<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Dear Alice<br><br></div>Would input from CoZa Cares Foundation on the education sector be welcomed?<br><br></div>Regards<br></div>Fiona<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i><b>Fiona Wallace</b></i></font><br style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="1">CEO: CoZa Cares Foundation</font></i><br><font style="font-family:georgia,serif" size="1"><i>Cellphone: 083 356 2505</i></font><br><br><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><b>Dream a dream so big that it scares you. If it doesn't scare you, it's not worth it.</b></span><br></div><br><img src="http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/p206x206/530657_195906373884202_1863042698_n.jpg"><br><br><i style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="1"></font></i><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 November 2014 15:27, Alice Munyua <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alice@apc.org" target="_blank">alice@apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thank you very much Mukom and Seun for the very helpful and constructive<br>
suggestions.<br>
The AUC is considering a mechanism that would allow for wider public<br>
consultations.<br>
<br>
best regards<br>
Alice<br>
<span class=""><br>
> +1 to this suggestion. Also to note that the solutions proposed are not<br>
expensive to setup and there are existing references one can learn from<br>
><br>
> Cheers!<br>
</span>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Mukom Akong T. <<a href="mailto:mukom.tamon@gmail.com">mukom.tamon@gmail.com</a>><br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hi Alice,<br>
> I think it's a great idea that the AUC is seeking contributions. If<br>
you can get to the decison makers there, could you suggest that they<br>
vastly improve the mechanism by which these contributions are sent<br>
in.<br>
> The attachment mentions that "Contributions can be shared publicly<br>
or sent directly to <email-address>" and no further information is<br>
given about how to publicly contribute.<br>
> Perhaps they could consider<br>
> a) Designing and launching a well structured survey that get's the<br>
contributions in a structured way that can the be used in some<br>
strategic planning document.<br>
> b) Designate a public mailing list for open contributions and<br>
deliberations.<br>
> A vision for 2063 certainly needs a befitting mechanism for seeking<br>
in-put.<br>
> Regards<br>
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Alice Munyua <<a href="mailto:alice@apc.org">alice@apc.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Dear Colleagues,<br>
><br>
> (Apologies for cross posting)<br>
><br>
> During the Africa ICT week in 2012, African Heads of State and<br>
governments<br>
> of the African Union adopted Agenda 2063, which contains seven<br>
aspiration<br>
> for "the Africa we want"<br>
> 1) A prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable<br>
development<br>
> 2) An integrated continent, politically united and based on the<br>
ideal Pan<br>
> Africanism and the vision of Africa’s Renaissance.<br>
> 3) An Africa of Good Governance, Democracy, Respect for human<br>
rights,<br>
> Justice and the Rule of law<br>
> 4) A Peaceful and Secure Africa<br>
> 5) An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage,<br>
shared<br>
> values and ethics<br>
> 6) An Africa where development is people-driven, unleashing the<br>
potential<br>
> of women and youth<br>
> 7) Africa as a strong, united and influential global player and<br>
partner<br>
><br>
> The African Union Commission (AUC) is seeking stakeholder input and<br>
> comments on how the "ICT Sector" would contribute to these<br>
aspirations.<br>
><br>
> I) How ICT can contribute to each aspirations),<br>
> ii) how to set up a regular AU and the African stakeholders a<br>
coordination<br>
> mechanism to develop and monitor continental projects,<br>
> iii) how to tape on our own African (financial) and human<br>
resources to<br>
> implement our continental programs<br>
><br>
> Stakeholder contributions will form part of the final documents<br>
for the<br>
> AU Summit.<br>
><br>
> Attached, the AU agenda 2063 aspirations.<br>
><br>
> Please send comments to<br>
> Moctar Yedaly <<a href="mailto:YedalyM@africa-union.org">YedalyM@africa-union.org</a>><br>
><br>
><br>
> Best regards<br>
><br>
> Alice<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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