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[QUOTE]Originally posted by kenndo: [QB] Use our pull-down menus to find more stories World Bank Chief Sees Africa as Continent of Hope Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site allAfrica.com June 24, 2005 Posted to the web June 25, 2005 Tamela Hultman Baltimore Saying that Africa must be sold on the merits of its potential and not just on the basis of its needs, the World Bank's new president told an international group of business leaders meeting in the United States that reducing poverty and supporting economic development in Africa will be his top priority. Paul Wolfowitz, speaking June 23 at the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Baltimore, Maryland, said his recent week-long trip to Nigeria, Burkina Faso, South Africa and Rwanda had convinced him that despite heart-rending poverty, which must be addressed, Africa is a good bet for foreign investors. "There is no question that there is an enormous, compelling moral urgency to the conditions of Africa and there is no question that there are needs," said Wolfowitz, who took office June 1. "But there is a lot more going on than just need," he said. "Africa may be on the verge of being a continent of hope." Frank Fountain, DaimlerChrysler senior vice president and chair of the Corporate Council on Africa, which organized the summit, pointed out that Wolfowitz's first meeting outside the Bank was with a group of organizations working on African issues, that his first trip was to Africa and that his first public speech outside Washington was to the African business conference. He is giving substance, Fountain said, to his statement that African development will be his top priority as World Bank president. Wolfowitz said his trip to Africa had exposed him to the growing economic opportunities in the region. He said progress towards good governance and against corruption were signs of a new spirit, and he urged both American and African business leaders to pour money into private sector development. Aid is important, he said, and can contribute to funding the necessary infrastructure, such as roads to bring goods to market, but he said the growth of businesses is needed to put Africans to work and to guarantee prosperity. "The real goal is not just foreign investment in Africa," he said, "it's domestic investment in Africa. The real goal is not just foreign corporations operating in Africa. It's African companies growing from small businesses to medium-size businesses to big businesses." Relevant Links Aid and Assistance International Organizations and Africa Economy, Business and Finance United States, Canada and Africa Investment african schools. infrastructure is being build and expanding. Use our pull-down menus to find more stories Nigeria: FG Signs MoU On HP/Nepad E-Schools Email This Page Print This Page This Day (Lagos) April 5, 2006 Posted to the web April 6, 2006 Onyebuchi Ezigbo Abuja The Federal Government has entered into a memorandum of understanding with NEPAD e-Africa Commission and Hewlett-Packard (HP) consortium to provide information and communication technology infrastructure and training to some selected educational institutions in the country under the NEPAD e-school initiative. Six secondary Schools have been chosen to benefit from the pilot phase of the project which will be implemented by a consortium of HP and Microsoft along with 12 other notable names in IT industry such as Cisco System, Oracle and Advance Micro Devices (AMD). The Schools are Federal Government Academy, Suleja, Niger State, Federal Government Girls College, Odogbolu, Ogun State, Federal Government Girls College, Bakolori, Kastina State, Federal Government Girls, Owerri, Federal Government Science and Technical College, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State and Federal Government Science and Technical College Lassa. Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Turner Isoun said the ICT revolution currently sweeping through the continent is an evidence that Africa is now ready to re-invent itself and to drive its developmental goals to greater heights. He said vital role of ICT in modern economic development has underpinned the need to invest in young people by impacting appropriate skills and scientific knowledge to students that would equip them adequately for future challenges. The Programme Commissioner/Co-ordinator of Human Development of NEPAD, Prof. Peter E. Kinyanjui said the project would not only be for the benefit of the students but also the communities harbouring these schools who would gain from the spiral effect. He said for any School to qualify as NEPAD school it must be connected to Internet facilities. Kinyanjui said NEPAD is developing a symbolic partnership known as Information Society Partnership for African Development (ISPAD) where the private sector was being invited "to join hands with the government to really move Africa forward". The NEPAD scribe said about 600,000 schools in Africa are expected to benefit from the E-school programme on the long run. He described the approach being adopted for the crystallization of ICT development in the continent as 'end to end solution' strategy that would combine provision of necessary ICT infrastructure as well as the training needed to consolidate on the IT revolution. Relevant Links West Africa Nigeria NEPAD ICT and Telecom Education Managing Director of HP, Dr. Lloyd Atabansi said the event signifies the commencement of a major paradigm shift in the way the country's reform has been pursued as regards the education of both the present and future generations of economic, social political and technology drivers. He said with the signing of the MOU, the NEPAD e-school initiative, which is a major priority will begin to take form, adding that the project centres on equipping the schools in Africa with the appropriate technology that will assist teachers to deliver lessons to students using ICT. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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