Effective African participation in International ICT Policy making process
Details of the organization
Name *
Collaboration on International ICT Policy for Eastern and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
Country *
Uganda
Website (URL)
http://www.cipesa.org
Type *
Others
Information about the project
Project title *
Effective African participation in International ICT Policy making process
Description *
The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is one of two programmes established under the Catalysing Access to Information and Communications Technologies in Africa (CATIA) initiative, which is funded by the UK's Department for International Development. The overall goals for CIPESA are to develop the capacity of African stakeholders to contribute effectively to international decision-making on ICT and ICT-related products and services, and on the role of ICT in development; and to build multi-stakeholder policy-making capacity in African countries. In particular, it focuses on decision-making that facilitates the use of ICT in support of poverty reduction.
Project website
http://www.cipesa.org
Geographical coverage *
Regional implementation
Regions of implementation
Africa
Status *
Ongoing
from 1/09/2005
to
28/02/2006
Partners
<br>- CIPACO<br>- Panos West Africa
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
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Information and communication infrastructure
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Access to information and knowledge
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Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
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Enabling environment
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ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life
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Media
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International and regional cooperation
Millenium Declaration Goals related to this project
Goal 1: Eradicate poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality & empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
Project type *
Project