[Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in Rwanda

[Jean Robert Hountomey]

fully supported


From: Philemon KISSANGOU 
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 5:54 PM
To: Sabrina Wilmot 
Cc: Chapter Delegates 
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in Rwanda


Acceppted from our side.

Thank you

Philemon


2010/6/29 Sabrina Wilmot <wilmot at isoc.org>

  Dear Colleagues,

  The following application for a Chapter in Rwanda has been received. It is being sent to this list for peer comment and review.

  Please note that the Chapter is not yet formed and has not officially been recognised by ISOC.

  If there are people on this list that know the individuals proposing to establish the Chapter, feedback is especially welcome.

  The period allowed for comments is two weeks and the deadline is July 14, 2010.

  Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.

  Best regards,

   Sabrina Wilmot
   ISOC

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  Chapter Application

  A. Proposed name of the Chapter
  ISOC Rwanda Chapter

  B. Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve
  The ISOC Rwanda Chapter is interested to serve the overall persons
  concerned – or potentially concerned - by Internet and its development
  such, students, researchers, professionals, and special social players
  such women, youth and  persons living in remote areas.

  C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter
  The ISOC Rwanda Chapter main purpose is capacity building as far as ICT
  is concerned. We will be collaborating with the education sector to
  improve IT awareness in schools, this is because the educational
  establishment is currently not ready to learn and transfer its knowledge
  to students in schools and universities in order to encourage continued
  ICT education and professional development and improve Rwandan skills in
  using and managing IT. With the low literacy rate (48%) and high rural
  population, the vast majority of the country still does not have access
  to the Internet; there is great need to generate more human resources by
  promoting basic IT literacy. It is obvious that the Computer skills and
  Internet are not going to directly help the poor because they do not
  know how to read and write. The only way computers can change their
  lives is through availing them to opinion leaders, local government
  leaders, teachers and health workers, traders living among the poor.
  Once effectively equipped with relevant knowledge of IT and once access
  to Internet among this group, has been achieved, there is sufficient
  reason to believe the poor uneducated fellow will benefit indirectly.
  The result will be that new jobs will be created and the Rwandan
  population will fully benefit from that.

  D. Founding Members of the Chapter:

   1.  Marie-Paule UWASE
  National University of Rwanda
  ICT Centre

   2.  Christian MULOLA
  Udvantage

  E. List of Supporters
  Mussabwa Kajuja
   Business Development Director
   Altech Stream Rwanda Ltd
   Kigali – Rwanda

  Eddy Kayihura
   Rwanda Development Board (RDB/IT)(RCIPRW)
   Kigali, RWANDA

  Jawahar MANICKAM,
   Director,
   Information and Communication Technology Center,
   National University of Rwanda,
   Butare, Rwanda

  F. List of Requirements
  None to our knowledge

  G. Additional Information
  /

  H. Your Contact Information
  Marie-Paule UWASE
  National University of Rwanda
  ICT Centre
  (contact details on file)

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