- Master of Ceremony: Grevazio Zulu
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Opening of meeting
- Andrew Rugege, Director, Regional Office for Africa, ITU
- John Omo, Secretary-General, African Telecommunications Union
- Doreen Bogdan, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU
- Honarable Minister Mutotwe L. Kafwaya, Minister, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Zambia
Group photo
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Election of the 2020 RDF-AFR Bureau and introduction of RDF-AFR Chair
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Remarks by the RDF Chair : Patrick Mutimushi, Director General, Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority, Zambia
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Setting the scene: The RDF as a platform for collaboration on ICT and SDG related project implementation in Africa: Andrew Rugege, Director, Regional Office for Africa, ITU
12:40 –
13:50 VIRTUAL ROUND TABLE ONE: Collaboration for results and impact oriented regional actions from WTDC ‑17 and toward WTDC-21
Moderator: Stephen Bereaux, Deputy Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau
- Nicholas Williams, Manager, ICT Operations, Industry and Trade Development Department, African Development Bank
- Paul Landers, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Connect To Learn, Ericsson
- Alfie Hamid, Regional Manager, Corporate Affairs for Africa, Cisco
- Helge Brochmann, NORAD, Norway
- Lacina Koné, Director-General, Smart Africa
- Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Africa
- Chenge Munyadzi, Regional Director, UN Development Coordination Office (DCO)
Discussion
13:50 –
14:00
Reporting by Rapporteur from day of preparatory sessions
14:00 –
14:55
VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE TWO: Implementation, collaboration and funding - Regional projects, initiatives, and partnerships contributing to the achievement of the SDGs, WSIS Action Lines and regional priorities
Moderator and fire-starter: Anne-Rachel Inné, Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs Department, American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
- Regina Fleur Assoumou Bessou, Director, International Cooperation, L'Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire (ARTCI), Côte d'Ivoire and Chair of ITU-D Study Group 1
- Dawit Bekele, Regional Vice President for Africa, Internet Society (ISOC)
- Fargani Tambeayuk, Lead for Access and Connectivity in Anglophone Africa, Facebook
- Ruth Berry, Acting Director for Bilateral Affairs, International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State and Thomas Koutsky, USAID, United States of AmericaThomas Koutsky, USAID, United States of America
- Maria Ribeiro, UN Resident Coordinator, Zimbabwe
Discussion
Strategic Partnerships | New Projects | Resource Mobilization |
Broadband Infrastructure Mapping | PRIDA | Cybersecurity
14:55 – 15:00
Wrap up of Day 1
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
12:00 –
15:00 CAT (GMT+2)
12:00 –
12:05
Opening of Day 2: Patrick Mutimushi, Director General, Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority, Zambia
12:05 –
13:30
VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE THREE: Implementation, collaboration and funding - - Projects, initiatives, and partnerships contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, WSIS Action Lines and regional priorities
In focus ITU development thematic priorities:
Capacity development, Digital services and applications, Digital inclusion, Digital innovation ecosystems, Statistics and data for evidence-based decision making together with the related regional initiatives (Regional Initiative 1 and Regional Initiative 3).
Moderator and fire-starter: Elizabeth Migwalla, Senior Director and Head of Government Affairs, Middle East and Africa, Qualcomm
- Honarable Minister Ibrahima Guimba-Saidou, Minister, Special Advisor to the President and Director General, National Agency for the Information Society (ANSI), Niger
- Bakary Doumbia, UN Resident Coordinator for Senegal
- Jean-Paul Adam, Director, Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- New ITU digital development projects (Connect2Recover, POWER, e-waste initiative, etc.)
Discussion
Strategic Partnerships | New Projects | Resource Mobilization | Smart Villages | Decent Jobs and
Digital Skills | Digital Financial Inclusion | Digital Innovation and Ecosystem Building |
Digital Empowerment and African Girls Can Code | Giga - School Connecttivity | Connect2Recover
13:30 –
14:00
Connected Youth in Africa
Moderator: Caecilia Nyamutswa, Director, Legal, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), Zimbabwe and ITU-D Study Group 1 Question 5/1 Rapporteur
- Anaëlle Cathelineau, student from Ferney Voltaire, France
- Ruth Mulu, student from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Sylvia Poll, Digital Society Division, BDT/ITU, ITU Youth Strategy, projects and approach for Africa and WTDC-21 Youth Summit
14:00 –
14:45
VIRTUAL REVIEW: Next steps for digital development, partnerships, collaboration and funding
Moderator: Andrew Rugege, Director, Regional Office for Africa, ITU
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Perspective: Oyeronke M. Oyetunde, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs, MTN and Vice-Chair, ITU Industry Advisory Group for Development Issues and Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers' (IAGDI-CRO)
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Perspective: Ana Graça, UN Resident Coordinator for Cape Verde
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Perspective: Catherine Sozi, UN Resident Coordinator for Ethiopia
Building back better with digital in Africa – Roadmap development and journey ahead (digital development, partnerships and funding)
- Reporting by thematic leads from day co-creation sessions to inform draft live Roadmap
Discussion
14:45 – 15:00
Closing of meeting
Opening remarks:
- Andrew Rugege, Director, Regional Office for Africa, ITU
- Eng. Misheck Lungu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Government of Zambia