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Ghana ICT and Telecom Summit

smm — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:24:54 +0000

Instinct Wave invite you to the 2011 Ghana ICT & Telecom Summit on 28th and 29th April, 2011. The occation would be held at the Kofi Annan ICT Center, Accra, Ghana.

Ghana ICT & Telecom Summit 2011 is designed to explore the critical business, service and technology strategies needed to ensure market competitiveness and exploit emerging opportunities for increased growth and profitability in Ghana ICT market.

Keynote presentations, dialogues and roundtable discussions will feature C-level executives from the major operators in Ghana including Ministry of Communication, National Communication Authority of Ghana, Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES), and Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), as well as government and regulatory authorities, influential institutes and associations. Selected operators from overseas markets will share first-hand experiences and case studies relevant to Ghana’s broadband development aspirations.

Ghana ICT and Telecom Summit

ISOC Ghana Social Evening Event – Friday, 25th February 2011 SSNIT Guest House 6:30pm (Internet Society Ghana Chapter)

smm — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:58:28 +0000

Internet Society Ghana Chapter invites you to its social evening event
this Friday 25 February 2011 at 6:30pm prompt at the SSNIT Guest
House. The topic for the event is “Social Networks- Benefits and
Challenges” The evening will be chaired by Nii Quaynor, NITA Board
Chair. Areas to be discussed includes, social networking, security &
privacy and content policy. Panelist include representative from Ghana
ISP Association, NCA, Internet Society and other sectors.

Please come and contribute to the discussion. Bring a friend along.

Source:ghnog

eLearning Africa 2011 – Spotlight on Youth, Skills and Employability

smm — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:56:23 +0000

25-27 May 2011, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The 6th event in the series of pan-African conferences and exhibitions will focus on Africa’s youth. Africa has the highest percentage of young people anywhere in the world. How can it unlock the vast reservoir of talent? How can technology support education and training?
For further information visit here

Managed Services Growth Markets 2011

smm — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:55:09 +0000

4-5 April, Movenpick Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, UAE
Now in its 4th year and attended by over 200 attendees in 2010, Informa Telecoms and Media’s Managed Services for Growth Markets event will take place on 4th – 5th April at the Moevenpick Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, UAE.With a proven track-record and repeat sponsorship from leading suppliers Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NokiaSiemens Networks and Motorola, this event is truly established as the ultimate meeting-place for the Managed Services industry in the growth markets.A 50% discount for operators ensures a high percentage operator attendance. Extended break times and additional social functions will guarantee a further enhancement to the already unique networking opportunities. Informa’s Managed Services for Growth Markets conference is the only established event in the region, proven to deliver an industry focussed agenda, the highest level speakers, superior networking opportunities, and top class delegates year on year. For more information visit here

ICT For Development in Africa – Sustaining The Momentum, Extending The Reach

smm — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:54:14 +0000

23-26 March 2011, Ota, Nigeria
The conference will initiate research and practice agenda where ICTs will aid the academia, organizations – public and private and non-governmental to improve socio-economic conditions and directly benefit the disadvantaged in some manner.
For further information visit here

5th Africa Economic Forum 2011

smm — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:53:04 +0000

7-9 March 2011, Cape Town, South Africa Venue BMW Pavilion, V&A Waterfront
Our 5th Africa Economic Forum 2011 (AEF-2011) in Cape Town at the BMW-Imax Theatre, with Africa Exhibition is a landmark Conference on Africa and significant business networking occasion for the top corporate players active in, across and involved with the development of the African continent – Cape-to-Cairo, with Governments and officials in key industries and state institutions.
Contact: babette@glopac.com or visit here

First NASSCOM delegation to Africa (Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya)

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:00:22 +0000

First NASSCOM delegation to Africa (Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya)
8:00 AM To 5:30 PM
22 September To 22 September, 2010Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya

Overview

As a part of NASSCOM’s Global Trade Development Initiatve to explore new geographies for its members – NASSCOM is organizing its first delegation to Africa. The delegation is scheduled from 22 – 28th September 2010. The emphasis of the NASSCOM delegation would be on creating awareness among the local companies about India, identifying potentials companies for partnership and building a long term engagement program.

Over the past three years, Africa has been one of the faster growing markets worldwide in ICT adoption and communication technology and has the potential of becoming one of the most important markets for the Indian IT industry. The liberalization of Africa continues and most countries have established regulatory bodies to ensure a fair, competitive and enabling environment.

NASSCOM strongly belives that this is the right time to explore Africa as it has a huge unmet ICT demand and Governments and business that were apprehensive till some time back have realized the potential of ICT and are willing to invest in this sector. Africa’s IT market is headed for growth in 2010, and market levels are expected to reach $22.53 billion in 2010, setting in motion a number of key trends that will reshape the IT landscape in Africa.

The delegation will visit Nigeria and Ghana in west Africa and Kenya in east Africa. Nigeria is the second biggest economy in Africa and is the largest in terms of its population and opportunity. Ghana, though a smaller economy but it offers the most suitable investment climate in the region and is often referred as the Gateway to West Africa. Kenya is the most aggressive ICT economy in the eastern region with the government being proactive and willing to invest in the sector. This entire trip would give ample exposure and flavor of the entire African continent.

5th Annual Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2010

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:41:33 +0000

The 5th Annual Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2010 will be held from the 17-19 August, 2010 at the International Conference Center, Accra, Ghana. The theme for the conference is “Connecting rural Africa on a cost-effective, sustainable and profitable basis through government-led Public Private Peoples Partnerships.” By design the conference will be positioned to stimulate participation by public and private sector institutions in identifying critical challenges facing delivery of ICT services to remote rural areas, suggesting possible solutions to improve communications and access to resource information services by rural communities. This conference will serve as a unique platform to arrive at a consensus on moving rural connectivity forward to the next level in this robust, dynamic and fast-paced period of ICT developments.

http://www.events.cto.int/default.aspx?event=CRCAfrica2010

The Development Impact of Low Cost Bandwidth – Opportunities for Africa

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:15:19 +0000

The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT is pleased to invite you to a Technology Transformation Seminar on Monday, March 1st from 2-4pm.

John Hawker based in Thailand, will share his first hand experience of the planning and deployment of the world’s first pure IP satellite, iPSTAR. He brings his experience of the impact that access to low cost internet brings to rural areas in Asia and the related opportunities for Africa. iPSTAR brought VSAT to rural Asian communities at one-tenth the cost of regular VSAT. Broadband at below $100 per mbps enabled many economic opportunities for Asian countries covered by iPSTAR. The in-depth explanation of this transformational solution; from the social benefits, the failures and technologies involved will be detailed.Europe and USA are now deploying pure IP satellites and Africa is positioned to do the same. This lecture is a must for anyone wanting to see the future of ICT access and benefits.