[Kictanet] Monday forum please attend

[Njeri Rionge]

Hi Rebecca,

I would have liked to attend however I am out of town and will follow up
with you on way forward.

With thanks,

Njeri,


On 1/18/07 1:59 PM, "Rebecca Wanjiku" <rebeccawanjiku at yahoo.com> 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 <http://www.afdb.org/> , AFD
> <http://afd.fr/> , DBSA <http://www.dbsa.org/> , DFID
> <http://www.dfid.gov.uk/> , EIB
> <http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIO
> NANDTECHNOLOGIES/www.eib.europa.eu> , EU <http://europa.eu/> , KfW
> <http://www.kfw.de/EN_Home/index.jsp>  and SIDA <http://www.sida.se/> ).
>   
> 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.
>   
>  
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> 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
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>> 
>> Thank you and best regards
>> alice
>> 
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