QUO VADIS Recommendations from the Youth Breakout Session

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QUO VADIS?Recommendations from the Youth
Breakout Session
African WSIS Preparatory Meeting Accra 2005.
January 31 2005. Accra, Ghana
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VISION OBJECTIVES

• Vision
• A networked generation of young Africans
  empowering themselves through ICTs and
  contributing to the continents active
  participation in the Information Society
• Objectives
• To ensure youth input into Africas Information
  Society interventions
• To maximize youth potential/energy in the
  achievement of the MDGs, within the context of
  regional initiatives such as NEPAD and National
  strategies
• To engage relevant stakeholders in the
  implementation of all aspects of the WSIS Plan of
  Action

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ACTION PLAN

• Build on existing National Information Society
  Youth Campaigns, and supporting the initiation of
  new campaigns where none exists
• Conduct a baseline study, and publish a report,
  on existing youth initiatives, best practices and
  situation on Youth Employment ICTs
• Make adequate use of ICTs in addressing issues
  that concern youth, as highlighted in the MDGs
• Maximize the use of ICTs in the creation of
  employment and 'wealth opportunities for youth
• Advocate for a youth representative on all
  established ICT4D decision making bodies, e.g.
  the Digital Solidarity Fund
• Increase the participation of underserved youth
  (rural, out-of-school and specially-abled youth)
  in Information Society processes
• Set up effective communication mechanisms such as
  a portal and continuous reports
• Develop capacity to generate funds locally,
  nationally and regionally to finance our own
  initiatives

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• We believe that issues such as access, content,
  capacity building and enabling environment are
  fundamental to the realization of Africas
  Information Society dreams. And we make the
  following recommendations
• That we, as youth, will lead action within the
  Information Society and ensure sustainability and
  efficiency of the African Youth ICT4D Network
• That Governments should commit resources and
  political will towards the translation of past
  recommendations into visible and sustainable
  action
• That International Organizations should support
  the implementation of the African Youth ICT4D
  Networks (AYIN) action plan
• That the ECA will establish a youth desk to
  manage the activities of the network, and
  facilitate youth participation in relevant
  regional meetings such as the Africa/Arab WSIS
  Meeting and ADF V
• That the CODI will integrate youth views into its
  workplan, and facilitate the involvement of youth
  at CODI IV on the Information Economy
• That relevant stakeholders (women, media,
  academia, private sector, civil society, etc)
  will support the action plan and work of AYIN

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MERCI BEAUCOUP
African WSIS Preparatory Meeting Accra 2005.
January 29 2005. Accra, Ghana