| The
Role of ICTs in
Empowering Women, Youth
and Refugees in Tanzania
What is the greatest
asset that the African content has to offer? Its people.
This forum will focus on various human capacity building
efforts from around Tanzania, Africa as well as the
world. At this event we will examine the role of ICT4D
in this process. OVF Tanzania as part of OVF's larger
global effort is seeking to congregate government
officials, NGOs community developers, business leaders,
media professionals and educators towards a concerted
networked effort.
Building capacity in undeserved communities is only
one part of the development puzzle. Improving the
function and reliability of our networks is also crucial
and this must done throughout the policymaking and
implementation chain of global society to meet the
unprecedented challenges of the 21st century.
A central theme of event is the to promote an increased
role for women, youth and refugees in the economy
as well as the civil society. This three day seminar
will seek to move towards not only finding but also
implementing the best possible solutions to harness
human potentials of women, youngsters
and refugees as well as the population as a whole
in Tanzania. |
Background: UNESCO and the
Club of Rome are co-organizing a three-day ”World
Conference on Harnessing the Potential of ICT for Capacity
Building” from 11 to 13 May at UNESCO Headquarters in
Paris, France. The event is one of UNESCO’s thematic
meetings in preparation for the second meeting of the World
Summit on the Information Society (Tunis, Tunisia, 16-18 November
2005).
The Conference will discuss the use of information
and communication technology (ICT), including satellites,
for capacity-building, and its key strategic role for achieving
the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and for building
knowledge societies.
As part of this effort we are organizing a Community
and Network Building Preparatory for the African section of
the World Conference. The results of the event will be Videocasted
through the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) center
in Tanzania to Paris as well as the other GDLN hubs.
Theme: OVF will contribute to the conference
by initiating a discussion there that explores how existing
best practices can be rapidly adapted/adopted/replicated at
the grassroots level to promote education in emerging economies,
and of course sustainable development in emerging as well
as affluent economies. This includes raising awareness as
to the relevancy of our work among decision makers who will
participate at the conference.
Goals: Demonstrate and further develop oneVillage
Initiative model to enable universities / NGOs / ministries
/ corporations to be the solutions providers, aiming at the
most immediate and direct result on the ground For more on
this download the NGO
New World Coalition (Word) doc.
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Development of human networks and systems
that are seamless and Intergated. ICT has a key role
to play in the design of these systems. |
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Connect the grassroots with important decision-makers. |
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Build cross sectoral relationships to build bottom
up economy between grassroots NGOs. |
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Promote innovative approaches among those in the
grassroots who are gearing up to serve Bottom of Pyramid
(BOP) markets. |
Conference Agenda:
1. |
News Conference:
(April 25) We invite
all relevant Tanzanian orgs to a newsletter that will
summarize our efforts to build bridges between OVF-T
other local service organization, the TZ government
as well as the ICT4D and sustainable development communities.
As part of our efforts to promote integrated approaches
to sustainable development in emerging societies/markets
like Tanzania, East Africa and Africa on the whole,
we are working with UNESCO/Club of Rome. |
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Pre-Event Meeting: (May
10) this event will focus on what
we expect to get out of this event. We will also update
participants in TZ on our efforts. |
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Conference Event: (May
12) This
event will be an opportunity to televise the proceedings
of the previous days event to the network coming together
around the World Conference. |
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Post event Wrap Up: (May
13) will
feature a summary of topics discussed locally as well
as throughout the conference in both Paris and through
other GLDN hubs. We will also explore what can be
learned from the event both in terms of networking,
communication and the adaptation of best practices.
We will compile a summary of local finding and conclusions
that will published on the OVF website. In addition,
any proceeds or conclusions of this event will also
be published as part of the pre-conference event planning
for the World Summit on the Information Society. |
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| Time and Location Info |
Main
Conference Location: Paris France
GDLN Conference Location: GDLN
videoconference hub/center in the capital of Tanzania,
Dar es Salam.
Lead Presenter: Titus Tossy of OVF
Tanzania
Event Presentation Title: Developing
ICT-Skills and Tools for Empowerment Focusing on:
Youngsters, Women and Refugees
Agenda (preliminary):
GDLN Event Preparatory: May 11th.
Download agenda in pdf.
African GDLN Event Time: May 12th
4PM - 7PM. Download agenda in pdf
Post Event Summary: May 13th.Download
agenda in pdf.
Contact person: Titus Tossy [email protected]
Event Coordinator
Box 15387, Arusha-Tanzania
Cell +255 748 225269
Fax +255 27 2544454 |
Documents about the World Conference in Paris
Complete
documentation of the conference
Conference
content structure Conference
layout
Brussels-EU Chapter of the Club of Rome (CoR-BCH) Flyer
Groups Associated with Conference: Brussels-EU
Chapter of the Club of Rome (Cor-BCH)
Club
of Rome
UNESCO
WSIS
Related Materials Go here for a primer
on Bottom Up Economy and how it relates to
OVF mission and goals
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