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

[Ndaula Sulah]

Dear All,

It is nice reading all the reactions to the AKN. As someone who took
part in the workshop, I'll assure you that I did bring out all these
fears many of us have shared or continues to share - the lessons of
OKN, how telecentre.org unfolded, the difference in the target groups
for both networks, their strategies etc.

But I believe the best way for these answers to get responded and also
for telecentres here to be part of shaping AKN if it make sense to the
movement is to get the Team at UNECA to this list. And thankfully
Francis has already done so.

Please Abebe, join in whenever you have time, Francis will forward you
whatever suggestions you may have missed before join the group.

Important to know: Abebe Chokel, works with UNECA and has been working
on this project for the last 2 years. I would pray that we don't judge
the project but help it to fit within the lessons of the past,
telecentre needs and the broader experiences of the African continent
on the matter.

Best regards,
---
Sulah





On 7/8/09, Kiringai Kamau <kiringai at willpower.co.ke> wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
>
> ----
>
> Polly Gaster
> TICs para Desenvolvimento/ICT4D
> Centro de Informatica da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (CIUEM)
> Campus Universitario, Maputo, Mozambique
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