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<p><span>Industry Exhibition</span> <br>
One of the focal points of NOVATECH - The ICT Market Place is an exhibition hall. Vendors can take advantage of the participation of about 350 high level delegates, including company executives,
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<td colspan="5" style="width: 548pt;" height="22" width="729"><a name="117f1ccbae9fc618_RANGE!A1:D39">Tuesday, 12<font><sup>th</sup></font><font> February 2008</font></a></td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none;" height="17">15:00 to 18:00</td>
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<td colspan="5" style="border-right: 0.5pt solid black;" height="22">Wednesday, 13<font><sup>th</sup></font><font> February 2008</font></td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="17" width="89">08:00 to 09:30</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="17" width="89">10:00 to 11:00</td>
<td colspan="4" style="border-left: medium none; border-right: 0.5pt solid black; width: 481pt;" width="640">Opening Ceremony </td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="34" width="89">11:00 to 11:30</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="17" width="89">11:30 to 13:00</td>
<td colspan="4" style="border-left: medium none; border-right: 0.5pt solid black; width: 481pt;" width="640">Plenary session 1:<font> </font><font>"ICT Market in East Africa and the Indian Ocean: Trends,</font><font> </font><font>opportunities and challenges</font><font>"</font></td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="34" width="89">13:00 to 14:30</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="17" width="89">14:30 to 15:00</td>
<td colspan="4" style="border-left: medium none; border-right: 0.5pt solid black; width: 481pt;" width="640">Presentation of the Matchmaking System for the B2B Meetings </td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="17" width="89">15:00 to 16:30</td>
<td colspan="4" style="border-left: medium none; border-right: 0.5pt solid black; width: 481pt;" width="640">Plenary session 2: <font>"Regional integration and international co-operation for ICT deployment: Current situation, needs and key conditions"</font></td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="17" width="89">16:30 to 17:00</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="17" width="89">17:00 to 18:30</td>
<td colspan="4" style="border-left: medium none; border-right: 0.5pt solid black; width: 481pt;" width="640">Plenary session 3: <font>"Financing ICT Projects:</font><font> P</font><font>ossible ways and means"</font></td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="17" width="89">18:30 to 20:00</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; width: 67pt;" height="17" width="89">21:00</td>
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<td colspan="4" height="22">Thursday, 14<font><sup>th</sup></font><font> February 2008</font></td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none;" height="36">08:30 to 10:00</td>
<td style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 120pt;" width="160">Workshop 1:<font> "ICT Skills, Training and Awareness: Critical success factors"</font></td>
<td style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 119pt;" width="158">Workshop 2: <font>"Network Infrastructure Technologies: Pre-requisites for progress"</font></td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none;" height="17">10:00 to 10:30</td>
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<td rowspan="3" style="border-top: medium none;" height="72">10:30 to 12:30</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0.5pt solid black; width: 239pt;" width="318">One-to-one business meetings</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 0.5pt solid black; width: 121pt;" width="161">Wireless Networks A</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none;" height="17">12:30 to 14:00</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none;" height="36">14:00 to 15:30</td>
<td style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 120pt;" width="160">Workshop 3: <font>"e-Applications: Expanding opportunities - ePALS"</font></td>
<td style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 119pt;" width="158">Workshop 4: <font>"Mobile and Wireless Communication Technologies: Trends and future - SWANsat" </font></td>
<td style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 121pt;" width="161">Fibre Optics/Wireline Networks A</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none;" height="17">15:30 to 16:00</td>
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<td rowspan="3" style="border-top: medium none;" height="72">16:00 to 19:00</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0.5pt solid black; width: 239pt;" width="318">One-to-one business meetings</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 0.5pt solid black; width: 121pt;" width="161">Tutorials A</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none;" height="36">19:00 to 20:00</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 119pt;" width="158">ICT Companies' Success Stories (5)</td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none;" height="17">21:00</td>
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<td colspan="5" style="border-right: 0.5pt solid black;" height="22">Friday, 15<font><sup>th</sup></font><font> February 2008</font></td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none;" height="49">08:30 to 10:00</td>
<td style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 120pt;" width="160">Workshop 5: <font>"Outsourcing: How to match demand and supply?"</font></td>
<td style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 119pt;" width="158">Workshop 6: <font>"Institutional and regulatory framework for ICT development: How to create a conducive environment"</font></td>
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<td style="border-top: medium none;" height="17">10:00 to 10:30</td>
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<td rowspan="3" style="border-top: medium none; width: 121pt;" width="161">Fibre Optics/Wireline Networks B</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0.5pt solid black; width: 121pt;" width="161">ICT Solutions A</td>
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<td colspan="4" style="border-left: medium none;">Closing Ceremony – ICT in the EAIO Region: A route paved with opportunities</td>
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