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workshop was initiated by the TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on
Africa Development) and aims the definition of policies and strategies for
the development of Africa  throughout the partnership Asia/ Africa and the
ICTs. The worshop is part of the project Ticad IT initiative.

At the workshop, the participants have decided the installation of an
electronic center for business information between Africa and Asia. The
electonic center, in the office the Benin Bussiness Center (CCIB),  will
host a regional web server which will have to promote, improve and
facilitate business opportunities at regional level, the exchange of
commercial informations between regional business men, and promote
partnership between the private sectors of the West african monetary and
economic union (Uemoa) and Asia.

The participants were from Africa and Asia and were both form business,
tehcnical and politics areas.

Ticad is an initiative of the Japan government and others organisations such
UNDP, UN-Oscal, World Bank and the Global coalition for Africa.

The discussions at the workshop have explored the below five aspects of
policy and strategies for ICTs : 

1. Main challenges of the electronic governance
2- institutionnal framework
3. Private sector implication and oppotunities
4. Capacities empowerment
5. Africa and Asia cooperation in ICTs field, lessons and opportunities

The web site of the worskshop is : http://www.ticad.gouv.bj