[Kictanet] Monday forum please attend

Sammy Buruchara Sammy at opensystems.co.ke
Thu Jan 18 14:17:53 EAT 2007


Wanjiku,

I sent the invites for this workshop with registration form on this  
list but have not seen any sign that it went through.

Is there a filter?

Sammy

On Jan 18, 2007, at 1:59 PM, Rebecca Wanjiku wrote:

>
> PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (RCIP)
> STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP
> Hope you are planning to attend the stakeholder workshop on the  
> proposed regional Communication Infrastructure Program (RCIP) on  
> Monday.
>
> The consultation workshop organized jointly by the ministry of  
> Information and Communication and the World Bank. The forum will  
> address issues relating to connectivity, lowering costs and the  
> environmental implications of the infrastructure.
>
> The World Bank claims that Economic development in Eastern and  
> Southern Africa (E&SA) is held back by prohibitive  
> telecommunications and ICT costs due to incomplete liberalization  
> and lack of infrastructure.
>
> The proposed Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (RCIP)  
> is a joint World Bank Group effort to leverage private sector  
> participation along side efforts by eight other development  
> partners (AfDB, AFD, DBSA, DFID, EIB, EU, KfW and SIDA).
> It will be a chance for you to interrogate the project and find out  
> what it will cost the country in terms of WB demands.
>
> The minister, the PS and other senior WB officials will be present  
> to answer any questions regarding the project.
>
> It will also be a forum where stakeholders in the ICT industry can  
> find out more about the position of the ICT bill and whether the  
> priority should be making the process transparent or putting in  
> place an Act that can safeguard against any excesses by procuring  
> entities.
>
> The PS has forwarded the registration and background documents but  
> if you require any assistance, just email me.
>
>
>
>
> alice at apc.org wrote:
> Dear All
>
> Becky Wanjiku, a journalist with Highway Africa, will be working  
> with the
> KICTAnet to produce our monthly E-bulletins as well as working on  
> other
> communication and events related tasks. These projects are  
> supported by the
> Open Society Institute Eastern Africa (OSIEA), Wananchi online,  
> KENET and
> the Embassy of Finland in Kenya.
>
> Thank you and best regards
> alice
>
>
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