[WSIS CS-Plenary] World Information Technology Forum

[Nyangkwe Agien Aaron]

Hello Francis

You appear to be just the most apt communication officer of this
forum. I just honestly cannot fail to admit it. Can some one on this
forum say some thing more than mine, in terms of suggestions?
Kudos Francis
Aaron

On 3/17/07, Dr. Francis MUGUET <muguet at mdpi.org> wrote:
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> FYI
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> http://www.witfor.org
> August 22-24
> IFIP World Information Technology Forum 2007
> Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
>
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> http://allafrica.com/stories/200703160774.html
>
> *Country to Host 'World Technology Forum' Country Needs $800,000 in
> Preparing Forum*
>
> *The Daily Monitor* (Addis Ababa)
> NEWS
> March 16, 2007
> Posted to the web March 16, 2007
>
> By Endale Assefa
> Addis Ababa
>
> Ethiopia will host the World Information Technology Forum in August this
> year, the Ethiopian Information and Communication Technology Development
> Agency (EICTDA) announced yesterday.
>
> Speaking at a symposium, EICTDA, Director General Debretsion
> Gebremichael said the Agency has been facilitating the necessary
> accommodations and reservations for the participants and has provided up
> to date information about developments of conference organizations.
>
> The purpose of the regional forum to be held under the theme: ICT for
> development and prosperity', he said, was to help implement information
> development strategies and projects in developing countries.
>
> The Director General said
> the up coming forum is set to take the plan of action adopted by the
> World Summit on the Information Society's (WSIS)
> as a step forward by converting policy statements to actual,
> implementing projects t
> hat should help developing countries to achieve the UN Millennium
> Development Goals.
>
> He added that his agency has so far achieved to network eight
> Universities found in the country, set the plasma TV for High Schools
> and that, currently, it is working on a new genre of treatment for
> patients through the net, called Tele-medicine.
>
> Tele medicine is an initiative of Indian President, Dr. A.P.J Abdul
> Kalam with an aim to help patients receive the appropriate medical
> treatment through the internet.
>
> It is a technology whereby patients here are directly diagnosed and
> obtain subsequent medication from a World class Indian Institute which
> specializes in the area.
>
> The Agency has already started Tele Medicine at the Black Lion Hospital
> and in region 4, Nekemt Town as part of the pilot project.
>
> Asked about the average cost needed for a patient to undergo
> Tele-medicine treatment, the director said the agency will cover the
> cost he said estmiated at 3000 USD.
>
> The World Information Forum is to be held for the third time and a total
> estimated cost of 800,000 USD is needed to prepare the forum here, the
> agency has said.
>
> Various Ministries, Corporations, Agencies and NGOs are expected to
> sponsor the forum, Debretsion added.
>
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> Francis F. MUGUET Ph.D
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