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Quality of life in the 21st century will to a large extent be dependent on the preparation of a diverse corps of leaders who can build a stronger nation. The fundamental
purpose of this Forum therefore, is to spur growth in a global economy which places high value on technology leaders. In order to sustain and advance development in the new millennium, potential leaders in nations which can be described as the Information Communication Technology "have-nots" must receive guidance and support to prepare them for the fast-paced ICT workplace.
Youth Forum Units
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Forum Programme
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Fellowship Programme
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Pre-Fellowship Training
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Sponsorship
Programme
Youth Forum Programme
Participants in the Youth Forum will visit the
Africa 2001 Exhibition (Midrand, Johannesburg, 12-16 November 2001) and will participate in the Forum sessions of their choice, either at the Policy & Development Summit or at the Infrastructure & Applications Summit. Four sessions will be specifically devoted to the Youth Forum, with the following three basic themes:
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Technology
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Regulation
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Finance
Specific subjects will include: the basics of technologies and their possible uses; the relationships between policy/regulation and market structure in African countries and elsewhere; the fundamentals of building a dynamic communications environment; the relationships between policy, regulation and the business world; how business is related to the world of communications; applications and business concepts entering and evolving in Africa.
If you wish to be a speaker at the Youth Forum on one of the above mentioned topics, please send your abstract and copy of your short biography to Ms Sunny Bekele, Forum Officer
(sunny.bekele@itu.int,
Tel: +41 22 730 5179, Fax: +41 22 730 6444).
Your proposal will be reviewed at the preparatory meeting of the Youth Forum on 6 June 2001 in Geneva.
Fellowship Programme
ITU will initiate a Fellowship Programme to fund one young woman and one young man of university age from each of its Member States in Africa to attend the AFRICA 2001 event, within the scope of its ongoing commitment to fellowship programmes. The candidates will be selected on the basis of a competition, which aims to broaden the talent pool of future leaders in the Information and Communication Technology sector. For each candidate, travel, accommodation and subsistence costs will be borne by ITU. The Fellowship Programme will assist approximately 104 fellows from Africa.
Eligible Countries
Applicants from the following countries must be both nationals and residents in order to be eligible for the AFRICA 2001 Youth Forum Fellowship Programme:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Pre-Fellowship Programme
Pre-fellowship training is planned in the country of origin where an opportunity exists for a placement within an ICT company or an operating agency which can offer such training not later than two weeks before the event.
Contact: Ms. Sunny Bekele
Forum Officer
Tel: + 41 22 730 5179; Fax: +41 22 730 6444
Email: sunny.bekele@itu.int
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