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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Apologies
for any cross posting – but hope this is of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>***<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Launch
of Open Knowledge Network: local content, local people, local languages<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>You
are warmly invited to the launch of the Open Knowledge Network (OKN) in </span></font><st1:place><st1:City><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Geneva</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>,
</span></font><st1:country-region><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Switzerland</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>,
as part of the ICT for Development Platform<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>(<a href="www.ict-4d.org">www.ict-4d.org</a>) and
the World Summit on the Information Society (<a href="www.itu.int/wsis"></a></span></font></span><u><font
size=2 color=blue face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";color:blue'>www.itu.int/wsis</span></font></u></p>
<span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'>).</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.itu.int/wsis"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.itu.int/wsis"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Our launch will take place from </span></font><st1:time
Hour="16" Minute="30"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>16:30</span></font></st1:time><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'> to </span></font><st1:time Hour="18" Minute="0"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>18:00</span></font></st1:time><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'> on Wednesday December 10th. It is part of the "Local Voices"
event being organised by the UN ICT Taskforce.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This will take place in Conference Rooms
2 and 3 of the ICT for Development Platform, in <span class=SpellE>Palexpo</span>
Hall 4. See <span style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/www\.ict-4d\.org\/Marketplace\/en\/Program\/ICT4DForum\/local_content_knowle\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>http://www.ict4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle</span></font></u></span>dge/
<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Professor <span class=SpellE>Swaminathan</span> of the MS <span
class=SpellE>Swaminathan</span> Research Foundation will give the keynote
address on the potential and benefits of OKN, alongside many other OKN
stakeholders, who will share their own personal perspectives. Please join us
for what will surely be an animated gathering of passionate individuals.<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>To complement our launch, we are also exhibiting the OKN on stand 235 in
Local Content and </span></font><st1:Street><st1:address><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Knowledge <span
class=GramE>street</span></span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'> at the ICT for Development Platform. In </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Geneva</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>, we will
showcase OKN as an innovative multi-sector initiative, celebrating the
achievements of the first phase and reaching out to new partners.<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>**** WHAT IS OKN? ****<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/Program/ICT4DForum/local_content_knowle"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>OKN (<span style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022www\.openknowledge\.net\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>www.openknowledge.net</span></font></u></span>)
is a human network which <span class=GramE>collects,</span> shares and
disseminates local knowledge and is supported by flexible technical solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.openknowledge.net"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.openknowledge.net"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>OKN is not something new.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It’s an original synthesis of
tried and tested ideas, building on what is already happening in many different
fields and joining up the dots. It is co-ordinated by IDRC, IICD, the <span
class=SpellE>M.S.Swaminathan</span> Foundation, OneWorld, Accenture and the <span
class=SpellE>Berkman</span> Centre of </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Harvard</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Law</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>School</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.openknowledge.net"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.openknowledge.net"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Through joint efforts, OKN has now
begun working alongside several organisations in </span></font><st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Africa</span></font></st1:place><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'> and </span></font><st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Asia</span></font></st1:place><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'> who have taken on the role of
founding "hubs".<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.openknowledge.net"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.openknowledge.net"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>In </span></font><st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>East Africa</span></font></st1:place><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>, we are
collaborating with two organisations:<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.openknowledge.net"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>- AfriAfya (<span style='mso-field-code:
"HYPERLINK \0022www\.afriafya\.org\0022"'><u><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>www.afriafya.org</span></font></u></span>), a network set up
to explore practical means of harnessing information and communication
technologies (<span class=SpellE>ICTs</span>) to improve access to relevant
up-to-date health information for rural and other marginalized Kenyan
communities<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.afriafya.org"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>- Arid Lands Information Network-East
Africa (<span style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022www\.alin\.or\.ke\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>www.alin.or.ke</span></font></u></span>),
which serves over 1000 grassroots development workers in Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania and Ethiopia.<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.alin.or.ke"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.alin.or.ke"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>In </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>India</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>, OKN is
partnering with the MS <span class=SpellE>Swaminathan</span> Research
Foundation (<span style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022www\.mssrf\.org\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>www.mssrf.org</span></font></u></span>),
which runs the Information Village Research Project in Tamil <span
class=SpellE>Nadu</span>. The project aims to test whether <span class=SpellE>ICTs</span>
can become an ally in poverty alleviation and whether they can be used as a
tool in empowering the rural poor.<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.mssrf.org"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.mssrf.org"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>In </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Senegal</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>, OKN is shortly to begin working with ENDA <span class=SpellE>Cyberpop</span>
(<span style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022www\.enda\.sn\/cyberpop\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>www.enda.sn/cyberpop</span></font></u></span>),
a set of human and technical resources to support and empower the social
dynamics of the popular economy in urban and <span class=SpellE>peri</span>-urban
areas of </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Dakar</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.enda.sn/cyberpop"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.enda.sn/cyberpop"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.enda.sn/cyberpop"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>**** WHO IS SUPPORTING OKN? ****<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.enda.sn/cyberpop"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.enda.sn/cyberpop"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>The development of the OKN is being
coordinated by OneWorld International (<span style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022www\.oneworld\.net\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>www.oneworld.net</span></font></u></span>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.oneworld.net"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.oneworld.net"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>OKN is funded by the UK Department
for International Development (<span class=SpellE>DfID</span>) (<span
style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022www\.dfid\.gov\.uk\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>www.dfid.gov.uk</span></font></u></span>),
the Canada Fund for </span></font><st1:place><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Africa</span></font></st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'> (<span style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/www\.acdi-cida\.gc\.ca\/canadafundforafrica\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/canadafundforafrica</span></font></u></span>),
and the Catalysing Access to <span class=SpellE>ICTs</span> in Africa (CATIA)
programme (<span style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022www\.catia\.ws\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>www.catia.ws</span></font></u></span>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.catia.ws"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="www.catia.ws"><span class=SpellE><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>OKN’s</span></font></span><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'> mobile channel development is funded by the Vodafone Group Foundation, (<span
style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/www\.vodafonegroupfoundation\.com\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com</span></font></u></span>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>We are
grateful to the Vodafone Group Foundation for their generous support of our
launch.<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>**** MORE
INFORMATION ****<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>If you would
like further information about the OKN or its launch, please contact </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Tori Holmes</span></font></st1:PersonName><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>
(tori.holmes@oneworld.net, telephone +44 (0)207 239<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>1400)<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>We hope to
see you at the launch event and look forward to welcoming you on our stand!
Watch our for our limited edition invitations being handed out at the ICT4D <span
class=GramE>Platform ...</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Tori Holmes</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'><o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Tori Holmes</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'><o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Consultation
and Set-Up Phase Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Open
Knowledge Network<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.vodafonegroupfoundation.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><span
style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK \0022www\.openknowledge\.net\0022"'><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>www.openknowledge.net</span></font></u></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="www.openknowledge.net"><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
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