Dear Colleagues, The attached note demonstrates a growing momentum towards African education and research networking which will be given further impetus at the WSIS session in Tunis.
It might be of interest to GKD members. Thanks, Kate Wild Information for Development A1, 142 Pears Ave, Toronto ON M5R 1T2, Canada phone 416 323 5976 mobile phone 416 857 6188 fax 416 323 0272 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************* Building Momentum for African Research and Education Networking The next two months will see unprecedented global attention focused on the prospects of African education, research and outreach communities for networking among themselves and linking with global communities. The first event organised by Internet2 in Philadelphia on September 18 is entitled Progress and Challenges in Building National Research and Education Networks in Africa: A View from the Field. It acquainted a mainly North American audience with the prospects for African networks through a series of presentations and discussions by African experts. <http://international.internet2.edu/resources/events/2005/2005FMMAFRICAINFO html> >From September 25 to 27, CERN, ITU and the United Nations University organised an International Workshop on African Research and Education Networking aimed at facilitating scientific and medical collaboration. The Geneva workshop built on the results of Philadelphia, engaged more European and international participation, and introduced the concept of AFUNet an Africa wide research and education network. <http://event-africa-networking.web.cern.ch/event-africa-networking/program html> In Tunis on November 14 and 15, the Association of African Universities will convene a Conference on African Research and Education Network Infrastructure followed by a workshop on national networks. Many African and international participants in the Tunis Conference will also have been active in Philadelphia and Geneva. The AAU event will thus be positioned to capture the results of these prior meetings. While the international community will be present in Tunis the main aim is to bring together a critical mass of African expertise to develop a road map which integrates the many initiatives that are developing and captures the synergies among them. <http://www.aau.org/tunis> <http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-86675-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html> Many partners have been involved in planning some or all of the above events including IDRC and the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa which both have a long history of working on networking issues with African universities. For further information please visit the websites identified above. If you are interested in attending the Tunis Conference and participating in developing a road map for future networking in Africa please register on the AAU site. Kate Wild IDRC Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
