1. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ECA's activities in ICT in 2009-2010, highlights on the implementation of CODIST-1 recommendations and the work programme for 2011-2012 Eskedar Nega Programme Officer ISTD/ECA

2. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Contents  Activities undertaken by ECA in ICT since CODIST-I Policy Formulation & Implementation ICT Measurement Capacity building activities on the Information Society Research and pilot programmes in ICT4D in Africa Implementation of CODIST-II resolutions  Planned activities for 2012-2013

3. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Developing national and sectoral ICT Policies and plans  Sectoral Policies and Strategies as part of NICI implementation plans: Burkina Faso: Development of e-government and e-health strategies The Gambia: Developing NICI Implementation Plan (Focus on E- government+ strategies in additional sectors) Mali: Development of sectoral e-strategies on e-commerce and e- agriculture Niger: Development of e-commerce, e-education and e-health strategies  NCI Review and implementation plans (Rwanda +Ghana)  Support on NICI policy review, development of tele-innovation centers, and digital mapping expertise

4. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Developing national and sectoral ICT Policies and plans  e-Legislation Ethiopia: Developing a national e-commerce law and supporting the newly created Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Ghana: Review of cybersecurity policy + Computer Emergency Response Team Capacity building + online observatory  Sub-regional level eSADC initiative Support from ECA Regional Office in other sub regions

5. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Measurement and evaluation of ICT for development in Africa  Capacity Building on ICT Measurement in Africa in collaboration with ITU & UNCTAD  Development of e-government indicators in the framework of the International Partnership on ICT measurement  Scan-ICT programme in Nigeria  Capacity building for Parliamentarians  African eLearning Initiative  TIGA Awards

6. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

7. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Research activities and pilot projects to complement ICT Policy and Strategies and support informed decision-making process  Model for Rural Electronic Schools in African Languages (ERELA) in Cameroon  ICT socioeconomic impact Indicators coordinated by the University of Manouba, Tunisia  E-employment projects in the Republic of Congo and Gabon  Development of web and mobile based applications in pilot projects in Ethiopia  Tele-innovation centre initiative

8. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Library activities  International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives (ICADLA-1)  Institutional Repository  Access to Scientific Information in Africa (ASKIA)

9. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Collaboration with the African Union  Side event of ECA-AU Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Economic Planning: Consultative Meeting on “Financial regulatory models and reforms for sustainable socio- economic growth in the ICT sector”, 28 March 2010, Lilongwe, Malawi  Extraordinary Session of the African Union Ministers in charge of Communication and Information Technologies – Johannesburg (2009)  The African Union Heads of State Summit, 31st January to 2nd February 2010, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Meeting of the African ICT Ministers, Abuja (2010)

10. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Lessons learnt  Commitment to policy and regulatory change in order to develop an enabling ICT environment remains crucial  Member States need to facilitate buy-in and ownership by all stakeholders and also ensure that the ICT policy formulation process is sympathetic to national goals  Strengthening various stakeholder’s capacity is important to promote ownership and ensure a conducive environment for better implementation

11. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Lessons learnt  More attention should be paid to gender equality, the value of women and youth’s knowledge and the importance of integrating women and youth into the knowledge society at all levels and in all sectors  Member States, ECA and other partners need to ensure adequate mechanism for securing sustained funding for national and regional strategic actions & implementation plans particularly with regard to support to RECs  Need to secure sustained funding for ECA’ s information management activities both for in-house and outreach activities

12. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Future activities for the period of 2012-2013  Strengthening the capacity of member States for the formulation, adaptation, implementation and evaluation of appropriate ICT policies and programmes to enable Africa’s integration into the Knowledge Economy  Next Generation NICIs  Advocacy and consensus building  Continue mainstreaming & supporting gender sensitive strategies for building and sustaining the African Digital Economy and creating an enabling environment for the knowledge economy

13. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Future activities for the period of 2012-2013  Emphasis on activities aiming at collecting and providing, accurate, timely and relevant data from member States on a continuous and sustainable basis to evaluate the ICT policy effectiveness  In collaboration with the African Union, support RECs in the area of harmonization of policy and legal and regulatory frameworks as well as capacity building

14. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia What do we expect to achieve by end of 2013  Improved capacity of African countries to formulate, implement and evaluate inclusive and gender-sensitive national and sectoral ICT and STI policies and strategies for development  Enhanced capacity of member States to nurture and harness ICTs, gender sensitive and STI for development at the national, subregional and regional levels

15. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia What do we expect to achieve by end of 2013  ECA’s ICT4D programme is expected to achieve its objectives and expected accomplishments on the assumption that: Government development policies continue to include information and communications technology, science and technology as a priority; Governments prioritize budget allocation for identified activities in ICT for development; Partners continue their support in various activities; and Continued involvement of stakeholders at national, sub-regional and global levels.

16. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Implementation of CODIST-1 recomm. (Highlights)  Facilitate an appropriate research environment, capacity building and fund raising ==> CREATIC4AFRICA in collaboration with the spanish based CTIC foundation + Support to Mozambique MOSTIS+ SWA with specific sessions on ICT based innovation & entrepreneurship  Follow up on WSIS has been done through review of indicators as well as strong collaboration with regional and international organizations  E-security ==> support to Ghana and Ethiopia + workshop in North Africa (SRO-NA)

17. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Implementation of CODIST I recomm. (Highlights)  Peer review among member states & exchange of best practices  TIGA  Support countries & RECs with guidelines on cyber laws  Encouraging the setting up of virtual libraries to facilitate scientific and technological development ==>Institutional repository+ ASKIA  Framework for the regulation of m-banking and mpayments ==>eSADC initiative

18. The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology CODIST-II 2-5 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thank You ! http://www.uneca.org/istd/