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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear colleagues,</span></font><font
size=3 color=black face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif";
color:black'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Attached find the draft agenda of
the P8/Information Society implementation group meeting that will be held on </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>11-12 May</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> in
Gaborone, in the context of the IST-Africa 2011 Conference (</span></font><u><font
size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>www.ist-africa.org</span></font></u><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>). </span></font><font size=3 color=black face=Times><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Times><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>S&T and ICT Ministries
from 20 African countries have already confirmed their participation to the
meeting including </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Botswana</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>, </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>South
Africa</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, Lesotho, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Namibia</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Mozambique</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Tanzania</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Uganda</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Kenya</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Burundi</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Senegal</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Mauritius</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Cameroon</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Egypt</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, Zambia,
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tunisia</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>, </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ethiopia</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>, </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ghana</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>, Swaziland, </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Malawi</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>, </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Burkina
Faso</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. Representatives from the
different African RECS are also expected to be present.</span></font><font
size=3 color=black face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Times><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>At European level, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Portugal</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Finland</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> and
France already confirmed participation; the meeting will also include
representatives from the EU-Africa Business forum, UNESCO, ITU and the World
Bank</span></font><font size=3 color=black face=Times><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Times><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Best.</span></font><font
size=3 color=black face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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