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Connecting cities and communities with the Sustainable Development Goals
Figure 10-3 Participants of Pan-African e-Network programme
Enablers that “made it happen”:
Leadership
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam took a personal interest in the implementation of the programme. It
became a flagship project of the Government of India. The African Union Commission took a
leadership role from the African side to remove all obstacles and promote the project.
Governance (within the city and across levels of government)
All the participating African nations took a keen interest in its implementation.
Financial (e.g. PPP, risk management)
The project was fully funded by the Government of India.
Organizational (partnership, private involvement, citizen involvement, project management)
The individual stakeholders, such as doctors, professors, went out of their way to ensure the
success of this programme.
Communication (internal and external, branding)
The institutions on the African side gave due publicity to this programme in their respective
countries.
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