[gu-l] (07/16/02) Digital Bridge for Africa mtg at the UN on 7/12/02
(Part 1)
Takeshi Utsumi
utsumi@columbia.edu
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 19:25:23 -0400
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<<July 16, 2002>>
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Akhtar Badshah <abadshah@digitalpartners.org>
Adesoji 0. Adelaja, Ph.D. <adelaja@aesop.rutgers.edu>
Godlove T. Fonjweng, Ph.D. <fgodlove@sas.upenn.edu>
T. Peter Burgess <profitinafrica@aol.com>
Sarbuland Khan <khan2@un.org>
Natalie D. Hahn <hahnn@un.org>
Ambassador Koby A. Koomson <bkoomson@aol.com>
Prof. G. Olalere Ajayi <gajayi@yahoo.com>
HE Dr. Isaac C. Lamba <iclamba@yahoo.com>
Chima E. Chima <Chchima@netzero.com>
Charles Ugo. Eke <bychief@yahoo.com>
Manny C. Aniebonam, Ph.D. <maniebon@gwu.edu>
Vesper Owei <vesper@gwu.edu>
Dear Mr. Badshah and the conference organizers:
(1) I would like to sincerely congratulate your wonderful and exciting
conference on the Digital Bridge to Africa Meeting at the United Nations on
July 12th <http://www.ddn-africa.org/>.
I enjoyed it very much and learned a lot from our discussions with many
people. I would like to thank you for your extraordinary effort devoted to
this highly successful conference.
I was also very glad to meet with over a dozen members of our list.
> Dear E-Colleagues:
>=20
> Pls visit my previous list about this conference at;
> (06/15/02) UN ICT Task Force Meeting - Africa
> http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/gu-l/2002q2/000132.html
>=20
> Dear Soji and Godlove:
>=20
> Many thanks for your msgs (ATTACHMENT I and II). It was certainly my gre=
at
> pleasure to have met with you, too. I took the liberty of admitting you =
into
> our list. Let=B9s keep in touch.
>=20
> Dear Peter Burgess:
> It was my pleasure to have met you again at the conference, but I was sor=
ry I
> could not have enough time to chat with you. Many thanks for your recent=
msg
> with regard to your Africa/Kenya project. Pls feel free to call me if we=
can
> be of any help to your project.
Dear Mr. Khan:
(2) It was my great pleasure and honor to sit next each other at our lunch
table at the mtg.
I was very delighted to hear of your strong interest in our Global
University System (GUS) project =8B see ATTACHMENT III.
I look forward to receiving your phone call for our follow-up mtg at your
office in the next weeks.
> Dear Ms. Hahn:
>=20
> Your speech was very inspiring. I would appreciate it if you can join in=
our
> mtg with Mr. Khan.
>=20
Dear Ambassador Koomson:
(3) You requested me a copy of =B3Nigerian National Policy for Information
Technology (IT).=B2 You can obtain its pdf file at one of the following
sites;
> 1. http://www.nitda.gov.ng/nigeriaitpolicy.pdf
> 2. In the Case Studies page of the conference web site mentioned above;
>> http://www.ddn-africa.org/,
> 1. In Google search,
>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=3Den&ie=3DISO-8859-1&q=3DNigerian+National+Pol=
icy+f
>> or+Information+Technology+%28IT%29&btnG=3DGoogle+Search
> 1. As an attachment to my previous list distribution =B3(06/22/02) GUS/Nige=
ria
> with broadband Internet=B2 at;
>> http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/gu-l/2002q2/000135.html
>>=20
>>> As mentioned in this list, our project of establishing a GUS/Nigeria (=
soon
>>> later Malawi and other African countries) is to follow the suit of our
>>> Amazon project =8B see ATTACHMENT III.
>>=20
As mentioned in the Item (3)-4 above, this material was given to me by Prof=
.
Ajayi right after his attendance at the ICT conference at the United Nation=
s
in the week of June 17th.
(4) I was delighted to hear of your willingness to help our project of
creating a GUS/Malawi.
Ambassador Dr. Lamba of Malawi would be very happy to hear of it, too.
> Dear Dr. Lamba:
>=20
> I look forward to receiving your phone call for our next mtg.
>=20
> Dear Chima:
>=20
> You mentioned of your idea how to help this GUS/Malawi project. I will
> contact you after I talk with Dr. Lamba.
Dear Prof. Ola Ajayi:
(4) I met Charles, Manny, Vesper, Chima and many other Nigerians at this
conference.
We briefly discussed the workshop on the creation of GUS/Nigeria along with
your project mentioned in the Item (3) above. The workshop is to be held i=
n
Abuja, Nigeria in the week of September 23rd =8B Charles and Manny are now
working on its outline.
During our mtg with you at Chemists=B9 Club on June 21st, I appreciated to
hear of your cordial invitation to this workshop. I will then look forward
to meeting with you again in Abuja.
> I will then fly to Johannesburg, South Africa to deliver my keynote speec=
h (by
> invitation) at the annual conference of the International Institute of
> Communications in the following week. Though still tentative, the title o=
f my
> talk may be =B3Challenges with Creating Global E-Learning and E-Healthcare
> System.=B2
>=20
> I look forward attending this conference very much, not only because this=
is a
> well known, prestigious conference, but also this would provide me with a=
n
> opportunity meeting with many attendees who may be interested in our Glob=
al
> University System (GUS) project, particularly from African countries.
(More to continue in the following list distribution.)
Best, Tak
ATTACHMENT I=20
Subject: Great Pleasure
Date: Sunday, July 14, 2002 10:38 AM
From: Adesoji Adelaja <adelaja@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>
To: <CEKE@INFOTEXSYSTEMS.COM>, <utsumi@columbia.edu>,
<lsarpong@africast.com>, <fgodlove@sas.upenn.edu>, <aaiyegoro@howard.edu>,
<debo@mediasolv.net>, <Njidekau@youthfortechnology.org>, Executive Dean
<execdean@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>
John, Godlove, Demola, Debo, Telema, Chima, Charles, Takeshi and others:
It truly was a pleasure to meet with all of you last Friday at the Digital
Devide meeting in the city. I thought that this was a very progressive
forward looking meeting, with numerous ideas of tangible next steps. I
particularly enjoyed the side discussions and the debate on our table (Tabl=
e
10).
I am sure we will meet again.
Soji
ATTACHMENT II=20
Subject: Re: Great Pleasure
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:08 PM
From: Godlove Fonjweng <fgodlove@sas.upenn.edu>
To: Adesoji Adelaja <adelaja@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>, <CEKE@INFOTEXSYSTEMS.COM>,
<utsumi@columbia.edu>, <lsarpong@africast.com>, <fgodlove@sas.upenn.edu>,
<aaiyegoro@howard.edu>, <debo@mediasolv.net>,
<Njidekau@youthfortechnology.org>, Executive Dean
<execdean@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>
Dear all,
Yes I agree, table 10 was 'the table'. I am hopeful that the enthusiasm
expressed at the meeting will carry through and lead to significant
positive change on the continent. It is refreshing to see the UN paying
attention to something like this. Soji, thanks for the mail and I enjoyed
the side debates as well. Best regards.
Godlove
ATTACHMENT III=20
I. Synopsis of Global University System (GUS)
> See APPENDIX VI of Item III-A below.
II. GLOSAS Projects for Closing Digital Divide (Paper published in
InterMedia of International Institute of Communications (IIC) (April, 2001)
> See APPENDIX V of Item III-A below.
III. Amazon Project
A. Grant application to be submitted to Tinker Foundation (6/11/02).
> http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/Tinker%20Foundat=
ion/A
> pplication%20Form/Tinker_Proposal_Web/Application_to_Tinker.html
B. Application for Grass Root Fund (Draft #6) for the Manaus Community
Development Network (May 13, 2002) (submitted to Japan Consulate in Manaus,
Amazon, Brazil)
> http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/Grass_Root_Fund/=
Appli
> cation_Form/MCDN-GR-Draft-6.htm
Our Amazon Project consists of deploying;
1. CampusNet which will connect 6 federal universities in Amazon region by
broadband satellite Internet, and
2. Community Development Networks which will connect higher, secondary and
elementary schools, libraries, hospitals, local government offices and NGOs=
,
etc. in the cities of main campuses of the CampusNet affiliated universitie=
s
by broadband wireless Internet.
Note:
I initiated and helped the Japanese government pledge US$15 billion to clos=
e
the digital divide in developing countries during the Okinawa Summit in Jul=
y
of 2000. Mr. Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan, made another pledge of US$2
billion to aid education in developing countries during the G8 Summit in
Canada on 6/26-27/02.
Our projects will combine (1) the Japanese government=B9s ODA funds and (2)
electronic equipment (computer, tranceiver, dish antenna, etc.) of Japan
with (a) the Internet technology and (b) content development of the north
America to help underserved people in rural and remote areas of developing
countries.
List of Distribution
Akhtar Badshah
Executive Director
Digital Partners
Co-Organizer for Digital Bridge to Africa Meeting
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
united.nations@ddn-africa.org
http://www.ddn-africa.org/
or
Executive Director=20
Digital Partners Global
Digital Partners Institute
World Trade Center
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 455
Seattle, WA 98121=20
V. 425-898-9739 or 206-770-9355
F. 206-374-0410=20
abadshah@digitalpartners.org
abadshah@email.msn.com
www.digitalpartners.org <file://www.digitalpartners.org>
Adesoji 0. Adelaja, Ph.D.
Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Dean of Cook College
Executive Director =80 New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Cook College/New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
88 Lipman Drive
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
104 Martin Hall
88 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8525
732/932-9000 Ext. 500
FAX: 732/932-8955
adelaja@aesop.rutgers.edu
Execdean@Cook.rutgers.edu
Godlove T. Fonjweng, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Advising
University of Pennsylvania
120 Logan Hall
249 South 36th street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304
Phone: 215-898-6341
Fax: 215-573-2023
fgodlove@sas.upenn.edu
www.college.upenn.edu
T. Peter Burgess
VP and CFO ATCnet
President and CEO
AfriFund Management Limited
1173A Second Avenue #221
New York NY 10021
Tel 212 772 6918
Fax 212 585 2501
Fax 707 371 7805
profitinafrica@aol.com
hivaidsstories@aol.com
www.afrifund.com
www.profitinafrica.com
www.atcnet.org
Sarbuland Khan
Director, Division for ECOSOC Support and Coordination
United Nations
1 UN Plaza, Room DC 1-1428
New York, NY 10017, USA
(212) 963-4628
Fax: (212) 963-1712
khan2@un.org
Natalie D. Hahn
Senior Private Sector Adviser
United Nations Fund for International Partnership
United Nations
1 UN Plaza, Room DC1-1330
New York, NY 10017, USA
(917) 367-2094
Fax: (212) 963-1486
hahnn@un.org
Ambassador Koby A. Koomson
Ghana Ambassador to U.S.A. (1997 - 2001)
P.O. Box 9405
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 277-9373
Fax: (301) 365-5434
bkoomson@aol.com
Prof. G. Olalere Ajayi
Director General/CEO
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
Federal Ministry of Science & Technology
Plot 695, Port-Harcourt Crescent
Off Gimbiya Street=3D20
Garki 11, Abuja, Nigeria
Tel +234 9 314 2926
DL, +234 9 314 2923 or 25 Ext 147
Fax + 234 9 314 2924
GSM 0803 310 5938
gajayi@yahoo.com
gajayi@nitda.gov.ng
http://www.nitda.gov.ng/
HE Dr. Isaac C. Lamba
Ambassador and Permanent Representative
Republic of Malawi
Permanent Mission of Malawi to the United Nations
600 Third Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10016
Tel (212) 949-0180
Cel: 914-473-4551
Fax: (212) 599-5021
iclamba@yahoo.com
iclamba2@aol.com
UNMalawi@aol.com
Chima E. Chima
Senior Consulting Engineer
BandWidth Technologies
125 Lincoln Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
973-484-8542 (voice)
973-484-3529 (fax)
Chchima@netzero.com
Charles Ugo. Eke
Founder/CEO
Infotex Systems, Inc.
New Jersy
908.753.0030 X 11
bychief@yahoo.com
ceke@ureach.com
ceke@infotexsystems.com
http://www.Infotexsystems.com
Or,
EbusinessTec.com
Kindicare, Inc.
IOU & Liasion, LLC
Manny C. Aniebonam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Department of Management Science
School of Business and Public Management
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-3760
FAX 202-994-4930
maniebon@gwu.edu
http://www.nitpa.org/
Vesper Owei
Information Systems
George Washington University
Washington, D.C. 20052
202-994-4364
301-776-9490
vesper@gwu.edu
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Akhtar Badshah <<U>abadshah@digitalpartners.org></U> <BR>
<BR>
Adesoji 0. Adelaja, Ph.D. <adelaja@aesop.rutgers.edu><BR>
<BR>
Godlove T. Fonjweng, Ph.D. <fgodlove@sas.upenn.edu><BR>
<BR>
T. Peter Burgess <profitinafrica@aol.com><BR>
<BR>
Sarbuland Khan <khan2@un.org><BR>
<BR>
Natalie D. Hahn <hahnn@un.org><BR>
<BR>
Ambassador Koby A. Koomson <bkoomson@aol.com><BR>
<BR>
Prof. G. Olalere Ajayi <<U>gajayi@yahoo.com><BR>
</U><BR>
HE Dr. Isaac C. Lamba <<U>iclamba@yahoo.com><BR>
</U><BR>
Chima E. Chima <Chchima@netzero.com><BR>
<BR>
Charles Ugo. Eke <bychief@yahoo.com><BR>
<BR>
Manny C. Aniebonam, Ph.D. <maniebon@gwu.edu><BR>
<BR>
Vesper Owei <vesper@gwu.edu><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Mr. Badshah and the conference organizers:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(1) I would like to sincerely congratulate your wonderful and exciting conf=
erence on the Digital Bridge to Africa Meeting at the United Nations on July=
12th <http://www.ddn-africa.org/>.<BR>
<BR>
I enjoyed it very much and learned a lot from our discussions with many peo=
ple. I would like to thank you for your extraordinary effort devoted t=
o this highly successful conference.<BR>
<BR>
I was also very glad to meet with over a dozen members of our list.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><B><U>Dear E-Colleagues:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
Pls visit my previous list about this conference at;<BR>
<U>(06/15/02) UN ICT Task Force Meeting - Africa <BR>
</U>http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/gu-l/2002q2/000132.html<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Soji and Godlove:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
Many thanks for your msgs (<B><U>ATTACHMENT I and II</U></B>). It was=
certainly my great pleasure to have met with you, too. I took the lib=
erty of admitting you into our list. Let’s keep in touch.<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Peter Burgess:<BR>
</U></B></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">It was my pleasure to have met you =
again at the conference, but I was sorry I could not have enough time to cha=
t with you. Many thanks for your recent msg with regard to your Africa=
/Kenya project. Pls feel free to call me if we can be of any help to y=
our project.<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><BR>
<B><U>Dear Mr. Khan:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(2) It was my great pleasure and honor to sit next each other at our lunch =
table at the mtg.<BR>
<BR>
I was very delighted to hear of your strong interest in our Global Universi=
ty System (GUS) project — see <B><U>ATTACHMENT III.<BR>
</U></B><BR>
I look forward to receiving your phone call for our follow-up mtg at your o=
ffice in the next weeks.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><B><U>Dear Ms. Hahn:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
Your speech was very inspiring. I would appreciate it if you can join=
in our mtg with Mr. Khan.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><B><U>Dear Ambassador Koomson:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(3) You requested me a copy of “Nigerian National Policy for Informat=
ion Technology (IT).” You can obtain its pdf file at one of the =
following sites;<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><OL><OL><LI><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><U>http://www.nitda.gov.ng/nigeriai=
tpolicy.pdf
</U></FONT><LI><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">In the Case Studies page of the confere=
nce web site mentioned above;<BR>
</FONT></OL></OL><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">http://www.dd=
n-africa.org/,<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><OL><LI><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">In Google search, <BR>
</FONT></OL><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">http://www.google.com/search?h=
l=3Den&ie=3DISO-8859-1&q=3DNigerian+National+Policy+for+Information+Techno=
logy+%28IT%29&btnG=3DGoogle+Search<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><OL><LI><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">As an attachment to my pre=
vious list distribution “<U>(06/22/02) GUS/Nigeria with broadband Inte=
rnet”</U> at;<BR>
</FONT></OL><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">http://www.friends-partners.or=
g/pipermail/gu-l/2002q2/000135.html<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">As mentioned in this list, our proj=
ect of establishing a GUS/Nigeria (soon later Malawi and other African=
countries) is to follow the suit of our Amazon project — see <B><U>AT=
TACHMENT III</U></B>.<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">As mentioned in the I=
tem (3)-4 above, this material was given to me by Prof. Ajayi right after hi=
s attendance at the ICT conference at the United Nations in the week of June=
17th.<BR>
<BR>
(4) I was delighted to hear of your willingness to help our project of crea=
ting a GUS/Malawi.<BR>
<BR>
Ambassador Dr. Lamba of Malawi would be very happy to hear of it, too.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><B><U>Dear Dr. Lamba:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
I look forward to receiving your phone call for our next mtg.<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Chima:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
You mentioned of your idea how to help this GUS/Malawi project. I wil=
l contact you after I talk with Dr. Lamba.<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><BR>
<B><U>Dear Prof. Ola Ajayi:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(4) I met Charles, Manny, Vesper, Chima and many other Nigerians at this co=
nference.<BR>
<BR>
We briefly discussed the workshop on the creation of GUS/Nigeria along with=
your project mentioned in the Item (3) above. The workshop is to be h=
eld in Abuja, Nigeria in the week of September 23rd — Charles and Mann=
y are now working on its outline.<BR>
<BR>
During our mtg with you at Chemists’ Club on June 21st, I appreciated=
to hear of your cordial invitation to this workshop. I will then look=
forward to meeting with you again in Abuja.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">I will then fly to Johannesburg, So=
uth Africa to deliver my keynote speech (by invitation) at the annual confer=
ence of the International Institute of Communications in the following week.=
Though still tentative, the title of my talk may be “Challenges with =
Creating Global E-Learning and E-Healthcare System.”<BR>
<BR>
I look forward attending this conference very much, not only because this i=
s a well known, prestigious conference, but also this would provide me with =
an opportunity meeting with many attendees who may be interested in our Glob=
al University System (GUS) project, particularly from African countries.<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><BR>
(More to continue in the following list distribution.)<BR>
<BR>
Best, Tak<BR>
<HR ALIGN=3DCENTER SIZE=3D"3" WIDTH=3D"95%"></FONT>
<P ALIGN=3DCENTER>
<FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><B><U>ATTACHMENT I
</U></B></FONT>
<P>
<FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><B><U><BR>
</U>Subject: </B>Great Pleasure<BR>
<B>Date: </B>Sunday, July 14, 2002 10:38 AM<BR>
<B>From: </B>Adesoji Adelaja <adelaja@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU><BR>
<B>To: </B><CEKE@INFOTEXSYSTEMS.COM>, <utsumi@columbia.edu>, &l=
t;lsarpong@africast.com>, <fgodlove@sas.upenn.edu>, <aaiyegoro@h=
oward.edu>, <debo@mediasolv.net>, <Njidekau@youthfortechnology.o=
rg>, Executive Dean <execdean@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU><BR>
<BR>
John, Godlove, Demola, Debo, Telema, Chima, Charles, Takeshi and others:<BR=
>
<BR>
It truly was a pleasure to meet with all of you last Friday at the Digital<=
BR>
Devide meeting in the city. I thought that this was a very prog=
ressive<BR>
forward looking meeting, with numerous ideas of tangible next steps. =
I<BR>
particularly enjoyed the side discussions and the debate on our table (Tabl=
e<BR>
10).<BR>
<BR>
I am sure we will meet again.<BR>
<BR>
Soji<BR>
<HR ALIGN=3DCENTER SIZE=3D"3" WIDTH=3D"95%"></FONT>
<P ALIGN=3DCENTER>
<FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><B><U>ATTACHMENT II
</U></B></FONT>
<P>
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<B>Subject: </B>Re: Great Pleasure<BR>
<B>Date: </B>Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:08 PM<BR>
<B>From: </B>Godlove Fonjweng <fgodlove@sas.upenn.edu><BR>
<B>To: </B>Adesoji Adelaja <adelaja@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>, <CEKE@INFO=
TEXSYSTEMS.COM>, <utsumi@columbia.edu>, <lsarpong@africast.com&g=
t;, <fgodlove@sas.upenn.edu>, <aaiyegoro@howard.edu>, <debo@m=
ediasolv.net>, <Njidekau@youthfortechnology.org>, Executive Dean &l=
t;execdean@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU><BR>
<BR>
Dear all,<BR>
Yes I agree, table 10 was 'the table'. I am hopeful that the enthusiasm <BR=
>
expressed at the meeting will carry through and lead to significant <BR>
positive change on the continent. It is refreshing to see the UN paying <BR=
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attention to something like this. Soji, thanks for the mail and I enjoyed <=
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the side debates as well. Best regards.<BR>
<BR>
Godlove<BR>
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<FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><B><U>ATTACHMENT III
</U></B></FONT>
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<B><U>I. Synopsis of Global University System (GUS)<BR>
</U></B><BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">See APPENDIX VI of Item III-A below=
.<BR>
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<B><U>II. GLOSAS Projects for Closing Digital Divide</U></B> (Paper publish=
ed in InterMedia of International Institute of Communications (IIC) (April, =
2001)<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">See APPENDIX V of Item III-A below.=
<BR>
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<B><U>III. Amazon Project<BR>
</U></B><BR>
<U>A. Grant application to be submitted to Tinker Foundation (6/11/02).<BR>
</U><BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><U>http://www.friends-partners.org/=
GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/Tinker%20Foundation/Application%20Form/Tinker_Propo=
sal_Web/Application_to_Tinker.html<BR>
</U></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><BR>
<U>B. Application for Grass Root Fund (Draft #6) for the Manaus Community D=
evelopment Network (May 13, 2002)</U> (submitted to Japan Consulate in Manau=
s, Amazon, Brazil)<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><U>http://www.friends-partners.org/=
GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/Grass_Root_Fund/Application_Form/MCDN-GR-Draft-6.ht=
m<BR>
</U></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><BR>
Our Amazon Project consists of deploying;<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><OL><LI><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><U>CampusNet</U> which will connect 6 f=
ederal universities in Amazon region by broadband satellite Internet, and=20
</FONT><LI><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><U>Community Development Networks</U> which=
will connect higher, secondary and elementary schools, libraries, hospitals=
, local government offices and NGOs, etc. in the cities of main campuses of =
the CampusNet affiliated universities by broadband wireless Internet.<BR>
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<B><U>Note:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
I initiated and helped the Japanese government pledge US$15 billion to clos=
e the digital divide in developing countries during the Okinawa Summit in Ju=
ly of 2000. Mr. Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan, made another pledge =
of US$2 billion to aid education in developing countries during the G8 Summi=
t in Canada on 6/26-27/02.<BR>
<BR>
Our projects will combine (1) the Japanese government’s ODA funds and=
(2) electronic equipment (computer, tranceiver, dish antenna, etc.) of Japa=
n with (a) the Internet technology and (b) content development of the north =
America to help underserved people in rural and remote areas of developing c=
ountries.<BR>
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<FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><B><U>List of Distribution
</U></B></FONT>
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Akhtar Badshah<BR>
Executive Director<BR>
Digital Partners<BR>
Co-Organizer for Digital Bridge to Africa Meeting<BR>
United Nations<BR>
New York, NY 10017<BR>
united.nations@ddn-africa.org<BR>
http://www.ddn-africa.org/<BR>
or<BR>
Executive Director <BR>
Digital Partners Global<BR>
Digital Partners Institute<BR>
World Trade Center<BR>
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 455 <BR>
Seattle, WA 98121 <BR>
V. 425-898-9739 or 206-770-9355<BR>
F. 206-374-0410 <BR>
<U>abadshah@digitalpartners.org</U> <BR>
<U>abadshah@email.msn.com</U> <BR>
<U>www.digitalpartners.org</U> <<U>file://www.digitalpartners.org</U>>=
;<BR>
<BR>
Adesoji 0. Adelaja, Ph.D.<BR>
Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources<BR>
Dean of Cook College<BR>
Executive Director ? New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station<BR>
Cook College/New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station<BR>
88 Lipman Drive<BR>
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey<BR>
104 Martin Hall<BR>
88 Lipman Drive<BR>
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8525<BR>
732/932-9000 Ext. 500<BR>
FAX: 732/932-8955<BR>
adelaja@aesop.rutgers.edu<BR>
Execdean@Cook.rutgers.edu<BR>
<BR>
Godlove T. Fonjweng, Ph.D.<BR>
Assistant Dean for Advising<BR>
University of Pennsylvania<BR>
120 Logan Hall<BR>
249 South 36th street<BR>
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304<BR>
Phone: 215-898-6341<BR>
Fax: 215-573-2023<BR>
fgodlove@sas.upenn.edu<BR>
www.college.upenn.edu<BR>
<BR>
T. Peter Burgess<BR>
VP and CFO ATCnet<BR>
President and CEO<BR>
AfriFund Management Limited<BR>
1173A Second Avenue #221<BR>
New York NY 10021<BR>
Tel 212 772 6918<BR>
Fax 212 585 2501<BR>
Fax 707 371 7805<BR>
profitinafrica@aol.com<BR>
hivaidsstories@aol.com<BR>
www.afrifund.com<BR>
www.profitinafrica.com <BR>
www.atcnet.org<BR>
<BR>
Sarbuland Khan<BR>
Director, Division for ECOSOC Support and Coordination<BR>
United Nations<BR>
1 UN Plaza, Room DC 1-1428<BR>
New York, NY 10017, USA<BR>
(212) 963-4628<BR>
Fax: (212) 963-1712<BR>
khan2@un.org<BR>
<BR>
Natalie D. Hahn<BR>
Senior Private Sector Adviser<BR>
United Nations Fund for International Partnership<BR>
United Nations<BR>
1 UN Plaza, Room DC1-1330<BR>
New York, NY 10017, USA<BR>
(917) 367-2094<BR>
Fax: (212) 963-1486<BR>
hahnn@un.org<BR>
<BR>
Ambassador Koby A. Koomson<BR>
Ghana Ambassador to U.S.A. (1997 - 2001)<BR>
P.O. Box 9405<BR>
Washington, DC 20016<BR>
(202) 277-9373<BR>
Fax: (301) 365-5434<BR>
bkoomson@aol.com<BR>
<BR>
Prof. G. Olalere Ajayi<BR>
Director General/CEO<BR>
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)<BR>
Federal Ministry of Science & Technology<BR>
Plot 695, Port-Harcourt Crescent<BR>
Off Gimbiya Street=3D20<BR>
Garki 11, Abuja, Nigeria<BR>
Tel +234 9 314 2926<BR>
DL, +234 9 314 2923 or 25 Ext 147<BR>
Fax + 234 9 314 2924<BR>
GSM 0803 310 5938<BR>
<U>gajayi@yahoo.com<BR>
gajayi@nitda.gov.ng<BR>
http://www.nitda.gov.ng/<BR>
</U><BR>
HE Dr. Isaac C. Lamba<BR>
Ambassador and Permanent Representative<BR>
Republic of Malawi<BR>
Permanent Mission of Malawi to the United Nations<BR>
600 Third Avenue<BR>
New York, N.Y. 10016<BR>
Tel (212) 949-0180<BR>
Cel: 914-473-4551<BR>
Fax: (212) 599-5021<BR>
<U>iclamba@yahoo.com<BR>
iclamba2@aol.com<BR>
UNMalawi@aol.com<BR>
</U><BR>
Chima E. Chima<BR>
Senior Consulting Engineer<BR>
BandWidth Technologies<BR>
125 Lincoln Avenue<BR>
Newark, NJ 07104<BR>
973-484-8542 (voice)<BR>
973-484-3529 (fax)<BR>
Chchima@netzero.com<BR>
<BR>
Charles Ugo. Eke<BR>
Founder/CEO<BR>
Infotex Systems, Inc.<BR>
New Jersy<BR>
908.753.0030 X 11<BR>
bychief@yahoo.com<BR>
ceke@ureach.com<BR>
ceke@infotexsystems.com<BR>
http://www.Infotexsystems.com<BR>
Or,<BR>
EbusinessTec.com<BR>
Kindicare, Inc.<BR>
IOU & Liasion, LLC<BR>
<BR>
Manny C. Aniebonam, Ph.D.<BR>
Assistant Professor of Information Systems<BR>
Department of Management Science<BR>
School of Business and Public Management<BR>
The George Washington University<BR>
Washington, DC 20052<BR>
202-994-3760<BR>
FAX 202-994-4930<BR>
maniebon@gwu.edu<BR>
http://www.nitpa.org/<BR>
<BR>
Vesper Owei<BR>
Information Systems<BR>
George Washington University<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20052<BR>
202-994-4364<BR>
301-776-9490<BR>
vesper@gwu.edu<BR>
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