The East African Community - RICTSP organised a three day regional workshop on ICT Policy and Regulatory Harmonization organised from the 16 to 18th February at Botanical Hotel, Entebbe-Uganda. In a workshop that a attracted crosscutting participation, from the Government sector, regulators, operators and the Civil Society from the five EAC member states discussions focused on Policy and regulatory harmonization, flagship projects, Institutions and Governance including the processes for implementation.

The promotion of women's participation and contribution to the betterment of their families, communities and societies is essential for overall socio-economic development and progress.

In order to encourage the participation of women and increase opportunities for them to make their contributions to the society and be recognized for these contributions, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has decided to establish an annual prize for “Women’s Contribution in Development”, which will be awarded to the highest achieving woman, women’s group and/or organization in IDB member countries, or in Muslim communities in non-member countries.

Info-Activism is an approach which helps rights advocates to tactically utilize information, communications and digital technologies to enhance advocacy work.

Tactical Tech has organized an international camp on info-activism scheduled to take place between the 19th and 25th of February 2009 in Bangalore, India. The seven-day camp is organized in collaboration with Aspiration .

Theme: “e-Agriculture, Gender and ICTs: the role of information in agriculture and rural development”.

Women of Uganda Network with support of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP – EU (CTA), will hold the second Lango forum on e – agriculture in Apac district on the of 10th February 2009.  The forum will take place at the e-Society Hall, located at the Apac district Local Government, Apac town. The purpose of the forum is to sensitize rural women and the community at large on the role of information in agriculture and rural development with a gender perspective. Forum participants will share knowledge on the role of information in agriculture and rural development, the social challenges and benefits of ICT tools to men and women including the state of e-agriculture in Uganda.