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ACP Connect

ACP Connect. Jérôme Lebouc AIDCO C4 – Centralised operations for ACP Countries. Background. The ACP S&T (35 M€ EDF+RSA), the @CP ICT (20 M€) and Edulink (35 M€) programmes have laid the foundations for intra-ACP wide Science and ICT interventions

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ACP Connect

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  1. ACP Connect Jérôme Lebouc AIDCO C4 – Centralised operations for ACP Countries

  2. Background • The ACP S&T (35 M€ EDF+RSA), the @CP ICT (20 M€) and Edulink (35 M€) programmes have laid the foundations for intra-ACP wide Science and ICT interventions • The EU and the ACP Group of States recognise that the “digital divide” hampers the role that HEI and R&D bodies can play in poverty reduction / attainment of the MDGs • The AU – EU Strategy for Africa includes a partnership (8) on Science, Information Society and Space • Within this framework, the AUC HRST department has identified set of projects, with the support of the EC, including some in the field of ICT

  3. ACP Connect – Objectives • Overall objective: • Contribute to poverty reduction by harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies for sustainable development in the region • Specific objective: • Facilitate the creation, development and use of regional education and communication networks and internet connectivity in view of having a more inclusive information society at ACP national and regional levels

  4. ACP Connect – Situation in ACP countries • Caribbean: C@ribnet is being supported by the Commission (12 M€). It will benefit 20 countries • Pacific: Only one NREN has been established so far, in Fiji (USP-SUVA) • Africa: Situation varies from one country to another, as demonstrated by FEAST study, some Eastern and Southern African countries are ready for interconnectivity

  5. ACP Connect - Activities • African Component – “AfricaConnect” (12 M€ EDF+3 M€ Cofinancing) • Connectivity linking through one or several regional backbones of countries that are technically (infrastructures) and legally (appropriate regulatory environment) ready – sub-Saharan Africa • Promotion of the use of existing and planned networks • Implementing Partner: Dante • Caribbean & Pacific Component – Technical studies (1 M€) • Support to the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKLN) • Assessment of needs and identification of options for interconnecting local RENs in the Pacific region • Workshop with relevant authorities to validate findings and agree on next steps

  6. Implementation and next steps • A steering committee will be set-up by the ACP Secretariat with African Union and European Commission representatives to provide guidance on the implementation of the project • A grant contract will be negotiated with Dante • The contract could be signed during the course of first semester 2010 • The results of the AfricaConnect project will be important to determine a possible extension of the approach to other countries

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