Economic Commission for Africa Awards.

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Canada Fund for Africa are pleased to announce the SecondTechnology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards.

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Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards aim to recognise the work of African Governments in the effective use of ICTs for public services delivery as part of ECA's African Information Society Initiative (AISI) and Canada's ICTs for development programme. The Awards are aimed at African Governments and institutions based in Africa that are engaged in initiating, developing, and implementing ICTs for public services in Africa contributing to the development of the Information Society in Africa. The aims are to:
-Create greater awareness on the role of ICTs in the public services and the development process within the framework of the African Information Society Initiative (AISI);
-Encourage African Governments and institutions to use ICTs for development in general and improved public/citizen's services in particular; and
-Motivate other African stakeholders in effective utilization of ICTs for citizen's services.

This pioneering African programme will publicly recognise the innovation, excellence, and leadership in Africa's public sector e-government development. It will be recognised as an honour to be nominated for TIGA Awards, and a significant public sector career achievement for the team members to be selected as an Award Winner. The TIGA Award is intended to be a biannual event to honour African Governments and institutions.

What is AISI?

The African Information Society Initiative (AISI) is an action framework that has been the basis for information and communication activities in Africa since 1996. AISI is not about technology. It is about giving Africans the means to improve the quality of their lives and fight against poverty.

Resolution 812 (XXXI): Implementation of the African Information Society Initiative (AISI)
Adopted by the 22nd meeting of the ECA Conference of Ministers, May 1996, Resolution 812 (XXXI) States:

The Conference of Ministers, Recalling resolution 795 (XXX) on building Africa’s information highway which requested the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa to constitute a high level working group to develop an action plan on information and communication technologies to accelerate socioeconomic development in African countries; ...

Vision

The African Information Society Initiative aims at supporting and accelerating socio-economic development across the region. Driven by critical development imperatives, it focuses on priority strategies, programmes and projects which can assist in the sustainable bui ld-up of an information society in African countries. This is in accordance with the regional integration goals of the Treaty establishing the African Economic Community, which foresaw the necessity of information networks and of regional databases, information sources and skills capacities.