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A public-private partnership with the US Department of State,
US Agency for International Development, US Department of Commerce,
Volunteers for Prosperity, USTDA,
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Calendar
We welcome additional ideas, suggestions, and interest to participate in the listed events from all DFI partners. Please email kjefferson@usaid.gov or call Kim Jefferson at 703-284-6071. for more information.
2008 Events
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| January 7-10, 2008 | Consumer Electronics Show
DFI partnered with the Consumer Electronics Association to host the first ever "Technologies and Emerging Countries" program at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, CEO Paul Jacobs of Qualcomm, and Dr. Nick Negroponte of One Laptop per Child were among the speakers highlighting the role technology plays in development.
Summary of Event Location: Las Vegas, NV
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2007 Events
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February 20, 2007
1:00pm - 4:00pm | DFI Roundtable
A forum for the U.S. Government, private, academic and NGO participants to exchange views and program ideas on how to best work together to achieve our key goal of using ICTs to aid development.
Summary of Event Location: Washington, DC |
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March 15, 2007 | Celebrating the U.S.-African Partnership in Connecting Africa via ICTs
Summary of Event Location: Washington, DC |
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March 19-21, 2007 | USTDA ICT in Africa Conference: Sub-Saharan Africa Information and Communications Technology Conference: Solutions for a Vibrant ICT Market
Conference Website Conference Brochure (1.2MB PDF) Location: San Francisco, CA
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April 2-5, 2007 | USTDA Central Asia ICT Conference
Conference Website Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Spring 2007 | Middle East Regulatory Training
Two-day regulator meeting focusing on last mile alternatives, universal service and policy approaches to stimulate competitive wireless markets.
Location: Amman, Jordan
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May 8-11, 2007 | East Africa Regional Connectivity Workshop
This three-day workshop in East Africa provided technical and policy support from the U.S. public and private sectors to help African political and business leaders develop national and regional interconnectivity plans to support improved, reliable, and secure connections into the global information and communications system.Location: Kigali, Rwanda |
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June-July 2007 | West Africa Regional Connectivity Workshop
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Fall 2007 | CAFTA-DR Implementation Workshop
The USG examined the possibility of sponsoring a three day workshop for senior- and working-level Telecom officials of countries participating in the CAFTA-DR Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The workshop will examine country-specific and crosscutting issues involved in implementing the Telecom requirements of the CAFTA-DR FTA.
Location: El Salvador
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