CPA Uganda in partnership with UNDP, the ICT ministry, Uganda Communications Commission, I-Network, LIIDA and FRK Communications are organizing a public dialogue and an ICT4D Expo (Exhibition) to commomerate the WSIS Day 17th May 2007

The them of the day is "Achieving MDGs, the contribution of ICTs; Public- Private
Partnerships between the Civil Society and Government.” It will take place in Kampala.

The purpose of this event is to highlight the usefulness of the internet and other ICTs in order to accelerate the pace of Development as per the WSIS Action lines and Tunis 2005 Outcomes.

On the same day an ICT Caravan will be launched in Uganda for the aim of reaching the rural communities as far as ICTs and MDGs are concerned.

for more information, Email: secretariat@cpaug.org or royalcsociety_ug@yahoo.co.uk

The Commonwealth Peoples’ Association of Uganda (CPA-UG) was duly registered as an NGO in December 2005 No. S. 5914/6156 as a peoples’ organization, non-partisan, charitable organization based in Kampala. www.cpaug.org
The Commonwealth Peoples’ Association of Uganda, (CPA-UG) an autonomous Commonwealth Society, affiliated to the Royal Commonwealth Society founded in 1868. www.rcsint.org

As a follow-up to the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Summit Tunis 2005, CPA Uganda is now a member of the UN Global Alliance on ICT for Development- Community of Expertise on Youth Social Technopreneurship with other partners from Uganda, Burundi, Philippines, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Singapore, Kenya, Tanzania, etc… with the aim of “training young people in Social Technopreneurship and gather support and deploy young entrepreneurs in developing countries to use ICTs in community development and for social empowerment and poverty reduction.” Under the ICAP several activities are to be carried out such as the commemoration of the World Information Society Day every May to take stock of the WSIS Phase II Action Lines, an ICT project for PWD & Rural Youth, an ICT Caravan for the dissemination of information on Commonwealth, ICT4D promotion through empowerment, the UN System, and monitoring of the implementation of the MDGs (through Action) by the central and local governments through their development plans.

If you have computers and any ICT equipment available that you would like to donate to this initiative CPA Uganda will be grateful for your support. Contact us at Secretariat@cpaug.org, royalcsociety_ug@yahoo.co.uk Visit: www.cpaug.org