[UgaBYTES] AFRICA KOWLEDGE NETWORK launched in Dar es salaam | Strategy

[Kiringai Kamau]

Dear Paul and All,
What is coming out of this discussion is that there is need for caution not
to repeat what has been done by other initiatives, or as Polly put it in her
post, to reinvent the wheel.

Within the perspective of the telecentre focus, we have done a lot making
policy shifts within institutions that we have been seeking support to work
with the telecentre movement. In my view, what needs to be done through AKN
is to identify the gaps that the existing model of telecentres is not
addressing and meet those within the purview of AKN.

It is for this reason that the posts that are coming through are asking. Can
you give us the goals and objectives of the AKN so that we can
participatorily contribute to its dream and strategic thinking?

It is necessary not to make us dance to so many drum beats. We need to forge
ahead. Integrate, crate capacity, mobilize utilization. So much has been
done on the sensitization front-ask the TEAMS team.

Kiringai 

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From: ugabytes-bounces at lists.ugabytes.org
[mailto:ugabytes-bounces at lists.ugabytes.org] On Behalf Of Meddie Mayanja
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:52 AM
To: ugabytes at lists.ugabytes.org
Subject: Re: [UgaBYTES] AFRICA KOWLEDGE NETWORK launched in Dar es salaam |
Strategy

Colleagues,

It's all nice to know about the creation of AKN.

Would someone share the strategy and primary actions or AKN? I think as
well, that the telecentre community would want to know to participate in
this initiative. 

It's nevertheless critical AKN learns from what has happened before. For
instance, as Polly said with OKN. There are also several experiences that
can be drawn from telecentre.org efforts in building/supporting networks
around the world. Infact telecentre networks in Africa might be a great
place to start in creating the AKN  - if they buy into the program
objective.

Best, Meddie


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[ugabytes-bounces at lists.ugabytes.org] On Behalf Of Polly Gaster
[polly.gaster at uem.mz]
Sent: July 7, 2009 3:44 AM
To: ugabytes at lists.ugabytes.org
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
tel/fax: +258-21-485779
Skype: polly_gaster


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