[WSIS CS-Plenary] World Telecoms DC 2006 : Africa Regional preparatory meeting, Nigeria

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Africa Civil Society Forum 

WTDC #8217;06 Africa Regional preparatory meeting, Nigeria



Pre-Event: 1st to 3rd July, 2005

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME



The Forum has objectives/outputs: 



A: Capacity Building/Training 

B: Issue African Civil Society Statements on the implementation of the WSIS Action Plan

C: Present Africa sub-Regional WSIS Perspectives from the Civil Society



TIME

SESSION

PRESENTER

Day 1, Friday July I, 2005

9:30#8211; 9.45

Welcome:

   Introductions (participants etc.)
   Adoption of agenda

Africa Civil Society Representative

9.45- 11:45

Opening Speeches:

   Nigerian Civil Society 
      Local Organizing committee
      Local Youth
      Local Women Organization

   Partner
   Partner
   Partner
   International Chief Party
   Nigerian Government Representative

 

ACSIS Cabinet 

14:30 - 17:30



Round table: The role of African Civil Society in the implementation of the WSIS Action Plan

Africa Civil Society Representative

Day 2, Saturday July 2, 2005

9:00 #8211; 10:30

Plenary : Issues in the use of ICT for African Development


   Internet Governance



   Policy and Regulation



   Media



   Capacity building

Africa Civil Society Representative

10:30 #8211; 11:00 Break

11:00 - 13:00

Plenary : Issues #8230; cont.


   Gender 



   Grassroots Application



   Free and Open Source Software



   Sectoral Applications 

Africa Civil Society Representative

13:00 #8211; 14:30

Lunch 

14:30 #8211; 16:00

Working Groups:


   Multi-stakeholder Partnerships in WSIS implementation



   Priorities



   Policy and Regulation



   Finance and Finance mechanisms

Group Moderator

16:00 #8211; 16:30

Break

16:30 #8211; 18:00

Sub-Regional African Civil Society Experiences in the WSIS


   Western Africa



   Eastern Africa



   Northern Africa



   Southern Africa



   Northern Africa



   African Diaspora





Discussions

Africa Civil Society Representative

Day 3, Sunday July 3, 2005

9:00 #8211; 9:30

Plenary: WSIS Action Plan Implementation: Way forward

ACSIS Cabinet 

9:30 #8211; 10:45

Working Groups

Group Moderator

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 #8211; 13:00

Working Groups

Group Moderator

13:00 #8211; 14:30

Lunch 

14:30 #8211; 16:00

Report from Working Groups

Group Rapporteur

16:00 #8211; 16:30

Break

16:30 #8211; 18:00

Final Report, End of Forum

ACSIS



		
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