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<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" size="2"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Dear All,</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">The Africa Internet and Mobile Entrepreneurs' Conference, organized by PC Tech Magazine, is a one day conference that seeks to showcase the innovative use of new media – internet and mobiles – by entrepreneurs to address the socio-economic and development challenges in Africa. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Research studies have discussed the impact of the new media for business and development as including new business models, access to new resources, markets and opportunities for collaboration, and novel approaches to sustaining livelihoods. However, these opportunities depends on the ‘capability to function’ – thus the ability of the African entrepreneur to go beyond access to new media and use associated functions and services which empower them in their individual ventures and contribute to sustaining their livelihoods. This capability to function starts from educating and training in the use of new media, and hence, the objective of this conference.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Driven by the new media – Internet and mobile applications - the information economy has birthed a space for participation, access, expression and creativity. Concerning development in Africa, we ask, what is the impact of the new media on the African Entrepreneur?</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Entrepreneurs play a critical role in the starting and establishing small business opportunities in Africa. However, a number of newly-established ventures in developing economies fade out in the early stage of business, within 42 months. There are multi-prong challenges including access to information and new skills which contribute to this failure. These challenges stifle the contribution of African entrepreneurs to the society.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">This year's conference will bring together a blend of academics, practitioners and policy makers in the area of ICT for sustainable development and innovative mobile solutions for Africa. AFRIEC 2011 will encourage open minds, critical thinking, self-examination, creativity, and sharing ideas.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">We invite you to join us and look forward to welcoming you to the Africa Internet and Mobile Entrepreneurs' Conference 2011. Tickets are avaibable at UGX. 100,000/= for professionals and UGX. 50,000/= for students. The conference will take place at Hotel Africana, Friday 18th March, 2011 (full day).</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">You can book your place by emailing afriec@pctechmagazine.com. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">The conference is sponsored by Orange Uganda, and SMS Media among others (you are also invited to sponsor).</span></font></div></font><br><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma">Regards,
</font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><br></font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma">Albert Mucunguzi</font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma">PC Tech Magazine,</font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma">P. O. Box 32180,</font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma">Kampala,</font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma">Uganda</font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma">Email: ed@pctechmagazine.com</font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma">Website: <span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://www.albertmucunguzi.com" target="_blank">http://www.albertmucunguzi.com</a></span></font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <a href="http://www.pctechmagazine.com" target="_blank">http://www.pctechmagazine.com</a></span></font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><br></span></font></div>
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