eTeam launched in Uganda
An e-Team has been introduced (ICT experts) by the the Information Network of Uganda (I-Network) to aid adoption of ICTs in various development projects of the nation.
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First solar powered information community centre in South Pacific by VIA
Chip maker VIA Technologies has announced the first ever solar-powered cyber community centre in the South Pacific.
ICT Network Campaign launched in Gambia
ICT Network Campaign has been launched on 29th September 2006 in Gambia by Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, the Secretary of State for Information, Communication and Technology.
e-Governance programme to begin in Ghana
The Government of Ghana has accessed a World Bank loan to enable it to implement the e-Governance programme.
Africa: Protocol to link Africa with rest of the world
The Protocol on the Policy and Regulatory framework for Nepad ICT Broadband Infrastructure Network is based on the Constitutive Act of the African Union. Its objective is to facilitate and commit the Parties to the construction and operation of the Nepad ICT Broadband Infrastructure Network for Eastern and Southern Africa, on
Involvement of civil society sought for ICT policy development
A non-governmental organisation is working to involve civil society organisations in the formulation of government Information and Communications Technology (ICT) policies.
ICT Pact to fast track implementation of NEPAD ICT broadband network
Information and Communication Technology ministers from Eastern and Southern African countries have signed a policy and regulatory protocol for Nepad broadband ICT infrastructure network.
UNESCO to launch ‘community of practice’ on local e-Government
UNESCO will launch an international community of practice on local e-Government through its ‘Information for All Programme’.
Microsoft launches Rural Innovation Fund to empower local software vendors
Microsoft India, in partnership with IDRC
United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) launched
On 14 July 2006, at International Telecommunication Union Headquarters in Geneva, under the chairmanship of ITU Secretary-General Yoshio Utsumi, with the launch of the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS), the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) gathered momentum.
