Horn of Africa Regional Conference on Women & ICT
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11th - 15th February 2002
Nairobi, Kenya
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
The African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technol-
ogy (ACWICT) is pleased to announce the Horn of Africa Regional Con-
ference on Women & ICT to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, at the United
Nations Offices, Gigiri, from 11th - 15th February 2002
The aim of the conference is to raise awareness on ICTs amongst women
in the Horn of Africa region and to explore opportunities for har-
nessing the technology to work as a tool for their development.
Theme: Women & ICT: Towards a Horn of Africa Women's Knowledge Net-
work.
Objectives:
To discuss / share knowledge on the emerging information and communi-
cations technology, its services and their impact on development.
To exchange / learn lessons from women ICT practitioners within the
region and beyond as well as take stock of progress being made at the
regional / international levels to ensure that women benefit from the
opportunities provided by ICTs.
To develop an action plan for ensuring women's greater access to and
effective utilization of ICT in the Horn of Africa region.
The Conference Organising Committee is seeking papers, projects,
posters and exhibitions on any of the following sub-themes:
ICT in national development.
Advancing women's leadership role in the information / knowledge era.
Management of ICTs in the information / knowledge age.
Women and ICTs in rural development.
Please send an abstract, title, and a brief statement on relevance to
the conference theme to the conference secretariat by October
31st2001.
Participant registration forms can be found on the conference web-
site:
http://www.acwict.or.ke
For more information / registration, contact:
The Conference Secretariat
Horn of Africa Regional Conference on Women & ICT
African Centre for Women
Information & Communications Technology (ACWICT)
P.O.Box 20956
K.N.H. Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254-2-560-486
Fax: +254-2-567-112
mailto:conference@acwict.or.ke
http://www.acwict.or.ke
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