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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 03 Oct 2006 : 14:40:38
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ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT MEDIA LAUNCHED
The Secretary of State for Communication, Neneh Macdouall Gaye has launched the ICT for Development Media and Youth Networks in The Gambia.
Speaking at the launching ceremony on Friday she said The Gambia Government in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has identified stakeholder Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programmes as a way of building a common understanding and vision among stakeholders for utilizing ICT as a vehicle of support.
She remarked, “It is envisioned that this initiative will complement the realization of the goals and objectives of vision 2020, the PRSP and MDGs (Millenium Development Goals).
She pointed out “In April 2006, I had the privelege of signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Commission for Africa to operationalise the media Network that was formulated in June 2005 at a multi stakeholder workshop in Banjul. The UNECA provided a small grant of US$15, 000 to be utilized over a period of three months, to support activities of a media campaign for ICT for Development.”
She indicated that the main objective of the ICT 4D media Network is to create a conducive and enabling environment for involvement of the media in reporting, stimulating debates, raising awareness on the potential of ICT, through the production of Radio and TV broadcasting programs, and newspaper articles, as tools for development and implementing the ICT 4D media campaign.
“May I hasten to say that this event today also entails the formal launching of the Youth Network on ICT 4D. I have been informed that the youths are being guided to formulate a set of projects to access resources from a small facility of up to 5, 000 UD dollars per project,” she remarked. She noted that the ICT for development Media is to build capacity and establishment of a sustainable functional and effective media network for ICT 4D promotion. She said this can contribute to the implementation of an inclusive information society in The Gambia.
“For the youth, as outlined by the WSIS Youth caucus, young people are users and creators of Information and Communication Technologies. As early adopters, adapters and innovators youth are stakeholders that have valuable input into the development of a community and greatly affected by ICT policy,” she posited.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 84/2006, 2-3 October, 2006
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ranga
USA
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Posted - 07 Oct 2006 : 18:43:41
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Momodou, is there any more information on their specific actions? Are they planning to build a computer network, or a social network of journalists and broadcasters?
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T.K. "Ranga" Rengarajan
Founder, Geoseed Project
http://www.geoseedproject.com
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Momodou
Denmark
11721 Posts |
Posted - 08 Oct 2006 : 17:30:31
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quote:
Originally posted by ranga
Momodou, is there any more information on their specific actions? Are they planning to build a computer network, or a social network of journalists and broadcasters?
Ranga, I don't have any more information than what you find in this Forayaa article. |
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