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Cheick Diarra
Microsoft Chairman for Africa
"ICT is a very critical part of the infrastructure required to accelerate economic growth in a given country. We will therefore organize an action-oriented forum where African countries and ICT experts share best practices with each other. This effort will stimulate ICT penetration on the continent and through this penetration, help increase economic advancement and address the Millennium Development Goals."
-- Cheick Modibo Diarra,
Microsoft Chairman for Africa
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Blaise Compaoré
President of Burkina Faso
"Burkina Faso is delighted to be able to organise, together with Microsoft Africa and the European Union, the second African ICT Best Practices Forum.
The world has entered an era in which access to the sources of information and knowledge has become a decisive factor in competitiveness and economic growth. In the face of the digital divide that threatens to increase the marginalisation of developing countries, we must step up the introduction of electronic communication infrastructures to seize the opportunities offered by new technologies.
I would like this Forum to be an occasion for African governments, their advisory institutions and ICT experts to share their experiences, so that we can build an inclusive information society to serve the sustainable development of our countries."
-- Blaise Compaoré,
President of Burkina Faso
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Organisations interested in providing sponsorship or hosting an exhibition are encouraged to contact the ICT Best Practices Forum liaison at ictbestpractices@icwe.net for more information.
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