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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'"><FONT size=3>International Workshop on <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Campaign for 1 Million PCs for African Schools </I>with United Nations founded organization in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Johannesburg</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">SchoolNet Africa (SNA), in partnership with the Global eSchools and Communities Initiative (GESCI) – founded by the UN ICT Task Force, the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) will host an international workshop on the <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Campaign for 1 Million PCs for African Schools in Johannesburg,</I> South Africa on 13 and 14 October 2004.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Senior representatives from the private, civil society and public sectors will attend the workshop. Schoolnet practitioners and representatives of ministries of education from 11 African countries will be present as well as representatives from organizations like Free Geek Inc, Computer Aid International, Shuttleworth Foundation, SchoolNet South <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>, NEPAD eSchools,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the Dutch and Finnish Embassy, Ungana Afrika, Direqlearn, Microsoft, DFID’s CATIA Programme and HP.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The International Workshop was called to discuss a full end-to-end implementation plan for the <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Campaign for 1 Million PCs for African Schools</I>. This plan will include how best to source PCs, build capacity , establish targeted refurbishment centers as education solutiono providers and dispose of end-of-life PC’s in environmentally-responsible ways. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The Workshop will review the most recent research findings on total cost of ownership, case studies and African schoolnet experiences with imported second-hand PCs which have been commissioned by a range of donor and development agencies such as the IDRC, the IICD, the Commonwealth of Learning and the DFID’s CATIA Programme,. These research findings highlight a number of critical conceptual issues for debate and will provide guidance to the planning process.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">A crucial part of the conference however, will focus on how SchoolNet Africa and its Campaign partners could reach the target of securing the first 200 000 PCs to reach an estimated 20 000 African schools in 15 countries; how it will reach the target of training 200 African schoolnet practitioners (of which 40% will be women) and the establishment of 10 <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Technical</st1:PersonName> Service Centres over the next two years.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Ambassador Astrid Dufborg of GeSCI says <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">‘History has shown us that development<BR>in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place> is only achieved when led by Africans. In our field – providing and using technology in schools - SchoolNet Africa is proven as the kind of leadership that is needed. The 1 Million PC's for African Schools Campaign is a step up to a new level of ambition which we at GeSCI fully support.’<o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>For more information, please contact Ms Sara Kyofuna at </FONT><A href="mailto:s.kyofuna@schoolnetafrica.org"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>s.kyofuna@schoolnetafrica.org</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 18.95pt 0pt 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">SchoolNet Africa is one of the first African-led, African-based non-government organisations that aims to improve education access, quality and efficiency through the use of ICTs in African schools. SchoolNet Africa works with learners, teachers, policymakers and practitioners through country-based schoolnet organisations across the continent.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 18.95pt 0pt 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">GeSCI was established in recognition of the vital role that education plays in creating long-term, sustainable development. Information and Communication Technologies for Education (ICT4E) is a catalyst for improved education, community empowerment and socio-economic growth. GeSCI partners with developing countries to facilitate the development of national education strategies, which are based on end-to-end ICT4E solutions. In addition, GeSCI provides implementation assistance, funding guidance, centralised procurement, capacity building and knowledge sharing solutions. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The International Development Research Centre was founded in 1970 as a public corporation created and funded by the Parliament of Canada based on the conviction that development starts when communities in the South are able to take responsibility for their growth, using their own ideas and initiatives.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>IDRC supports the work of scientists and researchers in developing countries, In essence, the Centre support innovation from within the South – creative solutions to development problems that work in local conditions and that are effective over the long run.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In so doing, the IDRC also strengthens the overall capability of researchers and research institutions to generate policies and technologies that can help create more equitable societies.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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