[AfrICANN-discuss] TransformAfrica 2013

[Fiona Asonga]

Thanks Pierre for the input. 

very insightful 

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| Thanks Piere

| I like the observations mainly the point on leadership. I think we do
| not just need to look at leadership at the head of state level. But
| I think we also need to nurture leadership within the digital
| community across the continent.

| I tend to feel that on the continent we are always looking at others
| and to borrow from Janet Jackson song saying "what have you done for
| me lately"

| Many of us have the potential to contribute so effectively but chose
| not to. How do we turn the tide ?

| Badru Ntege
| Sent from my Mobile

| On 31 Oct 2013, at 14:52, "Dandjinou Pierre" < pdandjinou at gmail.com >
| wrote:

| | Dear listers,
| 

| | (En francais plus bas!)
| 

| | I attended the TransformAfrica Summit which is closing down in a
| | few
| | minutes. The theme is telling : The Future of Africa
| | delivered..Today!
| 

| | There are a few takeaways we could share, but you may acces the
| | SMART
| | Africa Manifesto at
| 

| | http://www.transformafrica2013.org/documents/
| 

| | Manifesto is about taking action in order to connect, innovate and
| | transform Africa.
| 

| | While this summit, attended by 7 African heads of States an many
| | high
| | powered authorities, it has been somehow dominated by the massive
| | presence of the private sector in panels and the nice exhibitions.
| | Youth has also been at the centre of Transform Africa with
| | workshops
| | on digital entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurship Web 3.OS) and iHubs.
| 

| | The other major take away is that TransformAfrica has been
| | organized
| | by Rwanda, a country that is not just writing policies and
| | strategies, but is just executing them. And its shows right at the
| | airport and all the way to the launch of the Rwandapedia (
| | www.rwandapedia.rw ) and the commissioning of the 4G. So,
| | leadership
| | matters on African journey to the digital economy.
| 

| | Pierre
| 

| | =============================================================
| 

| | Francais
| 

| | J'ai assiste au Sommet TransformAfrica qui va fermer ses portes
| | dans
| | quelques minutes. Le theme : L'avenir de l'Afrique rendue
| | possible..Aujourd'hui. Tout un programme!
| 

| | Beaucoup de choses sont a retenir de ce sommet et principalement le
| | manifeste du SMART Africa. Le texte en Anglais et francais est
| | accessible au
| 

| | http://www.transformafrica2013.org/documents/
| 

| | Le Sommet a connu la participation de 7 Chefs d'etats, des plus
| | hautes autorites africaines, mais surtout la presence du secteur
| | prive international, regional et local..Les jeunes y etaient
| | massivement representes dans les ateliers consacres a
| | l'entreprenariat des jeunes..Au total, plus de 2000 participants au
| | sommet.
| 

| | L'autre chose importante a retenir est que le sommet a ete organise
| | par le Rwanda, un pays qui ne se contente point de faire des etudes
| | et strategies, mais de les mettre en oeuvre! Et cela se
| | voit..depuis
| | l'aeroport jusqu'au lancement du projet Rwandapedia (
| | www.rwandapedia.rw ) a l'hotel Mille collines.
| 

| | Assurement, le leadership compte sur la voie d'acces de l'
| | l'Afrique
| | a l'economie du numerique.
| 

| | Pierre
| 

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| | Pierre Dandjinou
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