Mission report : ECA's representation at high-level Meeting of experts on science and technology for development

Abstract

The scan ICT initiative was implemented as a collaborative project between the Acacia programme of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) , with financial support from the European Union (EU) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). It aims to build support for the phased development of comprehensive African capability to collect and manage the key information needed to support growing investment in information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the transition of Africa to an information society. Pilot Scan ICT baseline studies were Uganda, based on indicators developed and accepted during the ‘’inaugural scan ICT methodology and work plan workshop’’, organized in November 2002.