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<DIV><B><FONT face=Verdana size=3>
<P align=center>Africa Civil Society Forum </P></FONT><FONT face=Verdana>
<P align=center>WTDC ’06 Africa Regional preparatory meeting, Nigeria</P></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=3>
<P align=center></P>
<P align=center>Pre-Event</B>: <B>1<SUP>st</SUP> to 3<SUP>rd</SUP> July, 2005</P>
<P align=center>PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME</P></FONT><FONT face=Verdana>
<P align=center></P></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>The Forum has objectives/outputs: </P>
<P align=justify></P>
<DIR>
<DIR></B>
<P align=justify>A: Capacity Building/Training </P>
<P align=justify>B: Issue African Civil Society Statements on the implementation of the WSIS Action Plan</P>
<P align=justify>C: Present Africa sub-Regional WSIS Perspectives from the Civil Society</P>
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<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="18%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=center>TIME</I></FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="55%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=center>SESSION</I></FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="27%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=center>PRESENTER</I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=3 vAlign=top><FONT face=Verdana size=5>
<P align=center>Day 1, Friday July I, 2005</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>9:30– 9.45</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P>Welcome:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Introductions (participants etc.)</LI>
<LI>Adoption of agenda</LI></UL></FONT></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P>Africa Civil Society Representative</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>9.45- 11:45</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P>Opening Speeches:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Nigerian Civil Society </LI>
<UL>
<LI>Local Organizing committee</LI>
<LI>Local Youth</LI>
<LI>Local Women Organization</LI></UL>
<LI>Partner</LI>
<LI>Partner</LI>
<LI>Partner</LI>
<LI>International Chief Party</LI>
<LI>Nigerian Government Representative</LI></UL>
<P> </FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P>ACSIS Cabinet </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>14:30 - 17:30</P>
<P align=justify></FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P>Round table: The role of African Civil Society in the implementation of the WSIS Action Plan</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P>Africa Civil Society Representative</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=3 height=13 vAlign=top><FONT face=Verdana size=5>
<P align=center>Day 2, Saturday July 2, 2005</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>9:00 – 10:30</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Plenary : Issues in the use of ICT for African Development</P>
<UL>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Internet Governance</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Policy and Regulation</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Media</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Capacity building</LI></UL></FONT></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Africa Civil Society Representative</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=3 height=13 vAlign=top><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>10:30 – 11:00 Break</I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>11:00 - 13:00</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Plenary : Issues … cont.</P>
<UL>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Gender </LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Grassroots Application</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Free and Open Source Software</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Sectoral Applications </LI></UL></FONT></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Africa Civil Society Representative</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>13:00 – 14:30</I></FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=2 height=13 vAlign=top width="82%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Lunch </I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>14:30 – 16:00</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Working Groups:</P>
<UL>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Multi-stakeholder Partnerships in WSIS implementation</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Priorities</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Policy and Regulation</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Finance and Finance mechanisms</LI></UL></FONT></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Group Moderator</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>16:00 – 16:30</I></FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=2 height=13 vAlign=top width="82%"><I>
<P align=justify>Break</I></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>16:30 – 18:00</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Sub-Regional African Civil Society Experiences in the WSIS</P>
<UL>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Western Africa</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Eastern Africa</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Northern Africa</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Southern Africa</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>Northern Africa</LI>
<P></P>
<P align=justify>
<LI>African Diaspora</LI>
<P></P></UL>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>Discussions</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Africa Civil Society Representative</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=3 height=13 vAlign=top><FONT face=Verdana size=5>
<P align=center>Day 3, Sunday July 3, 2005</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>9:00 – 9:30</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Plenary: WSIS Action Plan Implementation: Way forward</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>ACSIS Cabinet </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>9:30 – 10:45</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Working Groups</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Group Moderator</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>10:45 - 11:00</I></FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=2 height=13 vAlign=top width="82%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Break</I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>11:00 – 13:00</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Working Groups</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Group Moderator</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>13:00 – 14:30</I></FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=2 height=13 vAlign=top width="82%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Lunch </I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>14:30 – 16:00</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Report from Working Groups</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Group Rapporteur</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>16:00 – 16:30</I></FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=2 height=13 vAlign=top width="82%"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Break</I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="18%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>16:30 – 18:00</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="55%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>Final Report, End of Forum</FONT></P></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff height=13 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<P align=justify>ACSIS</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT></DIV></DIV><p>
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