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Greetings from Dr. Livingstone

source IST Results e-bulletin 14-11-2005 <news@istresults.inf>

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>IST-Africa on regional impact of ICT
>
>The IST-Africa 2006 conference and exhibition, which is addressing
>regional impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa is
>calling for papers. The event is a multi-stakeholder initiative
>focused on reducing the digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa and
>will take place from 3-5 May 2006 in Pretoria, South Africa.
>IST-Africa 2006 will bring together delegates from commercial,
>government and research organisations across Africa, and from
>Europe, to bridge the digital divide by sharing knowledge,
>experience, lessons learnt and good practice. Exploitation of ICT
>has enormous potential for impact in developing countries, to meet
>societal demands, more efficient delivery of public services and
>supporting economic development. IST-Africa will support the
>adaptation and exploitation of European information and
>communication technologies research results from Framework
>Programmes FP4, FP5 and FP6, support regional impact by facilitating
>skills transfer, and provide a framework for European and African
>researchers to explore opportunities for cooperation under FP6 and FP7.
>http://www.ist-africa.org
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And, hum, assuming human beings in specific social contexts are
using ICT, how can research carried out in and for the richest
societies be "adapted and exploited" by the poorest.

-- 
Dr. Michel J. Menou