[PanAfrLoc] Re: Statement / Declaration

[Alberto Escudero-Pascual <aep.it46@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dawit and others,

In order to make this network of "experts", a concrete reality... what
kind of issues do you need support with? If we could establish an
agenda of proorities, what needs to be done first?

Donald, as I stated in the workshop, i am eager to contribute to the
document... but it will be nice if you could outline also concrete
ways that we could work together.
Alberto

On 6/26/05, Dawit Bekele <da8_bekele@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I also find that the declaration is well prepared and
> would like to thank once again everyone. It was a very
> interesting workshop for us in Ethiopia and I am sure
> it will help us move forward in our localization
> programmes.
> 
> Regards,
> Dawit
> 
> --- "Donald Z. Osborn" <dzo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks, Iddi. Please call me Don.
> >
> > Glad you arrived safely. Please pass our greetings
> > on to Jimmy Mbelwa, who we
> > couldn't add due to the visa issue, and Hashim
> > Twaakyondo when he gets back. I
> > hope we all have another opportunity to work
> > together.
> >
> > The Statement/Déclaration has been disseminated to
> > several lists.
> >
> > Don
> >
> > Don Osborn, Ph.D.         dzo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *Bisharat! A language, technology & development
> > initiative
> > *Bisharat! Initiative langues - technologie -
> > développement
> > http://www.bisharat.net
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting "Prof. Iddi S.N. Mkilaha"
> > <mkilaha@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> > > Dear Dr. Osborn,
> > >
> > > Many thanks for your mails. I arrived safely in
> > Dar es Salaam. Thank you
> > > for the declaration which I have read and seem to
> > be okay for me. It can
> > > therefore be adopted as the declaration of the
> > said workshop.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > >
> > > Iddi
> > > (Tanzania)
> > >
> > > > Greetings! I'm racing the clock here in Paris
> > Airport to thank you all
> > > > again for
> > > > your participation and contributions to the
> > workshop> Hope all have or
> > > > will
> > > > arrive safely at their destinations.
> > > >
> > > > Here is the Statement in English and French. A
> > technical issue meant that
> > > > I had
> > > > to reconstruct the English one. Unless there
> > atre any corrections or
> > > > suggestions to the contrary I will forward this
> > as is the next time I get
> > > > online (in about 13 hours).
> > > >
> > > > All the best!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Don
> > > >
> > > > Don Osborn, Ph.D.         dzo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > *Bisharat! A language, technology & development
> > initiative
> > > > *Bisharat! Initiative langues - technologie -
> > développement
> > > > http://www.bisharat.net
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Pan African Localisation Workshop
> > > > Atelier de localisation panafricaine
> > > >
> > > > Casablanca Statement
> > > >
> > > > African localisation experts met in Casablanca
> > in a workshop organised by
> > > > the
> > > > Kabissa NGO under IDRC funding, in collaboration
> > with the Technopark
> > > > centre.
> > > > The event benefited from contributions from the
> > Moroccan Minister for
> > > > Information Technology, the Canadian Ambassador
> > and experts from other
> > > > continents. After three days of work, the
> > participants in the meeting
> > > > reached
> > > > the following conclusions:
> > > >
> > > > Limiting people to the use of information and
> > communication technology
> > > > (ICT) in
> > > > a foreign language tends to exacerbate the
> > digital divide; makes ICT
> > > > adoption
> > > > long, difficult, and expensive; and impoverishes
> > local culture.
> > > >
> > > > Localisation makes ICT more accessible to
> > everybody, including users from
> > > > rural
> > > > areas and young students, reinforcing the
> > importance of our culture and
> > > > helping
> > > > us preserve our identity.
> > > > Localisation of ICT into indigenous African
> > languages is therefore key to
> > > > rapid
> > > > and fair development in Africa.
> > > > For localisation to succeed and have its maximum
> > impact in society,
> > > > collaboration among governments, civil society,
> > educators, linguists,
> > > > computer
> > > > professionals, standards organisations and donor
> > agencies is necessary.
> > > >
> > > > We, the participants, commit ourselves to
> > promoting this vision and
> > > > working
> > > > towards social development in Africa through ICT
> > localisation.
> > > > 15 of June 2005
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Déclaration de Casablanca
> > > >
> > > > Des experts Africains en localisation se sont
> > réunis à Casablanca lors
> > > > d'un
> > > > atelier organisé par l'ONG Kabissa, financé par
> > le CRDI et avec la
> > > > collaboration du centre Technopark. La rencontre
> > a profité de la
> > > > collaboration
> > > > du ministre des Technologies de l'information du
> > Maroc, de l'ambassadeur
> > > > du
> > > > Canada et d'experts d'autres continents. Après
> > trois jours de travaux, les
> > > > participants ont conclu comme suit:
> > > > Restreindre les utilisateurs des technologies de
> > l´information et de la
> > > > communication (TIC) à une langue étrangère  tend
> > à exacerber la fracture
> > > > numérique, rend l'adoption des TIC longue,
> > difficile et onéreuse, et enfin
> > > > appauvrit les cultures locales.
> > > >
> > > > La localisation rend les TIC accessibles à tous,
> > y compris aux
> > > > utilisateurs
> > > > ruraux et aux écoliers; elles renforcent
> > l'importance de notre culture et
> > > > nous
> > > > aident à garder notre identité.
> > > >
> > > > La localisation des TIC en langues indigènes
> > d'Afrique est par conséquent
> > > > une
> > > > des clés du développement rapide et équitable en
> > Afrique.
> > > >
> > > > Le succès et l'impact maximal de la localisation
> > dans la société exige la
> > > > collaboration des gouvernements, de la société
> > civile, des enseignants,
> > > > des
> > > > linguistes, des techniciens de l'informatique,
> > des organismes de
> > > > normalisation
> > > > et des agences donatrices.
> > > >
> > > > Nous, les participants, nous engageons à
> > promouvoir cette vision et à
> > > > travailler
> > > > au développement social de l'Afrique par le
> > biais de la localisation des
> > > > TIC.
> > > > 15 juin 2005
> > > >
> > > >
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