October 28, 1999
Africa: Breakout sessions on Infrastructure
The sessions discussed policy and regulation, financing infrastructure development and capacity building and human resource development, Internet governance and new mechanisms for… Read more »
Africa: Breakout sessions on Information Economy
The sessions noted the need to discuss and debate what globalization can offer, and that Africans need to be part of the globalization process. The importance of analyzing policies… Read more »
October 27, 1999
Africa: ICTs and the Media
16:30 - 18:00 hrs Tuesday 26 October 1999 - Objective: A panel of experts examined how media integration with ICTs can promote a more diverse and pluralist media environment and… Read more »
Africa: ICTs for Improved Governance
Chair: Hisham El-Sharif, Chairman, RITSEC, Chairman, IT Investments Holdings, Egypt; Presenters: Bhavya Lal, Senior Policy Analyst, Abt Associates, USA; Salomao Manhica, Office of… Read more »
Africa: Strategies for Policy Research: A role for African Think Tanks
Chair: Joseph Abbey, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Analysis, Ghana; Panel: Shola Taylor, African Telecommunications Policy Think Tank, UK; Banji Oyeyinka, Nigerian… Read more »
October 26, 1999
Africa: DF Panel Summary - Globalization and the Information Economy
Chair: Mary Chinery-Hesse, Deputy Director General, International Labour Organization; Presenters: Catherine Nyaki Adera, UN University Institute for New Technologies; Derrick… Read more »
Africa: ADF Panel Summary - Strengthening Africa's Information Infrastructure
Chair: Hamadoun I. Toure, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU, Switzerland; Presenter: Michael Jensen, Independent Consultant; Panel: H.E. John Mahama, Minister of… Read more »
Africa: ADF Panel Summary - Democratizing Access to the Information Society
Chair: Shuller Habeenzu, Director, Zamnet, Zambia; Presenter: Aida Opoku-Mensah, Ford Foundation, Nigeria; Panel: H.E. Arnaldo Valenti Nhavato, Minister of Education, Mozambique;… Read more »
Africa: ADF Panel Summary - "Progress towards the African Information Age"
Chair: Zephirin Diabre, Associate Administrator, UNDP Presenter: Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane, Director, Development Information Services Division, ECA Panel: H.E. Justin Malewezi,… Read more »
October 25, 1999
Africa: Knowledge: The New Global Asset, The Very Premise Of Progress
Information and communication technologies are not a luxury, but rather a tool for economic and social development, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Louise… Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs A New Paradigm For Development
Speakers set the scene for the first African Development Forum by highlighting domestic private sector, science and technology, good governance and key requirements for a… Read more »
July 30, 1999
Africa: Debt Relief To Focus On Poverty
African stakeholders reach consensus on key areas for reforming the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. "Broader, deeper, faster debt relief will only be effective if… Read more »
July 28, 1999
Africa: HIPC Review Phase II: Experts Meet
A two-day seminar to discuss Phase II of the review of the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt relief initiative convenes here tomorrow, under the theme 'Strengthening the… Read more »
July 22, 1999
Africa: Africans meet to prepare for Seattle & UNCTAD X
Geneva-based African negotiators, representatives of regional economic communities, and experts from relevant UN agencies kicked off a three-day meeting here today to help prepare… Read more »
May 10, 1999
Africa: Conference Ends With Concrete Proposals On Debt, Oda, Capital Flight
The following document was released by UN Economic Commission for Africa: African Ministers of Finance and Economic Development and Planning have ended a three-day conference with… Read more »
May 08, 1999
Africa: Conference Ends With Concrete Proposals On Debt, Oda, Capital Flight
African Ministers of Finance and Economic Development and Planning have ended a three-day conference with concrete proposals on what Africa and its partners need to do to address… Read more »