The 2nd annual African E-Gov Forum 2008 will take place in Kampala, Uganda from 4 to 6 March. Hosted by the Ministry of Information Communication Technology, the event will feature the leading decision makers and thought leaders from the global ICT Community.

Distinguished speakers include Dr Ham-Mukasa Mulira, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, The Republic of Uganda; Patrick F. Masambu, Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission; Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation; Jacques Bouchard, Senior Policy Advisor, e-Policy Resource Centre, Canada School of Public Service; Godfrey W. Kyama, eGovernance Expert (Change Manager), Ministry of Education and Training, Lesotho; Issah Yahaya, Director, Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Communications, Ghana; Dr Abubakr Hamad, Director, E-Government Programme, NTC, Sudan; and Vikas Nath, Founder, DigitalGovernance.org Initiative

The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation is seeking for individuals and organisations to participate as speakers. In particular, case studies and projects which analyse e-Governance progress are being sought.

For more info contact Matthew Dawes, Deputy Manager, IE & BD, The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation on telephone: 0044 20 8834 1575; e-mail: m.dawes@cto.int or fax: 0044 870 0345 626.