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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Thanks Pierre for your thoughts on this summit. I can’t agree more! Leadership matters in Africa journey to digital economy and Rwanda is showing it very well. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Thanks for sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Victor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> africann-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] <b>De la part de</b> Dandjinou Pierre<br><b>Envoyé :</b> jeudi 31 octobre 2013 12:49<br><b>À :</b> africann@afrinic.net<br><b>Objet :</b> [AfrICANN-discuss] TransformAfrica 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'>Dear listers,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'>(En francais plus bas!)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'>I attended the TransformAfrica Summit which is closing down in a few minutes. The theme is telling : The Future of Africa delivered..Today!<br><br>There are a few takeaways we could share, but you may acces the SMART Africa Manifesto at<br><br><a href="http://www.transformafrica2013.org/documents/">http://www.transformafrica2013.org/documents/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>Manifesto is about taking action in order to connect, innovate and transform Africa.<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>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 (<a href="http://www.rwandapedia.rw">www.rwandapedia.rw</a>) and the commissioning of the 4G. So, leadership matters on African journey to the digital economy.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><br>Pierre<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>=============================================================<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'>Francais<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'>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!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'>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 <br><br><a href="http://www.transformafrica2013.org/documents/">http://www.transformafrica2013.org/documents/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'>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 (<a href="http://www.rwandapedia.rw">www.rwandapedia.rw</a>) a l'hotel Mille collines.<br><br>Assurement, le leadership compte sur la voie d'acces de l' l'Afrique a l'economie du numerique.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>Pierre<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>Pierre Dandjinou<br>Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>Dakar 221 77 639 30 41<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><a href="http://www.scg.bj/" target="_blank">www.scg.bj</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>skype : sagbo1953<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>