Africa Summit

Kenya 2009

Communities around the world are taking advantage of the Internet to improve people's lives. Strategic use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is helping create social and economic change in health, education, culture, and to increase civic engagement. But the benefits are not evenly distributed. "Digital divides" persist in urban and rural communities.

Summit Objectives:

1. To share best practices and lessons learned about community networking and ICT among delegates.
2. To showcase tools and strategies for developing social, economic, and environmental capital within communities.
3. To discuss and advance evaluation frameworks and research methods for understanding the impact of ICT and community capacity building initiatives on the development of social, economic, and environmental capital.
4. To initiate, develop, or renew partnerships among attendees.
5. To increase the level and scope of knowledge about the strategies and resources available to build social, economic, and environmental capital, especially in within Africa.