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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>Dear KICTANET Members,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>I would like to inform you that the </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'>Eastern Africa</span></font></st1:place><font size=2 color=navy
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>
e-Government Consultative Workshop will take place on the 28-29 June 2005 at
the Grand Regency Hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>The Agenda for the meeting is to review
the progress made since November 2004 when the first e-Government Workshop was
held in Arusha, validate the East African e-Government Consultants report and
set a way forward while taking cognizance of identified priority areas for the
sub-region.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>So far 80 delegates have been invited to
attend this stakeholder’s consultative meeting from the following broad
areas<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma'>Government Ministries and Agencies<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma'>Civil society<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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Tahoma'>Private Sector<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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Tahoma'>Special Interest Groups<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma'>Academia<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>In addition to the members of the IWG, 45
participants from </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=2
color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'>Kenya</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font size=2
color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'>, </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=2
color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'>Rwanda</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'>, </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=2
color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'>Uganda</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'> and </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=2
color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'>Tanzania</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'> from the states’ Governments involved the e-Government
strategy and implementation will be fully sponsored to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>A small Exhibition will run along side
the Workshop and will showcase some of the e-Government Solutions available in
the market.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>I would like to invite KICTANET members
to participate in this event by attending as workshop delegates; I will welcome
and forward any presentation proposals for the Workshop to the East African
Community e-Government Working Group for consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>Please find attached the current Workshop
Programme and Registration form.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>Andrew Karanja<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>AITEC </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'>Kenya</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font size=2
color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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