The African Regional Preparatory meeting will be holding in Accra in February
2005 and would be a great opportunity for young people from different African
countries to showcase what they have been able to build within the WSIS
framework; share best practices/ Challenges; and discuss proactive steps towards
the inclusion of their respective Nations in their information society.



WSIS Youth Consultation will give the opportunity of creating awareness of the
WSIS process among Nigerian Youths in Imo state; update them on the present
developments; inform them of the process progress ; empower them with the
possibility of active participation and taking action in their local communities
in line with WSIS plan of Action .



WSIS Youth Consultation is coordinated by youth-led Organisations in Different
States of the Federation while Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) will host the
final consultative session that will present the summary of individual Policy
Train sessions to the Nigerian Communities



The dynamic duo of Ugochukwu Nwosu and Chinyere Mbachu will host this one-day programme with support from OWERRI DIGITAL VILLAGE on January 25 2005 at Owerri Digital village,Owerri Imo State. The workshop will seek to consult a guided discussion to find out ways of making ICT4D a reality in the state in line with the WSIS action plan.