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Dear all,<br>
<pre>Here is the latest issue of the APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor e-updates
No. 11, a selection of the latest content added to the Africa ICT Policy Monitor
Website chosen by our editors.
Editor
APC Africa Policy Monitor Website
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/">http://africa.rights.apc.org/</a></pre>
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<h1><small><small><small>News > Access <br>
</small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=281707"
class="Tit3">Community phones change the lives of farmers in Rwanda </a>
<img src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">11/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.eastandard.net/">East
African Standard</a>) -- </span>
Greedy middlemen used to pay dirt cheap prices for Rwandan farmer
Cyprian Habumuremyi’s potatoes grown around this lush northern hilltop
village. Then a kiosk owner bought a wireless phone and Habumuremyi’s
fortunes changed. A quick call to his relatives in the capital Kigali
and the 55-year-old knows what the middlemen are trying to hide — how
much potatoes are selling for in urban areas.<span class="themes"></span>
</p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=155896"
class="Tit3">Uganda Telcoms brings wireless Internet service </a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.newvision.co.ug">NewVision</a>)
-- </span>
Uganda Telecom (utl) has introduced a high-speed wireless Internet
service. The service, the first of its kind in Uganda, enables clients
easily access Internet using mobile devices like laptops and PDAs
(hand-held devices), Miriam Wanjohi, the brand manager of utl, said in
a statement recently. <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860s21849e_1">.</a></span><span
class="themes"></span>
</p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > Telecommunications</small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21877ne_1&x=194256"
class="Tit3">Cut your overheads or perish, Tanzania Telecom told</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">07/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.ippmedia.com/">IPP
Media</a>) -- </span>
The financial woes of Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited
(TTCL) are likely to take a turn for the worse unless immediate steps
are taken to cut down the firms overheads, Celtel International
Operations Officer, Omar Issa, has said.<br>
<span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21877se_1"><br>
</a></span> </p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21877ne_1&x=155896"
class="Tit3">Uganda Telcoms brings wireless Internet service </a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.newvision.co.ug">NewVision</a>)
-- </span>
Uganda Telecom (utl) has introduced a high-speed wireless Internet
service. The service, the first of its kind in Uganda, enables clients
easily access Internet using mobile devices like laptops and PDAs
(hand-held devices), Miriam Wanjohi, the brand manager of utl, said in
a statement recently. <span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21877ne_1&x=155236"
class="Tit3">Ghanaian ISP Launches African Version of Skype</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">03/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.ghanaweb.com">Ghanaweb</a>)
-- </span>
Ghanaian ISP NCS has just launched its own version of Skype called
Clicktel (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.clicktel.biz">www.clicktel.biz</a>) to its own
customers. It offers free PC to
PC telephone commmunication and global PSTN calling. <span
class="countries"></span> <span class="themes"></span> </p>
<p> </p>
<span class="themes"></span><b>News > E-Governance<big><big><big> </big></big></big></b>
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<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21865ne_1&x=194393"
class="Tit3">Rwanda: Govt to constitute new ICT body</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">06/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.newtimes.co.rw/">The
New Times</a>) -- </span>
As part of its wide information technology reforms, the government is
soon set to replace the Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA)
with the National Information Communication Technology (NICT) as the
overseer in the execution of the Information Communication Technology
(ICT) plan from 2006 to 2010. <span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"></span><br>
<br>
<span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > Freedom of Expression</small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21866ne_1&x=335580"
class="Tit3">New Website Documents Extensive Free Expression
Violations </a> <img src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">14/07/2005 (<a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/www.ifex.org">IFEX</a>) -- </span>
International free expression groups today launched a new website
detailing the state of free expression in Tunisia and challenged the
government to end Internet blocking in the lead-up to the November 2005
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21866s30084e_1">International</a></span>
| <span class="themes"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21866se_1">Freedom
of Expression</a></span> </p>
<b><br>
News> Internet Governance</b><br>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21869ne_1&x=335582"
class="Tit3">Internet Governance report released</a> </span><br>
<span class="Txt2">14/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.wgig.org">WGIG</a>)
-- </span>
The United Nations Secretary-General today transmitted the Report of
the Working Group on Internet Governance to the President of the
Preparatory Committee of the World Summit on the Information Society,
Ambassador Janis Karklins, and the WSIS Secretary-General, Mr Yoshio
Utsumi. <span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21869ne_1&x=108051"
class="Tit3">US Government To Retain Control of Internet </a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">02/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com">WashingtonPost</a>)
-- </span>
The U.S. government will indefinitely retain oversight of the main
computers that control traffic on the Internet, ignoring calls by some
countries to turn the function over to an international body, said
Michael D. Gallagher, assistant secretary for communications and
information at the Commerce Department. <span class="countries"></span></p>
<br>
<h1><small><small><small>News > Intellectual Property<br>
</small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part18.08060103.02030904@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21868ne_1&x=34448"
class="Tit3">WIPO Negotiators Tackle Proposals On Reform For
Development</a> <img src="cid:part19.04000806.04070607@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">23/06/2005 (<a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/">IP
Watch</a>) -- </span>
Negotiators at a 20-22 June meeting to discuss possible reform of the
World Intellectual Property Organisation to better address developing
country needs began on the second day tackling the details of various
proposals put forth by member governments.<br>
</p>
<p><br>
<span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span></p>
<p><span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > Laws and Regulation</small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21870ne_1&x=281819"
class="Tit3">Kenya: Operators alarmed by slow ICT reforms </a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">11/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.eastandard.net">East
African Standard</a>) -- </span>
Reforms progress in the fast growing telecommunications sub-sector
could suffer a major setback if plans by the Communication Commission
of Kenya (CCK) to outlaw VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) are
implemented. Last week industry sources indicated that CCK
Director-General John Waweru was planning to restrict the provision of
the popular Internet telephone service that has drastically lowered
international call rates to one provider – a stance he has maintained
since his days at Telkom Kenya. <span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span></p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > Media</small></small></small></h1>
<span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span>
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<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21872ne_1&x=155451"
class="Tit3">Zambia: Media freedom under threat says watchdog</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">04/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.irinnews.org/">IRIN
News</a>) -- </span>
Zambian police are investigating charges of sedition and criminal libel
against two journalists, raising concern that freedom of expression is
under threat. <span class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21872ne_1&x=171220"
class="Tit3">Kenya: Give us broadcast policy and Bill</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">04/07/2005 (L. Muthoni Wanyeki - <a
href="http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/">The East African</a>)
-- </span>
The power of radio broadcasting in Africa has been noted time and time
again. During the heydays of the African coup d'etat, the national
broadcaster was always a primary target for whoever was trying to
capture power, while independent broadcasters were often the subject of
harassment by the state machinery.<br>
<br>
</p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > National ICT Strategies</small></small></small><br>
</h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21873ne_1&x=261177"
class="Tit3">ICT policy has succeeded – says Rwanda Information
Minister </a> <img src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">08/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.newtimes.co.rw/">The
New Times</a>) -- </span>
A lot has been realized in the social and economic spheres since Rwanda
adopted the first phase of the ICT policy in 2001. This was disclosed
by Information Minister Professor Laurent Nkusi, during the official
opening of discussions on achievements, failures and the way forward
for the ICT policy in the country. <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21873s21845e_1">Rwanda</a></span>
| <span class="themes"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21873se_1">National
ICT Strategies</a></span> </p>
<span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span>
<p> </p>
<span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span></p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > Security and Privacy</small></small></small></h1>
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<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21875ne_1&x=193102"
class="Tit3">South Africa: No more phone spam, says mobile industry</a>
<img src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">07/07/2005 (<a
href="http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/">ITWeb</a>) -- </span>
Leaders in the South African mobile services arena (the South African
Wireless Application Service Providers Association - WASPA) have signed
a mobile service code of conduct designed to protect consumers from
phone spam and hidden charges. <span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><br>
</p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > Training and Education<br>
</small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21878ne_1&x=193344"
class="Tit3">Ethiopia: State Minister calls for enhancement of ICT
utilization</a> <img src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">04/07/2005 (<a href="http://www.ena.gov.et/">ENA</a>)
-- </span>
The Ministry of Capacity Building has indicated the need to facilitate
ways for the expansion of education in Information Communication to
enhance utilization of the Information Communication Technology in
Ethiopia. <span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
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<h1><small><small><small>Laws and Regulation<br>
</small></small></small></h1>
<div><img src="cid:part18.08060103.02030904@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=64609"
class="Tit3">Regulatory Reform as a Tool for Bridging the Digital
Divide</a> <img src="cid:part19.04000806.04070607@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">29/06/2005 -- </span> This paper examines one
narrow
aspect of the digital divide, the effects of regulatory reform on
telecommunication networks. While regulatory reform is only one part of
the global digital divide problem,it can play a key role in helping
telecommunication markets bridge some of the gaps on their own. It is
therefore imperative that policy makers consider regulatory reform as a
necessary but not sufficient step towards overcoming the digital
divide. <br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part18.08060103.02030904@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=39657"
class="Tit3">Time to end advance phone licence fees </a> <img
src="cid:part19.04000806.04070607@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">27/06/2005 -- </span> Growing competition in the
telephone industry is characterised by targeted pricing of voice and
data services. The level of competition depends upon the specific
market conditions and the regulatory framework under which competition
is introduced. The licensing framework should assist development of new
and innovative services. However, regulatory and trade barriers in
telecommunications constrain the diffusion of new services. <br>
<h1><small><small><small>National ICT Strategies</small></small></small>
<br>
<span class="countries"></span></h1>
</div>
<div><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=155598"
class="Tit3">Rwanda: Fundamental public policy issues of information
management systems</a> <img src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/07/2005 -- </span> One of the organizing themes
for an urban/regional information systems management policy is
expressed by the following objectives statement: Enhancing or expanding
the ways, purposes, and extent to which better policy information and
technology yield better policy information, better policy advice,
better policy decision-making and better policy decisions.<br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=160675"
class="Tit3">ICT Policy of Ethiopia</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/07/2005 -- </span> Ethiopia has no coherent
policy in place to support the growth of IT industry. The Government of
Ethiopia has embarked on a major effort to put in place many of the
building blocks required for developing a robust ICT sector in
Ethiopia. Existing high import tariffs (40%) on computer and
communications equipment make the widespread use of such systems rather
expensive, particularly for smaller businesses and institutions. <br>
<br>
<span class="countries"></span><br>
<b>Telecommunications</b><br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=194653"
class="Tit3">A Draft Discussion Paper On Liberia Telecommunications</a>
<img src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">07/07/2005 -- </span> This document presents the
Government of Liberia’s (GoL) policy for the telecommunications sector.
It reflects the GoL’s vision for the evolution of the sector and
describes the main policy steps towards achieving that vision. This
Policy establishes the framework for the evolution of the Liberian
telecommunications sector, and the transformation of Liberia toward an
information-based economy and society. The policy is based upon the
following objectives and vision for the major elements of this
framework. <br>
<span class="countries"></span><br>
<h1><small><small><small> Privacy and Security</small></small></small>
</h1>
<img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=155970"
class="Tit3">Wi-Fi Liability: Potential Legal Risks in Accessing and
Operating Wireless Internet</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/07/2005 -- </span> This paper explores several
theories of liability involving both the accessing and operating of
wireless Internet, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, wiretap
laws, as well as trespass to chattels and other areas of common law.
The paper concludes with a brief discussion of key policy
considerations. <span class="countries"></span></div>
<div><br>
<br>
<h1><small><small><small>Internet Governance</small></small></small><br>
</h1>
<img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=155582"
class="Tit3">US Government wants to keep Internet control</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/07/2005 -- </span> The United States government
has kicked off another round of heated discussions about Internet
governance. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael Gallagher on 30
June announced that his government clearly intends to keep the final
control over the root zone file that lists all top-level domain
entries. This move came a bit unexpected, and the experts are now
discussing what the implications will be for the upcoming ICANN meeting
and the release of the report of the WSIS Working Group on Internet
Governance. <span class="countries"></span><br>
<h1><small><small><small>WSIS</small></small></small><br>
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<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=he_1&x=338264"
class="Tit3">Report of the African Civil Society Forum ; Abuja,
Nigeria, July 1-4</a> <img src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">15/07/2005 -- </span> The African Civil Society on
the Information Society held its Abuja Forum as a pre-event to the
African Regional Preparatory Meeting (ARPM) of the World
Telecommunications Development Committee (WTDC). This forum was made
possible by the support of the people and the government of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria through its Nigerian Communications Commission –
NCC.<span class="countries"></span><br>
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<img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=193342"
class="Tit3">African Youth Commitment on the Information Society</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">07/07/2005 -- </span> We, the African youth of
Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi,
Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda,
gathered at Limpopo from 27 – 28 June 2005, for the NEPAD Youth
Conference on Information Society; <span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"></span><br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=280373"
class="Tit3">Africa's civil society and WSIS 2</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">11/07/2005 -- </span> Earlier this month,
stakeholders in Africa's civil society met in Abuja for three days to
discuss inequities in the global information system and the proper role
of civil society at both international and national levels. This
meeting was one of several regional forums to prepare the ground for
Africa's effective participation in the second World Summit on the
Information Society, WSIS 2, holding in Tunis in November. The first
summit, WSIS 1, held in Geneva in December 2003. <br>
<br>
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<span class="countries"></span><br>
<big>Resources</big><br>
<span class="countries"></span><br>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=re_1&x=336096">Campaigning
for Freedom of Expression</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
A new IFEX campaigning handbook is a 120 page manual that provides a
toolbox of tips, good practices case studies and resources for
campaigning.<br>
</p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.01080307.06020600@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=re_1&x=338155">The
African Community Radio Managers Handbook</a> <img
src="cid:part2.08050201.00080408@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
Across Africa, more and more people are becoming excited about this
thing called community radio. The problem has always been trying to
explain it in a way that makes sense to people, wherever they live. The
handbooks is meant to describe the process of community radio as
precisely as possible. <br>
<span class="Txt2">Produced by: AMARC</span>
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<p><span class="Txt2"><b>01/07/2005</b></span> - <span class="Txt2"><b>30/07/2005</b></span>,
<span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21849e_1">Uganda</a></span><br>
<a href="http://www.ugabytes.org/index_onlineconference.htm">Telecentre
Sustainability in Developing Countries (Jul 1-30 2005)</a><br>
This online conference is designed to provide a platform to address
issues of rural access to and use of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) through telecentres, sustainability of these
centres, and more. In addition, the conference shall document
sustainability issues concerning; dimension, indicators, factors and
constraints, approaches and models, and the role of networks in
telecentre sustainability.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>09/07/2005- </b></span><span class="Txt2"><b>21/07/2005</b></span>,,
<span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21817e_1">South
Africa</a></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=138514">Gender
Research in Africa into Information and Communication Technologiess for
Empowerment [GRACE]</a><br>
The first capacity development workshop will be held in Durban, South
Africa from 9-21 July 2005. An intensive two-week capacity building
workshop aims to lay the foundation for the GRACE- members’ continued
learning process. The workshop will comprise research as well as ICT
capacity building elements which will be integrated into one coherent
design. This project aims to explore the ways in which women in Africa
use ICTs to empower themselves, the external, structural barriers as
well as the internal factors which prevent them from using ICTs to
their advantage, and the strategies they employ to overcome these
impediments.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>11/08/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21848e_1">Tanzania</a></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=34214">World
Youth Development and ICT (WYDI 2005) Conference (Aug 11-12 2005)</a><br>
This conference is being organised with a theme of "Young People
Creating Global Culture". The conference aims to bring together more
than 250 young professionals, community leaders, non-governmental
organisation (NGO) leaders, university students, information and
communication technology (ICT) professionals, among others.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>22/08/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21817e_1">South
Africa</a></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=34216">Building
Partnerships for the Information Society (Aug 22-27 2005)</a><br>
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology, with the support of the
Cape Town City, the Centre for e-Innovation in the Provincial
Government of the Western Cape and the South African Department of
Communications, will be organising and hosting the "Information
Society" event. </p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>24/08/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21817e_1">South
Africa</a></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=29325">Community
Informatics Research Network (CIRN) 2005</a><br>
The Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) 2005 Conference is
open to receive research, policy and praxis based papers around the
major theme of ‘partnerships’.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>31/08/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21811e_1">Botswana</a></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=31388">World
Information Technology Forum (Witfor) 2005</a><br>
The Government of the Republic of Botswana, in collaboration with the
International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) will host
the second World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) in Gaborone from
August 31 to September 2, 2005. WITFOR is a state-of-the-art,
high-level international forum, aimed at ICT policy-makers and
practitioners.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>05/09/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21850e_1">Cameroon</a></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=136150">CTO
Forum 2005 - Yaounde, Cameroon, 5 - 6 September 2005</a><br>
Organised in partnership with the Government of Cameroon, the CTO will
host this unique gathering of opinion leaders and decision-makers in
response to the growing need for access to ICT in emerging markets in
the Commonwealth and beyond.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>12/09/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21817e_1">South
Africa</a></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=33696">Highway
Africa Conference 2005 'Reinforcing journalism in the information
society'**</a><br>
The Highway Africa 2005 will explore the above issues and seek to
assist in overcoming the challenges. Highway Africa’s programme
includes a unique mix of plenary and keynote presentations, panel
discussions and hands-on workshops where delegates acquire practical
skills and expertise.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>19/09/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s30084e_1">International</a></span><br>
<a href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc3/index.html">PrepCom-3
of the WSIS Tunis phase to take place in Geneva</a><br>
The third meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom-3 of the Tunis
phase) will take place in Palais des Nations, Geneva (Switzerland) from
19-30 September 2005.
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