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FW: Panos-GKP journalism awards 2005
by Brian Longwe 02 Aug '05

02 Aug '05

Begin forwarded message: > > > FYI... > > PANOS-GKP JOURNALISM AWARDS 2005 > > > > Where is the money for bridging the digital divide? > > > Panos and GKP are pleased to invite submissions for the 2005 > “Reporting on the Information Society” awards. The topic for this > year is “Where is the money for bridging the digital divide?” > > > Four awards of $1,000 each will be made for the best journalism on > this topic produced by journalists in developing and transition > countries. The winners will also be invited to participate in the > World Summit on the Information Society, in Tunis, in November 2005. > > > These awards, which were launched by Panos and GKP in 2003, aim to > encourage and bring to international recognition thoughtful and > incisive reporting that goes beyond merely describing information > projects or new investment initiatives, but also analyses their > social and political impacts and policy implications. > > > We welcome submissions from print, radio, TV and web journalists. > Previous winners are not eligible to apply. > > > To submit a piece of work for consideration, send a clipping, audio > or video tape, transcript or web reference by email to: > PanosGKPawards(a)panos.org.uk or by post to: > > Murali Shanmugavelan, Panos London, 9 White Lion Street, London N1 > 9PD, United Kingdom. > > > The work submitted must have been published/broadcast after 1 > January 2005. To see previous award winning stories, please go to: > > http://www.panos.org.uk/global/projectdetails.asp? > ProjectID=1045&ID=1002 > > > > Deadline for submissions: 15 September 2005 > > > > This year’s theme: Where is the money for bridging the digital divide? > > > > New information and communication technologies (ICT) are > transforming most aspects of modern life – including business, > customer and financial services, politics, entertainment and social > interaction. Terms like “the knowledge economy” and “the > information society” have become commonplace. But, as with other > resources, access to ICT is unevenly distributed between rich and > poor, north and south, giving rise to the concept of a ’digital > divide’. > > > Some development analysts see the digital divide as a cause of > poverty and underdevelopment: they believe that as the global > economy becomes more and more dependent on ICT, those countries and > people who are not able to use the technologies will be > increasingly excluded. > > > Other experts think the digital divide is just a symptom of > poverty, similar to lack of education or poor housing, and that as > people and countries get richer their access to ICT will naturally > increase. As the Economist argued (12 March 2005), “Fewer people in > poor countries than in rich own computers... [and have] access to > the internet simply because they are too poor…or have more pressing > concerns, such as food, health care and security”. Others point out > that the digital divide is now part of an overall development > divide and therefore opportunities for increasing communication > channels should be seen as a core activity of development. > > > Another significant debate is over what – if anything – should be > done by development agencies and governments to close the divide. > During the preparations for the first part of the World Summit on > the Information Society (Geneva, 2003) a proposal to set up a > special international fund to support ICT development projects, the > Digital Solidarity Fund, was hotly disputed. No agreement was > reached, and the issue is likely to cause controversy again in the > second stage of the Summit. > > > Opponents of the proposed Digital Solidarity Fund (who include many > northern governments) believe that sufficient funds are already > available, and that private sector investment is often more > successful than development project funding in providing ICT that > meets people’s real needs. In any case, they believe that lack of > money to spend on ICT is not the main issue for developing countries. > > > Supporters of the Fund argue that private investment is not > bridging the gap. They point out that the telecommunications > revolution in Africa has mostly favoured urban areas and left > villagers behind. Bridging the digital divide will be expensive, > and poor countries need additional funds. > > > Despite the lack of international agreement, a number of African > countries joined together after the Geneva Summit to set up the > Fund and look for innovative ways of raising money for it. One > suggestion is to levy a 1 per cent tax on global sales of ICT > software and hardware. > > > The key question is: Are poor nations genuinely in need of setting > up a new Fund to bridge their bridge the digital divide affecting > their citizens? > > > This question should be widely debated by governments, private and > public communication service providers, development organisations > and the general public, ahead of the November WSIS meeting. > > > Some questions journalists might consider investigating include the > following, and there are many more: > > > · What are the innovative ways through which poor people manage > to join in the information revolution? (e.g. sharing a mobile phone) > > · How have externally-driven (government, donor agencies) ICT > projects increased opportunities for poor people to access > information? (e.g. farmers accessing crop prices from a public kiosk) > > · Have externally-driven projects lasted after the initial > funding support came to an end, or have they proved unsustainable > and died? > > · What development outcomes has your country so far achieved by > bringing new ICTs to the people? (e.g. distribution of land titles > to the poor without corrupt intermediaries) > > · In your country are there examples of private investment > providing ICT access that poor people really find useful? Did the > government do anything to help these private sector initiatives get > established? > > · Does your country need more money to bridge the divide? Are > existing resources properly managed? What do people, policy > experts, and politicians in your area think as to who should pay > for bridging the digital divide? > > Panos London is currently producing a more detailed briefing paper > on this issue as part of its Information and Communications > Technologies (ICTs) toolkit for journalists. If you would like to > receive a copy please email C4D(a)panos.org.uk > > > > About us > > > Panos London (www.panos.org.uk) is an NGO which exists to stimulate > debate on global development issues, including media and > communication issues. Panos works with journalists in developing > countries to produce news, features and analysis about the most > critical global issues of today. Panos London is part of a network > of Panos Institutes in eleven countries. > > > The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) (www.globalknowledge.org) is > a worldwide network of organisations committed to harnessing the > potentials of information and communication technologies (ICT) for > sustainable development. GKP is the world's first multistakeholder > ICT for Development (ICT4D) partnership at the global level, with > members comprising governments, donor agencies, private sector > companies, civil society, networks and international institutions. > > > Submission criteria and instructions > > > § Only journalists who are citizens of, or living in, developing > or transition countries may apply. > > § The work submitted can be a piece of print, radio, TV or online > journalism. > > § A journalist can submit as many pieces as s/he likes. > > § Types of print/web article that will be considered include news > reports, features, analysis, interviews, opinion/think pieces, and > editorials. Broadcast pieces can also include debates and phone-in > programmes. > > § There is no maximum or minimum length. > > § Submitted works should be stories or features relating to the > question of whether additional development project funding is > important in bridging the digital divide and enabling development. > The story can focus on any technology-assisted communication > medium, but it must extend beyond merely reporting an event to > analysing its significance in the light of the wider development > issues and the concept of the information society. > > § We are interested in stories that take account of gender aspects > of this debate. > > § The work must have been published or broadcast between 1 January > and 15 September 2005 (or publication/broadcast must be confirmed > to take place before 30 September 2005) and you must provide > evidence of this – a newspaper clipping, web reference or > broadcasting schedule (or details of broadcast – station, time, > date, name of programme). > > § Video material should be submitted in PAL format. Audio material > can be submitted on cassette, or as MP3 files. > > § Print and online submissions can be in English, French, Spanish > or Portuguese. Radio and audiovisual submissions in languages other > than English must be accompanied by a full transcript in English. > > > Please give the following information with your submission: > > > Name > > Sex > > Employment (eg “Business reporter with the Zambia Daily News”) > > Postal address > > Email address > > Telephone number > > > Your covering letter (in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese) > should give some information about the medium in which your > submission was published e.g. national or local newspaper, national > or community radio. > > > If your submission was originally in a non-European language, > please state what language it is in, and give some information > about the status and users of this language (eg “It is the language > of the xx people, who live in xxxx. This language is not the main > language of the state, but there is one newspaper and two radio > stations that use it.”). > > > Please indicate briefly some other stories about communication > issues that you would like to research and report on, for which you > might use the award if you received it. > > > Reports that were commissioned by Panos are not eligible for this > award. > > > Panos will acknowledge email entry/ies from each contestant. If you > do not receive a response within 48 hours, please send your entry/ > ies again. > > > Selection criteria > > > We will seek to make one award to a journalist from Africa, one to > a journalist from Asia and one from another region; we will seek to > award at least one woman journalist. > > > We are looking for journalism that builds understanding of the > importance of communication for development, and that stimulates > awareness of the impact of national and global communication > policies on development. > > > > > ActionAid's vision is a world without poverty in which every > person can > exercise their right to a life of dignity. Registered > Charity No. 274467 > www.actionaid.org > > > > **DISCLAIMER** > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. > If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the > postmaster at > mail(a)actionaid.org.uk > >

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Available bandwidth
by Florence Etta 02 Aug '05

02 Aug '05

Hi, Can some one with authoritative information please tell me what the currently available bandwidth for Kenya is? Uploading and downloading? Thanks in advance. Cheers, FE Florence Etta Co-Ordinator, Kenya ICT Policy Project International Development Research Centre Liaison House, State House Avenue P.O. Box 62084, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254-20-2713160-1: Cell +254-733-621851 Fax: +254-20-2711063 E-mail: fetta(a)idrc.or.ke Web:http// www.idrc.ca/acacia

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Fwd: comments for EAC project
by Florence Etta 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '05

>Hi all, Please see below for your information and comments. Cheers, FE >Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 02:24:24 -0700 (PDT) >From: Andrew Limo <mostoyal(a)yahoo.com> >Subject: comments for EAC project >To: fetta(a)idrc.or.ke > >Hello Florence, >Hope you all doing fine. I have a request here on >behalf of EAC e-government iniative. We request to >have members of KIPlist give comments on the East >African Community Regional e-Government Framework >(Draft, June 2005). >The details are found at this URL: >http://www.eac.int/EAC_eGov_Request_for_Comments.htm > >I would be happy to be in the list too. Thank you. >Andrew > > > >Andrew Limo >Senior Media and Publicity Officer >Directorate of e-Government, KENYA >Tel: +254 20 227 411 extn 22098 >FAX: +254 20 251 643 >Cell +254 722 819 655 > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com

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RE: [Kictanet] Fwd: FW: Blacks don't read
by Wainaina Mungai 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '05

Thanks Florence, If it's true, then we have to work together to model ICTs to address the 'information' gap in Kenya. Here's one response by De Andre' Hudson (March 4, 2002) I found online http://www.africanbynature.com/eyes/openeyes_read.html I prefer not to see myself in the confined label....as if I was peeping through a race 'keyhole'.. ;-). I however must admit that Africans are a very 'communal' lot so I wonder whether the assertion on 'selfishness' is true except to the extent that we are divided on 'tribal' lines (communal selfishness). In some cases, such as the Constitutional Review process, we have been divided by greed for power instead of being brought together or even divided by higher ideals. However, that is one very common human trait that transcends race. On the issue of awarding 'speakers' rather than 'doers'... ;-) true to a great extent. Our politicians are an outstanding example. Regards, Wainaina ---- Original Message ---- From: Fetta(a)idrc.or.ke To: kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Fwd: FW: Blacks don't read Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:54:21 +0300 > >> Hi all, >> I saw this and wanted to find yout what your thoughts might be on >it >> although it was meant for a different audience!!!!! > > >> > >For those of you who heard it, this is the article Dee Lee was >reading >> >this morning on a New York radio station. For those of you who >didn't hear >> >it, this is very deep. This is a heavy piece and a Caucasian >wrote it. >> > > >> > >THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES >> > > >> > >We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the >effort of >> >physical slavery. Look at the current methods of containment that >they use >> >on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS. >> > > >> > >Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great >man once >> >said, "The best way to hide something from Black people is to put >it in a >> >book." We now live in the Information Age. They have gained the >opportunity >> > >to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their >fight for >> >freedom, yet they refuse to read. There are numerous books readily >> >available at Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com, not to >mention their >> >own Black Bookstores that provide solid blueprints to reach >economic >> >equality (which should have been their fight all along), but few >read >> >consistently, if at all. >> > > >> > >GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since >the >> >abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their >disposal. >> > > >> > >Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of >their >> >450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%). >> > > >> > >Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business >venture we >> >care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it. >Being >> >primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They >> >continually want more, with little thought for saving or >investing. >> > > >> > >They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a >> >business. Some even neglect their children to have the latest >Tommy or >> >FUBU, And they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house >gives >> >them "Status" or that they have achieved their Dream. >> > > >> > >They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in >poverty >> >because their greed holds them back from collectively making >better >> >communities. >> > > >> > >With the help of BET, and the rest of their black media that >often >> >broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will >continue to see >> >huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has >even jeered >> >them, saying he doesn't want their money, and look at how the >fools spend >> >more with him than ever before!). They'll continue to show off to >each >> >other while we build solid communities with the profits from our >businesses >> >that we market to them. >> > > >> > >SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of >the >> >major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, >Dubois said >> >that there was an innate division in their culture. A "Talented >Tenth" he >> >called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are segments >of their >> >culture that has achieved some "form" of success. However, that >segment >> >missed the fullness of his work. They didn't read that the >"Talented Tenth" >> >was then responsible to aid The Non-Talented Ninety Percent in >achieving a >> >better life. >> > > >> > >Instead, that segment has created another class, a Buppie class >that >> >looks down on their people or aids them in a condescending manner. >They >> >will never achieve what we have. Their selfishness does not allow >them to >> >be able >> > >to work together on any project or endeavour of substance. When >they do >> >get together, their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of >their >> >goal. >> > > >> > >Their so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote >their >> >name without making any real change in their community. >> > > >> > >They are content to sit in conferences and conventions in our >hotels, and >> >talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best >> >speakers, not to the best doers. Is there no end to their >selfishness? They >> >steadfastly refuse to see that TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE (TEAM) >. >> > > >> > >They do not understand that they are no better than each other >because of >> >what they own , as a matter of fact, most of those Buppies are >but one or >> >two pay checks away from poverty. All of which is under the >control of our >> >pens in our offices and our rooms. >> > > >> > >Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to >read, >> >continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are >"helping" >> >their communities by paying dues to organizations which do little >other >> >than >> > >hold lavish conventions in our hotels. By the way, don't worry >about any >> >of them reading this letter, remember, >> > > >> > >'THEY DON'T READ!!!! >> > > >> > >(Prove them wrong. Please pass this on! After Reading it..) >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >Dr (Mrs) Olubunmi Otubanjo >> > >> >Department of Zoology Marine Biology and Fisheries, >> > >> >University of Lagos, >> > >> >Lagos, Nigeria. >> > >> > >> >--------------------------------- >> > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet -- Technical and Product Development Manager Oneworld International 4th Floor, Kimathi House Nairobi. Kenya. Tel: +254-20-316800 Fax: +254-20-241920

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Re: [Kictanet] Desired Structure
by Florence Etta 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '05

Hi Prof, Thanks a million I have and yes you are right we will copy as much as we need from your plan. Cheers, FE At 06:55 PM 7/30/2005 +0300, Johnson Nkuuhe wrote: >Hello Florence, > >Looks like KICTANET is similar to I-Network Uganda. Please visit our >website and get ideas. >www.i-network.or.ug > >If it is similar, then this will be a record - for the first time >Ugandans will be ahead. Kenyans are usually ahead of Ugandans. > >Johnson Nkuuhe >------------- > >How is KICTANET > >Florence Etta wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Hi all, > > At the KICTANET meeting held today it was agreed that we start a > > discussion in respect of the structure desired for KICTANet. > > This is to serve as a welcome to this discussion which will last as > > long as it is reasonably clear what might be done but not exceeding 2 > > weeks. > > > > The question for today is this: Are the objectives stated below ok? > > Please suggest additions and or deletions. > > > > KICTANET is a loose network of organisations involved with ICTs or > > share common/similar ICT goals in Kenya to work together to achieve > > the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > Objectives of the Kenya ICT Action Network will be: > > · Engagement in mutually supportive activities for lasting change > > · Facilitation of effective dissemination of the ICT policy and > > implementation processes > > · Facilitation of effective implementation of the ICT policy > > Provision of access to varied and multiple resources/skills > > · Pooling of limited resources for the common goal and common good > > · Linking of organisations and networks working at the community > > level to those specialised and working in the broader political space > > > > We hope that by forming this loose network, we shall avoid > > multiplicity and unhealthy competition or mutual suspicion while > > encouraging synergies for activities as well as initiatives by > > providing a platform for collaboration among organisations and > > networks interested in the fast developing ICT sector in Kenya. > > Cheers, > > FE > > > > > > > > --- > > Submitted by: Florence Etta <fetta(a)idrc.or.ke> 2005-07-29 10:45:54 EDT4 > > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jnkuuhe(a)parliament.go.ug] > > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > > leave-kiplist-cl-91001L(a)lyris.idrc.ca > > > >

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Fwd: FW: Blacks don't read
by Florence Etta 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '05

> Hi all, > I saw this and wanted to find yout what your thoughts might be on it > although it was meant for a different audience!!!!! > > >For those of you who heard it, this is the article Dee Lee was reading > >this morning on a New York radio station. For those of you who didn't hear > >it, this is very deep. This is a heavy piece and a Caucasian wrote it. > > > > > >THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES > > > > > >We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of > >physical slavery. Look at the current methods of containment that they use > >on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS. > > > > > >Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once > >said, "The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in a > >book." We now live in the Information Age. They have gained the opportunity > > >to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their fight for > >freedom, yet they refuse to read. There are numerous books readily > >available at Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com, not to mention their > >own Black Bookstores that provide solid blueprints to reach economic > >equality (which should have been their fight all along), but few read > >consistently, if at all. > > > > > >GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the > >abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal. > > > > > >Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their > >450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%). > > > > > >Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture we > >care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it. Being > >primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They > >continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing. > > > > > >They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a > >business. Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or > >FUBU, And they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives > >them "Status" or that they have achieved their Dream. > > > > > >They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty > >because their greed holds them back from collectively making better > >communities. > > > > > >With the help of BET, and the rest of their black media that often > >broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will continue to see > >huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has even jeered > >them, saying he doesn't want their money, and look at how the fools spend > >more with him than ever before!). They'll continue to show off to each > >other while we build solid communities with the profits from our businesses > >that we market to them. > > > > > >SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the > >major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, Dubois said > >that there was an innate division in their culture. A "Talented Tenth" he > >called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are segments of their > >culture that has achieved some "form" of success. However, that segment > >missed the fullness of his work. They didn't read that the "Talented Tenth" > >was then responsible to aid The Non-Talented Ninety Percent in achieving a > >better life. > > > > > >Instead, that segment has created another class, a Buppie class that > >looks down on their people or aids them in a condescending manner. They > >will never achieve what we have. Their selfishness does not allow them to > >be able > > >to work together on any project or endeavour of substance. When they do > >get together, their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of their > >goal. > > > > > >Their so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote their > >name without making any real change in their community. > > > > > >They are content to sit in conferences and conventions in our hotels, and > >talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best > >speakers, not to the best doers. Is there no end to their selfishness? They > >steadfastly refuse to see that TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE (TEAM) . > > > > > >They do not understand that they are no better than each other because of > >what they own , as a matter of fact, most of those Buppies are but one or > >two pay checks away from poverty. All of which is under the control of our > >pens in our offices and our rooms. > > > > > >Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to read, > >continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are "helping" > >their communities by paying dues to organizations which do little other > >than > > >hold lavish conventions in our hotels. By the way, don't worry about any > >of them reading this letter, remember, > > > > > >'THEY DON'T READ!!!! > > > > > >(Prove them wrong. Please pass this on! After Reading it..) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Dr (Mrs) Olubunmi Otubanjo > > > >Department of Zoology Marine Biology and Fisheries, > > > >University of Lagos, > > > >Lagos, Nigeria. > > > > > >--------------------------------- > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

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Another Kenyan goes to Rwanda
by Wainaina Mungai 29 Jul '05

29 Jul '05

Dear All, I believe it is in order for ICT stakeholders in Kenya to send congratulations to Dr. Shem Ochoudho on his appointment to the Rwanda's ICT authority. Wainaina ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former pipeline boss named Rwandas ICT boss -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Alari Alare The Rwandan government has appointed former Kenya Pipeline Company Limited Managing Director Shem Ochuodho to head the countrys information and communication authority. Ochuodho is the new chief executive officer of the Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) for a period of two years. Ochuodho, a former chairman of the Computer Society of Kenya, will now head the national body that is designed to develop Rwandas information and communications facilities. He holds a Philosophers Degree (PhD) in Engineering (software) from the University of York, England and a Masters in Electronic Engineering from the University of Nairobi. RITA runs as an independent body with linkages to IT divisions in government ministries as well as other ICT-related organisations in public and private sectors. The authority seeks to modernise Rwandas economy using information and communication technology as an engine for accelerated growth. It has the responsibility of developing national ICT standards and guidelines.

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Fellowships for LDC participants representatives
by oscar Mwangi 29 Jul '05

29 Jul '05

hi i think it would be important for interested KICTANET members to apply WOMEN CANDIDATES ENCOURAGED A limited number of fellowships will be available to government representatives from developing countries as well as for representatives from civil society. Deadline: 5 August 2005 Event organized from 19 to 29 September 2005. Submission of a nomination form duly completed (see below), signed and endorsed by the official responsible to nominate candidates in the organization must be received no later than: 5 August 2005 Profile of candidate: Government participants: Senior Managers responsible for ICT-related issues at decision-making or policy level. NGO's and civil society entities: Senior members of accredited NGOs and civil society entities with active participation in WSIS. Selection process The WSIS Fellowship Selection Panel will review the nomination forms and make the final choice of candidates to receive fellowships. Criteria for the selection process Nomination forms to be validated by the official responsible to nominate candidates, in the case of NGOs and civil society entities by the head of the organization Candidates professional experience and position and their relevance to the WSIS Preparatory meeting agenda Date of receipt of candidature Candidate from a Least Developed Country (LDC) Candidate from a non-LDC, if funds available Geographical distribution Gender (women candidates encouraged) Participation in WSIS Geneva 2003, WSIS PrepComs and/or other WSIS preparatory events NGOs and civil society entities: preference will be given to Bureau members from developing countries. Only successful candidates will be informed of their selection. Entitlements of selected participants Round-trip air ticket in economy class from country of origin to Geneva by the most direct and economical itinerary. Accommodation selected and pre-paid by ITU for the duration of the meeting No additional daily allowance will be paid for alternative lodging. Daily allowance for meals and incidental expenses. Application form: http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi asp?lang=en?&id=1576|0 More information: http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi asp?lang=en?&id=1575|0 Contact : Validated, signed applications may be forwarded to: WSIS Fellowships - Geneva Fax: +41 22 730 5778 E-mail: wsis-fellowships(a)itu.int Oscar Mwangi Gender and ICT Programme Officer ABANTU for Development Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa (roesa) Mbaazi Avenue, Gitanga Road 2389, 00200, Nairobi. Kenya +254-20-570343/574876 +254 -20-570668

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RE: [Kictanet] KICATNET meeting
by Oscar Mwangi 27 Jul '05

27 Jul '05

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Fwd: Questionaire
by Brian Longwe 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

FYI Begin forwarded message: > From: "Richard Bell (LBS)" <Richard(a)bell.co.ke> > Date: 23 July 2005 11:30:12 GMT+03:00 > Subject: Questionaire > > > I am finalizing some research that is aimed at identifying the > obstacles to private sector capital investment in East Africa. The > larger the number of responses that I can get the more > statistically robust the results will be, hence please feel free to > forward the questionnaire to other business executives in Kenya who > you think would be willing to complete the questionnaire. > > > > http://forms.london.edu/form.asp?id=3091 > > > > Your responses are completely anonymous. > > > > Many thanks, > > Richard > >

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