[UgaBYTES] AFRICA KOWLEDGE NETWORK launched in Dar es salaam

[Kiringai Kamau]

Well put Polly,
Now to Paul: The challenge with ICT initiatives is making them work on the
ground. What will the hub deliver to the telecentre users for instance?

It would be nice to let the telecentre movement, whom you intend to use to
achieve the intended goals to have the proposed action plans for AKN so that
those in the sector can see how they can contribute.

I personally would be keen to know what activities are covered in your
employment creation through ICT so that our learning programmes can be
adjusted accordingly to support your efforts.

It would also be interesting also to know how you integrate the women
(particularly rural women) in the programme. My experience is that women
resign to anything technology and leave their children to undertake the
capacity development 'on their behalf'

Otherwise cheers for the good initiative, let us hope that its presence is
felt.

Kiringai Kamau

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Subject: Re: [UgaBYTES] AFRICA KOWLEDGE NETWORK launched in Dar es salaam

Dear Paul

This is interesting. I'm wondering if the Africa Knowledge Network has any
relation to the OPen Knowledge Network, a project that ran for several years
in countries such as Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Senegal... Or is it starting
again re-inventing the wheel? The OKN project did some interesting things,
but
was not successful in some of its ambitions. I do think it wd be important
for
you to at least be aware of what was done, what worked and what didn't, and
why, so the AKN can benefit from lessons learned. The Kenyan partner was
ALIN,
are you in touch with them?

I wd also be interested in knowing more about the concrete AKN strategy and
goals.

Polly

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Polly Gaster
TICs para Desenvolvimento/ICT4D
Centro de Informatica da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (CIUEM)
Campus Universitario, Maputo, Mozambique
e-mail: polly.gaster at uem.mz
cel: +258-82-3264540
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