In order to bridge the digital divide in Africa and participate in the development of the African Information Society, Entico Corporation is organising the second Great Rift Valley Information and Communication Technology Summit in Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania on April 23-24, 2014 with the support of the Tanzanian Ministry of Communication, Science & Technology.

The Great Rift Valley traverses Burundi, DR Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia and sees unprecedented growth rate in the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) sector with expanding mobile phone and internet lines as well as a growing number of both private and commercial users. In turn, ICT applications not only empower individual users and enrich their lifestyles and livelihoods but boost these economies as a whole.

The summit will gather Ministers of Communication & Information Technology and relevant international organisations, including international development organisations, with operators and private companies able and interested in taking part in the development of the information Societies of the Great Rift Valley such as Telecom Operators, OTT (Over the Top) service providers, Content providers, Apps Developers, Regulators, Analysts and International solution providers.

Key themes of the event include: Infrastructure, Policy, Regulation, Monitoring and Financing, Capacity building and Applications.

To learn more about the event, please visit http://www.enticoevents.com/grv-ict-2/index.html or contact Andi PACURAR.