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ICT Africa 2007
October 1-5
NEPAD Council 2nd Annual ICT conference
The Kenyatta International Conference Center
Nairobi, Kenya

The Organizing Committee for ICT Africa 2007 is pleased to announce
ICT Africa 2007:

ICT Africa is an annual continental information and communications
technology conference addressing all aspects of ICT development in
Africa. The conference is convened by NEPAD council in collaboration
with the NEPAD Kenya secretariat. The 2007 event will be organized by
Global Conferences, Cape Town, South Africa.

ICT Africa 2007 is scheduled for October 1 to 5. The conference will
feature hundreds of new ideas on ICT development, lessons leant from
other regions of the world, many industry's top minds, discussions on
policy, investment, regional projects and research and development.
The conference is a venue for agencies working on different projects
in different parts of the continent to meet, exchange ideas and form
synergies.

With technical tutorials, demonstrations, news in the making and the
opportunity to talk to experts, this event will be an experience for
all attendees. Whether attendees are entrepreneurs, university
professors, scientists or engineers, exhibitors or members of the
press, the conference program will be tailored to their information
needs and interest.

Programming
ICT Africa will consist of a plenary session, conference tracks,
technical tutorials and an exhibition.

Plenary session
ICT Africa 2007 will consist of a plenary session to be addressed by
ministers (or their representatives) from all regions of Africa. The
plenary session is expected to address infrastructure projects
throughout Africa including The East Africa Marine System (TEAMS) and
the East Africa Submarine System (EASSy). The Kenyan ministry of
information and communications will host the plenary session.

Conference tracks
The rest of the conference will be divided into two main tracks, a
technical/academic track and a policy/business track. The technical/
academic track will feature presentations from peer reviewed papers by
scientists, engineers, professors and students from Africa and abroad.
The policy/business track addresses policy and business challenges of
ICT development in Africa. Topics will include, but not limited to;
deregulation, monopoly, and ICT investment.

Technical tutorials
One day will be dedicated to technical tutorials. NEPAD Council
experts and other experts from different parts of the world will
deliver short courses in next generation networks, fibre optics, and
voice over Internet protocol and other topics of interest to
attendees.

Exhibition
The 2007 event will consist of an Industry exhibition running parallel
to the conference. The exhibition is organized by Togo consultants.

Venue:
As with ICT Africa 2006, ICT Africa 2007 will be held at the Kenyatta
International Conference Center in Nairobi, Kenya. The central
position of Kenya in Africa, the easy of flight connections from
different parts of the world to Kenya, the commitment of the Kenyan
ministry of information and communication to ICT development and to
ICT Africa and the commitment of NEPAD Kenya to ICT Africa are some of
the considerations for the choice of Kenya as a venue.

Other events
· Organized pre and post conference tours
· Reception
· Accompanying persons program

General conference contact:

Riedwaan Jacobs
Global Conferences
Gardener Place, 1st Floor
Howard Dr. Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa
Phone: +27 21532 6333
Fax +27 21 532 6331

http://ictafrica.nepadcouncil.org