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<div>Dear colleagues,</div>
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<div style="padding-right: 36pt; text-align: justify; ">Considering the current situation of the ICT, internet and its resources in Africa, the Assembly of the Heads of State and governments at its Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit held in Addis-Ababa,
Ethiopia in January 2009 approved the Decision (Assembly/AU/Dec. 232(XII)) to have the AU-2010 January Summit theme dedicated for ICT “Information and Communications Technologies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development”.</div>
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<div style="padding-right: 36pt; text-align: justify; ">Accordingly, I’m updating my old database for the Ministries in charge of ICT/CIT in Africa and I request you all to send me full details for the said ministries in your respective countries.</div>
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<div style="padding-right: 36pt; text-align: justify; ">Thank you very much in advance.</div>
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<div>Regards</div>
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<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="3" color="#000080">Mr. Esam M. Abulkhirat</font></div>
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="1" color="#000080">Senior ICT Policy Officer</font></div>
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="1" color="#000080">Department of Human Resources Science & Technology</font></div>
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="1" color="#000080">African Union Commission</font></div>
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="1" color="#000080">Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA</font></div>
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="1" color="#000080">P.O.Box 3243</font></div>
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="1" color="#000080">Tel:(+251-11) 554 01 35 Ext: 198</font></div>
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="1" color="#000080">Fax:(+251-11) 551 37 82 or 550 59 28</font></div>
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="1" color="#000080">Mobile:(+251-911) 22 70 26</font></div>
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="1" color="#000080">Abulkhirate@Africa-Union.Org</font></div>
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="1" color="#000080">Aldhina@Yahoo.Com </font></div>
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