/10/2005 (Tunisia Online <http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.com>) -- Twenty 
six days before the official launching of the Tunis WSIS, the Summit's 
main exhibition hall, the Kram Palexpo situated north of the capital, is 
getting ready for the greatest international gathering in Tunisia's 
history.

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  Reports

 Interconnection costs 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1517985>
21/09/2005 -- The world is still in the middle of a seismic shift in 
communication architectures as internet-based networks steadily replace 
the circuit-switched systems that were designed for voice, while rapid 
innovation continues to throw new technologies into the mix. We are 
still in a relatively early stage of this evolution, and as a result, 
internet interconnection issues are complex, fast changing and not well 
understood.

 Information Society or Knowledge Societies? Unesco in the Smart State 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1973771>
18/10/2005 -- The chapters in this volume canvasses the dialogue 
emerging from discussions about the WSIS Statement of Principles and 
Plan of Action in the context of local, national and international 
communication policies. It also offers some insights to WSIS 
participants, which may be helpful when it comes to evaluating the 
process in Tunis and beyond. The various authors discuss the WSIS 
Statement of Principles and Plan of Action from multiple perspectives, 
offering insights into the key challenges facing the process and 
offering alternative frameworks for the management of communication rights.

 'Spits and spurts' ICT advocacy and the media in Africa - the CATIA 
experience <http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1976879>
18/10/2005 -- The media can be active catalysts for change in Africa, 
and don't have to be neutral bystanders as the complex ICT landscape on 
the continent unfolds. That's one of the findings of a report 
commissioned by Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa (CATIA), a three 
year programme funded by the Department for International Development in 
collaboration with other donors.

 ICANN, Internet governance and Africa 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1899065>
13/10/2005 -- The Collaboration for International ICT Policy for East 
and Southern Africa (CIPESA) has published ICANN, Internet governance 
and Africa, a public briefing on the current status and key points of 
the debate that provides essential background for the second phase of 
the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS). 

 Kenya: Nairobi Software Freedom Day Event Report 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1975467>
10/10/2005 -- The 10th of September 2005 was designated by advocates of 
free and open-source software (FOSS) the Software Freedom Day. Every 
year on that day, campaigns are held across the world to sensitize 
people about the benefits and availability of open-source software. 
Although the concept is an initiative of the nonprofit company Software 
Freedom International, it's actualized by grassroots free software 
advocates.

 New Study: Open Access Models: Options for Improving Backbone Access In 
Developing Countries 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1825661>
09/10/2005 -- InfoDev has just published a report on how open access can 
help improve infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Called 
Open Access Models: The Study by SPINTRACK AB explores (1) opportunities 
for leveraging new technologies to increase access and functionality of 
existing infrastructure; (2) the design and implementation of open 
access models for infrastructure; and (3) the potential role of public 
financing in expanding infrastructure roll-out in Sub-Saharan Africa. 

*
Discussion Papers*

 "Digital Dangers: Information and Communication Technologies and 
Trafficking in Women" 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=2029739>
21/10/2005 -- It seems unlikely that whoever coined the term 
'information superhighway' anticipated that the traffic on the internet 
would be in people, as well as information. How, and how much, the 
internet and other ICTs are implicated in trafficking is the subject of 
this issue paper by The Association for Progressive Communications 
Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP) produced in cooperation 
with The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID). 

 Reframing the Role of Telecentres in Development 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=2029799>
21/10/2005 -- Telecentres - public locations for accessing ICTs - have 
formed an important part of "e-development" strategies for donors, NGOs, 
governments and the private sector in recent years. At one time, they 
were a centrepiece of such strategies but more recently have somewhat 
fallen from favour. Where do we stand today on telecentres?

 Free and Open Source Software: A Blind Alley for Developing Countries? 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1958945>
17/10/2005 -- There is considerable interest in the "e-development" 
community about FOSS: free and open source software. It is argued to be 
cheaper and more customisable than proprietary software; it is argued to 
be a potential kick-starter for the local IT industry; it merits a 
mention in the WSIS Plan of Action. So what is its likely trajectory?

*Opinion

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 Tanzania's mobile phone firms should lower tariffs 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=2124192>
25/10/2005 -- Mobile telephony has registered phenomenal growth in 
Tanzania in the last decade. In 1995, there were only 2,198 mobile phone 
lines; by last year there were 1,942,000. In contrast, fixed telephone 
lines increased from 88,000 to 148,000 lines in the same period. While 
mobile lines have been growing, the fixed line service has been 
degenerating. In fact, the number of fixed lines were fewer last year 
than in 1999. Last year, 93 per cent of telephone subscribers had mobile 
lines with fixed lines accounting for only 7 per cent.

 UN summit should provide a good opportunity for Africa to lobby for 
support to fund ICT efforts 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1433861>
16/09/2005 -- This week's UN General Assembly (UNGA), exactly two months 
before the Tunis World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), gives 
Africa a perfect opportunity to lobby rich-world leaders to support a 
long-term mechanism to fund information and communication technology for 
development (ICT4D).

 Why Cyber Crime Persists in Nigeria 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1434278>
16/09/2005 -- "While agreeing that greed forms a major causative factor 
in the spread of cyber crime in Nigeria, one cannot actually shy away 
from the fact that the harsh economic situation in the country, which 
has created mass unemployment and of course the high rate of corruption 
in the society is the fuel that fans its embers."

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*07/11/2005*, South Africa 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21817e_1>
Government Technology World Africa 2005 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=1500329>
The Government Technology World Africa 2005 conference will address the 
key strategic issues surrounding the use of technology in Government. 
With a strong case study base, the conference draws on the knowledge and 
experience of a host of well-renowned speakers and panelists from 
throughout Africa and internationally.

*14/11/2005*, Tunisia 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21809e_1>
World Forum on Information Society <http://irfd.org/events/wf2005/>
The International Research Foundation for Development is organizing the 
second phase of its World Forum on Information Society to be held in 
Tunis in November 2005 in view of the United Nations World Summit on the 
Information Society - November 16-18, 2005.

*16/11/2005*, Tunisia 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21809e_1>
World Summit on the Information Society, Second Phase: 16-18 November 
2005 <http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/index.html>
The World Summit on the Information Society is held in two phases. The 
second phase of WSIS will take place in Tunis hosted by the Government 
of Tunisia from 16 to 18 November 2005.

*17/11/2005*, International 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s30084e_1>
Legal Issues in the Global Information Society 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=1847194>
In connection with the Tunis Summit, the Center for International Legal 
Studies will present a seminar on legal issues relating the distribution 
and use of intellectual property and technology.

*08/01/2006*, Uganda 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21849e_1>
Africa Source II - Kalangala, Uganda - Jan 08-Jan 15, 2006 
<http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=1974142>
Africa Source II will be an eight day hands-on workshop aimed at 
building the technical skills of those working with and within NGOs on 
the continent. It will take place in one of the most beautiful parts of 
the Kalangala Island on Victoria Lake during the beginning of January 2006.

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Emmanuel Njenga Njuguna
Africa Policy Monitor Project 
Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Email: africa.rights at apc.org or njenga at apc.org
Web: http://africa.rights.apc.org
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