African Regional Symposium on Telematics for Development. Report and Recommendations = Colloque regional africain la telematique au service du developpement. Rapport et recommandations (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 3-7, 1995).

The African Regional Symposium on Telematics for Development was organized in view of the special educational and communication needs of Africa in a time of accelerating change and development of information technologies. The symposium brought together more than 150 African specialists, and over 40...

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Corporate Authors: International Telecommunication Union, Geneva (Switzerland)
International Development Research Centre, Ottawa (Ontario)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France)
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995.
Subjects:
Developing Nations.
Foreign Countries.
Information Technology.
International Cooperation.
International Organizations.
Multimedia Materials.
Technological Advancement.
Telecommunications.
User Needs (Information)
Africa > Telematics
Connectivity > Experts > Regulatory Programs > Telecommunications Infrastructure
Collected Works, Proceedings.
Reports, Evaluative.
Multilingual/Bilingual Materials.
Genre:
Collected Works, Proceedings.
Reports, Evaluative.
Multilingual/Bilingual Materials.
Physical Description:85 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
The African Regional Symposium on Telematics for Development was organized in view of the special educational and communication needs of Africa in a time of accelerating change and development of information technologies. The symposium brought together more than 150 African specialists, and over 40 participants from other regions and development assistance organizations, to discuss achievements, problems and proposed solutions. Recommendations focused on: (1) building political leadership in telematics for development; (2) collaboration and coordination; (3) regulatory issues; (4) training; (5) connectivity, participation and infrastructure development; (6) technical innovation; and (7) broadband and multimedia perspectives. Five annexes (appendices) include: the symposium program; scientific committee of experts; list of participants; list of documents; and Resolution 795 (XXX): "Building Africa's information highway." (AEF)
Note:ERIC Note: Document contains both English and French versions.
Microform.
Call Number:ED398871 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.