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Subject: World Bank discussion on Telecom and ICT investments in Uganda Date: Tuesday 03 May 2005 01:52 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Dear Colleagues: We would like to invite you to participate in this new World Bank on-line discussion on the importance of telecommunications and ICT investments in post-conflict countries. Hopefully you will take a moment to join us and share with others your thoughts and experiences. Please feel free to share this invitation with friends and colleagues who might also be interested. We look forward to your participation! Attracting Investment in Post-Conflict Countries: The Importance of Telecommunications http://rru.worldbank.org/Discussions/topics/topic63.aspx Introductory remarks | View or post a comment The private sector has been more than willing to invest in telecommunication services in countries recently affected by conflict. It poured $130 million in telecommunications in the two years after the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan. More than 200 company consortia submitted bids in October 2003 when three, two-year phone licenses came up for bids in Iraq. This willingness not only helps business, but also creates a key government ally for restoring stability to conflict-affected countries. Technologies such as cellular networks and Web kiosks can help improve government performance by linking local, municipal, and federal officials and systems, especially in countries undergoing decentralization. What is the government's role in encouraging entry by investors in post-conflict countries? What sector reforms and regulations should be implemented to attract the desired private investments? This online discussion is moderated by Samia Melhem, senior operations officer of the World Bank Group's Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) department; and Antonio Carvalho, senior fellow at the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland. The discussion, which will run through May 16, is supported by the following background readings: Sierra Leone and Rwanda: Sequencing ICT in Post-Conflict/Low-Capacity Countries Undergoing Decentralization http://rru.worldbank.org/PapersLinks/Open.aspx?id=6256 Antonio Carvalho, World Bank, March 2005 Post-Conflict ICT Sequencing Matrix-draft http://rru.worldbank.org/PapersLinks/Open.aspx?id=6257 Antonio Carvalho, World Bank, March 2005 International Companies and Post-Conflict Reconstruction http://rru.worldbank.org/PapersLinks/Open.aspx?id=6258 John Bray, World Bank, February 2005 Afghanistan Telecom Brief http://rru.worldbank.org/PapersLinks/Open.aspx?id=6259 Ken Zita, Network Dynamics LLC, April 2004 Using ICT to Spur Post-Conflict Recovery and Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina http://rru.worldbank.org/PapersLinks/Open.aspx?id=6260 Moises Venancio et al, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), 2004 Rapid Response Unit Office of the World Bank-IFC Vice President for Private Sector Development and Office of the Chief Economist, IFC Tel: (202) 458-7777; Fax: (202) 522-3480 URL: http://rru.worldbank.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
