Globalisation and the information age : role of the African Information Society initiative

This paper mainly focuses on the African Information Society Initiative and the objective is to summarize the current situation to be assessed in ADF 99 and the set of working documents which will serve to initiate the various discussions and provide a basis for follow-up programme proposals. Three major concerns should guide future activities: the development of national strategies through the institution of NICI plans, the identification of sectorial applications that will focus on projects to be implemented in the short and medium terms and the institution of appropriate, integrating, pro-active and innovative partnership schemes which will help to speed up the implementation of national, sub-regional and regional action plans.

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Format: Conference document biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: 1999-10
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10855/15533
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Summary:This paper mainly focuses on the African Information Society Initiative and the objective is to summarize the current situation to be assessed in ADF 99 and the set of working documents which will serve to initiate the various discussions and provide a basis for follow-up programme proposals. Three major concerns should guide future activities: the development of national strategies through the institution of NICI plans, the identification of sectorial applications that will focus on projects to be implemented in the short and medium terms and the institution of appropriate, integrating, pro-active and innovative partnership schemes which will help to speed up the implementation of national, sub-regional and regional action plans.