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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Interested members are requested to return the completed registration form to </FONT><A href="mailto:rcip@worldbank.org"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>rcip@worldbank.org</FONT></STRONG></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG> </STRONG>or faxed on <STRONG>315147<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>by Friday, 19 January 2007. </STRONG><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><STRONG>Judy Kimiti</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Forwarded Message ----<BR>From: Rebecca Wanjiku <A href="mailto:rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com">rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com</A> <BR>To: <A href="mailto:jkimiti01@yah">jkimiti01@yah</A> oo.co.uk<BR>Sent: Thursday, 18 January, 2007 1:59:00 PM<BR>Subject: [Kictanet] Monday forum please attend<BR><BR>
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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333">PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (RCIP)</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333"> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333">STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333"></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Hope you are planning to attend the stakeholder workshop on the proposed regional Communication Infrastructure Program (RCIP) on Monday.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">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.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>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. </DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>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 (<A href="http://www.afdb.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=Hyperlink1>AfDB</SPAN></A>, <A href="http://afd.fr/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=Hyperlink1>AFD</SPAN></A>, <A href="http://www.dbsa.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=Hyperlink1>DBSA</SPAN></A>, <A href="http://www.dfid.gov.uk/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=Hyperlink1>DFID</SPAN></A>, <A href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/www.eib.europa.eu" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=Hyperlink1>EIB</SPAN></A>, <A href="http://europa.eu/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=Hyperlink1>EU</SPAN></A>, <A href="http://www.kfw.de/EN_Home/index.jsp" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN
class=Hyperlink1>KfW</SPAN></A> and <A href="http://www.sida.se/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=Hyperlink1>SIDA</SPAN></A>).</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>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.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>The minister, the PS and other senior WB officials will be present to answer any questions regarding the project.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>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.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>The PS has forwarded the registration and background documents but if you require any assistance, just email me.</DIV><BR><BR><BR><BR><B><I>alice@apc.org</I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Dear All<BR><BR>Becky Wanjiku, a journalist with Highway Africa, will be working with the<BR>KICTAnet to produce our monthly E-bulletins as well as working on other<BR>communication and events related tasks. These projects are supported by the<BR>Open Society Institute Eastern Africa (OSIEA), Wananchi online, KENET and <BR>the Embassy of Finland in Kenya.<BR><BR>Thank you and best regards<BR>alice<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>kictanet mailing list<BR>kictanet@kictanet.or.ke<BR>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<BR><BR>Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/rebeccawanjiku%40yahoo.com<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR>Rebecca Wanjiku,<BR>journalist,<BR>p.o box 33515, <BR>Nairobi.00600<BR>Kenya.<BR><BR>Tel. 254 720 318 925<BR><BR>blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/
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