This is to inform you that it has now been decided that "Communications
Africa 2001: Role of the Private Sector in Africa's Digital Inclusion"
conference to be held from Dec 3- 5 2001 in Addis Ababa, UN Conference
Center, has now been postponed to March 11-13, 2002 upon the request of
partners and participants.

The requests forwarded due to current events in the world, involving
international travel, safety and security, "Communications Africa 2002"
will be delayed by three months. In the mean time, however, we would
like to request advertisers on the Event Booklet should send your
adverts beforehand.

May we ask conference participants and exhibitors to also confirm their
participation by sending an e-mail of confirmation to
[email protected]. We are also glad to inform you that a
few selected papers will be accepted in addition to the previously
selected ones. Please find more information below. We regret any
inconvenience that may have been created to you by our unforeseen
reasons for postponement.

Sincerely,
Alula G.Michael
Head, Event Coordinator
Global Trade Networks

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Topics and Instructions for paper presentation,

If you have any questions don't hesitate to e-mail me at
[email protected]

Communications Africa 2002, "Role of the Private Sector In Africa's
Digital Inclusion" Dec 3-5 United Nations Conference Center Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia

Information Technology

* The impacts of the digital divide in Africa's development and the use
of digital opportunities to speed up digital inclusion (case studies
from Mauritius, Seychelles and the Asian experience -- the four tigers)
* Use of ICTs by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa:
Constraints and Opportunities (technology options: mobiles, VSAT)
* Promoting the innovative use of ICTs in the business sector in Africa.
* Strategies to attract foreign direct investment and promote joint
business ventures in the ICTs sector in Africa
* What framework of co-operation to facilitate Africa's digital
inclusion at national, regional and international level (ATU,
intergovernmental organizations like IGAD, SADC, ECOWAS, ESAMI, the UN
ICT taskforce, the DOT Force initiative)
* Policies and strategies for the expansion of Access to the benefits of
ICTs and telecommunication in the disadvantaged and under served areas
of the continent: The ITU experience
* Establishing the African e-commerce initiative: Challenges (low
bandwidth, inappropriate policies and regulation) and opportunities
(proliferation of Africa-centered digital initiatives-regional and
international)

Telecommunications

* Guaranteeing universal access to basic telecommunication services:
State monopoly (strong government hand on regulation) or private
competition: Countries experiences
* Privatization and Liberalization of the Telecommunications Sector:
Best practices in Africa
* Privatization and Liberalization of the Telecommunications Sector: The
experience of India
* Privatization and Liberalization of the Telecommunications Sector: The
experience of Asian countries (Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan)
* Partial or total deregulation of the telecommunication sector: The
experience of Seychelles (Prons and Cons) * Joining efforts in the
telecommunications sector at the regional and sub-regional levels:

Media and Broadcasting

* Increasing the role of media for combating literacy: Best practices
* Increasing the role of the media for the promotion of business in
Africa: Best practices
* Increasing the impact of the media sector via the use of ICTs:
Experiences from India
* Trans border flow of information and the media sector: Legal issues
and threats to national sovereignty
* Technological convergence: Its implications on the operation and
regulation of the telecommunication and broadcasting sectors

Instructions For Paper Presenters

- Papers should be original, previously published papers should not be
submitted
- Language of submission is in English
- The full text of the paper must not exceed 15 pages
- Out line of the paper must be submitted first before 21 OCTOBER 2002
- Papers need to include Title of the paper, full name of all authors,
and Contact addressee such as Telephone, fax, e-mail - Submissions must
be made in hard copies to the conference coordinator or sent by
electronic mail in an attachment file to [email protected]
in MS WORD format

*ONLINE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE AT www.globaltradenetworks.org

* Those who would like to Exhibit their products on the Communications
Africa 2002 should contact, [email protected]

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