Posted By:  nabileid Posted On:  Feb 6, 2008 View:  [view]	تيليسنتر سلمية بيتي الثاني

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Jun 18, 2008	Dream Come True!
Her name is Hauwa and she’s a dream come true! I have heard and read about the Abuja Technology Village like many others but a meeting with the young and dynamic manager of the project has added a huge chunk to my belief in the role Nigeria will play over the next few years —...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Jun 17, 2008	Announcing the 5th Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards
Committed to showcasing the amazing efforts of young people and their impact on communities across Nigeria, LEAP Africa is proud to announce the 5th Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards. Funded by Nokia and supported by the International Youth Foundation, these awards will recognize...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Jun 7, 2008	Yes, You Can!
Original post by Ejowewe (http://temiladeagbaje.blogspot.com) Yes, You Can! We all know now that’s a winning line . Over the past year and a half, the phrase has been sounded by a single man as a message of change, of hope rising… Last Tuesday we saw that hope begin to take...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Jun 5, 2008	Konrad Zuse ICT Scholarships
Background The so-called digital divide may mean people in developing countries are excluded from important global processes and cannot use new and resource-saving technologies and products. As a result, their productivity by international standards may decline and the achievement of the...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  May 3, 2008	Internet For Jobs: Creating Jobs by Promoting eCommerce
On December 8, 2000, at the National Centre for Women Development in Abuja, I made a presentation (first on such a national platform, made possible by Chris Uwaje following the recommendation of Philip Emeagwali) titled eCommerce, Nigeria and the Next Generation (available for download at...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  May 1, 2008	Grant Support for Internet-Friendly Entrepreneurs
Internet Group Seeks Beneficiaries for I4J By Efem Nkanga (From ThisDay Newspapers, 04.23.2008) In a bid to empower youths and engender self reliant jobs, the Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) has announced that it will sponsor the internet 14J initiative and will seek...... [view]

Posted By:  nabileid Posted On:  Apr 26, 2008	The Stockholm Challenge - over a decade of success
The Stockholm Challenge - over a decade of success The Stockholm Challenge is a pioneer among ICT awards and networking organisations, So far the Stockholm Challenge has brought together over 5,000 ICT projects from all over the world, many of whom are active in lasting and growing networks....... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Apr 23, 2008	Regional Banking Conference Set for Lagos in May
The Third African Banking Technology Conference, hosted by AITEC Africa, will hold at the Eko Hotel, Lagos (Nigeria) between May 6 and 8, 2008. The theme of the conference is Competing in a Borderless World . Mr Valentine Obi, CEO of eTranzact, said: “This conference represents an opportunity...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Apr 22, 2008	Thoughts from 37,000 feet
Climbing to 37,000 feet a few minutes after a near incident over the Minneapolis airspace must take a lot of courage, right? Wrong. Its called itinerary. Temilade and I were really scared (as was every other passenger in the 757-200 flight from Boston) when the aircraft suddenly grew a mind...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Apr 17, 2008	Call for Applications: On-The-Go Project
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) is currently accepting applications for the On-The-Go (OTG) project. The OTG project (a.k.a. “Okada Project”) will empower young Nigerians from underserved communities, who have interest in sales and product distribution, by equipping them with motorcycles...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Apr 16, 2008	Notes from Harvard
I returned to school on Monday. I’d been hinting at returning to school for a while, joking that I’d soon run out of knowledge if I didn’t refill Thanks to the Interntional Telecommunications Union, I joined the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Executive...... [view]

Submitted By:    Event Date:  Dec 10, 2003 & Time: 0:00 AM-0:00 AM Event Location:  United Nations [view]

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) World Summit on the Information Society, organized by the United Nations and the International Telecommunications Union will take place in two phases: in Geneva, in...

UN Committee of e-Leaders for ICT and Youth

Starter:   jenergy Date Created:  Mar 30, 2008 [view]

Description:   UNDESA-GAID Committee of e-Leaders for ICT and Youth The Committee of e-Leaders of Tomorrow for ICT and Youth is composed of active and committed regional youth representatives from Africa,... Goals:   The members of the Committee of e-Leaders of Tomorrow for ICT and Youth shall: - coordinate the work and initiatives of the Global Youth Coalition on ICT for development; - help in bringing multi-stakeholder actors together, representing relevant bodies, such as in government ICT-related agencies, foreign policy, finance, social, sectoral (health and education) and regulatory agencies; in the private sector – industry and workers associations, producers and consumers of ICT, the media; civil society NGOs, foundations, scientific, academic and ICT communities and individuals providing advocacy and oversight on Information Society issues and implementing programmes addressing MDGs; - help create youth networks in the region; develop and implement regional work programmes of the Global Youth Coalition on ICT for development along GAID’s four focus areas namely: education, health, governance and entrepreneurship; - promote awareness and advocacy campaigns, through multimedia, on regional ICT-for-development initiatives for the Global Alliance, with the support of the GAID secretariat; - promote fundraising and mobilization of resources for the Coalition in support of its initiatives, activities and events; - promote the objectives of GAID through outreach with young people, governments, business leaders, civil society, academic institutions and technology communities; - bring to the attention of the GAID Steering Committee, through the GAID secretariat, regional perspectives and needs of the youth relevant to ICT for development; informs GAID, through the secretariat, on significant regional developments and initiatives; - participate in ICT-related events periodically around the world, to serve as an UNDESA-GAID e-Leaders of Tomorrow for ICT and Youth, representing their respective region; - report periodically to the GAID secretariat and to its Strategy Council; and prepare periodic report on activities and outcomes to all stakeholders in the region, including governments, business leaders, civil society, academia and technology communities.