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West Africa Regional Workshop on Youth, Information and Communication Technologies and Glo bal Cha llenges Date : 21 & 22 May 2014 Venue : Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT, Accra/Ghana Organizer : International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges Supported by: Workshop Objective: Contributing to Youth engagement and Youth empowerment through modern Information and Communication Technologies in the context of Millennium Development Goals and post2015 Development Agenda with a particular focus on exploring the potentials and feasibility of IAAI’s institutional and technological innovation “Global Challenges Youth and ICT Centers” in West African context for Fostering Entrepreneurship and Action oriented Civic Engagement of Young people in post2015 Sustainable Development Agenda by providing Internet Access, Collaborative Space, advanced Information and Communication Technologies Infrastructure as well as Capacity Building and Knowledge Management Services in partnership with local, national and international private and public partners with particular consideration of United Nations programs and goals.
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West Africa Regional Workshop on
Youth, Information and Communication Technologies and Global Challenges
Date: 21 & 22 May 2014
Venue: Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT, Accra/Ghana
Organizer:
International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges
Supported by:
Workshop Objective:
Contributing to Youth engagement and Youth empowerment through modern Information and Communication Technologies in the context of Millennium Development Goals and post2015 Development Agenda with a particular focus on exploring the potentials and feasibility of IAAI’s institutional and technological innovation “Global Challenges Youth and ICT Centers” in West African context for Fostering Entrepreneurship and Action oriented Civic Engagement of Young people in post2015 Sustainable Development Agenda by providing Internet Access, Collaborative Space, advanced Information and Communication Technologies Infrastructure as well as Capacity Building and Knowledge Management Services in partnership with local, national and international private and public partners with particular consideration of United Nations programs and goals.
Workshop Description At the workshop a group of about 40-60 participants (youth representatives, ICT experts, social entrepreneurs, public sector, universities, ..) will discuss Information and Communication Technology (ICT) needs for youth led civic engagement in post2015 global Sustainable Development Action in West African context. The workshop in Accra is a preparatory workshop for the International Conference “Sustainable Development, Innovation and Youth” taking place 4 – 6 June 2014 in Klagenfurt/Austria and shall explore how a planned “Global Hub on Youth, ICT and Innovation for Sustainable Development” based in Klagenfurt/Austria could interact and support youth engagement in Sustainable development action in West African countries’ context – especially so with regard to setting up a global network of Global Challenges Centers as local level ICT and knowledge nodes of a global action network for sustainable development. The outcomes of the Accra workshop will be presented at above mentioned International Conference in June in Austria and guide further efforts on establishing pilot Global Challenges Youth and ICT centers in West African countries.
Draft Agenda (as of 11 April 2014, several speakers still to be confirmed): 9.00 AM Welcome by the Organizers and Partners of the Event and other VIPs
- Miroslav Polzer, secretary General IAAI (Background and Rationale of the Workshop)
- Peter Boamah Otokunor, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National Youth Authority of Ghana - N.N., High Commission of Canada Ghana Program DFATD - Ali Drissa Badiel, International Telecommunications Union Representative in West Africa - Corrie Frasier, plussocial good social media experts network (videomessage)
9.30 AM Keynote Speech – “The Role of ICT and Youth Entrepreneurship in the Development Agenda of Ghana/West Africa” H.E. Dr. Edward K. Omane Boamah, Minister for Communications in Ghana (to be confirmed)
10.00 AM Tour de Table – Introduction of Workshop Participants and their expectations regarding the workshop
11.00 AM Coffee Break
11.30 AM Introductory Presentation I “Sustainable Development, post2015 Development Agenda, ICT and African Perspectives” Elizabeth Rasekoala (African Caribbean Network for Science and Technology)
12.00 AM Introductory Presentation II “GloCha: Harnessing Development Potentials related to Global Challenges, Innovation, ICT and Youth” Miroslav Polzer, IAAI
12.30 Discussion
1.00 PM Lunch
3.00 PM Presentation of Youth, ICT and Innovation Programs and Initiatives - IAAI and Partners - Concept presentation: Global Challenges Youth and ICT Centers in West Africa
Maxwell Adew, IAAI representative in Accra/Ghana & Abdrahamane Ouedraogo, IAAI representative in Burkina Faso & Purpose Osamwonyi (Nigeria)
- Presentation of plans for a “Global Hub on Youth, ICT and Innovation for Sustainable development (YouthICT4SD)” in Klagenfurt/Austria which will provide global technical and financial support services and quality assurance to the GloCha centers network Ravi Karkara, Children and Youth Advisor, UN Habitat and UN Millennium Campaign, New York (Videomessage)
- Highlight: GloCha Centers as Satellite Based Internet Service Providers Tihomir Divjak and Blaž Golob, GoForeSight Institute Ljubljana/Slovenia (IAAI Partner) (video message)
5.00 Related ICT for Development programs of UN agencies, Official Development Providers and
Foundations in West African countries and Youth Perspectives - International Telecommunications Union - World Bank - Rockefeller Foundation
7.00 Dinner and Social Program – meeting local culture, young social entrepreneurs, etc. 22
nd May
9.00 Presentation of Good Practice cases of Youth Led ICT Based Action for Addressing Global
Challenges in West Africa and Identifying Key Enabling Factors 10.00 Working Groups on country specific GloCha Centers Establishment Action Plans
- identifying key partners among UN agencies (UNECA, UNDP, UN Habitat, ITU, etc.) - identifying national government and local government partners for pilot GloCha Centers - fundraising strategies (incl. crowdfunding on globalgiving.org etc.)
12.00 Presentation of outcomes of the working Groups and Conclusions 13.00 The End of the Workshop – The Beginning of a new promising Journey of West African Youth
towards ICT empowered globally connected youth focused development
Local Organizer: Maxwell Adew, IAAI Representative in Ghana, [email protected] , +233543688768
Accra Workshop Organizing committee:
Miroslav Polzer, secretary general of IAAI [email protected]
Jean Paul Brice Affana, Head of Youth programs at IAAI and IAAI representative in Cameroon [email protected]
Maxwell Adeo Adew, IAAI representative in Ghana [email protected]
Abdrahamane Ouedraogo, IAAI representative in Burkina Faso, [email protected] Purpose Osamwonyi Iserheinrhien, IAAI representative in Nigeria [email protected] Elizabeth Rasekoala, Executive Director, African-Caribbean Network for Science & Technology (ACNST),
Cape Town, South Africa, [email protected]
Ravi Karkara, Expert Advisor Children & Youth (Global), United Nations Human Settlements Programme, United Nations Millennium Campaign; Chair of the IANYD Sub-Working Group on Youth in Post-2015 agenda; [email protected]
Antonio Palazuelos Prieto, Cape Verde Youth Federation; [email protected]
Accra Workshop on West African Youth, ICT and global Challenges is a +socialgood event +SocialGood platform unites a global community of innovators around a shared vision:
The power of technology and new media to make the world a better place: www.plussocialgood.org
Global Challenges Youth and ICT Centers
Business Model / List of Services
(Note: this list contains a wide range of potential activities of GloCha Centers and potential partners based on long-term strategy and systems analysis considerations of IAAI/GloCha Global Action Network. Many activities
for the time being exist only on paper and individual GloCha Centers will choose for their portfolio those activities which are most in line with their needs and potentials and develop them further in an open
collaborative innovation and learning framework together with IAAI, IAAI’s partner institutions and other GloCha Centers who work on related activities)
Mission Statement:
Fostering Entrepreneurship and Action oriented Civic Engagement of Young people in post2015 Sustainable Development Agenda by providing Internet Access, Collaborative Space, advanced Information and Communication Technologies Infrastructure as well as Capacity Building and
Knowledge Management Services in partnership with local, national and international private and public partners with particular consideration of United Nations programs and goals.
Vision:
Global Challenges Youth and ICT Centers network shall develop into a fast growing global “innovation ecosystem” and global “network of trust” that will empower Local Communities and Young People in developed as well as underdeveloped countries and locations to address in a Global Action Network
framework concrete social challenges such as Gender Equality, Youth Employment, Equity and Sharing of Resources, Social Cohesion, Security and Conflict Resolution in the context of globally agreed post2015 sustainable development goals and global climate change mitigation and adaptation
framework.
1. Connectivity! - Internet Service Provider (USP: Satellite based connection) of particular
importance for Africa and Asia Technology Partner: EutelSat and domestic satellite operators (if available) UN Partner: ITU International Telecommunications Union http://www.itu.int Funding: Ghana: Worldbank/Rockefeller/ODA – Afghanistan USAID, EC
2. Global Challenges Learning Hub Technology Partner: Knowledge for All Foundation UK/SI http://www.k4all.org & Coursera UN Partner: Global Education First Partnership http://www.globaleducationfirst.org/partnerships.html F: Carlos Slim Foundation http://www.carlosslim.com/responsabilidad_ing.html
3. Capacity Building, Verification and Quality Assurance Services for Mobilization of financial Resources from Local and Global Sources with Particular Focus on International Crowdfunding Platforms
a. Basics: Workshops and Trainings on Challenges Mapping / Global Challenges Actionpedia (Social Innovation Mapping) / Crowdevaluation (in connection with c. and d.) Technology Partner: MIT Civic Media Lab UN Partner: UNEP, Worldbank / Connect 4 Climate, ITU (Smart Sustainable Cities) Funding: Knight Foundation, Bertelsmann Stiftung
b. Digital Entrepreneurship Training Programs Technology Partner: Knowledge for All Foundation UK/SI http://www.k4all.org UN Partner: UNIDO (context: UN System wide action plan on Youth), EC Digital Entrepreneurship Initiative (Blaž Golob), ICPE Ljubljana Funding: Kaufmann Foundation, Omidyar network, Hasso Plattner, Worldbank
c. Services facilitating Innovative Financing of Education for Sustainable Development Programs in Schools (in connection with Regiowiki & Citizen Science programs) Technology Partner: DonorsChoose (public schools projects crowdfunding http://www.donorschoose.org/) & Wikimedia (Knowledge Management) UN Partner: Partnership Global Education First Partnership & UNESCO Funding: several crowdfunding platforms
d. Innovative Financing of Global Challenges oriented Social Entrepreneurs GloCal Public Goods Marketplace – connecting social innovations, services and products with highest global public good added value with a mix of local/global – public/private financing mix Technology Partner: Gates Foundation /Markets for Good http://www.marketsforgood.org UN Partner: UNIDO, UNEP, Global Environment Facility Ecoservices Marketplace Funding: Climate Change Funds, Official Development Assistance, Kaufmann Foundation,..
4. ICT Services for Youth engagement in eGovernance for Sustainable Development (incl.
Foresight) Technology Partner: CeGD UN Partner: UN Public Administration Network UNPAN Funding:
5. Sports and Cultural Events Management in connection with Smart Sustainable Urban Development: Fostering Sustainable Developemnt and Global Citizenship through local contributions to global Games, Music and Sports competitions Technology Partner: ETH, SAP (Prof. UN Partner: UN Habitat / Communitas / CeGD Donauraum / ALDA / UNODC / IOC Funding: Qatar
6. Practical Support and Space for Young (Social) Entreprenerus (Open Technology Lab type of self-organized services: providing an open space for creative and technology related activities of young social entrepreneurs) Funding: local and global Community Development programs, entrepreneurship promotion programs, etc.
7. Diaspora Networking – Mobilizing intellectual and financial resources of diaspora communities for youth leadership in sustainable development action in their West African countries of origin (IAAI reference: Workshop Mobilize Diaspora 4SD in Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011 http://www.glocha.info/index.php/latest-news/167-sarajevo-workshop Technology Partner: EPFL Lausanne Cooperation and Development Center http://cooperation.epfl.ch/
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Global Youth Hub on ICT and Innovation for Sustainable Development (YouthICT4SD Hub) Klagenfurt:
The Hub’s draft Mission Statement: (to be elaborated further at Sustainable Development, Innovation and Youth Conference in Klagenfurt/Austria 5 & 6 June 2014 based also on the outcomes of Accra Workshop) Harnessing the creativity, skills, passion and entrepreneurship of global youth for global common well-being through research, technology development, knowledge management and capacity building with a particular focus on Information and Communication Technology
Research on global added value of youth local action and vice-versa
Become a global youth pulse – what are youth issues (twitter, FB, etc.)
Thematic lab on youth and global challenges
Research and Capacity Building on Innovation Management and Social Entrepreneurship led by youth on sustainable development
Youth online participatory platform
Annual gathering on youth led innovation (summer school and conference)
Open online courses on global citizenship, sustainable development and relevant ICT capacity building
Interaction with Global Challenges ICT and Youth Nodes around the World
Promotion of Youth Engagement in Wikimedia based Knowledge Collaboration related to Sustainable Development
Contact:
Miroslav Polzer, secretary general International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges (IAAI) Address: Neuer Platz 10/I, At 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee/Austria Tel.: +43 (0) 664 4203648 (mobile/Austria) www.glocha.info; [email protected]; skype: miropolzer; twitter: @glocha_mp
