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| Voxiva Designed Solution 'TRACnet' Wins Africa-Wide TIGA Prize for Health |
African Government Innovation in Information Technology Rewarded
Addis Ababa, 2 May 2007 (ECA): Twelve innovative projects taking Africa forward in the
field of information technology were rewarded for their enterprise at a glittering ceremony in Addis
Ababa on Tuesday night.
The first ever Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) awards were handed out by the main sponsors
of the event, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the Canadian government, in recognition of
achievements that have led to changes at national, regional or provincial level.
The awards fell into four categories: public service delivery to citizens or communities; improved health
services through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT); improved educational services
through the use of ICT; and Public Private Partnership in economic and financial e-services delivery.
Additionally, the judges - leading African experts in information technology - presented special
awards for endeavours that did not fall into the categories but were nevertheless considered
worthy of recognition.
Award-winning projects included the 'Projecto Portal do Governo' in Angola, aimed at bringing
together all government public information and services under one platform to make them available
to citizens via the internet. Rwanda was rewarded for its 'TRACnet' online project - a one-stop
shop related to the care and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Other recipients included Kenya for devising a system to automate secondary school placement and exam
results, and Burkina Faso which developed a distance-learning programme in local languages. Ethiopia
was recognized for an online courts administration reform to make legal redress more accessible to
citizens, while Ghana's winning 'Instant Money Transfer Service' was aimed at enhancing remittances
from abroad via the telephone.
Speaking at the ceremony, Canada's ambassador to Ethiopia Yves Boulanger said his country supported
ICT as a "powerful enabler" of socio-economic development aimed at alleviating poverty in Africa. His
comments were echoed by ECA's Executive Secretary Abdoulie Janneh, who noted that ICT "is essential
for moving the continent forward".
The TIGA initiative received strong backing from the Finnish and Italian governments, Ethiopian Airlines,
Microsoft and the Nokia-Siemens Networks which all stressed that the continent's future lay in the
development of information technology and education.
The event took place on the sidelines of the Committee on Development Information (CODI) meeting
currently underway in Addis Ababa.
Click here for full list and description of winning entries.
See also http://www.uneca.org/
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