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Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-10),
Dakar, Senegal, 10-12 November |
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CONNECT
A SCHOOL CONNECT A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP |
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Moderator: Mr
Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid, Director BDT
Overview of the Connect a School, Connect a Community Initiative presented
by Ms Susan Schorr, Head, Special Initiatives Division, BDT
what
policies to ensure ICT access by youth and children?
What policies and
practices can ensure accessible ICTs for persons with disabilities and the
empowerment of women through ICTs
How to leverage connected
schools for other policy objectives: investment in infrastructure, using
schools as community ICT centres to promote digital inclusion and foster a
knowledge-based society
Panelists:
[information
document]
Ms Emily Heather
Khamula, Deputy Director, ICT Development, Malawi Communications Regulatory
Authority (MACRA), Malawi [information
document]
Mr Arvind Kumar,
Joint Advisor, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), India [information
document]
Mr Idrissi
Aatouf, Chief, Universal Service Implementation, Directorate Competition and
Relationship with Operators, Agence Nationale de Réglementation des
Télécommunications (ANRT), Morocco
Final report
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NATIONAL SCHOOL CONNECTIVITY PLAN WORKSHOP |
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Moderator: Mr
John Alden,
Vice President, Freedom Technologies and Web Editor, Connect a School, Connect a
Community Toolkit
National School Connectivity Plans presented
by Sofie Maddens, Senior Vice President Regulatory Reform, Director Africa,
Telecommunications Management Group (TMG)
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Why develop national school connectivity plans?
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What elements are included?
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Identifying funding options
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Role of spectrum management in promoting school
connectivity
Panelists:
Ms Roxanne McElvane,
Senior Counselor, International Development, Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), United States
Ms Mercy Wanjau, Principal
Legal Officer, Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), Kenya [information
document]
Final
report |
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